kristina jane millar

Working on getting better at capturing the quality of hair.

More experimentation with Col-Erase pencils.

Also, if you are looking for a great resource for photos for sketching go here.

I picked up some Prismacolor Col-Erase pencils today to experiment with and tested them out on a sketch that I had done in pencil earlier this week.

I am really pleased with them – they blend well and erase as promised for highlighted areas. I’m going to spend some more time this afternoon experimenting.

This is the result of my first exploration with them:

Another eye.

Pencil.

Nose sketch for my anatomy challenge.

Pencil.

Pencil sketch of an eye for my ongoing anatomy project.

The small irregularity at the bottom left of the iris is a blob of dog spit. The Emperor was helping.

I am currently suffering from some kind of flu virus and feel absolutely awful.

I actually sketched this last night but couldn’t find the energy to post it until today.

I added the cervical vertebrae and the cartilage of the throat to the skull that I sketched the other day.

Pencil.

For the past month or so I have been doing a sketch of an animal just about every day to sharpen up my drawing skills. I am really easily bored so I have assigned myself a new challenge.

When I was in school I absolutely loved drawing people and anatomy class was one of my favourites. I even thought about becoming an anatomical illustrator for awhile. I had a deep love of science growing up and our bodies fascinate me – they really are wonderous machines.

So, to mix things up a little and to continue with my personal challenge to continue to improve my drawing skills, I have challenged myself to drawing a body part a day. I can only spend an hour on each one and after that hour I have to stop. (another part of my goal is to stop being so precious about my drawings).

Today’s entry: Skull.

Pencil.