Today I felt ill so I was sketching a lot from home. After the sketching from life day we did in the park, I thought it would be a good idea to try and force myself to sketch people as its been identified as something that's not my strong point. I decided to sit in the kitchen and draw my flatmates as they were making dinner so they wouldn't be still for long which would force me to draw them quickly.
Again I did find it challenging but can already feel myself getting used to it. The mechanics of the body and where the limbs are placed while doing certain activities is still a mystery to me, which maybe will come with practise but I think I should go to some life drawing lessons to understand it further. Hands are still really difficult for me, as are faces. I struggle with how much detail to put into the faces as if you put too much in it just looks harsh and unrealistic and over-thought, but if you don't put any facial features in (which I haven't) it looks TERRIFYING.
After this I sketched the bottom of my bed as it appears when I'm laying on it as this is somewhere comfortable and the subject matter is something familiar to me. This kind of drawing, as in mainly objects, is well within my comfort zone as nothing is moving and you can just focus on perspective. However, as this is something I'm used to drawing, it didn't feel like that much of an achievement and wasn't a challenge to me.
Lastly, I used my new brush pen (with water reservoir) from Fred Aldous, to sketch the things on my bedside table. I decided to use a soft red colour as it suited the kind of faded light that was coming from my bedside lamp and reflecting onto the glass of water and record player. This is much more fluid than my usual style of drawing but I enjoyed working in this medium as its quick but you still get a good result from it.
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