Friday, September 17, 2010

EDM Challenges #24 and 125

I was inspired tonight to pull out my Copic markers and do a few EDM (Every Day Matters) challenges. I like how bright and colorful markers can be. They can also be used to create some rather neat effects. I had fun with these challenges and think I'll draw a few more even as the Baxter portrait proceeds.

EDM Challenge #125 - Draw a bird
EDM Challenge #24 - Draw a Fruit

Since I'm doing these challenges completely out of order, I'm interested to see what I pick to do next. ;-)

15 comments:

  1. Lovely work with markers. Please keep sharing....

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  2. Thanks Shirley! I most defintiely will. :-)

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  3. Fantastic drawings! I can never find the boldness to use so many colors with markers for some reason, and you simply aced it!
    I'd have to say, I really like that bird! ^^
    Thanks for your comments

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  4. Thanks Alex! :-) You guessed it! With these exercises I set myself the added challenge of "pushing" the colors of the subjects through the bold use of markers. It was fun and I'm eager to do a few more this way and see what happens.
    :-)

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  5. These are lovely. I especially love the bird - such bold use of color!

    xoxo

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  6. I like the way you use your markers, it seems to be a fun way to sketch!

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  7. Beautiful - and such wonderfully bright colours.
    Are 'markers' what I know as 'felt tip pens'? I have often seen them mentioned on EDM but never been quite sure what they are...

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  8. Wonderful use of the markers, and your colors really pop! nancy

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  9. I like the whimsical look of these.

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  10. Thanks everyone! You guys are so great and your comments really encourage me to play and push my boundaries. I'm really grateful to you all! :-)

    marancat: Yes, markers are also called felt- tipped pens. By the way, your hand-made books are quite beautiful! :-)

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  11. Nice! Reminds me a little of Louise' style!

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  12. Horsehealer e-mail address and them flying pony caught my attention. Took a look around your sites, lovely work! Always interested in another animal lover! Good luck with your portraiture

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  13. Gorgeous marker sketches - love all the colors, as everyone has said. I love markers, but get aggravated because they bleed through the paper in sketchbooks! How do you handle this problem? Do you work on a single sheet of paper instead of in a sketchbook?

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  14. Raena: Thanks! I’m a huge fan of Louse’s style. She’s an excellent illustrator. :-)

    Lyn: Always delighted to meet another animal lover. :-) Have you been to sacredtouchhealing.com? That’s my massage/healing website. I have some artwork there too in the Links section.

    Deborah: Thanks! The paper that I used for these pieces did bleed, I was using it because it’s really nice for pens. For these pieces I put a second sheet behind the first to catch the extra color. I do have specialty pads for markers though. They don’t bleed at all. :-)

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  15. I love your work with markers. The colors really pop and the sketches are terrific.

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