Daily Sketching – Week 19

Here are the sketches from this week. Many are still from the awesome Abigail Halpin.

Wednesday, I made this girl. She used a digital texture in the background but I used pastels in mine.

the next day, I had little time so I did this girl:

Friday I did this angel but didn’t color cause i had no time:

on Saturday my pastel pencils had arrived so I did this girl with wings:

on Sunday, I did the awesome ladybug carrying the nest. I love this one. Used pastel pencils again.

Monday was this boy.

Tuesday I changed artists and subjects and tackled this bluebird:

and here we are. as always some are ok others not so great. let’s see what next week brings.

Daily Sketching – Week 18

Here are the sketches from this week. ALL of them this week are by the awesome amazing Abigail Halpin.

Wednesday, I made this girl.

the next day, I did this girl:

Friday I did this girl quickly cause i had no time:

on Saturday I wanted to do something more involved so I did this girl in a boat:

on Sunday, I did this girl in profile. I love this one.

Monday was these this cutie pie.

Tuesday I fell in love with this girl so I tried it:

Isn’t Abigail Halpin truly amazing??

and here we are. as always some are ok others not so great. let’s see what next week brings.

Daily Sketching – Week 13

Here are the sketches from this week. The ones from this week are still a bit plain but I like these more than the ones from last week. I like the color, too and I think I might try to mix in color more often.

Wednesday, I made this girl. I didn’t color her but I should have. at least i could have added some depth:

the next day, I did the deer. I love how it turned out:

Friday I did this elephant and I got the proportions wrong a bit.

on Saturday I did a simple girl with baby.

on Sunday, I did the girl feeding the fish.

and then colored it.

Monday, I picked another girl. I love this artist and the girls she makes.

and Tuesday I did another girl by the same artist who’s wonderful.

and here we are. as always some are ok others not so great. let’s see what next week brings.

Daily Sketching – Week 11

Here are the sketches from this week. I drew a few more portraits but then I had enough so here we go:

Wednesday, I tried to make a portrait like this wonderful girl and my terrible version:

the next day, I did another girl. a little better this time:

Friday I did this girl I’ve admired for a long time and while I messed up the hair, i think the face turned out alright.

on Saturday I got sick of the portraits and did something different with this girl.

on Sunday, I tried a girl again and i can’t find the source anymore because it appears I forgot to pin it 🙁 I will find it but trust me when I tell you my version sucks:

Monday, I decided I’d had enough of faces so I tackled a violin:

and Tuesday I drew these cute houses.

and here we are. as always some are ok others not so great. let’s see what next week brings.

Daily Sketching – Week 10

Here are the sketches from this week. I drew a terrible portrait on Wednesday so I decided to challenge myself and draw only portraits for a little while. If the lack of variety bores you, I apologize in advance.

Here’s the original, amazing girl and my terrible version:

the next day, I did another girl. a little better this time:

Friday I did this girl.

on Saturday I made the stunning girl.

on Sunday, I drew this girl but just her face.

Monday, I drew this girl but in graphite:

and Tuesday I drew this girl. but again just the face:

and here we are. some are ok others not so great. likely i will do another week of portraits.

Daily Sketching – Week 9

Here are the sketches from this week. In my opinion, this week’s sketches leave much to be desired. I was just not in my element this week. Oh well, at least I still did it daily.

On Wendesday, I started with a quick girl.

right after, I did another one the same artist. First I drew a quick outline:

then i colored it:

Thursday I did this sweet girl.

Friday was this boy and girl. I love this artist and have some of her artwork in my home.

on Saturday I made the gothic tree. I wanted to go back to graphite.

on Sunday, I tried to do this amazing painting and failed miserably. Especially with the face.

Monday, I went back to graphite and drew the houses:

and Tuesday I drew this girl. Like the hammock one, I drew it first:

and then colored it in:

and here we are.

Daily Sketching – Week 8

Here are the sketches from this week. I am still playing around with different subject matter, mediums, etc. I can’t say I’ve found my comfort zone yet and while most of these are ok, I am still not really happy with them. But practice makes perfect, right? So I keep practicing.

On Wendesday, I started simple with this girl.

right after, I tried something different with this girl.

Thursday I did these owls.

