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. 

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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.

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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.

New layout?

Just looking over my blog and thinking perhaps it looks a little dull, I'll see if I can make a better title - maybe put in a drawing or something like that to jazz it up. Plain text isn't too exciting!

Day 3

Day 3's favourite food is drawing in progress at the moment, coming on a lot quicker than the last one (phew!). Although you'll have to wait and see what it is, no previews for this one! I have a feeling a lot of people will agree with my choice...

I'd say it's around two thirds done, and I don't think my pencil sharpener has ever had such heavy use! 

Anyway, I'll do a little more before bed, and get it posted asap

Night night 

Day 2: Favourite animal (finished!)

I finally finished it! So here it is, my favourite animal - the cat. I've never been able to have one given that my dad is allergic, and it's not possible to have one in a student house, but I'll have one one day! It took me quite a while to draw and to try and get the detail on the fur right, much longer than I expected! 

Day 2: Getting there!

A very busy few weeks has meant little time for drawing unfortunately, but I've spent the afternoon working on Day 2's task (not really day 2 anymore!), and it's not too far from being done. Here's my progress thus far: