Richard's Sketchbook
Here you'll find examples of work from my sketch
and ideas books. Not every drawing needs to be
perfectly finished. Sculptures, Paintings, Finished
Drawings and other works of art begin as sketches.
Many sketches - drawings made usually quickly - are
lovely objects in their own right. Since many artists
use sketches to LEARN about a subject, it is a good
idea to look at sketches as well as at finished
drawings, paintings and sculptures.
Here you'll find examples of work from my sketch
and ideas books. Not every drawing needs to be
perfectly finished. Sculptures, Paintings, Finished
Drawings and other works of art begin as sketches.
Many sketches - drawings made usually quickly - are
lovely objects in their own right. Since many artists
use sketches to LEARN about a subject, it is a good
idea to look at sketches as well as at finished
drawings, paintings and sculptures.
The sketchbook begins with some older drawings. I will show you
some more recent sketches on another page.
Remember: click on the picture to see it made bigger.
some more recent sketches on another page.
Remember: click on the picture to see it made bigger.
These are doodle pages, trying out ideas, shapes and techniques. From left
to right you'll see:
Aliens... picture ideas for a poem I wrote about invaders from outer space.
More cartoon ideas... an alien, a puppy (I think), and a couple of vampire
ideas for a short story.
A vampire in a tall collar... another idea for the same story.
to right you'll see:
Aliens... picture ideas for a poem I wrote about invaders from outer space.
More cartoon ideas... an alien, a puppy (I think), and a couple of vampire
ideas for a short story.
A vampire in a tall collar... another idea for the same story.
The teddy soldier is a pencil sketch, trying out an image for a
character in one of my stories.
character in one of my stories.
I think you can see what these teddies,
quickly drawn in pencil, are about.
Sadly, they did not make it to the
World Cup either.
quickly drawn in pencil, are about.
Sadly, they did not make it to the
World Cup either.
I like to draw living things and enjoy the challenge of things that
move. Lots of living things move too much and too often and one
of the joys of cats is that they sleep a lot :-)
move. Lots of living things move too much and too often and one
of the joys of cats is that they sleep a lot :-)
Some of the pictures above are quick copies of work
by an artist called Steinlein who specialised in cat
drawings.
The sketches down the side are my own, and you can
see how fond I am of sleeping cats...
by an artist called Steinlein who specialised in cat
drawings.
The sketches down the side are my own, and you can
see how fond I am of sleeping cats...
Can you see how the cat was drawn too short in the
picture alongside and I had to add some more to it?
Because this is only a sketch I did not worry about
rubbing out the mistake - it is one I can learn from,
one which helps me remember about a cat's
proportions.
picture alongside and I had to add some more to it?
Because this is only a sketch I did not worry about
rubbing out the mistake - it is one I can learn from,
one which helps me remember about a cat's
proportions.
Here are cats I don't keep at home; cats I have drawn at
the zoo.
The first and middle pictures are sketches of a lioness,
whilst the third picture above is of a cat called a
European Lynx. Look under the cats chin and see how
a quick, wavy line suggests the furry throat without detail.
At the side here you can see studies of the lionesses
head where I was looking carefully for shapes. What
shapes can you see?
the zoo.
The first and middle pictures are sketches of a lioness,
whilst the third picture above is of a cat called a
European Lynx. Look under the cats chin and see how
a quick, wavy line suggests the furry throat without detail.
At the side here you can see studies of the lionesses
head where I was looking carefully for shapes. What
shapes can you see?
Pet dogs can be fun to draw too. The first sketch is in soft pencil.
The lower sketch is made on textured watercolour paper, using a watercolour
pencil.
The lower sketch is made on textured watercolour paper, using a watercolour
pencil.
Bears don't make good pets, but they are lovely
things to sketch.
On the first one I have left the date, so that you can
see when it was drawn; 15th April 1993. Perhaps it
is older than you are?
The note was to remind me of the date and also
tells me that this was a she bear. There is a sketch
of one of her cubs below.
Sketching polar bears I noticed that the bear's head
is a lot like a dog's head. What do you think?
things to sketch.
On the first one I have left the date, so that you can
see when it was drawn; 15th April 1993. Perhaps it
is older than you are?
The note was to remind me of the date and also
tells me that this was a she bear. There is a sketch
of one of her cubs below.
Sketching polar bears I noticed that the bear's head
is a lot like a dog's head. What do you think?
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