Thursday, June 30, 2011


Two pages from my sketchbook. Sketchbook drawings seem to be more honest and less contrived than some other work. I like that.

8 comments:

Kendra Melton said...

Gorgeous especially love the landscapes

Mike Nassar said...
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Mike Nassar said...

these landscapes and caricatures are great, man. what's the red wash? just an ink bleed or you applying watercolor separate.

Paul Shardlow said...

Thanks, Mike. The colour is more brown than red. I mix it myself. For the landscapes I used a Namiki Falcon SF fountain pen for the line work and two of those squeezey bodied Japanese brush pens, made by Kuretake Co., that you can fill with your own ink. One is about the equivalent size of a number 5 brush, filled with the same ink as the pen, and the other is a three eighths or half inch flat, filled with a half tone of the same ink. For the heads I just use the Namiki and a little plain water to get a bleed. However, I have been known to tinker with the drawings in the studio when I get back home.

Anonymous said...

Hi Paul! Doubt you remember me, we met at the Kings Mountain Art Fair today, I was lugging a 200 pound baby on my back. I had no idea you had worked at DWA! I'm at PDI, working on a Madagascar film. Loved your paintings!

-Brian
bnewlin@sonic.net

Marcelo Vignali said...

It's nice to see you're still at it. I just love your sketches.

Peter Oedekoven said...

Great scetches ..and your women are great too!

C.Deboda said...

Love your sketchbook pages!