One man sketchcrawl

60 degrees and sunny in February! That calls for a sketch crawl! 

[namiki falcon with DeArtementis Document ink, D+S watercolors in a Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook-landscape]

[ball point pen, in a toned tan Strathmore sketchbook]

more toned tan

[pilot V5 pen, ball point pen, PITT warm gray markers, and a white gel pen in a toned tan Strathmore sketchbook]

Toned Gray round up (sketchbook #14-complete)

Here are the last few pages from my toned gray sketchbook inspired by Mr. Miguel Herranz. 144 pages is a lot of toned sheets to sketch on and I quickly got burnt out on all the gray. So I would take this book with me to "lesser" sketching locations for quick people drawings, and some buildings. Sometimes making this book the "B" book made me looser and expectations lower. So in the end, some of my best sketches came out of these pages. 

Here are the last few pages from the past few weeks. 

[pilot V5 pen, PITT cool gray markers, and a white gel pen in a gray toned gray Strathmore sketchbook]

the facade of Java's @ the Market

Greenfront creepin'

Greenfront creepin'

some students working

some more students working

blind contour line drawings of students working

Toned TAN (sketchbook #15--starting)

I can't get enough of the toned paper from Strathmore. It's wonderful for adding grays, and white highlights are awesome. The book is a great size for a "take anywhere" book, and with three pens, you can have a great sketch session. Their toned gray book, I think, is a touch too dark, and not cool enough (as in cool on the color temperature scale, not hang ten! cool man!). Their toned tan is pretty much goldilocks--just right. 

Here is the start:

greenfront creepin'

tried to capture the inner restaurant--still working on this, so stay tuned

[pilot V5 pen, ball point pen, PITT warm gray markers, and a white gel pen in a toned tan Strathmore sketchbook]

Greenfront Creepin'

If you live in the area, do yourself a favor and head over to the Greenfront and get a burger. They are delish. You might see me in the corner sketching people and stuffing food in my mouth. 

[pilot V5 pen, PITT cool gray markers, uni-ball signo white gel pen all in a gray toned Strathmore sketchbook]

Gray skies, gray sketches

Pouring rain and a night alone means a trip to the Greenfront for some eats! And sketching! 

[pilot V5 pen, PITT cool gray markers, a gigantic PITT white marker in a gray toned Strathmore sketchbook]