Hidden, Abandoned Work.
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Fortune Bride
by Katrina Teh
Second drawing for my Sketchbook Project entry.
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Declarations
by Katrina Teh
My first drawn spread for my Sketchbook Project entry.
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2010 My Card
A good friend gave me a kitty mask for my birthday last year. The original sketch on my moleskine was drawn on the fly on the day I got it. Post processed on Photoshop a moment ago.
2009 Foxes. Pencil gestures on Moleskine page.
Its 2010 and I still can’t get the nerve to even doodle bodies just as freely as last year. I feel quite lost after the loss I’ve experienced.
This week has started out very rocky at home. Right now I’m a mess of feelings that I can’t seem to sort out and I’m trying to manage lining up my problems so I can tackle them one at a time. All I can do is do my best and hope for the best (And even pray).
Sorry for the lack of updates. In truth I do have pages that I can share but I want to put them on the back burner and mark them as studies. The adventures with my moleskine are fruitful. First, I discovered that the sketchbook does not absorb water well (you get very scattered effects and watercolor strokes aren’t as vibrant. They remind me of markers) but it does hold acrylic to the point that I can go ‘ala prima’ on it without tearing anything at all. It does leak in the creases but if you’re careful (or if you care very little) it wouldn’t really matter.
Well… back to work.
Have you ever had a character inside your head that you loved so much but wouldn’t let go?
I used to draw made up characters a lot. Somehow I’ve regressed and abandoned it for a couple of years but I would never forget Skye. I think she’s the voice inside my head who keeps me fighting and pushing. I made her up to be the kind of person I want to be- retranslating my everyday life into a medieval adventure that she could conquer. Someday I hope to seriously be able to illustrate her- not really for the world to see, but to be able to complete this personal project that has lasted for years.
I’m filled to the brim with a strange lightness of being.
Man Clutching a Rosary
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Another sketch from a photo of Bernini’s work.
I have a book with a few Bernini statues and this was a close up of one of his cherub faces. I had a piece of discarded orange bristol and started playing. This was inked with a ballpoint pen without a pencil underdrawing. Tried to add white highlights for an interesting contrast but the bristol was shiny and wouldn’t absorb anything :|
Now that everything’s over. I’d like to step out of the computer and draw the way I used to draw.
Old work. Pencil sketch with PS overlay.
First drawing study I did for a painting. Needs a lot more work. It’s going to be in the Byzantine style, reminiscent of Klimt. I’m a bit excited with the idea of experimenting with gold acrylics and bold shapes.
But this study still remains un-rendered and the patterns aren’t drawn (the ones that are, are shabbily done D:).
Hope the next few studies prove to be more interesting.
