Three skulls created with indian ink in my visual diary.
Artist: Selina Shapland
Created 15/3/2018
Tonight I came home and decided it was time to do some art. So I got online to my new favourite creative site and did a great class on Skillshare.com about how to draw skulls. It’s taught by this amazing artist/graphic designer, Jon Brommet. He broke the class down so it was easy to pick up the nuances of drawing a skull to rough proportions and he encouraged me (or his students) to break out and build on the basics and to develop their creativity through quick, rough sketching.
I admit, I haven’t had time to do every exercise but I will get around to it.
But for now, here’s a sneak peek at a little bit of skull action I did for my class project.
I’m really happy with my drawings.
They are all drawn with graphite pencil and black ink pen. The ink pen is water soluble so I’m thinking of adding some Indian ink to the design and making it pop off the page. We’ll see how I go.
Anyway, I had a great time and that’s what I think art is about. Fun. And embracing the journey of expressing something personal without chasing picture perfect perfection.
The Creative Life 