Category Archives: toys

Toys again

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Ed Mostly

Toys and models are ever-reliable subjects for a quick drawing. You can arrange them how you like, getting a range of angles rarely available in the real world. They’ve also removed any unnecessary details, doing most of the simplification needed for a sketch! Lexington … Continue reading →

Posted in airplane, animals, bikes, coloured paper, inks, line drawing, objects, toys | Tagged Chemical Brothers, fountain pen sketches, sketch of motorbike, sketch of toy puma, sketches of model plane, sketches of toys | 2 Comments

Yet more toys

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Ed Mostly

It’s cold and dark outside, but there are always toys to draw…. Here’s Henry (a mild mannered janitor), some Airfix 1:72 scale knights, a Playmobil vulture, a shire-horse, a grass-hopper, and The Thing from the Fantastic Four. Pencil, Lexington grey in fountain pen and water-brush, … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, collections, coloured ink, figures, insects, line drawing, monochrome, objects, toys | Tagged drawing toys, fountain pen sketches, grasshopper, Hong Kong Fooey, knights fighting, shire horse, sketches of small figures, The Thing, vulture | 3 Comments

toys R me

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Here are four Britain’s cowboy figures, three views of a horse, and various robots enjoying some ‘circle time’. Toy figures are great sketching subjects; they’ve already been simplified as part of their miniaturisation, helping you see the key shapes and structures, … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, collections, coloured paper, line drawing, monochrome, objects, technique, toys | Tagged Bad Blue Heron, Britains cowboys, brown ink sketch, drawing horses, drawing toys, fountain pen sketches, Noodlers Brown 41, sketches of robots, sketching model horse, The Flaming Lips, waterproof ink for sketching | 6 Comments

One lump or two?

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Pencil, fountain pen and water-brush with Lexington grey, wine stain, A6 – 20 minutes Water-brush with Lexington grey, A5 – 10 minutes A new favourite toy model animal, the familiar but strange Dromedary (the one-humped camel of Africa, Arabia etc). It has the strong curves … Continue reading →

Posted in animal, brush pen, hatching, inks, monochrome, toys | Tagged Bactrian camel, camels, contre jour, cross-hatching, dromedary, shadows, Super Furry Animals, toy model animal | 1 Comment

4 cars, 2 lorries, 2 vans, a bus and a jeep

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Ed Mostly

After a Christmas hiatus on the blog here are some old toys, mostly Matchbox and Whizzwheels, chipped and worn after years of play in the 70’s. Drawing these was good practise for full-size vehicles around town, especially getting those tricky wheel ellipses … Continue reading →

Posted in collections, objects, toys, vehicles | Tagged drawing ellipses, Gorillaz, jeep, London bus, lorries, Matchbox, vans, Whizzwheels | Leave a comment

A toad, a giraffe, two elephants and a Gorgonite

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Toy figures are well-behaved models, holding their poses indefinitely. They also give the opportunity to sketch rarely seen creatures, and from unusual angles. Broad dip pen with Carbon black ink, water brush with dilute Carbon black ink, A5 White Uni … Continue reading →