Monday, December 1, 2008

Illustration - a challenge


I have some poems I have written that I would like to illustrate. However, the process of illustration - producing an entirely original image - is a great challenge for me. Particularly when I feel my basic skills need so much work. Nonetheless I've decided to start working towards that goal and making potentially relevant sketches from life or images, composites, collages and anything else that may help the process become easier for me. There is no time frame - it is all just for fun which takes the pressure off. This is my first little brainstorming sketch for a poem titled 'The Red Room'. The patterned background is a photocopy. All else is ink / watercolour.

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