[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-dartmoor-pegasus-maysketchaday":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"I haven't been doing enough of my own non-work drawing lately, and when I don't, I find I feel rather low, and my work slows down. So last night I got out my pens and did another \u003Cb>Dartmoor Pegasus\u003C/b> drawing. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/dartmoor_peg_17may15_zpss46vvbyw-0e3bb4caa8.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nIt's part of a story that my \u003Ci>Cakes in Space\u003C/i> co-author \u003Ca href=\"http://philipreeve.blogspot.co.uk/\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a> and I made up as we went along, based on a little painting he once made on a piece of wood. (You can see \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/tag/dartmoor_pegasus\">earlier Dartmoor Pegasus drawings here\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/dpeg_bday_zpsewhln1fa-edc12468b7.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThe thing that got me going was when concept artist Ian McQue tweeted a picture with the \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/maysketchaday?src=hash\">#maysketchaday\u003C/a> hash tag. People are trying to post one sketch every day, but a lot of these people are \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_art\">concept artists\u003C/a> and a lot of what they call 'sketches' look like big, epic finished pieces to me. If I ever start thinking I've figured out this illustration thing, I just need to look over at concept artists' work and realise I still have a long way to go in upping my game. I love line, but I'm not so good at lighting effects and more subtle colours, and some of these guys are masters. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ianmcque\">Ian McQue\u003C/a> consistently posts amazing work; he's one of the best things happening on Twitter. Here's one, created in Photoshop, with a Blade Runner feel to it:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/ianmcque_zpsa28rxdni-7405011e41.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more under the cut!-->\\r\nAnd another based on his 'Mechadoodles', this one titled 'Flea':\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/ianmcque2_zpsmbgs0af7-ab49362915.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nMy other favourite person experimenting on Twitter is \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Jontofski\">Jonathan Edwards (@jontofski)\u003C/a>. Here's a watercolour painting of a street corner in Toronto that most people would probably pass without noticing. He's turned it into total magic:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/jontofski_toronto_zpsfecrfn5w-1e1b7de445.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThis #maysketchaday challenge has instroduced me to some more concept artists. Check out work by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ThomasScholes\">Thomas Scholes\u003C/a>: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/tscholes_zpsv12iamzr-480989ad51.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/tscholes3_zpstugb8ghr-414eaac088.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/tscholes2_zpsky2a6viy-4e9d3ddce1.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHere's one by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/abigbat\">Paul Scott Canavan (@abigbat)\u003C/a>:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/abigbat_zpsewvpxvlq-a8002a1ceb.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd another by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Pixeltuner\">Lennart Verhoeff (@Pixeltuner)\u003C/a>:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/pixeltuner_zpsgvyylcsz-103c153c34.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI'm going to try to post some more drawings for #maysketchaday. I'm not sure they'll be every day because I have a lot of events, but I'll do my best. Thanks for sharing your work, lovely concept artists. You're very inspiring!","2015-05-18T09:34:00.000Z","dartmoor-pegasus-maysketchaday",[],"dartmoor pegasus: #maysketchaday",1776628727642]