I always hated drawing bikes. Its wheels so round and so narrow and its billions of spokes and all that squashed layers: this side pedal, frame, other side pedal, chain before, chain beyond... a drawing hell... Nevertheless before making this sketch I had been toying with the idea for some weeks, I felt like drawing bikes. Mainly because at some point I stopped seeing –I stopped worrying about– wheels, spokes, layers, circles, curves and all that hellish trouble. Moreover, as if I had gone mad, I wanted to draw not one but loads of bikes, let's say... a parking!
I chose one that I can see from my window, why go further. For some reason the tangle of tubes, cables, chains and all that metals and plastics seemed to me much more interesting than the bikes. As I said, I did not see bikes (if I had seen them I'd got freaked out and the sketch should have been a piece of crap). I didn't worry much about them while drawing. I started by the padlock in the center and continued opening circles as a spiral. Bikes arose themselves.
Then I went home and put some bright colors to distinguish the different bikes.
That's all.
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15 comments:
nice bikes!
nice bikes!
Miguel, you hit a home run. Great perspective.
wheely good!
Intimidating but you succeeded nicely.
Great upbeat result. I liked hearing about your process, your mind-set in doing this drawing. With this in mind, you would probably do well with tackling a heap of trash mounded on the curb--another "tangle" of stuff.
Great sketch. How did you ever keep the wheels in order? Wow!
Great sketch!
Great work and a story. You showed us how to handle /cope with the things that are seemingly too complicating to draw.
What a challenge (I don't think I'd have dared) - love the result!
It really is a wonderful mess. Congrats.
Gracias, thank you, domo arigato, obrigado!! :)
I looooove this bike mess!
Bike +bike rack we should say.
It is encouraging me to tackle some of the stuff I find difficult. Thanks!
bike mess but so colorful
Wonderful!!! lovely color!!!
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