ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — josh
Josh Watching WALL E, A3 sketchbook, carbon pencil, 2009
A3 sketchpad carbon pencil josh sketches
I did this with my carbon pencil, which has some great qualities for achieving rich darks.
Josh in Sleep Mode XV, Oil base pencil(Sanguine), A4 sketchbook, 2009
josh sanguine oil base pencil sketches sleeping mode
This was done with an oil base sanguine pencil with a bit of sanguine dust at the end, in my A4 sketchbook.
Josh in Sleep mode XIV, A3 sketchbook, Sanguine/Sepia dust/Coloured pencil, 2009
A3 sketchpad colored pencils josh sketches sleeping mode
This afternoon while working on a commission that I was using sanguine and sepia dust, he fell asleep beside me. So I quickly took a break and tried to capture another sleep mode. I think I ended up pouring too much dust on the paper and it was hard to lift off.
Josh in Sleep Mode XIII, 11" x 8", Conte/coloured pencil on gessoed cardboard, 2009
coloured pencils conte gessoed cardboard josh sleeping mode
I caught him this afternoon after lunch, needed to be fast because I tried using a few different media.
Josh and his beach friends, 20" x 10", Mixed Media on gessoed mountboard, 2009
acrylic coloured biros coloured pencils different strokes from different folks josh mixed media tombow wash pens wax crayons
Here he lands on beachland a new experience for him and his toys...........what next? You decide......anything is possible in a kids world!
This was done in acrylic, coloured biros, wax crayons, coloured pencils and tom bow brush pen wash...