Day 5 - A Drawing a Day

Drawing on the Masters

 Drawing is a frame of mind, a loving embrace if you will.
Susan Avishai

 

Graphite contour, Vanessa Martin

"I am preparing to give a friend, who recently lost (cat died) one of her cats in this illustration, a graphite painting of both of her cats from a picture I have. To warm up I did several blind contour drawings of the images in the photograph so I could loosen up. The photograph is very portrait like, this exercise allowed me to feel the cats lines and start to get a sense of their personalities before I dive into the final drawing. Thank you for letting me share." Vanessa Martin

New Image:

Hawkmoth, graphite on paper, Susan Rubin

"This sketch of a hawkmoth ended up including a sketch of the paper and pushpin.  I loved the perforated edge!  It then became part of something bigger and more interesting.  The hawkmoth was a little uncooperative, getting up and leaving after a short modeling session." Susan Rubin

How About: : Make a contour drawing in graphite. Find the edges that are important to you.

For inspiration, take a look at Terry Miller's beautiful work HERE. His website shares a lot of thoughts about how he gets to where he's going, and you'll see a lot of good shading for form in his work, not to mention great edges.

Click HERE to send your drawing scans to share.