I'm going to Sketchkon - the first event of its kind for sketchbook enthusiasts and put on by the brilliant minds at Sketchbook Skool. Care to join me? There's still time to sign up! It's about two weeks away - and preparing to pack for an event that is far from home has me scrambling to make sure I've got everything I could want, packed NOW rather than my usual last-minute packing. … [Read more...]
Drawing on Technology
Drawing can seem intimidating. When I first started to sketch, I had a hard time ‘editing’ the image in my head. The full color object in front of me was too overwhelming! How do I recreate this in pencil or pen to a black and white representation? I couldn’t figure out which lines were more prominent or what things to edit out instead of trying to render everything. I … [Read more...]
Sketch Crawl – April 19th in Sandy Hook, Connecticut
I've recently begun exploring watercolor mediums in my sketchbook. This was a big barrier for me to cross, as I've always found the lack of control of the medium to be frustrating. But you have to admit, initial sketches are so bland... As compared to their colored counterparts... All my sketches start with either a Copic Multiliner or Marvy LePen Technical pen in black. Then … [Read more...]
Sketches of Life
For a long time I've done different documentations of my life. Whether by making a family scrapbook, through writing in a journal, art journaling (in which oftentimes the words get out on the page (and then painted over); and more recently I've taken up my sketchbook to document the ordinary things. I love all of these outlets of creativity! As I wrote in my last entry, one of my … [Read more...]
