三度目の正直!!Third time's the charm!!


仕事の合間に予想外時間が空いた。たまたま通りかかった場所にあった神社。入ってみたらなかなか絵になる佇まいだったので、いっちょスケッチしてみるか?なんて珍しく描き始めた。

相変わらずのノープランで挑む。

少しくらい下描きしたら上手くいくとは思うんだけど、こればっかりは性格なのかな?ヘタでもいいから「描く」という行為のライブ性、その行為自体を楽しみたいンだよね?うまい絵が描きたいんじゃないの!うぉ~、これ行ける?行くの?これでいいの?あ違う!?とか、自分の中であーでもないこーでもないが楽しくて(笑)

最初は枠も描いて、この街灯のポストが入れば全部入るだろう、なんて描き始めたけど、少ししたら狛犬が入らないんじゃね?ってなってやめた。

I unexpectedly found myself with some free time during work. I happened to pass by a shrine, and when I went in, it had quite a picturesque atmosphere, so I thought, why not sketch it? Unusually for me, I started drawing.

As always, I'm diving in without a plan.

I think it would go better if I did a bit of preliminary sketching, but maybe it's just my nature? I don't care if it's not perfect; I want to enjoy the act of "drawing" live. It's not about creating a perfect picture! It's about the fun of going, "Whoa, can this work? Is this okay? Oh, no, that's not it!" and having that back-and-forth with myself.

At first, I drew a frame and thought that if I included this lamppost, I could get everything in. But then I realized the guardian dog statues wouldn't fit, so I stopped.

最初のトライ。って、おい…。描きたい気持ちだけで押し切ろうとしてない?(笑)
My first attempt. Wait a minute... I'm just trying to push through with my "desire to draw" lol

んじゃ狛犬から描いて、こんな感じでいけば、、、ってやってたら今度は神社の屋根が入らないんじゃね?ってなってブヒーー!
Then I thought, let’s start with the guardian dog statues and go from there... but then the shrine's roof wouldn’t fit, and I was like, arrgh!

だから、、、描きたい気持ちが大きいですね!(笑)
Telling you... I really have a strong desire to draw! Lol

悔しい〜!もうやめちゃおうかと思ったけど、もう一回行こう!と、ほぼ手元を見ないで、屋根から始めてガガガー。狛犬も入らなくなる前にガガガー(笑)とやってみたら、三度目の正直!2度の失敗が功を奏したのか、いい感じでまとまった!
Frustrating! I thought about giving up, but I decided to give it another shot. This time, without looking much at my hand, I started with the roof, scribbling away. I quickly added the guardian dog statues before they couldn’t fit either. Third time’s the charm! Maybe the two failed attempts paid off because it came together nicely.

おおお!やった!
Yes! Finally!

線画を描き終わってもまだ時間があるので、珍しく色塗りまでやっちゃった。今日はこれまた日差しが強くて。直射を受けながら、紫外線が皮膚をチリチリと焼くのを感じながら描きましたよ。
Even after finishing the line drawing, I still had time, so I decided to color it in, which is rare for me. Today, the sunlight was really strong. I could feel the UV rays burning my skin as I drew.



けっこうちゃんと塗ったはずだけど、乾いたら少し薄くなったので、写真アプリでは少し強めに補正されました。
I thought I had colored it quite well, but it looked a bit pale once it dried, so I slightly enhanced it with a photo app.


3度目もうまくいくかわからなかったので、枠も超適当な具合なのがいい味出してるでしょ?(笑)
Since I wasn't sure if the third attempt would work out, the roughly drawn frame gives it a nice touch, don't you think haha!

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