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1. Marks and lines - Drawing blind
This is the second task involving the grater. Ceilidh cat ended up modelling the object for the cover photo this time. I can’t seem to...
Vicky Thompson
Apr 28, 20221 min read


1. Marks and lines - Drawing from memory
The next two tasks required a simple man-made object that has interesting spaces or holes such as a colander or open-weave basket. I...
Vicky Thompson
Apr 28, 20221 min read


1. Marks and lines - Blind contour
For this task, I set a timer for 5 minutes and drew the unicorn mug without looking down at what I was drawing. This was a very odd...
Vicky Thompson
Apr 28, 20222 min read


1. Marks and lines - Contour of simple object
oooooh…... A “Simple” object. ….. Well, in my defence, the task said ordinary household object and, in all honesty, this unicorn mug is...
Vicky Thompson
Apr 24, 20223 min read


1. Marks and lines - Dramatic marks
Part 1 (false start) I started a charcoal version of this exercise: (see - charcoal laden page which I will return to) Unfortunately, my...
Vicky Thompson
Apr 22, 20223 min read


Warm up - 1. Draw small
For this exercise, I used an Apple Pencil with Adobe Fresco on an iPad. I am blown away with the improvement in drawing tablets since...
Vicky Thompson
Apr 1, 20222 min read


Foundation drawing - An Introduction
What do I hope to gain? I wish to rekindle my creativity and hone my artistic skills through focused and structured learning. I want to...
Vicky Thompson
Mar 31, 20223 min read


Back to school
This is a wee bit scary if I’m honest. Here I am, nearly 40, married, working full time, deciding to also take on an art foundation...
Vicky Thompson
Mar 29, 20224 min read
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