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Hello everyone. I’ve recently drawn a series of hand-drawn ink sketches on paper (like the one I attached), but I’ve been at fairs and they don’t attract attention. I thought of them as quick drawings, sketches, but I can’t seem to get a handle on my own style, and none of them ends up feeling "free." Any ideas on how to improve them or on what would catch people’s eye if they saw them? Thanks!
Your drawing has a very technical look. Is it a reproduction of an image?
Perhaps try to mislead the viewer with touches of color, or perhaps even just black in places.
Best of luck with your research.
Thank you very much. Yes, I tried not to rely on color, but it is necessary. On the other hand, it's true that I am very technical (I'm an electromechanical technician and an architect); the drawing is original, but perhaps it could be more fluid. Thanks MorN!
You could add some watercolor paint to give it more life I think
I'll add a bit of color. I'll run some tests on copies so as not to ruin the original, to see what turns out. Thanks, Cyndi!
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Yes, I am curious - if you were buying one of my paintings would you prefer acrylic or oil paint?
Your works look very good, Amy. Personally, I like the final finish of acrylics, even though I painted with oils for many years in my youth.
Thank you for your insight! I love working with oil paint, but I'm learning it takes a really long time to dry and it smears onto anything that comes close, but for me, using oil paint for iconic classical pieces kind of makes sense in that the music just grows with you in time - like a lifelong friend. Still, the acrylic paint has a nice finish, as you wrote, and I appreciate that too. For me, acrylic is kind of like hearing a piece in person, recording any mistakes, and then the potential to play it again (paint on paint) to work through timing, mistakes, etc. It is more forgiving. The acrylic paint reminds me of a piano keyboard (a Yamaha, of course:), while the oil paint feels like an acoustic piano - my personal favorite for playing.
The neurographic lines work better on acrylic paint, too - I've yet to try them on an oil composition.
Such a good practice to build in!