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Robot Rock – Or Why I Started Drawing Again

May 26, 2010 by Icy Sedgwick 4 Comments

I’ve been trying to come up with new ideas for fiction, and I remembered reading Zoe Westhof‘s eBook guide to having a creative mini retreat to boost your creativity. I still haven’t managed to find the time to set aside an entire weekend, but I decided to grab some spare time where I had it, and do some drawing. I used to love drawing, but after I finished college and was no longer studying art, my drawing became somewhat sporadic. It’s a shame, since it’s something I really enjoy doing, so I’ve decided that, in an attempt to jar my brain from seeing things the way I normally see things, that I’ll draw more often to make me look at things in a new way.

So I ended up drawing a robot. I’ve never really coloured things in using Photoshop before, but all in all I’m pretty pleased with how he turned out! I’ve always been much better at drawing mechanical things, or structures, than anything organic, so you never know…perhaps I’ll end up writing a spate of robot-themed futuristic sci-fi, with illustrations to match?

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  1. Jen Brubacher says

    May 26, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    I love your robot. His boots are fantastic.

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  2. kathrynjankowski says

    May 26, 2010 at 6:01 pm

    I like it, especially the head. 😉

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  3. Icy Sedgwick says

    May 26, 2010 at 8:00 pm

    I’m glad you like him! I think I may attempt to draw the automaton from my serial.

    Reply
  4. afullnessinbrevity says

    May 29, 2010 at 11:20 pm

    Reminds me of Astroboy, Voltron and Robotech from my younger years. Love a good robot.
    Adam

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Icy is a folklore blogger and host of the Fabulous Folklore podcast. She is based in the north east of England, where she was born and raised amid the folk tales and legends of Tyneside and Northumberland. Icy is fascinated by history, cinema, art, and the occult, and griffins will always be her favourite mythical beast. She also writes dark fantasy novellas, Gothic short stories and the occasional weird Western, and she holds a PhD in Film Studies!

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