Okie, finally got off my butt and attempted the next 4 lessons in my art odyssey. Let's see what we got.

First off, I have some drawing pens now. Mr Linley says you need a 0.1, a 0.5 and a 0.7. I have a set of pens my (retired) artist uncle got for me a couple of years back, but I never had any use for them till today. Unfortunately, the sizes I have are 0.25, 0.35, 0.5 and 0.7. And the 0.5 he already used and the ink is so clogged up and dry in there that no matter how much I washed it (I even tried vinegar!) it just won't unclog; it's totally unusable. So my lines are thicker in places than they ought to be. Anyway, let's see if it's an improvement on the blue ball-point.

Okay, I'm thinking it's about time I learned to draw. I mean, properly draw, not just any old rubbish. Currently, I would say I'm kinda... okay... at drawing. Not dismal, but not anything to write home about either, and besides, my pictures never come out the way I imagine them to in my head. My style is far, far too cartoonish, which is great when Continue reading →