Doodlejedi - Drawings by Chris Hack

Snail!

Yet again I've given up on a Moleskine sketchbook! Lol! It's always the same. I start one all excited. And then I get bogged down in a drawing that I just can't seem to finish. And I think I could be spending this time doing a real drawing. So I give in. Thinking of all the real art I could get done.

Ahhh maybe it's for the best. I only have so much free time to do art each day. And I kinda think it's better spent than working for hours on a shiny sketchbook I don't have time for really.

So now I'm trying to get into a new routine! Which is a big issue for me. I struggle to get into a comfortable working routine where I can get a good amount of work done and still have some free time to have a life.

So this week I started a new way of thinking. I'm working on 2 drawings. And my plan is to get them done this week. Nice and simple. And a lot less pressure. I'm tired of trying to juggle 3 or 4 things. And often feel like I don't really make much progress. So here's to simple. And I tell ya. After 3 days it's going well. Really think I may hit my deadline!

And here's to a Snail drawing I did a few years back. I actually think it was the first piece I ever sold. And it started life in a Moley! That I abandoned! So that's full circle then.

Be back Friday with another portfolio piece.

I don't Know, I'm Making It Up As I Go...

I don't think I've ever found my style. A way of drawing. An end result that I'm completely comfortable with. Where I look at the finished piece and go, yeah I want more drawings like that. I get close now and then. But then I see a different way of doing things and I try that instead.

I'm saying this because this week was one of those weeks. I started the week drawing with 0.3 B technical pencil. Then the drawing changed as I tried my HB 0.3 technical pencil And suddenly I was so much happier with the line and the tone after finding B  a bit soft. Then mid week I discovered an amazing artist. Darren Beadman. He draws with 7B pencils. And I love the line and tone he gets. So I get some of those and continue on that same drawing with a 7B Staedtler graphite pencil. And it looks awesome. Less washed out and grey. More bold. I love it. And I'm loving the line of a normal pencil again. So now I'm drawing with a HB and a 7B Staedtler. And I'm considering moving my art from white illustration board to greytone paper so I can play with the whites as well!

And this is why I never settle. I'm always looking for that right way. That eureka moment when it all just clicks. Until then as Indiana Jones once said, I'm making it up as I go!

The Fastest Hunk Of Junk In The Galaxy...

Welcome to another week and a new drawing to kick things off. I'm having such a blast drawing in my Moleskine sketchbook. Just me and a pencil doodling away. Here's drawing number 3 from it. My all time favourite space ship ever. The Millenium Falcon from Star Wars. A ship I can't wait to see come back in Star Wars Episode 7. Even if it's door is breaking Harrison Ford's leg!

Think it might be a big week this week. As I think I'm going to be taking the plunge finally. And start selling my art on ebay! A lot of it is going to be drawings from my portfolio. Plus any new pieces I do. At least one new one a week. I think I'm going to be putting up a new drawing every day or so for a month. Give it a real go. And see if I can generate sales and interest in my stuff. So keep an eye out later in the week. Maybe the weekend. It's all going to kick off very soon!

Fortune And Glory Kid...

It's the start of another new week. And time for another new drawing. I'm having so much fun working in my Moleskine at the moment. It's mainly for an hour in the morning every day before I leave for my day job! And I'm really planning to stick with it this time. I have a long history of starting a sketchbook and then giving it up after a few pieces. But not this time. I will finally have a nice shiny Moleskine filled with my drawings! So here's number 2. Indiana Jones from Temple of Doom. Drawn with a HB technical pencil. And I'm already hard at work on my next drawing...

I Have A Very Specific Skillset...

A few years back I was obsessed with Moleskine sketchbooks. Started a whole bunch of them. Did a load of drawings on their distinctive cream paper. You might see a few in my classic posts soon!

One of the things I've always wanted is a Moleskine sketchbook filled with great drawings. Filled all the way to the end.

So I thought. With my new blog. What a great time to start a new one. And as I'm trying to be more organised with my time. I've decided to only work in it in the morning before I leave for my day job. Moleskine Mornings I'm calling it. And here's drawing number 1! Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow from The Avengers. And I think over the weeks and months I'd like to draw all the other Avengers too. Iron Man, Thor, Cap etc. This is HB pencil in the A5 (aprox) sketchbook! And I'm already hard at work on drawing number 2!