Landon  R. Wilson   artist
  • Sketchbook
  • Blog
  • Storyboards
  • Instagram
  • Portfolio
  • Bio
  • Contact

A Detailed Sketch from Beginning to End

8/26/2014

Comments

 
There is a wonderful place in upstate New York called Speculator.  I wish I lived there just for the fact that  I could say I was from SPEC-ULATOR!!!.  There's not one WalMart or CVS within 50 miles!  Peace and serenity.  That is how I would describe it.  I've lived along the I-95 corridor (between Boston and NYC) for the greater part of my life.  Peace and serenity haven't been a regular part of my vocabulary.  
Picture
My better half's family [JuliaLoveMiller] has a cabin in the woods up there. It is a nice getaway from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.  Thankfully they do have electricity and hot water, but that is about it.  Entertainment comes in the form of quiet solitude, friends and family, or the great outdoors.  One joy I get there is the satisfaction that my Boy Scout training was not a waste.  It might be my inner pyromaniac at heart, but starting the nightly fire in the wood stove is INCREDIBLY satisfying.  
Picture
I decided to do a sketch of the wood stove.  It had a bit of rust that I hoped to capture with the red pencil undertone.  Above is the original pencil drawing with a Venetian Red water-soluble pencil.  
Below is what it looked like after I used a brush pen filled with water to mix with the dry pigment from the pencil.  I left in a used paper towel that I put on the stove, thinking I would throw it on the fire later.  Somehow that was really important to me.  I REALLY looked forward to seeing the paper towel burn.  Yeah... I've got a lot of pent up pyromaniac fantasies I need to let loose!  Anyways, that paper towel was a huge pain in the ass to paint... I wanted a challenge but next time I will forgo my ego and compose things a little bit more wisely.  
Picture
Next I added some value and color to the sketch with some watercolor paint.  I painted around the lighter areas and left them the white of the paper for now.
Picture
Next, I added another wash of my bluish-purple color to the wood stove.  The background I added yellow-orange wash everywhere else to solidify it and cover up the remaining white areas.
Picture
Here is a picture of the paper towel I was using to test the colors I mixed and to soak up excess paint from the brush before I applied it to the paper.
Picture
If I were to do it again, I would spend some more time on the drawing step, the rafters above ended up being quite a bit wonky by the time I finished the painting .  I ended up trying to fix it afterwards, which almost never works as well as if it were perfect in the beginning!  Painting is so much FUN and drawing is just WORK!
Picture
Picture
The final product.  Not as impressive right next to the picture, but considering it is just a sketch, not too bad.  I'm a work in progress, what can I say?
Comments
    Subscribe to 
    Email Updates

    Landon R. Wilson

    Welcome to my blog.

    This is where I share some of the behind-the-scenes stuff that is involved in making my art. 


    Archives

    September 2019
    August 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    October 2018
    May 2018
    February 2018
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    April 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    September 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Sketchbook
  • Blog
  • Storyboards
  • Instagram
  • Portfolio
  • Bio
  • Contact