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.
Monday, February 16, 2015 at 8:37AM | Email Article | tagged foundobject art, snow, sugar, watercolor | Comments Off | Permalink | Share Article 
