Last weekend I attended another sketch-out with the Brisbane Urban Sketchers group.
This time, it was at Queens Park, Brisbane.
Rain had been forecast but we took the risk and it turned out to be a lovely day.
I set about sketching Queen Victoria using my new-to-me Pentel pocket brush pen.
A close up of the statue
My sketch without the sun glare
Medium - Pentel pocket brush pen, PITT grey pens, watercolours
Paper - Moleskine 5"x8" watercolour notebook
After finishing Queen Victoria, I did a quick pen sketch of one of the palm trees in the park.
which I later coloured at home using PITT pens - landscape colour range.
We were intrigued by this fabulous group who call themselves
They looked awesome!
We chatted with one of their members and he said to think of
H.G. Wells and Jules Verne when you think of Steampunk...
the days of steam-powered machinery.
the days of steam-powered machinery.
Below, I had a little play with sepia in my graphics program.
They were doing a photo shoot to advertise
All in all, it turned out to be a great day.
Terrific write up Serena.. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, J-j. :)
Deleteyour sketching is amazing, this was a wonderful place to visit, I have just recently heard of Steampunk and find it very interesting!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laurie. I had seen Steampunk art stuff before but had never seen people dressed up in Steampunk gear. They looked amazing and they take it very seriously too. :)
DeleteReally great job, Serena! You guys lucked out and had beautiful weather and even a like entertainment with the steampunkers--LOL! I'm so glad you hooked up with the urban sketchers. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, we did, Rita...I'm so glad I didn't let the threat of rain stop me. I love the Urban Sketch group....just wish I could make it to more outings. I seem to have either appointments or sickness cropping up a lot lately and it all seems to fall on my sketch-out days. Ah well, I will not give up. :)
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