Since the closure of the International Garden Festival in the 1980's the site near Otterspool Prom had become derelict. Whilst the main hall was used to house an amusement park before being demolished the rest of the area was neglected.
It was not until 2012 when the site was reopened to the public as Festival Gardens and, in the beginning it looked quite nice. When i visited earlier this month things where not so rosey. The main lake was empty and full of mud and the pavilion looked like it could do with more than a lick of paint.
Me: Clearly the only logical course of action is to create an embroidery pattern of Master Chief by hand on graph paper, cut up an old curtain, and use modified cross-stitch through two layers of fabric to put John Halo Himself on my otherwise crappy pair of jeans.
Bad photo of the pattern I made in case anyone else wants it (I might try to digitize it later, Idk):
Running between the Blackpool and neighbouring Fleetwood (an approximate distance of eleven miles) the Blackpool Tramway is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world.
I only managed to snap these shots as I did not have long in the town as I was there for work and not for pleasure. Blackpool is another place on my "must revisit" list.
Took longer than expected, but I also wen back to re-do lines I did previously - simply because I wanted to make them thinner - so that they would all fit in together
It has been a ride, but I can’t say I didn’t have fun.
This piece was one of my early ventures into stylization and also one that showed me, even better, that stylizing can be freeing. I tend to end up with a very narrow focus when I’m drawing - getting frustrated with anatomy or perspective or some other detail that just ‘doesn’t look right!’ so I keep re-drawing and fixing.
With this I can let go of my ridiculous need for realism in a 2D medium!
My favorites are probably Elrena and Strelitzia! Ones I’d like to re-draw most are Brain and Ventus!
All in all I am satisfied, especially given how long of a pause I had between drawings. The final product is satisfying, that’s all I can ask for. :D
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