Where does time fly?????

An idea....who knows it might work out.....but you don't know unless you try.

I haven't blogged in a long time and really there is not a real reason. I just haven't thought to.....but sitting here now with my laptop in front of me I suddenly got the urge to write.

Recently I have done some new drawings. Mainly just doodles and nothing much really.

I just got the urge to draw and I did. I have been out of college now for 3 years. Over that time my enjoyment of drawing has returned. It took me a while, as college sucked the fun out of art. Even to doodle it felt like a chore, not something you wish your hobby to feel like.

Due to taking the time out from drawing I have noticed that my skill has decreased. Something that I could draw off the top of my head I now have to pause and think about.

I have drawn things from a bear design for my friend in relation to a character for his comic he created a while back. It was rough and I didn't know if it would be good enough, but I have been told by him that he really likes it and its what he imagined.......so who could ask for more...right.


I feel that I am going to expand this blog....keep doing it more...add to it. Actually keep it up. Review things, voice my opinion on matters that are at hand, write down the silly ideas I have, post my art and all things related. I don't wish to limit myself on what to post....as in the end this is what blogging is all about right...voicing your thoughts and putting it out there for others to read etc. I will always post about art....but I have many areas of my life that I also enjoy....so that's what I am going to do. So who knows what will be up next :).

I can never really sit and read something that someone rambles on about and I don't honestly think others will do the same. But there is an opportunity for me to do something I want and enjoy myself while doing it.....so why not.


Enough talk.....

Life drawing and observational pieces

Hay guys.

So today my pieces are again college work, these being some life drawing and also observational pieces.

This first piece was a live drawing piece. We were meant to simply draw they model that we had in front of us. I started off just doing that, but then my mind started to wonder and then this happened.

Materials used; ink, graphite, pencil and pen

                                                 Different life drawing sections placed together
                                                     Materials used; ink, pencil and graphite

                                                           
                                                  First observational piece, piping arrangement
                             Materials used; pencil, graphite, charcoal, glue and news paper cuttings

     
                                                               Self observational piece
                                                Materials used; pencil, graphite and charcoal

       
                                                     Another observational piece of roots
                                                   Materials used; graphite and charcoal

                                        Negative observational piece of sticks, branches and bones
                             Materials used; graphite and used a rubber to erase and create the picture                  

                       
                                                         Morphing observational piece
                                                        Materials used; colours pencil

                                                                    Multi media piece
                                   Materials used; news paper, magazines, glue and tissue paper

                                                      Photography turned into screen print
                                             Materials used; silk screen, printing ink and photo

                                                                Two layered screen prints
                                                  Materials used; printing ink and silk screen

I really enjoy doing life drawing and observational pieces. Every model/object is different and has its own challenging areas.

I hope you have enjoyed my work, don't forget to leave comments. Feedback is what this blog is all about

Bye for now x

Photoshop Pieces

Hay guys!

So today I thought I would show more of the things I have done over time.

These are two pieces that I done using Photoshop CS3.

I took photos of a beach I went to, and Photoshoped planets and stars into the photos.

This was for a college topic. 

I'm not an expert with Photoshop. I used guides on YouTube and Google mainly. I like the top one best, the colours seem to compliment each other. I wish I had more knowledge of Photoshop as it is a useful tool. I don't like in magazines when they use Photoshop to alter peoples appearances I feel that is wrong. Simply because you are showing lots of people what they would be like if they use/brought an item, but in reality it doesn't exist because of Photoshop and other similar programmes. After learning the basics of Photoshop in my graphic design class, because I didn't take it the next year I forgot all of what I had learnt. Always the way, if you don't use some skills often you forget things.

Tata for now x