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Two hands (figure #66)

Sketch of two hands, one lying face up and the other face down.

This is from a photo I took of my son rolling around and playing one day. I liked the angles of the shot and thought it would be good to try for practice.

Posted byNick SeversonFebruary 16, 2021Posted inHandsTags:daily drawing, drawing from photos, drawing practice, family, graphite, hands, pencilLeave a comment on Two hands (figure #66)

Red panda (figure #65)

Painting of a red panda standing against a white background.

Breaking the mold here of human-only subjects. A little watercolor of one on my daughter’s favorite animals, from a figure she has. She wanted me to do this one for her friend back in the states.

Posted byNick SeversonFebruary 7, 2021February 8, 2021Posted inMiscTags:animal illustration, daily drawing, drawing practice, red panda, still life, toy illustration, watercolorLeave a comment on Red panda (figure #65)

Hand resting on a surface (figure #59)

A quick 15-min drawing of a hand from quick poses using pencil and a Uniball Eye Micro pen.

Hand resting on a surface. Illustration.
Posted byNick SeversonJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 2021Posted inHandsTags:daily drawing, drawing practice, figure drawing, hands, quickposes, uniball eye microLeave a comment on Hand resting on a surface (figure #59)

Figure #55

Boy doing a break dance move. Pencil drawing.

My son has been really into break dancing and dancing in general. Thought I would do a sketch of one of his moves. This would be a hard pose to hold live!

Sketchbook on table next to iPad with picture on the screen.
My son doing a break dance move. Drawing.

Posted byNick SeversonDecember 11, 2020Posted inSingle FiguresTags:daily drawing, drawing practice, family, graphite, legs, pencil drawingLeave a comment on Figure #55

Figure #54

This one was a portrait not of my team mate but of an unsuspecting meeting attendee.

Posted byNick SeversonDecember 8, 2020Posted inFacesTags:daily drawing, drawing practice, pen, portraits, water pens, watercolor, zoom drawingLeave a comment on Figure #54

Figure #52

Definitely stylised figure drawing but good practice with portraits can be had on a zoom call. This was done with Derwent water pens and a travel Inktense water color set.

Posted byNick SeversonNovember 18, 2020Posted inFacesTags:daily drawing, figure drawing, illustration, portraits, water pens, watercolor, zoom drawingLeave a comment on Figure #52

Figure #51

Pencil illustration

Stepping out.

Posted byNick SeversonNovember 9, 2020Posted inFeetTags:daily drawing, drawing practice, Feet, figure drawing, graphite, pencil drawing, quickposesLeave a comment on Figure #51

Figure #50

Back on it on Halloween for a non-scary sketch of a hand and arm. I like this one for showing the connection and twist of the wrist.

Here is where I was drawing:

Posted byNick SeversonOctober 31, 2020Posted inHandsTags:arms, daily drawing, figure drawing, graphite, hands, pencil, quickposesLeave a comment on Figure #50

Figure #49

I’m liking the combination of figures. Not sure if it’s helping yet with my figure drawing overall, but all practice is good practice in my opinion.

Posted byNick SeversonOctober 6, 2020Posted inFigure StudiesTags:daily drawing, drawing practice, figure drawing, mannequin, pen, still life, uniball eye microLeave a comment on Figure #49

Figure #48

Gotcha! A little combined wooden mannequin still life. More of these hopefully to come.

Posted byNick SeversonOctober 5, 2020Posted inFigure StudiesTags:daily drawing, drawing practice, figure drawing, mannequin, still lifeLeave a comment on Figure #48

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