Using the right tools for the job is essential.
Sure, when you’re starting out, sketching with anything can be fun. You certainly don’t need to spend a fortune on pens. However, if you want to get a bit more serious and look at refining your art further you could do a lot worse than invest in some Rotring pens.
Continue reading“Oscar.”
“Oscar!”
“OSCAR! Come on!”
I had to hand it to Oscar the dog – he played every delaying tactic in the book to prolong his walk as long as caninely possible.
He was having none of his owner’s cries, as evidenced by this image!
A bit of a ‘non-post’ really.
Sometimes it’s just nice to share something that made you smile, like a little Robin posing for the camera 🙂
Hatching.
It’s a familiar technique to most sketchers, but if you haven’t come across it here’s a useful overview by Koosje Koene.
Continue readingMy second tip isn’t really about how to hone your sketching skills, it’s more about finding the time to practice. We all lead busy lives and it’s easy to get caught up in life’s everyday challenges. Finding the time to sketch isn’t easy.
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“I’m still alive” isn’t a reference to my recent absence from blogging (although it does bizarrely fit), it’s a lyric from the song 11.59 (written by Blondie’s keyboardist Jimmy Destri).
Continue readingIn this post, I want to explore three images and a range of techniques when photographing a Shock Rock artist for a potential album cover. I want to demonstrate techniques that help to convey a sense of unease and create a sinister atmosphere. Essentially, we want to disturb the viewer!
What’s harder than trying to get a dog to look into the camera?
Yep, you guessed it—trying to get two dogs to look into a camera at the same time.
Continue readingThis post is part of a series that charts the history of photography since the 1900s. The series takes a decade-by-decade look at how the skills a photographer needs have changed in light of technological, economic, and societal change.
Scott's Unfinished Pictures 