The navy blue Stride-Rite (why don’t these companies spell properly? Makes it sound like a magic incantation for silly walks), next of my son’s shoes, and the first with a hard sole.
And, as you can see, a very big toe. The sole is thick moulded rubber, useful for when baby takes long hikes on treacherous mountain trails, while the rest is squidgy and hard to draw. The toe is interesting because it’s so big. This shoe is the real deal, presented here in two views. I love the shape of the top drawing. You’d be forgiven for wondering what the drawing below actually is. It is the rear view; it is not Darth Vader’s ski-mask. They might be a giant spider’s fangs. When I started drawing it, I was in a well-lit room, but when I did the shading, the room was considerably darker. It’s useful sometimes to know when to stop.
Drawn in Micron Pigma 02 and 01, in a small Moleskine cahier.
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these shoes are great! the whole series, then again all your work is !
I absolutely love your drawings. The shoes look great. But I’m mostly a fan of your outdoor sketching. How do you colour in the sketch exactly?
D’you think I could get the same effect with copic markers?
cheers joseph! though i want to get out and draw bare trees now after seeing your amazing trees lately, may have to wait for the leave to fall off first though…
thanks cel! I colour (not these obviously!) in watercolours, using winsor+newton cotman. Nice paints. Yeah, probably could do the same in copic markers, i don’t know; i only use the copic fineliners but the markers are nice (just expensive!). Actually i think the style of colouring i try to use is partially based on seeing what other people have done with those markers, so it’s funny you should mention that. Maybe one day i’ll give it a go!
Love looking at your drawings mate. Awesome.
cheers tahir! ps, i hear liverpool are selling alonso?
Thanks for the info Pete! I agree, the markers are expensive… but they are quite fun to work with.
Looking forward to seeing more of your work!