Monthly Archives: July 2022

Based on Croquis Cafe 360, this exercise is now in Stage 3. The exercise continues. Croquis Cafe 360をベースにしたこの練習、ステージ3です。 練習はまだ続きます。  

Let me show you the portion of the finished “curvism” exercise not shown below. My scanner is not large enough to cover the “whole picture”. 完成した「曲線描」練習のうち、下でお見せできなかった部分を。 私のスキャナーのサイズでは、全体をカバーできないわけですね。  

Here, this exercise is done. Based on Croquis Cafe 105. Shown here is a major part of it. In my next post, I’ll show you a slightly different portion. この「曲線描」の練習、完成です。 Croquis Cafe 105 をベースに。 ここでお見せしているのは、その主要部分。 次回、少しずらしたポーションをお見せしますね。  

Here’s Stage 3 of the same exercise, based on Croquis Cafe 105. Croquis Cafe 105 ベースのこの「曲線描」練習、 ステージ3まで来ました。  

Japan has a customary greeting card called “mid-summer health wish” — as the name suggests, except for its northern regions, the archipelago experiences very humid and hot summer, which exhausts its residents. So, many of them exchange cards that say, … Continue reading →

Here’s Stage 2 of the “curvism” exercise shown below on July 7. Based on Croquis Cafe 105. 下で７月７日に紹介した「曲線描」の練習、ステージ２です。 Croquis Cafe 105 をベースに。  

Here’s the prayer card in its Stage 2. Again, it is quite tough to work after the “clumsiness particular to icons” — The work continues. 募金箱、こちらがステージ2。 「イコン特有の不器用さ」を真似るのは、 やっぱり結構難しいですね。 まだ制作は続きます。  

As you see, I’ve decided to go after icons with this prayer card, which is to embellish a donation box for Ukraine. As you know very well, – Ukraine is famous for its icons. – Archangel Michael is the guardian … Continue reading →

I’m supposed to create a donation box for donations to help Ukrainians, so I am working on a prayer card to be featured on the front of the box. I’ve decided to work after some icons of Archangel Michael, the … Continue reading →

Here’s the exercise, Stage 2. Based on Croquis Cafe 360. 点描練習、ステージ２。 Croquis Cafe 360をベースに。