Favourite place - WIP 4

I know, I know, it's been a while! But some progress at last (hurray!). I could make all the excuses under the sun about my laziness but I'll just make up for it by getting on with this picture a little more quickly.
So since the last post I have added in the dark windows in the conservatory and above the door, and filled in the details of the lamps inside (although I think the right lamp could maybe do with a tweak) and need to detail the curtains next. I have also shaded in the grassy area at the front and drawn in the plants that will one day grow into a hedge. The plant pot near the door has also benefitted from a bit more definition. Next step will be the upstairs windows, and perhaps the conservatory roof.
I want to get this done soonish so I can show it to my parents (aww aren't I sweet), but give my record we'll see how that goes!
Back soon x

Favourite place - Work in progress 3

Extremely slow progress on this one! As well as thyroiditis and a mountain of revision to get through, I've also had a pretty busy two weeks travelling to York, London and Manchester and back to currently sunny Leicestershire where I am now. Unfortunately I also don't have desk here, and drawing is a bit more difficult without it (and trying not to get pencil on my bedsheets is tricky - my Mum wouldn't be happy!). However term starts at uni next week and it'll be time to get stuck into even more revision and organise myself to fit some more drawing into my life!

What I've done since my last post: 

I've filled in some detail on the top two windows and drawn in the burglar alarm between them. The doors to the conservatory (most of the bottom floor) I have made darker like the door on the left, leaving the curtains to detail later on. I plan to complete the detailing on the door on the left next and then the conservatory, and leave the brickwork until last - I reckon that will be the hardest and most time consuming part.
Until next time x

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter Sunday! I'm particularly excited about the prospect of chocolate for breakfast, on possibly the one day of the year where it's socially acceptable. It also happens to be my Nan's birthday today, so I'll be spending the day with her and the rest of my family who I haven't seen since Christmas. Happy birthday Nan!

A little bit of progress on the drawing, I've managed to do most of the basic outline, except the top windows, and have made the gate, fence and door a little darker, which has added a bit of depth to the picture. The rest is still a bit rough, and I think the brickwork will take me forever, but I'm getting there slowly but surely.
I'm off to scoff my face with easter eggs. 

x

Day 4: Favourite place - Work in progress 1

So work has begun on Day 4's favourite place. Below is what I've done so far - just a bit of an outline at the moment really. The explanation will come one it's finished, so you'll have to hang on for that! Only using a 2H pencil at the moment to make sure I've got everything in the right place and in the right proportions, so apologies that it hasn't shown up too well in the photo.
Also about my lack of posting recently: unfortunately I've got thyroiditis (I didn't make it up, honest), which means I can't do a lot, or at least not without feeling awful afterwards! Drawing and revision have had to take a back seat while I get better, but I'm doing as much of both as I'm able to. Hoping I'll be better (and can post some more progress) soon.

x

Being ill is no fun!

I've had a crazy busy week, and I'm ill at the moment - which couldn't have happened at a worse time(!) - so haven't been able to get started on my next drawing just yet. When I can remove myself from my duvet I'll get started, but I'm not sure if it'll be a day or a week!
If you've happened to have read my earlier post on the lovely new sketchbook that my parents bought me, I've taken a picture of it. I love the design on the front and the bindings that hold the pages together. I believe the paper is handmade, which adds to the old feel of it. Thanks mum and dad! 
Hoping to be back to full health and drawing again soon. 

Interest... whaaat?

Sent my Day 3 drawing to +Cadbury UK yesterday and they only went and shared it(!). Quite exciting, considering getting my page views past 50 for the last month seemed like an impossible task haha! It was lovely seeing that other people liked it, even though I draw for my own amusement, it always nice to have a (positive!) second opinion. Not the biggest breakthrough in the history of blogging I know, but exciting for me nonetheless!
Also I think I've decided on what to draw for Day 4's favourite place, and I'm going to get started on that this afternoon after uni. I'm getting a new pencil today as well - excitement central right here (I wish!).
Have a good day, and might pop back later when I've started the next piece.

Day 3: Favourite Food

I've been a bit quicker finishing this one, so here it is - chocolate! Perhaps a little typical, but nothing beats a bar of Dairy Milk!
A few new things to get the hang of for me for this drawing. Lots of shading and attention to detail where the wrapper bends and folds, and I've found that using a cotton bud helps to blend the pencil on the paper and make it look a little less pencilly. Also made good use of my new super skinny mechanical eraser to keep the white bits looking whiter after I'd smudged them accidentally with my hand and for the ripples around the writing. 

I'm trying to figure out how to make my scanner make it look more like it does in real life, and my camera/lighting never makes for a good picture. It'll do for the moment though.
Next up for Day 4 is my favourite place, so I'll post my progress as soon as I get started. Off to bed for me now, didn't realise how late I was finishing this off (oops).
Night all.