I was itching to sketch Snowdrop Godfrey Owen. This is a first sketch before learning or even knowing how to capture white flowers. If I persevere, this time next year they should be a far better drawing, perhaps a botanic type, and as with this one in coloured pencils.
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| Galanthus Godfrey Owen first sketch. |
Following one of the monthly tutorials from Linda Hampson at The Old Kennels, even before I have the listed pencils, I had a try at a pencil drawing of an apple.
and tried to add a water drop but didn't have a milky pen to give a good reflection at the top of the drop. Even though this may be lodged in file 13, I learnt a lot. When I get the right equipment, I shall have another go.
I'm just dipping my toe in a different art style. I tried water colour botanic painting, and have often though maybe pencil drawing or colouring would be less messy and possibly easier. Yesterday I found online some courses, with the possibility of of attending an 'in person' course.
I downloaded an on line tutorial given by Linda Hampson. This is a free taster tutorial and over the course of a couple of sessions over two days, this is what I produced.
Yesterday I worked on the petals part of the rose...
Of course this is a first piece, a learning piece in which I learnt lots of technics and already I can see what I would do differently next time! Of course I had no techniques at all under my belt.
