Seed Pods and Tangle L’s by Cyndi Knapp – Angela Porter

I drew this design in my latest YouTube video, which premieres at present, 16 July 2023, at 21:00 UK time.

It’s a draw with me video, the place I present you the way to attract this design, step-by-step. I additionally do some colouring, shading, highlighting and addition of texture patterns. I don’t, nevertheless, full the drawing within the video.

At the moment, I actually get pleasure from drawing designs the place there are layers included, like a collage or a break and the ground or wall to see what lies beneath or behind them.

Seed pods are considered one of my favorite issues to attract. There are such a lot of totally different varieties, each primarily based on actuality and creativeness. At present, I caught with the familiarity of plump, teardrop-shaped pods. The tangle sample between the fake ripped edges known as L’s, and it’s by Cyndi Knapp. It’s a little bit of a problem to attract, properly, for me not less than. It does lead to a curious interweaving sample, nevertheless, and is well worth the time spent mastering it.

I used a chunk of grey-green PaintOn combined media paper from Claire Fontaine. The colors virtually glow towards the paper. So as to add color, I used Derwent Coloursoft pencils together with tortillons and Gamsol to mix them.

Though I haven’t completed this drawing but, I’m fairly proud of the way it’s figuring out.

I’ve wanted a few days of quiet time this weekend. I over-stretched myself final week in some methods. After I discover inspiration missing, I do know I’ve overdone it. Hopefully, these two quiet days will give me renewed vitality to hold on with the illustrations for Daydreams, my subsequent colouring e-book. The self-doubt and worry that I’m not adequate – imposter syndrome – has woke up for some cause, and it robs me of my oompf. I’ll push via it, nevertheless. I at all times do.