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I am using this blog as my sketchpad. Which is kind of different for me as normally I begin producing most of my work from drawings. I am perhaps a little too old school for my own good. I do feel that over the three years my ability has improved working within Adobe software, though I do still pretty much hand draw most of my ideas first.

As a result this will probably mean that I will post a lot more. I apologise if there is anything that you don't feel is relevant. I am merely doing what I would do if I was working in a sketchpad.... (though perhaps not including what i am listening to as i do it)...

These are some drawings I worked on last night. I was attempting trying to reproduce some styles from tattoo books, while searching for business card font inspiration.

It has been a while since I have drawn, so I was doing them for practice and my own benefit really.

I drew the first one in pencil. Traced it a few times and then eventually re-drew it in black pen..

It's not perfect, though I'm quite pleased with this first attempt.

Pencil:



1st Trace: (pen on tracing paper)

Cleaned up in Photoshop:

Colour Added: (just messing to see what it was like)



2nd Trace: (black pen on tracing paper)



Cleaned up in Photoshop:


Black Pen: (complete with annoying hand smudge)


Some different ideas:

Black Pen:



Black Pen:



Very quick colour edit: (not the colours i would use)