Sketching Flowers

Posted on October 17, 2015 | 30 Comments

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I started with a quick charcoal sketch in my sketchbook:

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Then a quick contour sketch in pen:

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Some blind contour sketches that look kind of strange:

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Colored my contour ink drawing with Neocolors:

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And softened them with water:

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Wishing you a sunny Saturday!

Happy Sketching!  💐

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30 responses to “Sketching Flowers”

  1. jessevanwagner | October 17, 2015 at 1:28 am | Reply

    Cool stuff today Jill!
    I love seeing other artist’s processes, it’s always enlightening and fun.
    I like how your finished product turned out.

    I also like the your blind contour, it’s very expressive and wild and free. I get a sensation of the passing of time when I look at it, which is kind of cool.

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  2. Jodi | October 17, 2015 at 3:42 am | Reply

    Beautiful Jill. Explain about blind contour drawing. I think I get it, but would love to hear. 🙂

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    • Jill Kuhn | October 17, 2015 at 8:34 am | Reply

      Hi Jodi! Blind contour is when you look totally at your subject and draw the outline of it without looking at your paper. First, you do a contour drawing where you sketch your subject slowly while looking at your paper. It helps train your eyes to SEE your subject and draw what you see instead of what you think you see. It is a fun exercise! I hope you give it a try! 😊🎨💐

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  3. Catherine Johnson | October 17, 2015 at 4:45 am | Reply

    These are great! I’m always scared a second sketch would miss something good from the first. I’ll have to try this.

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  4. Sharon Mann | October 17, 2015 at 5:52 am | Reply

    Hi Jill, what a beautiful process. Thanks for posting your sequence, it always fun to see what the creative mind is up to.

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  5. Teresa Robeson | October 17, 2015 at 6:44 am | Reply

    The blind contour drawing has so much energy! Love this beautiful series of drawing and paintings…perfect for my Saturday!

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  6. Sand Salt Moon | October 17, 2015 at 7:35 am | Reply

    So interesting to see the series. I enjoy learning about how you do things. Thanks for sharing all of these – wonderful!

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  7. Carmel Campbell | October 17, 2015 at 8:18 am | Reply

    Nice sequence! Blind contours are always fun to do.

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  8. Jill Holmes | October 17, 2015 at 1:25 pm | Reply

    Gorgeous! I can see you are really enjoying all the different drawing styles from your online class. 🙂 I love using the Neocolor II’s. You have such a great sense of proportion and color. Love your work!

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  9. kathydoremus | October 17, 2015 at 2:25 pm | Reply

    You really have a knack for flowers!

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  10. Minuscule Moments | October 17, 2015 at 3:10 pm | Reply

    Jill you are such a talented versatile creative soul.

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  11. Charlie O'Shields (doodlewash) | October 17, 2015 at 4:50 pm | Reply

    This is so wonderful Jill!! Thanks so much for showing your process. Your flowers are stunning! I love the end result!! ❤️😃😃🎨

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  12. jennifer barrile | October 17, 2015 at 5:52 pm | Reply

    Beautiful Jill! Thanks for sharing your process, it is always nice to see the creation process.

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  13. artandmoondreams | October 18, 2015 at 4:09 pm | Reply

    Beautiful painting. Thank you for sharing the process, it is always fun to see how others work and a great learning experience.

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  14. memadtwo | October 18, 2015 at 4:40 pm | Reply

    I really love blind contour…both doing and the results. I always like to see different approaches to the same subject, and do it sometimes myself. (K)

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