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August 3, 2018
There’s one more thing I wanted to do to prep for my most recent painting,
and that’s to create a simple greyscale version. Not only is this an important
initial step to make sure I have good tonal contrast in the composition, but
it’ll be good reference as I work on the painting, to make sure I stay on track!
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 18cm x 12cm, digital gouache
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 18cm x 12cm, digital gouache
July 31, 2018
Today I’m studying the gesture and curve of several complex figure poses. In each instance,
the gestural ink sketch on the left is a little warm-up to remind myself of the pose, while
the “bean” sketch to the right helps describe the particular kind of twist in each pose:
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 20cm x 28.5cm, ink and charcoal on sketchbook paper
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 20cm x 28.5cm, ink and charcoal on sketchbook paper
July 24, 2018
I’m planning out a new painting based on photo reference from a beach near our home.
A thumbnail is always helpful to make necessary adjustments in colour, composition and scale.
It’s also a good warm-up to lose the nerves before beginning a new painting!
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 15cm x 10cm, digital pastel
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 15cm x 10cm, digital pastel
July 17, 2018
Some hits and misses in my last few continuous line drawings:
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 25cm x 17cm, ink and watercolour on sketchbook paper
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 25cm x 17cm, ink and watercolour on sketchbook paper
July 13, 2018
I’m continuing on with my quick gestures, working to capture likenesses in thirty seconds to a minute per sketch:
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 25cm x 16cm, ink and watercolour on sketchbook paper
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 25cm x 16cm, ink and watercolour on sketchbook paper
July 9, 2018
Continuous line gestures are a really great, challenging exercise to render a subject
accurately while working as simply and economically as possible. Sometimes this works out well,
sometimes not so much. Here’s the round-up from today:
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 23cm x 17cm, ink and watercolour on sketchbook paper
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 23cm x 17cm, ink and watercolour on sketchbook paper
July 6, 2018
Today I’m working on sketching correct form when drawing noses.
I’m starting with a simple shape to determine direction and mass, then focusing on details:
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 16cm x 11cm, digital charcoal
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 16cm x 11cm, digital charcoal
July 4, 2018
I’m revisiting portrait practice using a charcoal pencil and a fat blending stump,
excellent tools for rendering faces from black and white photography references:
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 16cm x 22cm, charcoal on sketchbook paper
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 16cm x 22cm, charcoal on sketchbook paper
June 29, 2018
Noodling around, painting eyes with a limited colour palette:
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 15cm x 15cm, digital pastel
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 15cm x 15cm, digital pastel
June 26, 2018
Here’s the finished gouache piece from earlier in the month. I spent some time
adjusting colour values, saving the fine details in the shop window and the two signs for the end:
©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 15cm x 23cm, gouache on watercolour paper
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©2018 Jennifer Georgeadis. 15cm x 23cm, gouache on watercolour paper