Category Archives: Body Language

More Waiting

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I got to looking at the sketch I posted yesterday. I used several thumbnail sketches to compose the final sketch and somehow in the process I developed two different perspectives in the same sketch. I was sitting in a chair … Continue reading →

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Waiting

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

My focus this week is planning before starting major sketches. I am using thumbnail sketches as a planning tool and it is having a big impact on my work. Thumbnails provide such an explicit and speedy way to gauge the choices I need to … Continue reading →

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A Little Talk

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

The other day while at the park I did several thumbnail sketches at a park. My overall goal is to use image to tell a story and I really liked the interaction between these two women, talking intently while calling … Continue reading →

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The Slide # 2

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

My goal this week is to plan my composition using thumbnail sketches. Wednesday we were traveling and although I sketched at lunchtime, I did not do thumbnails. Later after we set up our camp and ate dinner, I returned to the ‘Slide’ … Continue reading →

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The Slide

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

This morning I sat and did thumbnail sketches of children and their families on a playground. Capturing the differences between child and adult in a small thumbnail took significant effort and made me glad I was sketching in pencil. I … Continue reading →

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Midsummer’s Night Dream #2

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I got up and began to redo the sketch I did yesterday. I did several pencil thumbnail sketches where I experimented with the placement of figures on the page, the placement of audience on two or three sides, the … Continue reading →

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Midsummer’s Night Dream

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Today I had a great opportunity to use color values to add depth to a sketch. We attended an outdoor performance of A Midsummer’s Night Dream in the park. It was performed in the round so I was able to … Continue reading →

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