Thursday 27 October 2011

October Sketchbook and its nearly November!

i chose this month to work with a fig leaf and only really started this half term. we have a fig tree in our garden which usually produces copious amounts of figs which are truly scrumptious. i have always been amazed at the size of the leaves! so first drawing using a basic pencil and outline.
then ink brush and more pencil, the one on the right i didn't look at the page and it was done quite quickly hence the overlaps
then going on to wet paper, water soluble crayon and more quink!
then i started playing around with the veins.
onto colour with koh i nor and looking at small details, i love the shape of the 'u' between the lobes of the leaf
the leaf is now beginning to curl at the edges - i should really take a picture of it.
above working quickly and again not looking at the page
i have now got obsessed with the veins, making barren Christmas trees!

still looking at patterns within the leaf and using it to print with.

4 comments:

  1. I love your in-depth exploration of this leaf. It's amazing how really close observation can produce so many design ideas.

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  2. You always produce such interesting images.I love your series of "veins"

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  3. what a great loose approach to this new challenge from Sian, I particularly like pics 3 and 6, it's a really good way of getting to know one subject.
    thanks so much for dropping in on my blog, I appreciate the feedback :)

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  4. What a great selection of drawings. I too, like the "U" shape on the leaf and the colours you've used.

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