Embroidered Collage

  I took my little sketchbook with me to the Renaissance Faire one weekend in September.  I found that in this setting I focused almost entirely on faces, which surprised me a little, although I kept trying to get the clothing in, too.  Garb is often more complicated to draw than everyday clothing.  The two gentleman I sketched on the stage below to the right never really stood like that or, actually, stood still for very long at all.  I was acquiring and compiling glimpses throughout the course of the entertainment.  It's more doable than I had imagined when I'd heard others describe the technique, but I think my result would have been better if I'd had more figure drawing practice ahead of time so my head and hands knew how the parts conected.