WIP from a different angle.
There’s a Fashionary exhibition ongoing at Page One Bookstore Hong Kong. Some of my sketches are there, as well as sketches made by the Fashionary team and sketches made by designers and artists from around the world. If you’re there, please have a look. :) Blog entry.
I haven’t been painting this week. I’m down with sore throat and fever so I’ve been resting a lot. Last Sunday I was at Orvin’s place and I did a few observationals of my hands and I also drew him sleeping but the mouth part doesn’t really look much like his. :( It’s good for practice I guess.
If you’ve noticed, I’ve been posting works of some of my favorite and newly discovered artists - visit the tag. I hope you don’t mind the flood. I’ve changed my tumblr layout. It’s easier to navigate now. :D
Have you ever used charcoal?
Yes I have. :) I did a work a few months before just to try it out. I don’t really understand the medium very much especially on ingres/toothed paper. Though I like it on vellum because it really sticks there. I like willow sticks because they’re soft and it’s easier to smudge and erase. But to be honest it’s an incredibly difficult medium for me. I can barely draw bodies with it. But I heard from others that it should be moderately easy. I’m probably doing it wrong. Here’s a work I did before:
