Day thirty of The 100 Day Project for 2021.

Today was fine, but I just feel a tired ache in my flesh and bones, all through my body.

I'm not getting sick. I think I'm possibly just trying to do too much, and my body is trying to tell me to chill the fuck out a little.

Today's sketch was brought to you by the alphanumeric 4H and the letters HB. I did the initial sketch in 4H again. I shaded the darker green areas with the HB. Then I went over the other outlines a little heavier with the 4H.

It just occurred to me that I only used the eraser once, maybe twice, on small spots. And even then, only to fix my slight overshooting of lines where leaves and flowers overlapped each other. Not because I felt I went glaringly off-course, as I was regularly doing at the beginning of the project.

Once again some imperfections but, without the source image, you'd likely not know. Though, without the source image, you'd probably not know what this was anyway! I know I wouldn't!

Day twenty-six of The 100 Day Project for 2021.

I snuck this little guy in with about twenty minutes left in the day so posting it late.

Yesterday was a mostly positive day, starting with a chat on Skype with Dad before some soup and telly, then bed.

Just as I was about to start work, I got a call from Simon. We were able to talk longer than the previous day, and he was able to send me some photos of the shooting location in Berlin.

Almost halfway through my planned working hours, I took a break to have a long-overdue catch-up call with a former co-worker. Though a lot of the discussion was negative in content (related to our shared workplace), it was a good call as she is always lovely to speak with. It was a pleasant way to break up my workday.

Today's sketch was a calming little flower on our spider plant from late last year. I drew it all in 4H and decided not to go over it with a heavier pencil.

I'm not sure I captured the three-dimensionality of the stamen. Especially as I shaded the tips pretty solidly without thinking about the variations on them, but it mostly seemed to flow okay today.