Drawing: Seahorse Bookmark

[elliejane]

So, I have recently been doing some more drawing and a friend of mine said 'seahorses are popular', and thus I should draw one, lol! And so, as a bit of a challenge, I did. I then had the idea to try and make it into a bookmark type affair. This is the result.

The original drawing was scanned in to the pc, then printed out onto heavyweight paper, and laminated with 250micron matt laminate. Then, I hand cut the laminate around the image, and threaded some ribbon and beads through a punched hole at the top. The result is a bookmark which is approx. 12 or 13 cms in length. The laminate means you don't have to worry about getting sticky fingers on it (I read and eat chocolate at the same time, which can get sliiiiightly messy) as it's wipe-cleanable

I'm not sure the drawing comes across here terribly well (keep clicking through till you get to a slightly bigger version), but you can see the basic look of it, I think. It's done with Faber Castell pencils, and I *think* the actual drawing looks prettyish in real life.

I want to try making a couple of other designs, as well. At the moment, I'm thinking cupcakes, lol. And of course, now I'm hungry.

Comments

[jazzymegster.livejournal.com]

That is beautiful, Ellie! I am always in awe of your use of coloured pencils, because I can't make them do anything.

I think cupcakes would be awesome! (Although awesome seahorse is awesome, too).

[elliejane.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Heh, I'm always a little astonished that I can make them do stuff! Sometimes, I just have no idea how it happens, lol, and have a crisis of confidence.

In fact, I was drawing a zebra the other day, and after two goes couldn't get its legs right and was getting all flail-y and was all, "I can't draaaawwww." I had to calm down and just try and let it sort of floooow and pray it would work. And it worked, one zebra, all zebra-y looking! So, yes, I've gone so far as to put it down to heavenly assistance (aside to Supernatural viewers: maybe Castiel is helping me draw!).

Yes, I'm halfway through the second cupcake, now. They are improbably stacked on top of one another, in a way which I hope will come across as quirky! I'll post a pic when it's done (if it works ;).

(I sort of want a t shirt that says "Awesome seahorse is awesome", hee.)

[jazzymegster.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! And that happens to all artists, I promise. Also you should be dead proud of yourself, because horses and horse-shaped animals are difficult to draw (primarily because of the legs, I reckon).

I think it helps to not think about what you're doing too much, because you can get really bogged down and it doesn't help - I find I do my best stuff when I'm kind of zoned out and not really thinking about what I'm doing, if that makes sense?

I can't wait to see them!

(That would be a cool t-shirt, hee).