As mentioned in an earlier post I'm usually pleasantly surprised at the improvements made when I draw the same subject another time. For this experiment I drew the same subject (from a large photo) four times, using a large Sharpie marker on a glossy poster board.
This combination of materials forces the artist to draw spontaneously and quickly with a loose style. As you might imagine, there's no 'going back' with an eraser; any mark or line you make is here to stay. I did this without any preliminary guidelines in pencil or anything - just picking up the Sharpie and drawing. the order is:lower right, lower left, upper left, upper right.
You can see that for drawing the same scene these vary quite a bit! Usually when I re-draw, the latest attempt is always the best. While I like the fourth drawing on the upper right, the second attempt (lower left) captured the best likeness!
This is a fun lively way to draw - a pleasant change of pace. I like the slick, fast feel of the marker on the glossy surface but the permanence of the ink on the paper (no changing anything) is a little intimidating! Also I would like to see the four attempts resemble each other closer than these do. It's still early on the 30/30 odyssey so maybe that will improve as I go.
It'd Sarah? If so, the bottom-left one looks the most like her.
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