#Travel Sketches

[kelytagrace]

Sketches from seeing How To Train Your Dragon in Concert with The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra!

[what-if-tanisha]

stuff I got up to this summer

Portugal and Croatia :D

[chaize]

Page de carnet après avoir visité Sasuke Inari à Kamakura fin octobre.

[keithbangkok]

Bicycles are lined up against the railings above the Prinsengracht Canal in Amsterdam- a common sight in the streetscapes of the city. I spent 4 or 5 days there last August and decided to record quite randomly some of the more ordinary visual details of life there. Often this was determined simply by finding any convenient place to sit and sketch in a very busy place and at the height of their tourist season.

[schweizercomics]

Another drawing from Paris; at the foot of Montmartre, the Moulin Rouge.

(I didn't draw people in these, and I'm kinda on the fence about whether I ought've here, for scale; those plantpots are huge, and the only scale context is the small door in the bottom right at the ticket office)

[i-lavabean]

Travel sketches day 3,

Kids arguing over Pokemon cards is an international phenomenon😆

[rottenlaertes]

I’m more or less on hiatus due to lack of time and inspiration (probably the main reason 😅), but I’m still sketching along from time to time.

Some sketches from my trip to Greece — I’ve visited as much as I could squeeze into 6 days, but I’ll definitely be back for more sometime soon.

(yes, it’s the Arch of Hadrian, but only the top part 😝 I had no time for the rest)

[lynniceberg]

New Zealand travel sketches 2 of 2

Here's the second batch of my travel sketches from my trip to New Zealand with my buddy, Brian. We were there for only about a week so we stuck to the North Island. If I have a chance to go again I will definitely try to stay longer. It's a beautiful country with impressive natural environments and our stay was too short to see even a small part of it.

We started our tour in Auckland so, of course, I've a few sketches of the space needle there. It's a coastal city of a very maritime country so lots of boats and water, too. Appropriately, they have a very interesting Maritime Museum on Hobson Wharf with lots of cool old boats and illuminating history. I was very taken with the very old and twisty trees all over Auckland, as well.

We rented a car and drove around the Coromandel Peninsula which has a beautiful coastline. From Coromandel we went on to Rotorua which has a lot of geothermal activity around it. We walked the Waimangu Volcanic Valley which has a lot of hot, spewing geysers. I took photos thinking I might attempt sketches of it later, which clearly I didn't.

We saw a lot of farmland, grazing sheep, and bee hives! Lots of bee hives which I found heartening. The hills formed from volcanic activity are large, mound-like, and very different from what we have in the United States. New Zealand as a country seems concerned about conservation and protecting their environment from invasive species. We saw a lot of signs (literal and figurative) reminding people to value and protect the natural beauty.

We also made our way to the idiosyncratic toothbrush fence mentioned in "Flight of the Conchords." I didn't attempt to draw this famous fence, either. It's best seen with one's own eyes.

I did feel the need to capture Hobbiton, where the Hobbiton scenes of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies were filmed. Yes, it's probably the most touristy spot in New Zealand but a must-see for fantasy and movie fans like us. The place is full of fun little details that make it feel like you're really visiting a Hobbit village - including bee hives! It's a very well-run and fun tourist destination and a great example of how the landscape of Aotearoa lends itself to fantastical imagination.

While New Zealand is known for their wine, which I liked, I preferred the beer. Panhead was my favorite. I took the time to chronicle the Kiwi beers we drank so others who come after us know what to seek out. You're welcome.

[hibiroseart]

lil sketch I did of the goddess Rekha on the train a loooong while back, gotta put smth for the last day of 2024!

reference here: https://au.pinterest.com/pin/20618110783813505/

[geritsel]

Lluís Rigalt i Farriols - travel sketchbook ink wash drawings, 1860′s-1880’s.

[leafdoodles]

I am still in France!! And forgot to post this here!!

[cryskir]

carrying my giant eevee plush around singapore airport

[tickingoftheclocks]

Presently in Airport Purgatory but here’s the last of the sketches from my trip :)

[keithbangkok]

Study of a Dog, Amsterdam, by Keith Miller.

[schweizercomics]

Here's a drawing of the carousel on Montmartre, with the Basilica up on the hill behind it. Seems like they got rid of Amelie's payphone since the last time I was up there (2002).

[i-lavabean]

Day 6, Ghibli Park! We didn't get to see all of it sadly but the cafe and the Valley of Witches made up for it!

And then I somehow hurt myself. Good job Lava