Sunday, May 23, 2010

Pencil Sketch - Carolyn Pappas

5-21-2010, Tree Branch Sketch


Lately, I've been making very simple sketches outside. Actually, I have been making simple sketches all around. I have gotten into a bad habit of making really detailed, frameable drawings in my sketchbooks. I am trying to get out of that habit because I want to start framing things now, and I don't want to tear apart sketchbooks to do so. Plus, I am finding that the extra sketching practice is paying off in my observational skills. This is a sketch I made of tree branches, leaving the parts covered by leaves white. I wish I knew what kinds of tree this is -- it is very tall and it towers over all the houses on my street, but in the fall there are tiny, annoying leaves all over the place.

3 comments:

  1. Great approach. I love the simple shading that only graphite can give. There's something very basic about this kind of sketching that has always drawn me.

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  2. It's lovely, Carolyn, very simple and elegant. I agree with Vickie, wonderful approach!

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  3. i agree im a 16 year old sketch artist and i spend my time outdoors and this is more lovely than anything ive ever seen the shade is amazing

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