Manly Village Cafe.
There I was, sitting under the wooden portico in this cafe, checking out the ambiance, the coffee, the menu and so on. I had my sketching kit with me so decided to do a quick sketch.
You’d think I’d be better at this, but I used a way too thin pen to start and wasn’t happy! For a moment I thought I heard myself say ‘ I think I’ll tear it out’
What was I thinking! I preach the mantra about NEVER tearing out a sketch you think isn’t working. How are going to learn anything if you only keep the ‘good’ ones? So I asked myself how I could fix it. And the answer was the brush pen in the bottom of my bag.
YES. A good solution. I was on a bit of a caffein high so lines were going everywhere. I tossed in a few chinagraph lines and swung in with the paint. Woohoo, think it might be saved.
I left the lady sitting on the courtyard steps across the plaza, in the finer pen so that your eye is lead through the doorway to the outside.
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You greatly fixed it… I am sure it was good before..don’t ever tear.. There is always something you can change add and it become perfect!
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Love it Erin! It was great to be able to catch up with you and your sketchers in Manly – look forward to our next rendezvous – wherever that may be! Jx
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Nice sketch. I agree with you. It’s your sketchbook. You don’t have to show it to anyone but never tear them out.
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I have a thing about rubbing out, tearing out and even turning the page on a sketch people don’t think is working. There is always a way to save the day! You learn so much that way.
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