Speed Sketching Zoom Event
Day Thirty of Sketching People
Continuing with day Thirty of my #Kick365 sketching challenge to draw people in ink and watercolour.
Drawing Earthsworld Challenge
I did this female portrait from the Drawing Earthsworld Challenge from Facebook, and it was much more inspiring than yesterday’s.
This was a fun one to sketch, and I liked that there was a some colourful clothing to sketch. I painted the purple coat first, and then used the left over paint as the base colour for the hair, and added raw umber and indian red to it. By using the purple in the hair, it ensured that there was some colour harmony between the two biggest areas of colour (the coat, and the hair).
Drawing is Free Speed Sketching
I attended another Drawing is Free live sketching event tonight. It’s a one-hour speed sketching session, with each pose the length of a different music track. So each pose was between 3 to 5 minutes.
I sketched using my Staedtler pigment liner 0.05 and added some tonal shading with my Tombow N95. After the sketching session I painted the background of each portrait (see the header image). I like the added colour, but during the zoom event there isn’t time to do this.
Everyone got a pair of turquoise eyes. I think this one element of spot colour in a monochromatic sketch is really effective. There were some really tricky poses today, and quite a few hands to sketch, which – I’m discovering – I enjoy sketching.
In December (and the motivation for doing more speed sketching) was to focus on drawing more noses. Today I was really happy with how most of my noses turned out. This was really pleasing, after the nose disaster I had yesterday. A boost to my confidence for sure.
My favourite portrait from today’s sessions was the sketch of Matt. It was one of the longer poses, and so that reduces the pressure of trying to cram a believable portrait sketch into 3 minutes.
5 minutes feels like a luxurious amount of time to capture a face. I usually try to set the timer on my phone so I can keep track of the time, but this portrait session moves along at a rapid clip, and there’s this constant anxiety to start a sketch as soon as the pose starts, because every second counts.
But, I am really enjoying these speed sketching sessions. Especially these one-hour long sessions. They time passes really quickly, and before you know it, the session is wrapping up, and you’re left wanting more.
