As soon as I declare that I will do something, I nearly always do the opposite. So when I said I didn't have the staying power to do more of these TV sketches, naturally I wanted to keep on going! Above, is comedian Harry Hill. It's probably not cool to admit to watching his shows (or maybe it's very cool, you can never tell!) but Harry Hill's TV Burp is just hilarious. He's one of those comedians who only has to look straight to camera to crack me up. I liked how this sketch took on a cartoon-like quality when I added the lines on his forehead.
Nothing so funny about the quiz Mastermind - the top contestant had a strange, sad, beaten down look about him and the one below looked like a man you wouldn't want to owe money!
More Sky News drawings. I'll try hiding these in the middle of the post and maybe no-one will notice how bad they are! I'm still trying - and failing - to capture Eamonn Holmes (top two sketches). As I looked for links for my last post about him, I found it strange that every photo shows him smiling, none with this, his usual expression. Below him is one of the paper reviewers but I forgot to make a note of his name - for this drawing, that's not a bad thing!
Later in the morning, after Eamonn, Anna Botting (top right) usually takes over - at least I think so as I'm not normally watching the telly mid-morning! She is another face I find interesting for her strong jawline. Michael Wilson, left, is the business editor and no doubt has plenty to analyse at the moment. I find him interesting as he is so laid back in front of the camera. The presenter below was only on for a few seconds so I caught part of her face but as Sky News is on something like a 15 minute loop, I finished it the next time she was on. It happens quite often with these drawings, I don't capture these with a 15 second flourish, much as I'd love to be able to claim to! I was rather chuffed when someone from Sky News commented on the sketch I did of him over on my other blog. (OK I admit that's understatement!) Now there's pressure because now I'd love to be able to put some better ones on the blog but sketching fast is way out of my comfort zone and these are bloody hard work! So I'm just going to have to plug on, not worry too much about lovely lines, great likenesses etc., and hope for improvement over time. So, sadly, I won't be featuring on the 'breaking news' segment for a little while yet...!
5 comments:
Wow Felicity, I don't know how but these are even better. Your practicing in front of the TV (aka free models) is paying off.
Thanks Teri! I hope so, it can be surprisingly time consuming!
These are so fabulous! They look like much more than sketches with the features drawn so well. I'm so impressed you've done them without being able to pause the show as I was doing recently using my tivo to stop them from moving. That was all I was up to being able to do since I was sick but you've inspired me to try again without pausing. I suppose it's similar to drawing on the train except they can't see you drawing. But then one of your subjects found your drawings. Yikes! How intimidating. Did they Google themselves and find the drawing that way I wonder?
Thanks Jana - yikes, I do use a variety of means to do these so I don't want to mislead. I draw from Sky News as I'm familiar with the faces, the expressions and poses and also it's on a 15 minute loop so I can catch things I've missed first time. I think of these are quick sketches with training wheels! ;) I haven't gone into detail as so many seem quick to accuse artists of cheating if they have any sort of help, but these are about getting the main details down in the shortest possible time, finding out my limitations and seeing how much information I'm able to retain in how short a time. The aim is eventually to have some tools that I can use when drawing in public. Certain features seems to have similarities like the necks of men in suits, the angle of the shoulders, the lighting under the eyebrows and noses etc. Even though I can pause, I either use it for a few seconds to get the important things down (I had to this with the GP faces), or I use it afterwards to assess how much info I've picked up and where I need to focus. It's a tool, not a crutch otherwise I'm fooling myself and I'm not furthering my aim. I do have loads of pages of squiggles that haven't worked or I have barely had time to capture but as I'm a really slow sketcher I'm loving these change of pace. I hope that all makes sense! Oh, I also only sketch people who are presenting or who are interviewed, i.e, seated for a decent length of time!
I think Tim Marshall must have had his name on Google Alerts.
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