Staring with coloured pencil, trying to get the sewn diagonals of my scarf, then looking at a simple piece of kitchen towel which actually has a really interesting texture. It is surprising hard to draw because the dots are so mathematically set apart. Then I had a play with my dip pen. I don't get it out often but really enjoy it when I do! I used 2 different colours to depict a close up from my jumper - though it wasn't that colour!
My sofa has a very distinctive weave pattern that is very good to draw. It took me a couple of different attempts to get the pattern, as you can see in the square it isn't all the same. Fur, soft sweeping strokes, all going the same way. And a pineapple close up. You don't really get much more textured than a pineapple - do you?!
These boxes are just me playing with patterning rather than trying to capture a specific something. Although I did have a go at a lemon.
Pineapple leaves - they have a funny texture, a real contrast from the pattern of the fruit. the leaves are very spiky but at the base they are all grouped together and a lot softer.
Not copied from an actual cucumber - more a designed idea of one.
Whilst at my desk drawing these boxes, I noticed the grain on the desktop and thought that was a very common pattern to see. I actually created this using about 3 layers of pastel!
Lastly, I have a photo of the inside of a petunia, very close up. It has a wonderful patterning and texture about it, but I think this looked better before I smudged it. It is very tempting with pastels to smudge everything, when actually, its not always necessary.
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