Found Object Doodle: Sugar Jump

How I created the image above:

- Did a quickie sketch in my paper sketchpad to get the basic gesture. 

- Used my Artograph Lightbox (a Christmas gift from Jeff!) to draw the figure on Strathmore Watercolor Coldpress (300 series) using a Pentel Pocket Pen Brush. I guess I could have drawn the figure directly on the paper, but I find I waste less watercolor paper if I do at least a basic gesture/shape drawing as a guide:

- Added watercolor. I was too lazy to stretch the paper and just glopped on color, so the paper ended up a bit buckled. 

- Too lazy to flatten the buckled paper, just poured the sugar on top. Because the paper was buckled, the sugar all puddled into the valleys so I had to spread it out a bit with my fingers. Next time I'll be less lazy and take the time to either stretch the paper or flatten the paper before adding my found objects.

- Here's my photo setup:

It was the first time trying out a nice Canon 17-40mm lens that my friend Ray was kind enough to lend me.

The tripod is a Manfrotto Horizontal Tripod I got specifically for photographing my found object and other physical art. 

And of course there's the SUGAR:

I still do a lot of much more casual found object art using index cards and my iPhone camera but I'm also trying to get used to an upgraded process so I can start using my found objects in potential future book projects.

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I love creating found object doodles and post them on Instagram, "Found Object Art" gallery on Flickr, Pinterest, Tumblr  and in my Found Object Art portfolio.