Technique: Color

this is for homework for the Alisa Burke sketch class, Technique: Color.

i just got a Sepia Micron pen. and i love it!!

it stands off the page a little, i think.

Poppy

another sketch, this one is from a very cool poppy pic i found on Flickr. i like the way the colors blended in the background right under the main poppy.

Blind Contour Sketches

this is for the Alisa Burke Sketch class homework for Blind Contour drawing.
i only looked at the shells for the outline shape and did not look at the paper as i sketched, then went back to do the details.
it was a fun exercise!
again, no color.

i also used a Q-tip for smudging/shading. i think i like Q-tips better than paper stumps for shading.

this is pencil, and charcoal.

this one is Laura's shell. i sketched it from every angle, it is a very cool shell, but i didn't get a pic of it. this is done in a Micron pen.

Stippling Shells

the shells are from our trips to Seagrove Beach, FL. oh, i wish i was there right now!
the sketches are for the Alisa Burke Sketch class. the homework was using ink only, with dots or lines as shadows/shading.

i used to do stippling in art class in high school, this brought back memories of those classes. i like the crosshatching a little more.

Happy Anniversary!

A little while ago, I used some of Michelle's A Muse butterfly dies on some polka dot paper. I like the wings folded up to make it look like they are flying above the A Muse flower.

Thank You Dad!

I have always liked bees, and this "Honey Do List" stamp goes perfectly.
Dad has been fixing a few things around the house, and so I thought this stamp was fitting.
I colored the bee's wings with a glaze pen, it is subtle but I like it.