Pencil

Pencil Sketch: Mike

September 11, 2010
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I don’t usually ask people if I can draw them. Infact I don’t usually tell them I am drawing them. I find a photograph somewhere to work from and then do my best. Eventually I make a decision whether to share it or whether to keep it to myself.

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Pencil Sketch: Daniel

September 9, 2010
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Another pencil sketch. 2B mechanical pencil with tortillion blending.

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Pencil Sketch: Child With Toy Lamb

September 2, 2010
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Child with toy lamb. Quick sketch from this morning. 2B mechanical pencil with tortillion shading.

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Pencil Sketch: Thumbs Up

September 2, 2010
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Thumbs Up. Quick sketch from this morning. 2B mechanical pencil with tortillion shading.

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Pencil Sketch: Self-Portrait Study

August 29, 2010
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Pencil sketch (2B pencil and 2B mechanical pencil) with tortillion blending. I’m getting into the habit of doing a little artwork every single day. Hopefully I can keep this habit up.

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Face On Black Paper

August 28, 2010
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This is the first time I’ve drawn on black paper. This is a combination of coloured charcoal, coloured pencils and metallic pencils. I’ve bought a few different pads (black, assorted colours, acrylic canvas pad) and am curious to see what I can do with them.

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Pencil Sketch: Austin

August 26, 2010
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By rights I should know better. I mean I am always posting encouraging videos, I’m always quoting supportive passages of The Artist’s Way. But a part of me was beginning to think that the ability to create art was perhaps something you were born with, something you either had or didn’t have, and I was beginning to think I didn’t have it. I’ve had a frustrating couple of weeks, dissatisfied with the work I’ve been producing. A part of me was thinking about packing up my art supplies for good.

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