Last week I went to draw at the National Maritime Museum with Alissa. It was a beautiful day after a long winter, so we chose to sit outside & draw something from the heritage fleet.
This is HMAS Vampire. I liked the way the shadows were falling on the bow. In my youth I knew some sailors from the Vampire – my flat mate had a boyfriend from her home town who was on board. Now the ship is in a museum. Weird.
I was using a Tombow pen then a waterbrush to stretch out the shadows. At home I put a wash of battleship grey on the hull. The actual grey on the ship had a lot of yellow in it, but I had to be a bit careful translating that to paint or I’d have had a yellow ship.
I love the look of rather industrial pieces and anything maritime is always a winner too!