Commando Sketchbook » ugress http://commandosketchbook.com Sketches, unpublished stuff and ongoing projects Mon, 31 May 2010 09:18:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Compost Sketches http://commandosketchbook.com/2010/05/compost-sketches/ http://commandosketchbook.com/2010/05/compost-sketches/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 07:23:02 +0000 bjorn http://commandosketchbook.com/?p=1321 Some sketches for the “Ugress” gardening column in D2 magazine. The article was basically about composting, and the odour challenges thereof. The composition was really simple, meaning everything had to rely on a clear and strong pose. Bottom: The final illustration, which also can be seen in full colour here.

]]> http://commandosketchbook.com/2010/05/compost-sketches/feed/ 0 The Smell of Thunder http://commandosketchbook.com/2010/01/the-smell-of-thunder/ http://commandosketchbook.com/2010/01/the-smell-of-thunder/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:02:10 +0000 bjorn http://commandosketchbook.com/?p=688 Sketches for the “Ugress” gardening column in D2 magazine. The article was about the use and preparation of a fermented brew of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) for fertilizing, and the olfactory experience thereof – which is apparently very manly, indeed. Hence the connection with the most virile member of the gods, namely Thor, God of Thunder. (The final illustration can be seen here.)

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Below are the two original scans before they were mashed together in Photoshop. The watercolour of Thor worked quite well on its own terms, but it needed some extra “pop” to stand out in the magazine lay-out. The original watercolour was pushed to the limits colorwise, and for some reason or other, it did not fall apart…

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