In Retro Veritas

So I haven't kept up my other blog, In Retro Veritas (now deleted), in ages but recently I decided to work on something along the same lines - reminiscing about a childhood (and adulthood) of video games.

It's the cat's meow #82

Tiny Manu #58

so anyways...

I went to an Asian shop to buy some food and the shop assistant asked me if I needed help. I asked about something from the freezer (dim sum) and then worked out I didn't have the proper utensils at home to cook it. Feeling stupid, and not wanting to have wasted a pretty girl's time, I picked the most innocuous thing: some waffles with red bean paste. They were nice, but at £4 for what was basically scotch pancakes and jam, a tad pricey

People say good manners cost nothing, but they were wrong in this case.

It's the cat's meow #81

Life drawing #8

Didn't go to life drawing this week, because having got drenched once on the walk back from work, I decided a second soaking too was too much. Instead, this week, I've decided to highlight some of the rubbish I've come up with over the previous two months.

The research of Tom Purdoo #5

It's the cat's meow #80

Tiny Manu #57

Waxy Manu

Life Drawing #7

I sat next to a very stinky man this week, which is why one of them is only ten minutes - I had to get up and "find a more interesting angle". The woman in the chair took twenty, and I'm quite pleased with it. Then I struggled with the five minute poses for the rest of the evening. One day I'll have to post up the worst of my sketches.

It's the cat's meow #79

Tiny Manu #56

Life Drawing #6

Very hot in the hall this week, and certainly at first it had an effect on my drawing. For some reason I decided to skip shading entirely and just go with outlines. Then I saw that it was all out of proportion, but in a strangely pleasing way.