Tag: marker drawing

Éryka

Last year when I was struggling with the first Covid lockdown in the UK I had some behavioural activation therapy (a form of cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT). The most important lesson I learned from that therapy was not to wait to feel motivated to do the things that help me to relax or lift my mood, but to schedule these things in every day and do them no matter how unmotivated I’m feeling. Right now I really don’t feel motivated to draw but I’m doing my best to do it every day regardless. I don’t always manage it, but I’m trying my best and when I do pull off a good hour or two of drawing I feel so much better for it.

Today I drew a full portrait of Éryka from Sktchy with Copic markers and Prismacolor coloured pencils. It’s a good likeness and completing it lifted my mood and makes me want to draw another one tomorrow.

Seyma

This is Seyma from Sktchy drawn with Copic markers and Prismacolor coloured pencils in a Midori cotton sketchbook.

Éryka

This is the lovely Éryka from Sktchy drawn with Copic markers and Prismacolor coloured pencils in a Midori cotton sketchbook.

Athenas

Athenas has such an amazing face. She was one of the first Sktchy muses I drew and I’ve returned to her stunning photo gallery regularly and redrawn her several times. This was so enjoyable to draw!

Lil

This is Lil from Sktchy drawn in what is now becoming my signature Copic method of a basic Copic marker drawing followed by some more work in coloured pencil and then some cleaning up and finishing touches on my iPad.

Susan

I’m really enjoying the direction my drawing is going in at the moment. Ive slowed down a lot, taken a few online courses, paused more between portraits and taken the time to think about my process and it’s changed as a result. I’m less worried about likeness and more interested in capturing a sense of the person. I’m really happy with this portrait of Susan because although it’s not a perfect likeness I really feel like I’ve caught her spirit as I see it.

Jenell

Jenell is, without a doubt, the queen of Sktchy. I’m fairly sure she’s been drawn more than any other muse, a staggering 3104 times at the time of posting, perhaps not so surprising when you learn that she has a gallery of over 1600 amazing inspiration photos.

A good strategy if you don’t know who to draw on any given day is to head over to Jenell’s gallery and you’re sure to find some inspiration. Having said that, it can be intimidating to draw her because you know she’s be drawn many times by the very best and your portrait is likely to be compared with, e.g. Vin Ganapathy’s. So I haven’t drawn her very often. I think this is my third portrait of her and I still haven’t nailed that likeness. Maybe next time.

Gen

A fun draw for today – this is Gen from Sktchy drawn with Copic markers, Polychromos coloured pencils and a white gel pen.

Vici

Back in my Copic comfort zone today for this portrait of Vici from Sktchy.

Mari

This is Mari from Sktchy drawn with Copic markers in a Midori cotton sketchbook. I have to say it felt so good to be back in my Copic comfort zone making this portrait – but I forgot that I needed to be much neater in my basic sketch. I’m going to have to remember to work on a more accurate and neater sketch, something that doesn’t matter so much with ballpoint pen drawing.