Thursday, 11 October 2012

Sketches.

I have made some graphite sketches in my sketchbook from photographic reference, mainly from snapping away at daytime television shows! The only good thing I can find about daytime telly (with its air your dirty laundry, and tawdry little life in public, so I can feel smug about mine, faux philanthropy...Faux-lanthropy?), is that it can be rich in a variety of well-lit general public's faces. Perfect fodder if you want inspiration for a variety of characters and can't get outside to sketch. (just remember the mute button, there's no need to listen to the drivel as well!)



These sketches can form the basis of character concepts (as long as the folk are altered sufficiently to avoid any legal issue), sometimes narratives and stories can just pour out, especially if you don't know the factual circumstances at all and just focus on the peoples body language and facial expressions and gestures.
Thank you for viewing,  hope looking at the pictures didn't bring on a bilious attack or fill you with inertia.! I shall endeavour to post what these sketches become, if they ever do become anything that is.


1 comment:

  1. These are delicious! My internet provider does a lot of buffering on certain on demand channels, I use this as an opportunity to do a quick sketch from whatever is frozen on the screen before it stops buffering. It's highly addictive and fun...plus allows for guilt-free watching? (I'm researching, clearly.)

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