Poor blog’s been neglected for too long, thanks to Microsoft’s inaccurate Windows 7 Compatibility website, which listed my old scanner as compatible with Win7, when it was absolutely not. Would have been nice if they’d actually TESTED hardware before publishing screwed up info.

Anyway, this is an older watercolor of Tony Shalhoub. I tore it up one day; don’t remember why. Eventually, I taped it back together. I’d spent too much time and pigment on it to just toss it away like confetti. Now that I’ve got a new scanner I’ve got to start scanning stuff again.

I have no idea what the CB stands for. This camera is also designated DZO-58N, 5800N and the Exif data on pictures taken with this camera shows 8800N. I bought this one last year around this time at Target at a deeeeeep discount. The very next week it was right back up to its regular price (too high, IMHO).

Kids’ proportions are not the same as teens’ & adults’. I’m never quite sure if I’ve gotten it right.

Same guy from the upside-down drawing. Compare and contrast with the earlier sketch, flipped right side up:

Yup, my hand was sore after this one. If she was all black, my hand might have ended up permanently fused to the pen.

Doesn’t he look smug?

Drawing your subject upside-down is supposed to help you focus on the shapes & shadows & whatnot rather than what you’re actually trying to draw. It’s a technique sometimes suggested when you’re having trouble with a particular subject. Didn’t work here.

Victorinox Tinker with small carabiner & top right front corner of Roland Micro Cube (the red one).

Pentel Color Brush. The idea is the same as the Aquash, but it comes filled with ink. Comes in different colors. I’ve only got black.

This one’s a bit off.  This is one to learn from. Proportions aren’t quite right.