Still PLaying with Crayons & Sketches/Doodles

 Some sketches I did last week, plus more wax crayon practice. Just playing!

Double sketch with a mechanical pencil inspired by a TV scene that I paused.

Imaginary girl sketch with a mechanical pencil...

Imaginary girls with a Zig double ended marker...

Imaginary vase of flowers with wax crayons -first try...

I didn't like the original version, so I used a palette knife to scrape off as much of the crayon as I could and brushed a coat of clear gesso over the whole page and let dry.

I added more crayon layers all over and grayed the background before using a white Posca paint pen to add highlights and squiggles. I only lacked one flower when my fine Posca pen ran dry, so I had to finish with a bigger pen, and I know the bottom leaves shouldn't have the points merging with the sides of the vase, but it is what it is, and I can live with it now.

I don't plan these beforehand. I just start coloring and drawing as I go. I know the "rules", but playing in my sketchbooks is much more fun when I just relax and ignore them! Besides, it's a great stress reliever!

I still want to try melting the wax for a dreamy effect, and I think I've figured out a way. The heat gun didn't work, but I've seen where using an iron over parchment paper might. I think I need one of those mini irons for this purpose, but also for use with my stitch meditations.

Now, on to my next experiment! Enjoy every moment. They're flying by fast!