ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — sketches

Two drawings of Josh

June 18, 2007 • drawing • graphite • josh • sketches

These are two drawings I did of my boy Josh, in Graphite on a very weak Cartridge paper, He had just started crawling and I wanted to catch those akward movements he was used too and sometimes stopping and giving up. It was kind of experimental.

I used the graphite in a watercolour way, by grinding the stick to powder and using a brush to paint from pictures I took of him.

One of the drawings was...

Sketch of my friend "SCOUSE"

June 15, 2007 • A4 daler-rowney sketch pad • artficial light source • HB graphite pencil • light and shade • putty rubber • radial easel • scouse • sketches

This drawing of "Scouse" was done yesterday evening at work, he had been on my neck to sketch him for a while and this was the evening it had to be done.

I used a page from my A4 daler-Rowney sketch pad, HB Graphite pencil, Tissue, Putty rubber, Artificial light source, Radial Easel.

It took me approx 1 hour 30mins to complete and he was a very composed model, except for his occasional drifting...

MONTH of MAY: Sketches from the TRAIN/TUBE II

May 23, 2007 • sketches • train • tube • underground.

One thing I have noticed within the month of May is that my sketches are becoming more fluid with fewer lines to depict the structure and the brush pen for simpler basic tones. Need more, my output is a bit low though. I am beginning to select my audience this time around and not just sketching everyone noticable as I used to, a year ago.

Sketches on the TRAIN/TUBE

May 18, 2007 • london • poeple • sketches • train • tube • visual journal

These are just some of the sketches I make everyday on way to and from work, I started in 2005 and I seem to have become a bit addicted now. I always position myself in a place where I can get a good view and not become a nuance to the person I am sketching.

Sometimes people still see me, have a look at it and have requested for it. When I like it so much I tell them that I can't tear it out for...