'Wish I Was There' | Daily Drawing #244.
Warm image for a cold Winter's day.
Progress sketches.
Bottom left: Initial loose pencil sketch.
Bottom right: Ink outline
Top: Inked and scanned.
Surf and Sand
'Surf and Sand' | Daily Drawing #186
Hope you all get a little this weekend.
Tools: Hand-lettered then vector traced in Illustrator.
Nothin' But Blues Skies Ahead
'Nothin' But Blue Skies Ahead' | Daily Drawing #183
Tools: Pentel GFKP Brush Pen.
Surf's Up!
'Surf's Up!' | Daily Drawing #172.
I'm shore-bound for a few days, see you next week!
California
'California' | Daily Drawing #167
Tombow Dual Brush Marker.
July
'July' | Daily Drawing #165
Pentel Color Brush Pen. Photo taken at Seaside Park, NJ, June 28, 2014.
Summertime
'Summertime' | Daily Drawing #159
Create the Life You Want
'Create the Life You Want' | Daily Drawing #60
Script lettering converted to vector. Stock photo via Unplash.
Take Your Time
Take Your Time
Tools: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker, traced and filled with Micron pens. I just scored the Zig brush marker from ArtSnacks and I'm really liking it. The pointed tip has just enough 'give' and nice ink flow to create natural strokes.
I realize that I've become quite impatient the last few years (I blame the gadgets) and lately I've been making a more conscious effort to be present and to slow down and enjoy the ride. I started this morning's practice writing some phrases and quotes. I try to cram at least 30 minutes of drawing in each morning, even if I don't have an idea of what to draw. I keep a notebook close by with words, phrases and ideas in case I don't have that thunderbolt of inspiration right away. So, I pulled some quotes out of the book and started writing them out with the brush pen. I could see myself trying to letter them faster and faster. My perfectionist streak wants to crank out something perfect each time, (and usually I don't) so I get frustrated. Fast lettering is sloppy lettering, so of course I got more frustrated. I'm also looking at the clock, because as much as I'd like to sit and draw all day, I have paying projects on deck. Then I just found myself saying, "Take your time, take your time.." and then began writing the phrase. I liked how the letterforms came together, so a few iterations later, I was ready to trace and scan. The photo composite includes a photo I shot at Seaside Park, New Jersey last week.
Take Your Time (Tracing)
