My tube of toothpaste caught my eye this morning as I was getting dressed.
I had several false starts with this one. First, the straight part of the tube was too long compared to the rolled part. Then the cap was entirely too small. Then the rolled part of the tube was ginormous in comparison to the straight part of the tube. Good thing I have an eraser!
Finally, I remembered the advice I keep giving myself… do a 30-second gesture drawing. That did the trick. In less than a minute, I had all my major proportional problems knocked out. Must remember that trick for next time.
Once I got over that initial hump, I had a lot of fun with this one and am pretty happy with the way it turned out. I kind of wish I’d done it on proper drawing paper instead of in my sketchbook.
Pencils in Strathmore sketchbook: 6H, 4H, HB, B, 4B. Lots of blending with a stump and chamois. 1.5 hours (kind of a long time to spend in the bathroom, huh?). That hard gray fade and hard edge on the right are scanner anomolies.
Hi, Jeff! Glad you’re back in the light & sharing with us! Your work is great! I’m glad you gave your gift back to yourself, & I appreciate you posting all sorts of different things…even if you think they stink! It really does help the rest of us show our stuff!
Warmest aloha,
CC
P.S. I’m a newbie at EDM, but haven’t posted alot yet!
Welcome to EDM! I really enjoyed seeing your drawings here.
Very nice! I like the subtle reflection too. Bravo!!!
I love this! The way you captured the reflection is so amazing!
Nifty. It is SO recognizeable even without any color cues. And I totally trust that your rendering is realistic. Isn’t it odd how a gesture sketch is sometimes more accurate than something slower and more labored?
Love it! As someone has said, ‘instantly recognizable.’
Great job! Isn’t it amazing how everyday things can have a wonderful artistic quality if we just take the time to see. Looks like it was a fun thing to try.
Good job. My husband is sitting beside me and he looked over and said “That’s a good one”. He rarely says that unless he means it. He doesn’t even know that you are looking for critiques.
You did do a good job.
Welcome to EDM
Jeff,
I think this is great. I’m having the midlife artistic awakening too! Your toothpaste tube is awesome. Today a bowl of garlic caught my eye and I will sketch that later!
Keep going,
Cynthia
Great job!