Heat transfer

Working on a floral study of a hydrangea I made a tonal watercolour of the flower, then creating an outline in transfer inks I laid them on top of eachother and put them in the heat press to create this effect. I really like it.

Using Promarkers

I have used promarkers to create this design. I love the naivety that the pens create as the ink spreads out, the bright colours also look great. some areas of this design could be picked out in the future as development to create a pattern. 

Drawing from my photographs

Drawing a doorway i spotted in Tynemouth, I've used watercolour paints and fine liner pen to create this study. I love the colours and the different layers of wash I have used. This is definitely something i would like to develop

Beach hut designs

I've been focusing on beach huts whilst designing, using promarkers to create stripes on the huts and outlining with fineliner, I love these small studies I have created. Inspired by the beach huts I also made a small embroidery, which I really do love, although it took me so long to make.

"Scribble designs"

So to loosen up with my drawings I tried some scribble type drawings with a biro pen. I drew from some of my own photography, focusing on doorways using marking making and some continuous line with the biro. It was nice to use this way of drawing rather than having to perfect shading and tone, I could use a view finder later to draw from some areas, or even to create texture with other methods.

Stick and Ink

This is another technique I have used to loosen up my drawing. replicating a line drawing I've already done, i used a stick with some ink to draw this design out. It has a really rough and loose texture which I quite like. there are some darker areas as you can't really control the line thickness easily.

Line drawings

From some of my Photography I have drawn some areas using a fine liner. I really like the ornate window I have drawn, I'd like to develop this further. Line drawings can be so relaxing as you aren't pressured to get tonal areas accurate.