Naomi's Illustration Adventure

An objective drawing Chosen item - A pair of glasses... My reading glasses, placed on a white sheet as advised.  I started by roughly sketching out the glasses. Measuring the elements in cm for scale accuracy, really looking at each section. Also placing the glasses in different positions for observation.  The glasses are for sight, they are transparent in parts, tortoiseshell in pattern, they are plastic so shiny across the frame. They reflect light and leave shadows. They are round. The frames are slender. The bridge is steep. The colour, two tones of brown. There are imperfections, the glasses are not perfect in their symmetry... I guess being a cheaper range of spectacle! I used a 2B, 6B and HB pencil for this drawing to help highlight the lighter and darker colours. I used a textured watercolour paper to help express the tortoiseshell pattern of the frames. As I used the 2B and 6B, they naturally went onto the paper in a speckled fashion. ...

Exploring drawing and painting... The subject - Cherries.  Biro sketch on basic typing paper. Cross hatching, a good technique for emphasizing the darker shades. I enjoyed sketching in pen.  A dry brush test using a basic poster paint, 190gram watercolour paper. I think this would be a great way of mapping out an initial sketch. I like the vibrancy and look of this one.   Splatter: Watercolour initially, sprayed with cleaning solution. I redefined the red of the cherries afterwards with oil based crayon.  Pastels and black ink on 190gram watercolour paper. I blended the colour, smudging. Watercolour and Indian ink on good quality 300gram textured acrylic paper. I splattered the ink. This one is my favourite. It's playful.  Felt brush pen on cardboard.  A basic colour range, so to achieve varying red tones I played with mixing a burnt umber brown pen and bright red pen on the page. I'm pleased that with such a ba...