I spent the afternoon drawing and doodling and I ended up with this sketch. It's fairly straight forward and simple, but I really liked the drawing in the corner. It seemed very Norman Rockwell, middle America to me. I tried to make the side view the same character, but I don't think I was as successful.
Shading the characters with white can be a good technique - I have been experimenting with it for a few sketches now. It's bringing out the areas that the light is hitting. For some reason, I didn't shade in the darks on this drawing. I think I was afraid that I would overwork the sketch.
I have also been working at my cross hatching. Looking again, I probably went too far with the lighting - it's a bit overpowering on these simple sketches and I definitely went too far on the last post! Less is more. I have to learn when to stop.
Is it me, or is it harder to stop sketching when you are doing it digitally? I feel like the eraser is so complete and you never damage the paper or are left with faint pencil lines. When I start a sketch on actual paper, I work faster and get through more sketches and more pages. I am more willing to accept the imperfections of my line because I am more willing to accept the low shelf-life of the drawing.
Enough of my rant. Here's the sketch. Comments are always welcome.
