I’ve had a bit of a run on the sketchbook, there were no other requests pending so it has been a good time to experiment and do some drawings for myself.
In the last Sketchbooking post I showed the tulip and bee, and the peony. One stippling, one hatching. This time there are another two completely different ideas.
First I tried an architectural scroll, sometimes likened to acanthus leaves, from classical designs. I stippled the background shading, but wanted to try hatching lines for the contours. I wasn’t sure if the two techniques would work together, but I was pleased with the overall effect. What do you think?
The second is a rose. This time I thought the subject needed a softer look, so it was back to stippling all the way. The paper of the sketchbook is not the best quality and consequently the stippling was not as sharp as it could be, so I outlined the rose for better definition.
As the rose was quite life-like I added leaves in as natural looking way as I could. This was an interesting exercise as I was working from memory. Again, I am satisfied with the finished piece – but want to try a similar picture with hatching lines.
I will put away the sketchbook for a while as I have to attend to other projects, but I have enjoyed the experience and found it useful. So these won’t be the last sketches, watch this space.
Kim - splash it! 