Sketches done on the plane home from Annecy..
And even more swimming..
---jkl
Monday 18 July 2011
Last Batch of Annecy Sketches...
More swimming...
Sketches done on the plane home from Annecy..
And even more swimming..
---jkl
Sketches done on the plane home from Annecy..
And even more swimming..
---jkl
Thursday 7 July 2011
More Sketches from Annecy...
Whilst at Annecy, myself and my friends went to the comic/art book shop literally every day. It's a tiny little shop with some of the best comic books Ive ever seen! (Well, we were in France after all)..
Anyway, towards the end of the trip I decided that I was going to try and find a nice comic book that I could buy. I spotted a book called "Le Gout du Chlore" (by Bastien Vives) which (I think) roughly translates as "The Taste of Chlorine" (?)
Just the cover alone caught my attention, (I do not, under any circumstances, believe in the phrase "Don't judge a book by its cover" It's absolutely untrue) and after flicking through a few pages I knew that I just had to buy it! The whole book is just so beautifully done. The anatomy is amazing, Vives has this organic understanding of anatomy that looks effortless. I'm not brilliant at long explanations, but all in all, the book is just amazing. Really inspiring, lovely pacing on the story, easy to follow and read, beautiful and convincing little characters, gorgeously drawn and presented. Absolutely visually stunning.
Do check it out. I really recommend it to anyone who loves anatomy or swimming or just comics in general! It's a nice one to have on your shelf. I can see myself picking it up a good few times each year if I'm looking for a bit of inspiration.
Here is the Amazon UK link if anyone's interested: http://www.amazon.co.uk/go%C3%BBt-du-chlore-Bastien-Viv%C3%A8s/dp/2203012161/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310076783&sr=8-1
So, being inspired by this comic, I started to draw lots of swimming-related sketches!!
I'm actually now obsessing over the "swimming" theme. I absolutely adore it.
There's more to come soon...
---jkl
Anyway, towards the end of the trip I decided that I was going to try and find a nice comic book that I could buy. I spotted a book called "Le Gout du Chlore" (by Bastien Vives) which (I think) roughly translates as "The Taste of Chlorine" (?)
Just the cover alone caught my attention, (I do not, under any circumstances, believe in the phrase "Don't judge a book by its cover" It's absolutely untrue) and after flicking through a few pages I knew that I just had to buy it! The whole book is just so beautifully done. The anatomy is amazing, Vives has this organic understanding of anatomy that looks effortless. I'm not brilliant at long explanations, but all in all, the book is just amazing. Really inspiring, lovely pacing on the story, easy to follow and read, beautiful and convincing little characters, gorgeously drawn and presented. Absolutely visually stunning.
Do check it out. I really recommend it to anyone who loves anatomy or swimming or just comics in general! It's a nice one to have on your shelf. I can see myself picking it up a good few times each year if I'm looking for a bit of inspiration.
Here is the Amazon UK link if anyone's interested: http://www.amazon.co.uk/go%C3%BBt-du-chlore-Bastien-Viv%C3%A8s/dp/2203012161/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310076783&sr=8-1
So, being inspired by this comic, I started to draw lots of swimming-related sketches!!
I'm actually now obsessing over the "swimming" theme. I absolutely adore it.
There's more to come soon...
---jkl
Tuesday 5 July 2011
Some Annecy Sketches...
None actually of Annecy though...I do have some life drawing but have not scanned those drawings yet!
Here are some sketches from my sketchbook whilst at Annecy... Only a few for now. More to come soon..!
---jkl
Here are some sketches from my sketchbook whilst at Annecy... Only a few for now. More to come soon..!
---jkl
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