Day 18: Teacup

Okay, today's is pretty sad... I started out trying to draw a portrait based on a photo, but that was taking too long (will finish it another time), so then I tried to quickly sketch my teapot with pen, and that failed miserably, so finally I settled for drawing this teacup in pen. I think I need to allot myself more time to do my daily doodle.

Day 7: Bunny, Upside-Down

So the same friend who recommended that I try drawing directly in pen also recommended drawing my subject upside-down so I can focus on shapes and not on what I think I see. This was a bit of a rushed job. I definitely messed up that one hand, and the shapes in general could be more accurate. I'll probably have Bunny do this same pose again some time so I can try to do a better job. Bunny is patient.

(Blue pen in sketchbook.)

Day 6: On the Bus

The person sitting in front of me had interesting buns in her hair. Black pen on notebook. Okay so I cheated a bit, because at first I tried to color in the hair and the black leather seat back more thoroughly, and it looked AWFUL. So I re-did it when I got home. :P

Day 5: Rudolph

Black pen and red pen on a piece of 8.5" x 11". No pencil! The chin part is a bit too tall; I didn't get the proportions right there, but using a pen wasn't that scary. I think one nice thing about this sketching every day thing is that it lowers my standards, so I'm less anal.

Rudolph's hide is supposed to be gray (with white belly and face), but I didn't know how to color him, so I left him like this. I guess I needed a gray marker or something?

And in case you're wondering, that's a cubicle wall at work that he's straddling.

Day 3: Yawn

Too tired to do something more elaborate today, but I'm going to stick to the regimen and not skip a day!

(Blue pen on Post-It Note.)