University of Washington
Inktober Part…Four ?
I wouldn’t say I gave up on Inktober, I just got off track and after that it wasn’t my main focus any more. So it’s taken me until now to accumulate enough drawings, that I just happened to do in pen and ink, to finish the 31 drawings for Inktober. Hope you enjoy:
Drawing #31
I drew this on my last day on my trip to Vancouver over MLK weekend. It feels a bit flat, but I still love the way it turned out. Faber-Castel Black SX Pen & Gouache Embellishments.
Drawing #30
I took advantage of the long weekend and rode the train up to Vancouver for three days to do some drawing and photography. This was my first drawing I did…It was so cold that it was hard to stay outside to finish it.
Also, look for my photographs from Vancouver on the Photography Collections page, coming soon.
Drawing #29
Male and female torso and arm studies. I love the way the whole page of them looks together, but here are closer pictures of each one, below:
(1/4 – Male torso with arms extended)
(2/4 – Female Torso)
(3/4 – Male Torso)
(4/4 – Female torso with arms extended)
Drawing #28
A drawing I did of the Utah State Capitol Building, when I went home for winter break. My buddy Esteban and I drove around for a while, ended up at the capitol, drew it in the freezing cold, and then went to Siegfried’s german deli to eat when it started snowing and we had to stop drawing.
Drawing #27
Nothing more than some doodles really.
Drawing #26
Lake Union, Seattle. I love this one.
Drawing #25
The seam in the cement, the shrub at the base of the walkway pillar, and the black and grey scribbles in the foreground on the left…look like a man sitting with a fishing pole…or so my aunt tells me. (That’s called apophenia)
Drawing #24
Drawing #23
Red Square on UW campus. Perspective is really off…just keep moving. Nothing to see here.
Drawing #22
These were really fun to draw. A VW bug in the parking lot next to my building, from two different angles.
I actually liked these more before I inked them, when they were just pencil. Here I tried something new. I used these box grids to help me visualize how the cars would fit in there. It helped with getting the perspective (almost) right.
Thanks for all your support! Its been a fun project. I’ll try again in October.
Inktober Part Three
I’ve fallen behind…got too wrapped up in college papers to take ink to page recently. So even though they don’t match up with the days completely, here is the next seven drawings
Drawing #21
Lights. The five smaller bulbs in the background are actually supposed to be the reflection in the dark window. I’m not sure if you can tell that or not.
Drawing #20
As far as I can remember, this is the third self portrait I’ve ever done. The one before this was from my sophomore year in high school. It was the first image posted on this blog. You can look back to the very first post to see it here, if you like: Test Post
The first was one I drew in second grade art class. I imagine my mom might still have it somewhere.
I made sure to take process photos. I love to see the process. See them below.
Drawing #19
This is the third drawing of Inktober so far with at the Suzallo Library. This is my first drawing using a shading marker. This month, with all the time I’ve spent drawing, I really think I’ve broken through to a new level of understanding the things I see and how to draw them. The perspective on the stair rail and the lights was tough, but I could not have drawn this a few months ago. Its one of the best in the series, I feel.
Drawing #18
What does it say about you if a pretty girl stands next to you in the library, and you’re more interested in the way her leather boots fold, than her?…Anyway, I felt a bit creepy surreptitiosly taking a picture of her boots, but I had fun drawing them. I left room on this page in my sketchbook to do several more. I plan to draw the same boots but in several different mediums. Look for it in a future post.
Drawing #17
A plant outside Suzallo Library in Red Square on my campus. I love the way it turned out. If you remember my October 6th drawing, this plant is right behind the penciled in lamp in the distance, on the other side of the stairs.
Drawing #16
This was a fun one; I met up with my friend Darren whom I met a year ago on my first trip to Seattle. We met up for coffee and went down town to do some sketching. We might even collaborate on some projects in the future.
Drawing #15
There was a seagull who sat next to me while I was eating my lunch in Red Square. Here he is twice.
Like I said, I’ve fallen behind, but I’ll post the last series when I’ve finished them. There will be 31 drawings for 31 days of Inktober.
Thanks for looking!
Inktober Week Two
This week I definitely had less time to devote to drawing. I still did some good ones, it was just harder to fit it in. Hope you enjoy them!
October 14th
This is definitely my least favorite drawing from my Inktober project so far. I was tired and it was late so I opted to draw another mandala. Im just not super happy with the way it turned out, but that’s all right. Not every drawing is a masterpiece, as they say.
October 13th
Scissors. ‘nough said.
October 12th
“Piper”
Ive only been living away from home for about a month at this point, and one of the many things I miss most is my dog, Piper. So I channeled that into a drawing of her.
Drawing based on this photograph by my mom.
October 11th
I only had about 45 minutes this day to draw. But it was a beautiful day, one of the last this year here in Seattle, so I decided to spend it on a campus bench drawing this building. It turned out well.
October 10th
Drawing on campus this day at the Odegaard Undergraduate Library.
This drawing is very important to me because I think it is the first example when I’ve even tried to include the people in the scene in the drawing. Usually they move around to fast and my pen, which moves much slower only captures the non moving objects…I like to think of it like an old photograph from the 1800s, when it would take several hours to expose and the streets would appear empty. But this time I was able to capture most of them, and even some of the faster moving ones who were walking around or on the staircases.
October 9th
“Ferrous”
Based on this photograph of this lamp that my Uncle Alan made and gave me. He calls it Ferrous.
October 8th
Just a mandala…always fun and relaxing to draw.
Thanks for reading! Week three coming soon.
Inktober Week One
I’m doing a drawing challenge this month: “Inktober” the challenge is to do a new drawing in ink every day of October. At the end of each week I’ll post the new drawings from that week. Here’s week one
October 7th
A drawing of Audrey Hepburn and her pet deer Pippin
Based on this photograph.
A lot of people don’t know that I’m a big fan of Audrey Hepburn. This drawing didn’t turn out the way I wanted, so I’m going to try it again next week, but I wanted to mix it up and draw something other than buildings for a change. I rarely draw people because I’m not very good at it.
October 6th
A lamp at Suzallo Library.
October 5th
Some hand studdies. Used reference photographs from the internet.
October 4th
I also added watercolor embelishments to this drawing afterwards.
October 3rd
The University of Washington Fountain (it has another name, but I can’t remember it).
In-progress shot.
October 2nd.
October 1st
Gas works park in Seattle.
I later added some watercolor Embelishments.
Thanks for reading, check back next week for Week Two.
Austin Overmoe 