Today the NYC Urban Sketchers met at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to sketch in the Arms & Armor section. This is such a fun place to sketch with so many sketching possibilities. I started with one of the samurai warriors. The museum's policy about materials isn't really enforced in all areas and I have always been able to use any kind of medium in this section...probably because almost everything is behind glass. I used my Lamy pen, a Zebra Fine Line Brush Pen and a few assorted watercolor pencils.
After lunch I headed back to sketch another suit of armor. This one had a lot of detail to it. I liked the hearts by the elbows and knees. I also did a separate helmet since I had a little time left before our "show and tell."
This looks like a cool show! And lucky that you got to use some color. I usually get away with watercolor pencils because from a distance it just looks like I'm holding a pencil! And then I usually go into the lobby to use a waterbrush.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tina. It is a really fun section to sketch. Usually that's what I do...wc pencils and water later.
DeleteThey are fierce!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteAmazing sketches. Good for you for figuring out a way to use some color.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Luckily they didn't mind.
DeleteMy word these are so complicated I am sure that I would have been able to do half of one while you did all of them. Great job Joan!
ReplyDeleteVal, lol, they were complicated. But I like a challenge.
ReplyDeleteThat Samurai Warrior must have been so fascinating to sketch, it has so much detail! I saw you at the Arms and Armor section but I had to leave early. Great to chat a bit with you that morning.
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