Friday was the birds and trees in water.

on Saturday I made the girl with wings

on Sunday, I did this face:

Monday, I totally changed course and made the windmills:

and Tuesday I tried to make this amazing girl but my attempts were nothing like the striking original:

and here we are. Not the best week but also not the worst. I am still going and I love that.

Daily Sketching – Week 7

Here are the sketches from this week. Still experimenting and trying a wide variety.

On Wendesday, I started simple with this girl.

Thursday I did another girl.

then colored it.

Friday was the fish which took a lot longer than you might think.

and here it is with color:

on Saturday I made the girl drinking tea:

here she is with color:

that night, I made one more quick one:

Sunday, I made yet another girl:

Monday, I felt too scared to try this sketch. so I challenged myself to do it.

and Tuesday I made this weird one:

the last one is the only sketch I like from the week. And maybe the non-colored fish one. I’m learning about what I like and what I don’t and I am still practicing as much as I can.

Daily Sketching – Week 6

Here are the sketches from this week. Still experimenting and trying a wide variety.

On Wendesday, I made my own version of this tree.

then colored it.

that one took forever!

On Thursday, I had little time and wanted to do a quick one so I picked this girl.

and colored it.

on Friday, I tried to sketch from a photograph, so I went for a lizard.

on Saturday I made my version of these sketched houses:

And then I did this bird.

Sunday, I made this awesome tree and bird, though mine is “cleaner”.

Monday, I did this girl. I don’t like how it turned out but I sketched and that’s what matters:

later that day, I did another girl.

and Tuesday I made this face:

And here we are. six weeks and counting.

Daily Sketching – Week 5

I’m still sketching daily here. I’ve been experimenting a bunch more this week some hits and a bunch of misses. But I keep at it. It will get better with time and practice. I really believe it.

On Wendesday, I wasn’t feeling it but I decided to try this lovely bowl of butterflies and here’s my version.

don’t love it but I am still happy I tried and then on Thursday I drew another girl from Charlie Bowater: this girl. Simple but I love it.

on Friday I went back to Andrea who is amazing with this wooden doll. I did it in graphite.

then colored it:

on Saturday I made two. I found a sketcher who had thisSultan Ahmet Mosque:

And then I did this girl.

that night, I noticed her left eye was way off and tried to fix it.

Sunday, I picked this girl:

Monday I tried something from a photo of the view master.

and Tuesday I did one from Andrea: beets:

and colored:

and did another quickie one from a photo. not great but still, I tried macaroons:

And here we are. On to more sketches.

Daily Sketching

I’m still sketching daily here. I’ve been experimenting a bunch more this week some hits and a bunch of misses. But I keep at it. It will get better with time and practice. I really believe it.

On Wendesday, I wanted to draw from a picture so I tried to recreate this bracelet and here’s my version.

and then on Thursday I tried to make this purse and realized again that I suck at the color pencils so I tried to add water and that turned out to be a disaster, too:

I felt bummed about my disaster so I made another quick one on Thursday night based on these ballet slippers.

on Friday I wanted to do something different and something that wasn’t a lift of someone’s sketch so I used this toaster:

on Saturday I went back to Andrea’s sketches. I did one half of this side mirror:

And then I did another quickie one based on this sketch of sleeping lovers. Not a huge success.

Sunday, I picked the journals by Andrea:

Monday I discovered Charlie Bowater and fell in love with the girl on a swing.

and Tuesday was another girl:

And here we are. Some experimenting this week. I am still enjoying the process even though some of my sketches make me cringe and I feel discouraged and frustrated more often than anything else, I am still really enjoying this process a lot!

And More Sketches

Last week was more of sketching Andrea Joseph’s last sketches.

On Wendesday, I decided to try my hands at color with these buttons and here’s my version.

and then on Thursday we were leaving so I tried to pick something quick and I did the pajamas:

on Friday I didn’t have my book so I used a paper and sketched in the car. I did the shoe:

on Saturday I wanted to do something a bit more involved and it ended up being too hard. This guitar:

Sunday, I picked the minibus:

Monday had to be easy since I had so much work. So I picked a banana.

and Tuesday was a pair of shoes in a box:

I have good and bad things to say about each but most of all I am just happy I am still sketching daily. I did one yesterday too and it wasn’t one of Andrea’s and it’s not so great but that’s ok. What matters is that I am doing it and doing it every single day.

Here’s to more and more sketching!