texture

T E X T U R E

Don’t cry over spilled milk unless you are Mr. Milk of course.

Another commission and another Springer. These are one of my favourites to draw as theres such a mixture of texture and shape.

Having way too much fun with textures and halftones in Procreate.

I painted one of my cats, Banana, in a cat tunnel. The coloring in the photo was muted, so I worked on color and fabric texture. I am thrilled with her facial expression, and the overall composition feels good. This is not AI nor is any element made from AI.

Another portrait commission! Gorgeous little man! Drawn with 0.05 fine liner on A4 medium texture cartridge paper.

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

I modified the challenge a wee bit. I didn't use the same paper for the various drawings since I was using (top row, left to right) hard graphite pencils (3H to HB), watercolor pencils, (bottom row, left to right) brush pens and ballpoint pen. These media work best on very different paper textures and moisture absorbing qualities. The second picture shows the object of my study --- and the apparatus I use to hold botanical subjects. "Third hand" tools are very useful and cheap. This one was under $10 and serves my purposes well. Just FYI. (Each drawing/painting was scanned and composited in Photoshop.)

Prismacolor colored pencil drawing of stylized begonias. This was fun, especially making the leaves have a satin texture. I printed this on card stock as a blank card to give to friends.

Exploring texture and line.

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

A drawing on texture practice referenced from Alphonso Dunn's book.

Practicing making different shapes and textures and trying to bring out the contrast with a black background.

These are seashells that I copied out from Dana Fox’s (In the Ocean) book. They were fun but it was also challenging trying to capture the likeness and texture of seashells.

My first attempt at a texture totem pole in pen only.

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Portrait in Texture.

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

Everyone is already doing it, this is mainly a reminder for me!