I mentioned yesterday in my very random post that I finished my most recent self-imposed sketchbook project. Here are the tastiest tidbits from said book (and yes, I am SUPER ANNOYING!!! and watermarked them). My theme was "First thing in the morning, last thing at night." The two daily drawings varied between primarily text and pure image, and I took some creative liberties with color, stretching the theme, etc.
I used a Micron 005 black pen and a Pilot Precise V5 Extra Fine black pen, in addition to pretty junky (but cheap) colored pencils. Oh, and I drew out everything in pencil before inking. That's something I generally don't do, because I get really impatient and just want to see the final product, which is a habit I'm trying to force myself out of. Also, I didn't draw ALL the daily drawings on the days I SHOULD have... life got in the way :)
Some of the other pages didn't turn out as well, which is why they're absent, but you gotta go through some bad parts to get good ones. And the above, I'm pretty pleased with! Some of the sayings I found elsewhere (mainly
pinterest.com, which has been my vice lately), but the "be here now" came out of my head when I was missing Andrew so terribly over the month we couldn't see each other (incompatible schedules). I don't know who penned the "Don't worry. Everything is going to be amazing," but I remind myself of that a few times a week and it's comforting. And, of course, Dr. Seuss is just wonderful. "Grain of Salt" was a particularly difficult day, mentally, for me; lots of frustration. The "AMPM" was an extra page at the back, and since my drawings were either in the AM or PM I just kinda scribbled that down. Oh, and I eat cereal with banana and drink tea every. single. morning. (And sometimes for dinner, too.)
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