Another shipment of books from the Amazon(.com) arrived today, and I watched Unforgiven, because Clint Eastwood is great:
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The Fourteenth of August, 2009
Monday, August 17th, 2009The Thirteenth of August, 2009
Monday, August 17th, 2009In the tradition established by previous posts we have:
Some Drawings!
And some photos!
The Twelfth of August, 2009
Monday, August 17th, 2009Realising that there’s been a sizeable absence of bodies in my recent drawings, either through avoidance or lack of awareness (likely both), I decided to rectify the problem, starting with this picture. Well, it actually started a bit earlier with the Hot Fuzz image, and perhaps even the Burn Notice one, but this marks the beginning of deliberately trying to draw bodies again without a photo reference. Ok, there’s some referencing involved from Loomis’ figure drawing book but I took the poses and played with them a bit, rather than straight copied. The point is I doing something new with my drawing, which is good, right?
It’s always good to learn.
As with yesterday’s image, today’s is one appropriately reflecting a day of drawing.
The Eleventh of August, 2009
Monday, August 17th, 2009My, my, here come the Fuzz!
I spent the day finishing the image above. Accordingly the photo of the day reflects this.
Just for you, I’m including a bunch of Hot Fuzz quotes. It’s not definitive by any means, that would require replicating most, if not the entirety, of the script. Also, just for you, I’ve conveniently hidden them in the full post so as not to fill your screen, and this page, with quotage unnecessarily.
The Tenth of August, 2009
Monday, August 17th, 2009Hot Fuzz, in progress:
And now: this!
If birds engaged in boxing matches I imagine this is how the beginning of such a match would look. Or the ad for it, anyway. Magpie VS Currawong!
“I think he’s a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I’m definitely gonna make orphans of his children.”
“Uh, you know, they do have a mother, Champ.”
“Yes, but I would imagine that she would die of grief.”
The Ninth of August, 2009
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Had a chance to draw on some real cardboard, instead of a digital substitute. It didn’t lend itself too well to drawing; it worked decently, but the surface was too smooth and glossy to make any impact with the coloured pencils (Admittedly it actually looks really rough in the image below – you’ll just have to take my word for it). Oh well. It was still an interesting experiment. I’ll have to find some rougher cardboard to try out next time.
I actually brought out an entire box to draw on with the intention of decorating its entire surface, but it became too cold outside so I retreated. The box now sits in my room, waiting patiently for its turn. Having learned from the cardboard endeavour above the box will likely be coloured exclusively in black and white. Well, black anyway. I have a feeling at least one of the sides will be dedicated solely to giving the box a face.
And here are the photos of the day:
The Eighth of August: Part Zwei
Thursday, August 13th, 2009What comes after Ein? Zwei!
I couldn’t quite get this photo to work; the exposure was all over the place, it was only ever a picture of ‘hey look, that plant’s interesting’ and I figured I’d get a better picture of something else later in the day. Only I didn’t. Instead I did some more drawing (as ever) and watched Burn Notice and Damages.
I don’t mind it now, though. It’s like mini fireworks, in plant form.
The Seventh of August: Part Dos
Thursday, August 13th, 2009The long awaited conclusion to the post that began way back in “The Seventh of August: Part Uno” is here. Presenting “The Seventh of August: Part Dos”:
The Sixth of August, 2009: Part Deux
Friday, August 7th, 2009As promised here is Part Deux and in it the photo for the day:
It was largely a day spent drawing. If I wasn’t drawing I was watching Damages or Burn Notice. I only intended to watch the one episode of Damages (episode six or seven, I think) but it ended with such a hook that I had to immediately put on the next episode. As is the case with most episodes of Damages, it seems.
Burn Notice is also totally rockin’. I like this wave of smart spies in the wake of the Bourne movies. Instead of leaving the cinema wishing you had access to all sorts of gadgets you now leave wishing you were only that bit smarter, that bit quicker, then you too could dazzle foes and go on epic adventures. Why have clever gadgets when you can turn everyday objects into weapons of death or deception?
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Anyway, there’s a bonus to this Part Deux. After my previous post I developed a hankering to do some more drawing. And so I did. There’s a taste of the drawing in the photo above, but just for you I’ve attached a crisper, clearer copy straight from the original digital source.
The Fifth of August, 2009
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Inspired by Stephen Silver’s books I’ve decided to play around with different mediums when drawing. With no brown paper on hand I created a digital substitute:
I spent the afternoon quite contentedly drawing outside in the warm sun. I love that Winter is beginning to turn; the days are warmer, and longer; the sky is richer; and the air is fresher, filled with the early scents of plants getting ready for Spring. It marks the beginning of the time of year where I can sit outside and it’s not too hot, nor too cold. In the words of Goldilocks it’s just right. Fortunately (I hope) there won’t be any bears after me for having experienced it.
Here, then, is a picture of my afternoon endeavours :
