#virtualsketching

Hanoi Old Quarters virtual travel -- also going through the process of mark making to see how far I can make the lines and textures work for me.

Yes, Bali, the place I want to be; to bask myself in sunlight and her lush foliage and immerse in her rich culture of dance and architecture.

A street in London circa 1950s. Based on a photo I found, photographer unknown unfortunately. Virtual sketching in UK... Congrats Britain, first vaccines being applied there, it's not easy to be the first but it will certainly motivate the rest of the world. #uk #greatbritain #London #retrosketch #sketch #virtualworldtour #virtualsketching #illustration #vaccine #art #illustartion #penandinkdrawing #sketchbook https://www.instagram.com/p/CIjhhq9D1rw/?igshid=1d8bud9sn2sz8

The virtual sketching community has grown a lot bigger just this year and the last because of the pandemic lockdown. Many sketchers around the world have been relying on Google Streetview to sketch different part of their own hometown or some part in some remote area. I have been doing this even before the pandemic just so I could explore more places.  This piece was one done to warm up for the day and also I was just relaxing to music and reflecting. A Pilot marker was used for the lines. I held the pen further away from the pen tip so I have less control over the lines draw, resulting in some quivering lines to add interest. A quivering line is still a line and a straight line is not governed by how perfect it is. As long as there is a obvious starting and ending point in a certain angle, it is a straight line. Tones were added with watercolour. I have to leave enough white to suggest a sun lit location. The darks (shadows) were added with a Pentel brush pen - no going over the same area more than once - was the principle I held on while filling in the darks. Anyway don’t mind the crayon marks on the sky. 

Using a pencil brush tool in Clipstudio Paint emulating the effects of drawing with a pencil. Location- Hanoi Old Quarters.

Experimenting with sketching digitally.

Sketch based on a photo in Osaka by @yuji87 . Another virtual sketch rawl, although I had company on this one... My favorite sketcher of aliens helped me pick the blacks for this one. #osaka #jpan #virtualsketching #usk #sketchbook https://www.instagram.com/p/CGlnKCdD3Ia/?igshid=83x2gxcpqa2h

Virtual sketching at Shibuya, Tokyo.