Art John Hayes Art John Hayes

Manager Vinylmation

 Today’s drawing was fun. Using two pen sizes, I created my interpretation of the Manager Vinylmation. It was fantastic to free-hand the Vinylmation’s contours and then use the fountain pen to add the details.

 Mix it up as you work on your drawing and art skills. 

Challenge yourself and take advantage of all the tools you have

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Art John Hayes Art John Hayes

Contour of the Keys

A contour drawing focuses on the edges of the object. Today’s exercise was to draw the contour of your keys without lifting your pen. The focus is on developing confident lines.

Doing it in pen, in this case, a Pilot Prera fountain pen) allows me to focus on the lines; there is no erasing or “starting over.”

After I set the contours, I went back and added the details. Excellent enjoyable exercise to start a Saturday morning.

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