Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Sketches From Last Week

 I've been working on the paper clay sculpture for the Come Clay with Me class #4, as well as some not part of the course, but I got in several sketches in various media and styles last week too. So happy to have my scanner working again! White backgrounds are so much better than the dark gray they come out with my camera and Microsoft photo editing. Still haven't figured out the problem there.

These are all in my Arteza mixed media sketchbook, which has both smooth and textured pages in it.


From my imagination and a sanguine Pitt Pen-Started out trying to shade her face, overdid it and she wound up a clown, of sorts, but I like her-The black on the bottom is an ink bleed through from one of the sketches below.


Imagination and a black Uniball Signa gel pen-I love to sketch with these pens!


Imagination and a black Tombow marker spritzed with water a couple of times, drying between, then touched up with marker and white gel pen. Letting the water run brought out the reds and blues in the black ink. This is the one that bled onto a few other pages. I like it!


The Fingerprint Girls! I had some paynes gray paint on my pointer finger, so I dotted it off on the page and left it. Later I took my gel pen and turned my prints into girls. Fun!


This one was inspired by a photo on Pinterest and sketched with a black gel pen. I wasn't trying for a likeness, but the angle of the face and body. I like her.


I think a Pinterest image inspired this one and a sanguine Pitt pen


Imagination and a mechanical pencil


Imagination and a charcoal pencil spritzed with water, dried, then retouched-I LOVE big buttons!


Imagination and a sanguine Pitt pen plus some notes 


Trying something different! Inspired by a Pinterest photo and a black gel pen


Notes and sketches about the paper clay pieces I worked on those days


Imagination and a sanguine Pitt pen-She looks so sassy to me!

I haven't gotten any creating/sketches done this week yet. It's too close to Christmas with fixing up Christmas cards and calendars to mail and presents to get and wrap, plus trips to the bank, post office, and grocery store. I'm old and slow and time moves way too fast anymore! Plus, I have had a stress/sinus headache for two days now. Hoping it goes away soon!

Hoping to get the arms on this little guy sometime today! I have a few more things to do first, so we'll see! The bell shape with ears behind him is a mask/hat for another figure. Both from the fourth class in Come Clay with Me.


Thank you for visiting! Stay well, be happy, and keep being creative!

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