Here are the remaining TV sketches for season 22 of Midsomer Murders, episodes 5 (“For Death Prepare”) and 6 (“The Witches of Angel’s Rise”).
For other TV sketching, see TV SKETCHING. For previous Midsomer Murders sketches specifically, see:
The rule is: I can’t pause the show while sketching.
First, “For Death Prepare”, in which rehearsals for Pirates of Penzance are interrupted several times (and some very early Midsomer tropes are teased).
It’s a delight drawing characters in flamboyant costumes (see also the Murder, She Wrote sketches). The flashy shapes and colours are easy to focus on, which takes some of the stress off drawing the other sections.
I kind of love those flying birds below, top right.
And as ever, lighting and protective wear remain interesting and entertaining to draw.
The Witches of Angel’s Rise skewed more towards Gothic melodrama.
Below, I particularly enjoyed (enjoyed?) speed-drawing the reflection in the mirrored sphere (top right), and sketching a painting (lower left) and the bucket reflections (lower right).
I also really like that little sketch of the figure and the bowl, third down on the right — simple shading and strong light.
Also, as ever, the architecture of Midsomer (above) is a delight to draw, although the camera rarely lingers quite long enough.
Also, generally, I like the excuse to use orange.
For other TV sketching, see TV SKETCHING. For previous Midsomer Murders sketches specifically, see:
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