Draw your mug or cup

I didn't like this one at first, but now it's scanned and on the screen I'm coming round to it. I expected a mug to be an easy thing to draw but it wasn't easy at all.

I love these mugs - I bought them from Whittard of Chelsea some 12 years ago and I still love their cheery colourfulness and the lovely hand-painted feel about them.

Purses, Wallets or Bags

Here's yesterday's drawing - my Paul Frank purse. It's not used often but my every day wallet is black and boring. Maybe that would have made better drawing practice - more of a challenge - but this was more fun!

I'm finding these Derwent Inktense pencils strange to work with. It's difficult to mix colours due to the waxy texture before applying water. I'll stick with them though, since they cost a fair penny and I probably haven't given them a chance yet. I'm quite pleased with the results but I'm not sure I'm getting the best out of them yet, so any pointers towards watercolour pencil techniques would be gratefully received!

Draw a desk lamp or other lamp

Thank you all so much for the lovely comments and encouragement on yesterday's post. It's really motivational to get so much feedback and I'm really enjoying it so far.

I'll probably stick to the daily challenges for a while and keep doing them in turn. This way I avoid wondering what to draw today and it'll remove the window for procrastination through wondering which one to do next!

Anyway, here's a picture of my lava lamp. I've had it a long time and it really needs another replacement tube since the colours are fading again -- but this is how it should look!

1. Draw a shoe

I'm having another stab at EDM. Hopefully I'll last more than the one or two days I managed last time.

I have new paints and pencils to encourage me this time, and some not-too-expensive paper so that I won't be worried about messing up.

Wish me luck!

This is with Derwent Inktense pencils. The shoes aren't really as yellow as this - more a kind of grey-beige - but I'm not sure how to colour mix with watercolour pencils yet.