Friday 18 October 2013

Because working on one thing at a time is boring.

News - I've added a contact email to the "About" page.

First of all, some finished scribbles from ages ago.





And now for more WIPs to add to the WIP collection (if anyone is keeping track, please don't tell me how many there are).




This is the third sheet of watercolours that I keep talking about. It's progressed quite a bit since this photo, but it's still in progress. Convincing purple and green to blend together can be quite soul-destroying.




This is part of the latest thing to be added to the WIP pile. I finished the skirt and her hands, plus it's had a few light washes since this photo. I'm using this book as inspiration.

Then there's also a male character design that I haven't photographed, but I might scan that and try doing it digitally. I can't get the level of detail that I want into the drawing so I'm having to draw details enlarged at the side with arrows pointing to where they go (his necklace for instance). Digital painting is proving very difficult without a desk, though, so if I did do that then I'm pretty sure it'd never get done. How people do traditional character designs on A4 I will never know.

EDIT EDIT EDIT I almost forgot: the little A6 sketchbook that I was using for horrendous plein air paintings and ONLY horrendous plein air paintings has had a change of purpose, starting today. It just isn't possible for me to do plein air paintings here - I don't have a car to drive myself places or to shelter in and paint out of during horrible weather (like it will be until summer, pretty much) so if I leave that book as wanderings-only it'll never get used. It's going to be for daily disasters instead, of whatever the hell I like. I may or may not post them here: I've never posted the plein air ones, so don't hold your breath. Plein air was a brilliant exercise and I wish I could do more of it but it just isn't going to be possible while I'm staying here. I'm hoping that regular little paintings and sketches will help me to improve