Sorry such a long post. A week’s worth of blab to say. Trying to be brief.
So, the page is a little busy. I made small boxes to simplify my focus. (And then sometimes I still tried to fit in whole compositions!)
Generally it was a good idea - multiple on one page. This approach solved some issues but caused another. I started running into a little bind with color choice - some compositions beg a certain color but might cause color clashes with other boxes. I could: 1. not care and have a cacophony of color on the page, or 2. work towards a more cohesive page. I decided the latter.
Overall, I liked each day’s process and result, and that they all share a page. (8x10 Stillman and Birn Zeta journal.)
Day 1: DreamThe “D” ended up being thicker than I intended because the juicy pocket brush put down a lot of ink when I started filling in. The tip on the pocket brush is sooo pointy that I thought it would get into the small spaces well. It did and then some. I learned to switch between the pocket brush and the fineliner.
Day 2: Spider Not a huge fan, although I respect that they are God’s creation and appreciate that they are good for the garden. Still, I decided to draw the plant.
Day 3: PathHymn lyrics. I was thinking something map-like for this but passed.
Day 4: DodgeI enjoyed looking at the old emblems and trying to letter them.
@K-2 - I also TRIED to draw the ram’s head, but it came out looking too much like an imp and not an animal. Yours looks spot on. I erased mine.
Day 5: MapI’ve been wanting to get into drawing maps, so this was great practice. Briefly thought about trying the restaurant’s lobster logo but decided to leave it alone (after the ram’s head incident). I’m learning to pick and choose elements. I’m happy with the choices made and the outcome.
Day 6: GoldenHad to break out the pointed pen at some point. (Ink = Creative Kinds paints.)
Day 7: DripFor some reason I decided to look up the slang usage. There’s other slang I didn’t know about. Method was to wet the caps and drop watercolor in.
Extra: ChallengerHad to try lettering the Challenger emblem. Wanted to make those stripes the bold red they are in real life - but that would have seemed out of place on the page. Soooo, I hope Dodge doesn’t mind. (The stripes are not slanted the way they should be anyway.)
Extra: Journal entry
