Rushed Feeling

'I felt rushed.'

Basically, it does what it says on the tin. I didn't start this one as early as yesterdays and I reckon it shows. I wanted to get it finished today with a blog post and now that it's done, I feel like I rushed it. I'm not happy with it and I definitely can do better. Although, I suppose the whole point of this sketchbook is to get over this way of thinking. I guess it's going to take me a while to get used to it. It's all meant to be practise and something I can show when I return to uni. Thankfully I still have a bit of time until then.

I know for sure that tomorrow there will be things I want to add to it, but I shall try my best to refrain from doing so. Maybe I'll distract myself by filling another page with another elephant skull, that is if I have some good time to myself again. We shall see how I feel. I wasn't going to do anything arty farty today, however I have been bribed with cuddles and it worked haha! The bottom photo is what I achieved before going to work. I tend to always start with a basic outline and then fill it in. I have managed to finish it after work and ta-daaa, I am now blogging to you about it. I've been a good girl for once, but I'm still not at an artist level yet. There is still much to learn.

Be Proud.

'Be Proud of Me.'

You'll be surprised to hear from me I expect. It has been a while since I have put my ability to be creative to good use. I started a new sketchbook last week, although all I achieved was a basic outline of an elephant skull (the bottom image). I was disappointed with myself. I had plenty of opportunities at the weekend to do more, however, that didn't happen. Since starting work, acting as a taxis for my brother and being woken up at silly o'clock in the morning, I'm a lot more tired than normal. I spent my weekend napping, eating and playing guitar hero with my boyfriend. Unproductive, I know, but I still enjoyed it.

Anyway, today has been different. I had most of the day to myself and I felt in the mood to do something arty, which is how the elephant skull illustration got finished. I like to watch t.v. or a film while I work, so it's gets done little by little and I don't end up fed up or bored.

I'm hoping I'll be able to fill up this recently started sketchbook with images of elephant skulls in diffferents styles and mediums from photos I took of one at Ipswich Museum. I think the thing I'm going to struggle most with is not caring whether I make a mistake and ruin it. I need to get the idea that it doesn't need to be perfect in my head. We'll see how it goes, like always.