Week 12 Costume

Two images

I had loads of ideas for this week and pretty much stuck to just one!
So here are some doodles - they started as a range of children's characters I developed a few years ago for greetings cards, t-shirts and bags.
Recently revived, my doodles were used in last week's green challenge showing how they have developed into a type of caricature. They have become children's teachers, wedding couples and families on Christmas cards - here is a range of the characters in their dressing up outfits and a more developed unicorn costume.

Week 11: Green

5 images
A few styles this week!

I did a chalk and charcoal still life on pink sugar papr this week. I had an idea that I would have another go at home, but so far haven't found the time and energy together. I used pixlr editorto change the background instead :)

My son, drawn from a photo using inktense pencils and water wash. I have added the 'before' version so you can see the incredible changes that the water makes to these pencils.

Any fans of Blackadder out there? I really wanted to do this subject but wasn't sure how I would do it until I was reminded of this style by a somewhat cheeky request from a woman I haven't had any contact with for about 6 years.
Fine liners and digitally added block colour using pixlr editor.

Week 10: Night

3 images 

I had lots of ideas this week - sadly not enough time and energy to do all of them. Here are the three I completed.

This me and Nick in the summer on the beach in Exmouth.
My daughter took the photo and is keen to take most of the credit for this - my interpretation is low down in terms of artistic merit!
Black card and antique white inktense pencil.

Corfe Castle. The actual photo was taken just before sunset,
although it was getting dark, it wasn't THIS dark.
I did improve this after I saw the scan, but then I wrecked it by trying to blend it.
Happy I saved this version.
Black card and blending pencils from a high street store (WHSmith).

Sitting around the fire pit with friends on a summer evening but wrapped in blankets and wearing as many clothes as we can find!
From a photo
Fine liners and cartridge paper

Week 9: Texture

2 images

I was a bit stumped and also very busy this week, so here are my two humble offerings.
Both with colour pencils, in the second one, the pencils were blended with baby oil on cotton buds.

Inspired by The Little Book of Hugs - Kathleen Keating

Random textures around where I was sitting.