Day two of The 100 Day Project for 2021.
Today's photo isn't exactly the angle I was looking at in real life, I'm not sure why! I took a few and didn't feel they looked exactly like what I was looking at!
The perspective is off in my sketch even then. Even I can see that!
I'm using a pencil from London Zoo (Zoological Society of London - ZSL) which doesn't seem particularly good for this purpose, tbh. I can't clearly describe it, but it's a bit 'waxy' in that it doesn't transfer properly to the paper. Is that a thing, illustrator friends?
I have a 6B pencil (I can't recall why!) which I used for some of the shading - especially in the wording - as I became impatient with the too-light ZSL pencil.
I need to learn more about shading techniques as my attempts are more akin to a child with a colouring book simply focussed on filling the space within the lines.
I will have to hunt around more, but it would appear I don't have a pencil sharpener! So I'll have to get one. The 6B pencil is in dire need of sharpening but worked fine for my purposes today. (Yes, I know I can use a knife, but I think I can stretch to the expense of a pencil sharpener to save my fingers - I'm dangerously clumsy!)