Daily Sketchies: pen and ink

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Saturday, June 2, 2018

Drawing and having breakfast at Shaw's Cafe

I spent Saturday morning with my friend Tom having coffee and quiche at Shaw's Coffee on The Hill. We drew until the day got longer and Tom set off while I drew for a bit longer wanting to fill out a few pages at least. My drawings improved and then even I got a little tired and definitely ready to head on to the next thing.

PS - If anyone would like to suggest a location to hang out and sketch or would like to hang out, shoot me a message and let't get together and draw.
:)

Here is Tom Drawing me and the other scenery.

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Drawing at Blueprint Coffee Day II

Had a great morning of drawing. The crowd was thick for morning coffee at Blueprint Coffee. Anna, (an aspiring animator), and I drew as people placed their orders and kept up with the scene with our pens and ink.

Overheard:
Child: "Mom why do they call this place Blueprint?"
Mom: "Because I think they followed the blueprint to make the prefect coffee."

Some things we discussed (plus a few extras) that I wanted to note around techniques and themes were:

Drawing small boxes with limited lines (like 10)
Drawing the panoramic scene.
One and two point perspective
Breaking down multiple views of a scene as it progresses.
Action drawing versus precision and finding a balance.
The concept of the cartoon as a simplified gesture
Breaking down sub-regions of a scene
Figures in motion
Textures
Symbolizing

Over the next week I will break down what I can of each of these points a couple per day..

Out front of Blueprint Coffee

Drawings by Brian

Drawing by Anna

Detail of Completed drawing by Anna

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Quick Figure Drawing Session

This is a series of drawings which I have started using velum as a surface. I actually like it quite well at the moment. It gives clean lines which some may see as a bit cosmetic, but I find I can also scribble and build up tone on it too.

The first reminds me that perhaps I should not go into a drawing session not warmed up. It is like a form of decompression from the day in which the days pent-up pressure, restriction, constriction, and tight focus slowly comes unwound.

But to be warmed up for the first drawing is to be ready to maximize the use of the model and the time given. Then, intent is more focused and fewer lines are wasted.

Drawing 1 - 20min

Over a session, straight, clean but lethargic lines and a desire to capture some edge or shape seem become over-thought or misdirected. Then like the day's compromises, they are thrown off. What is disconnected becomes then recombined, whole simple and centered.

This is parallel to the disrobing of the figure which also bears little pretense but is what it is much more plainly.