The sun is shining and it's time to be a little creative outside.. I appreciate street art a lot and when I was invited by a friend of mine to do some chalk drawings out in the sun I jumped in to try it out.
We found a spot where we could enjoy the warm rays from above while having a little audience, just for the sake of the socializing I think as people came over and talked to us all the time (tbh I was a little startled by the idea of sitting down on the sidewalk in a crowded space while drawing to start with but it turned out to be really cosy).
We were using colored chalk but I have no idea what brand or where it came from, we simply just had a huge bag of all kinds of colors gathered from everything and everywhere, only a little chaotic.. Found a spot on Queen Louise's Bridge in Copenhagen and began our drawing. Now, my friend is really into drawing mandalas so that's was the basis to work from, although I must admit I've never really done that a whole lot.
Guided by her expertise we came up with quite a cool piece if I have to say myself, but judge for yourself down below and leave me some feedback and criticism as usual in the comments (I mean it, leave a comment.. I'm always feeling like I'm talking to myself in here!)
Unfortunately we didn't get to finish it as we had to call it quits, so that will be for a next time :)
The almost street art.. we'll finish it next time
I have below included some pictures of the process though unfortunately they aren't too good. Remember it's important when you work with chalk to rub it out to achieve the smooth color and texture, if you just draw with it straight it's not gonna look nearly as good when done.
For my next time I'll make sure to make a much better step by step guide
It can be really hard to see what you are coloring in straight sun so bring something to cast some shade
We already started to do the outlining of the side petals but was running out of time so we decided to add some color to the main part
Spring has really hit Denmark now it seems and the meteorologist has promised up to 20 degrees next week, so go out there steemians and get some fresh air and be creative!
Stay awesome and keep steeming :)