February, 2019 | A RURAL GEEK

Printing passion

Posted on February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 by Mike Hendley

I was so happy to receive these prints today. The dog and the butterfly are from my original graphite drawings. They were scanned, touched up and printed on a special textured paper with archival ink providing true high quality prints. I am most excited to see the owl print. This only existed in digital format as I had drawn it using Procreate on the iPad. It looks brilliant! I could have gone so much large than 9” by 12”. Thanks to Shoebox Studios in Ottawa.

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Quick draw eagle

Posted on February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 by Mike Hendley

So, here is a quick timelapse of the eagle. I started thinking I would go abstract with the Nikko Rull brush but then decided a sketch with the HB brush and then soft and medium airbrush with a bit of the long fur brush. Total was 6 layers with sketch on the bottom and the eye highlights on the top. I always separate the highlight and shadows as layers from the main content. 🎨 www.youtube.com/watch

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Thursday 28th of February 2019

Posted on February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 by Mike Hendley

I had an hour between meetings at a local college tonight so I did drew this eagle quickly in Procreate on the iPad. Very busy day/week. Drawing helps me refocus. 🎨

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Tuesday 26th of February 2019

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Mike Hendley

More work done on the chickadee. Roughing in the thin feather pattern while trying to expose wisps of white. 🎨

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Monday 25th of February 2019

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Mike Hendley

Starting a new graphite piece. Of course I need to do the eye first and then establish the darkest blacks first. This will be quite large when done and include some interesting bark 🎨

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Tuesday 19th of February 2019

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Mike Hendley

Schnauzer commission is complete! Thank you so much for following along and for all the kind comments and encouragement. I am inspired to do more work and share more of my process. Stay tuned! 🙂

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Sunday 17th of February 2019

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Mike Hendley

Most likely the last WIP I post. A few more hours left, but getting close now. Focus has been the collar but now I need to bring out more white fur 🎨

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Sunday 17th of February 2019

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Mike Hendley

More detail done on the mouth and was able to tackle the buckle. I also reworked his left side of the face. Going to do some live drawing tomorrow probably on YouTube. I will confirm a time once I get a sense of things. 🎨

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Friday 15th of February 2019

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Mike Hendley

A couple more hours on this graphite drawing today. Should be done by the end of the weekend. Loving graphite again. 🎨

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Friday 15th of February 2019

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Mike Hendley

I typically draw using mechanical pencils (when not on the iPad 😊 ) but I am trying these special lumograph pencils. They are designed to preserve the blacks while also allowing for layers. 🎨

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