Tonal study – hatched lines 2

The following was going to be a preliminary sketch but I got into it and pursued it a bit further. The style is fairly consistent across the two objects this time but there is something odd about the shadow cast by the mug. It looks kind of hairy, and I think that is because of … Continue reading Tonal study – hatched lines 2 →

Reading: Figure Drawing

A further book I am reading is on figure drawing. Here are the details: Barber, B. (2005) ‘The Fundamentals of Figure Drawing’, Arcturus Publishing, London It’s presented in a straightforward fashion, it’s aimed at beginners so is just right for me at the moment. I get the impression from my attempts and what reading from … Continue reading Reading: Figure Drawing →

Another tonal study (hatched lines)

Here is a sketch I did last night of two simple objects, again focusing on tone. This time I used hatched lines - this isn’t something I am very practised at. I think the mug works better, even though it feels a bit more hurried, but I like that, I like the way the shading … Continue reading Another tonal study (hatched lines) →

More from Cézanne’s sketchbook

Here are some more extracts from the copy of Cézanne’s sketchbook I have found in our local library (‘A Cézanne Sketchbook - Figures, Portraits, Landscapes and Still Life’s by Paul Cézanne’, Dover Publications Inc., New York 1951). I have chosen the first two because again I think they are good examples where Cézanne has built … Continue reading More from Cézanne’s sketchbook →

Henry Moore’s ‘A Shelter Sketchbook’

At the weekend I did a bit more research about artists’ sketchbooks. Below are extracts from Henry Moore’s ‘A Shelter Sketchbook’ (Henry Moore - A Shelter Sketchbook - With a commentary by Frances Carey, 1988, British Museum Publications, London). I was interested in particular how more used curved lines to build the tone and form … Continue reading Henry Moore’s ‘A Shelter Sketchbook’ →

Sketch from the library

While I was at the library at the weekend, I did a couple of sketches through the windows there. The library has several floors and provides good views of the city. The following sketch was from the second floor looking down on a van selling doughnuts in the plaza at the front of the library. … Continue reading Sketch from the library →

Working in reverse 2

Here are photos of a second attempt at the working in reverse exercise. I have included a sequence of photos to show the process of how the drawing progressed. Really struggled and wrestled with this. I wouldn’t say I love the technique, but it did force me to look at tone. Again the drawing was … Continue reading Working in reverse 2 →

Tone applied to a figure drawing

With the following sketches I built up the form of the face just with tone. The further attempts on the right didn’t work very well, but that’s all part of practising. Tonal portrait studies - 6B, A4 sketchpad There was daylight coming in from a window on the right, though this light was quite subdued … Continue reading Tone applied to a figure drawing →

A Cézanne Sketchbook

I have found it difficult to find print versions of artists’ sketchbooks. But, I came across Henry Moore’s Sheep Sketchbook at the library in the small university where I work, and I was able to take that out. There are also two sketchbooks held in stock at the local public library here. I felt very … Continue reading A Cézanne Sketchbook →

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