I am about to embarrass myself...

[olde_fashioned]

Here goes. :-\ I don't know how many/if any of you guys know I like to draw...but I thought I should publically humiliate myself by posting some of my dreadful scribblings here for the world to see. I regard these to be "not as bad as some" but not fantastic. ;-)

Mostly I draw women, (fully clothed!!) since I'm really more interested in drawing their clothes. ;-) A lot of what you're about to see was copied from paintings and/or fashion plates, and I do try to be as accurate (historical and otherwise) as possible.


after Lady Anne Killigrew, Mrs. Kirke, c. 1638, by Van Dyck



Just for fun I thought I'd show some of the original inspirations as well, but most of them are from books, so I didn't put all the page numbers and whatnot, and sadly I cannot remember off the top of my head who the rest are after. If further credit is desired, (I don't have my book with me!) then just ask and I'll get it for you. ;-)


original
after Clara Novello, c. 1833


Here are links to the rest:

Burgundian Lady-in-Waiting, 15th C.

Tudor lady, c.1545
(after the Katherine Parr/Jane Grey Dudley portrait)

Another Tudor lady
(can you tell I like this portrait? lol)

Queen Elizabeth I, c.1595

Empress Josephine Bonaparte
(from the "Coronation of Napoleon" painting by David)
detail of original

Japanese woman in Kimono


Black & White sketches:

Holbein woman #1
original

Thomas More's DIL, Anne Cresacre c. 1526-7, by Holbein
original


B&W of "Hester Smith" c.1769 by N. Dance
detail of above
original


B&W of Nelly O'Brien c. 1763, by Reynolds
original Nelly

This last one is a Regency dress that I designed myself. It was just one of those thing that just pops into your head, and want to jot down. I'm sure it's blue because I have a few yards of a blue velvet/velour fabric that I've never used, since I can't seem to make up my mind as to what I want to do with it! Part of me would love to make a Regency dress or a Medieval gown, but how practical is that! Anyway, the dress in the drawing is supposed to have a velvet bodice and possibly a velvet or silk skirt, with a sheer silk organza overlay that has little gold "somethings" all over it, (whether they be sequins or embroidery) and a gold trim at the edge.

Edited to add links to originals of Anne Cresacre, and the Reynolds. ;-)

Comments

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

*blushes* Thank you!! I tried harder on these than some others, and those ones aren't as good. (sometimes while watching a JA I'll try to sketch out the dresses -- I did a couple of Northanger Abbey but the faces aren't realistic -- I was much more concerned with the clothes!)

Yes I do recognize yours, and I think they're excellent!! Your style is much clearer and more defined than mine. My sketches tend to get "messy" and never look as neat as yours does. I've left off heads before too, or I'll just draw a dress without anyone in it. haha...