Locomotives (I)

I was testing the Moleskine sketchbook paper with different media. I was reviewing the sketches and basically I used ink and watercolor so I have started the series with graphite. The paper is smooth enough and it gets the graphite particles very nicely. I used Faber-Castell pencils (from 2H to 6B). I had to use a kneaded eraser only because I got in troubles with a vinyl eraser in my latest sketches: it erases the graphite and the yellowish paper color. There are several techniques that involve erasing in graphite drawing, therefore it is an important drawback.

Back to basics

Holy cow! I am absolutely rusty! We bought a set of 2 mm color leads and I was checking it out. I was warming up with some simple blocks. Did you see those spheres? They look ugly and completely dented… I was able to do it much better two years ago!

On the other hand, I am starting to consider different papers. Does anybody use Moleskine sketchbooks? I like the book design with its ribbon and such, it is very easy to find in each store around the world but I guess there are better papers in the same price range. It is quite expensive! I will be testing new alternatives. I will keep you all informed.

Four watercolored shapes

A full colored version of an old exercise on draw composition. Just experimenting with watercolor values and shading. Colors in no particular order.

Don’t paint on the wall

A summary of the guidelines for the Year 9, Week 30 in the Sunday Songwriters’ Group:

It’s safe to say that at some point in our lives we’ve all been inspired by something we heard someone say. True, sometimes we may have been inspired by hearing something we didn’t like and proved it otherwise.

I don’t like graffitis. Some people claim they are a new kind of art. Certainly it could be and some graffitis seem artworks but it is not the usual. This is my first graffiti. And it is a virtual graffiti. Peace on Earth.

Faster and simpler

A couple of days ago, WordPress announced they were introducing changes to the dashboard. It looks a little different, but no drastic changes. It is faster. And also simpler. Just write… or draw!

Smiling

The initial idea was quite different but after some minutes the drawing changed (or I changed the way I saw the drawing). It is funny because a few days ago I wrote a comment on another blog about a similar issue. Sometimes abstract art is funny. What do you see?

Electric sheep

I am reading the book Do androids dream of electric sheep? by Philip K. Dick. The film Blade Runner is based on this novel. I watched the film many years ago and I was always interested on reading the original novel. Words change their meanings over the time…

Cold water, hot water

Do you remember the sketch about plumbing? I thought it could be funny drawing a similar sketch but using colored pencils rather than graphite.