Life and work has kept me from posting for a while. I finally had some time in this Easter weekend to break from my “radio silence”.
I’ve currently started taking traditional figure drawing classes for the first time in close to twenty years since graduating with my illustration/design degree. It’s been wonderful to have a block of time set aside for drawing simply for the pure joy of it. And to have the guidance of an instructor encouraging you to explore is truly a bonus.
Because of this class, I’ve begun again to carry a sketchbook for gesture drawing and to capture thumbnail ideas to explore as subjects for future work. Along the same lines, I came across this wonderful article about keeping and maintaining a sketchbook. It’s a great read and reinforces much of the same feelings I have on the subject.
Find out more here… (courtesy of PuppetVision Blog)
Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies: Drawger.com
Ruling pens, Rapidiographs, proportion wheels, rubber cement and Bestine. Those were the tools of the trade when I left art school. What a joy to discover this museum site hosted by Lou Brooks that celebrates these “forgotten” art supplies.
Now somebody find me some Letraset rub-on letters and Amberlith. Then point me to the nearest stat camera, I’ve got a poster to make!
Find out more here… (courtesy of Drawn, of course!)