The Castle

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I love this.Great drawing and the atmosphere you've created is wonderful

Posted by Dawn Broughton on Fri 28 Jun 09:49:51

You don't need Mike Sibley if you can do this. Losing the tooth can be frustrating - you couldn't have fixed the drawing and come back at it, maybe with a touch of white conté rather than the charcoal?

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Fri 28 Jun 22:03:43

Many thanks for the kind words. The more I think about it the less it is negative drawing. I drew the items but it was just odd to be drawing in white on black!

Posted by Nick Sanders on Mon 01 Jul 11:31:34

Hang on Studio Wall

01/04/2015

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This is another foray into negative drawing. Where's Mike Sibley when you need him? This was completed in about two and a half hours using Derwent charcoal pencils (white and grey) on black card (A4). I lost the tooth of the card in the doorway and so couldn't get it as light as I wanted.

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Nick Sanders

I am mainly self-taught but received great training during my five year apprenticeship as a sign-writer in the late 70's. I have attended various drawing courses in several medias but my default is graphite with a preference for fur and feathers. Aspirations; Mike Sibley and Darrel Tank. Best…

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