Outdoor Sketches

EH Sherman - sketching in the woods

The weather shifted a bit this week, trading the frigid wind for hints for sunshine.

In celebration of not having to wear 16 layers to go outside I thought I would take a little sketchbook, a stick of water-soluble graphite and the pup, and head out into nature.

EH Sherman Contouring drawing outside

As we were walking in the woods I kept an eye out for interesting forms and textures. Having the dog with me requires I make these sketches quickly, so I worked with mostly blind/semi-blind contours.

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I’ll take these back into the studio and add water and color next. Follow me over on instagram to see the final product!

Materials Used:

Shizen Design watercolor sketchbook

Lyra Water-soluble graphite

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