Finally got chance to add some colour to this ink sketch of my boots on a walk around Edinburgh.
I had posted the photo a couple of weeks ago as I just loved the autumn colours and perspective from my morning wintry walk. I also posted the sketch below as I added the ink, taking my time to add plenty of detail with cross hatching.
The more I looked at the photo the more colours I saw, like the blue in the boots reflected form the stormy skies above.
Now with colour I thought this would look great as a print, and as I sketched it in my A5 pad then it will easily blow up to fill an A3 sheet. I am going to print a couple and see how they look, if you would like a signed version then follow the link below to my etsy page.
Here is a commission I delivered today, a pair of walking boots that have travelled the world climbing mountains and crossing rivers with their owner.
I love how objects such as these can remind you of past adventures, and people grow emotional attachments to them after being through so much together.
This sketch shows the winkles and the knocks these boots have grown/taken over the years and it will be a great souvenir to keep on the wall long after boots have been replaced.
If you would like to commission a sketch of an object that means a lot to you then email me at contact@www.edinburghsketcher.com to discuss more.
Today I started a new commission, a pair of old walking boots. I love the detail in an old pair of shoes. I think my sketching really brings out the many wrinkles in a pair of well used foot wear, you can tell they have been on a few good adventures.
I have sketched trainers before, here is an early EdinburghSketcher lunchtime sketch. I remember I was in the Parliament gardens on a summers day and took off my shoes to draw… https://edinburghsketcher.com/2011/09/30/comfy-footwear/
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Here is a commission I delivered today, a pair of walking boots that have travelled the world climbing mountains and crossing rivers with their owner. 