I found this example of temporary drawing on a trip to London on 15th September. It was on the beach on the South Bank of the Thames. The sand sculptor creates amazing, large, 3D pictures on the sand for the pleasure of the tourists (while passing around a hat for some coins of course!) , …
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Basic Shapes and Fundamental Form
Groups of Objects Observing Shadow using Blocks of Tone Creating Shadow using Lines and Marks The dipped ink version pleased me the best. Again, the dipped ink seemed to be the most succesful version. Shadows and Reflected Light
Frottage
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Texture
Object 1 – Wire Wool Wire wool was quite hard to draw. Sharp edges, shade, reflection and shine are all through the object. I tried differend grades of pencil and drawing pens. Think the 5H pencil may be best? Object 2 – Wooden xmas tree This small xmas tree is refined, smoothed and machined, except …
Drawing Inspiration
Just wanted to put up a drawing that I saw at the RA Summer Exhibition 2019. The Artichokes by Jim Dine I really loved this drawing. Its lines are not over-worked and seem pretty spontaneous – but to great effect. The shapes just flow. What I particularly liked about it was its size. It was …
Warm-Up Temporary Drawings and Experimenting with Expressive Lines and Marks
Warm-Up Temporary Drawings So, I poured washing-up liquid into my bath …as suggested. It was fun – a playful experience. I just drew shapes and lines in a haphazard way – as that’s all you can do – and this was the point. It didn’t matter. It didn’t have to be great, beautiful or interesting. …
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…. and so I begin
The first step is always the hardest… Its hard to get moving in a different direction … It’s like trying to stop an oil tanker on its path in an ocean … Doesn’t it take 20 minutes for a supertanker do an emergency stop? I’m sure I read that somewhere………
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