No daily sketch today. (I did one but I'm not at all happy with it) so instead have an embroidery update.
Daily sketch
Today's #dailysketch
Today's and yesterday's.
Daily sketch
Daily sketch
This is actually two days of sketching. I'm very happy with how it's turned out. I think it would make a very good embroidery.
Daily sketch
The text in the background is Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" The section in blue is the Milky Way.
Daily sketch
I'm just testing out some color ideas and design for a vest. I like the orange against the red and the purple I also like the way I represented pearls .
I do need to find a better way of representing shadows and highlights.
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Trying out some ideas.
Daily sketch
A few more color studies, and the tools I use.
- Mechanical pencil
- Micron pens
- Fabriano sketchbook (I like its size, 5 1/2 x 8. It's not an intimidating expanse of paper)
- Watercolors from Michael's. (They're a simpler option than setting up my own palette. This way I'm more likely to use them every day)
- Schmenkie gold, and white, gouache
Daily sketch
Inspiration for the sketch. I'm contemplating a competition piece
It's a basic color study.
Go read this post.
http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/2017/03/saint-anastasia-in-progress.html?m=1
Daily sketch!
This would be fun to do, as an embroidery.
Progress on the vest. I removed the gold spirals, that weren't working for me. I'll probably remove the blue blobs, and put them back in, after the background is done. (In wool, instead of cotton)
Progress photos. The vest is moving along.
On the right is today's sketch, and the photo that inspired it.
Progress!
I forgot how much I enjoy stitching holes.
Sketch page
Another finished piece
I'm fairly happy with this.
Starting the embellishment
I'm not sure why my pictures are sideways. Anyways, I'm starting the detached buttonhole, to make a flexible, organic, surface.
Still working!
This is a piece I'm calling "Pandora's Purse"
Starting an idea
working up a mock up in craft paper
I woke this morning with a strong idea "Pandora's Purse" and for the mock up craft paper is a good substitute for stiffened fabric.
Today''s music and an embroidery experiment.
https://open.spotify.com/track/5BJSZocnCeSNeYMj3iVqM7
I had initially planned to work this in DMC. But, I realized that I would be happier working in my normal way.