Putting on make-up, rush hour, Victoria line, 24th April 2018 – Wilson Yau: I draw, teach and make stuff

It’s not just about having steady hands, it’s a skill!

Putting on makeup, 9.10am Tuesday, 24th April 2018, Brixton to Oxford Circus stations, Victoria line, London, England (Drawing 1111) — Putting on makeup, 9.10am Tuesday, 24th April 2018, Brixton to Oxford Circus stations, Victoria line, London, England

With a steady hand and good coordination, this woman managed to apply blusher on her cheeks as the train moved between Brixton and Oxford Circus stations. It was crowded during the morning rush hour, but I spotted her in a gap between the people standing up after the train left Stockwell. Applying make-up on a moving vehicle is a talent, but is it any different in skill to drawing on the Tube using a phone?

As usual, this started off as a 15-minute quick sketch which I worked up over many subsequent Tube journeys. Watch the speeded-up video of this drawing’s creation, via Instagram:

Now, let’s replay four weeks of drawing on the Tube, super fast in 21 seconds . . . . . #DigitalDrawing #drawing #DigitalArt #art #iPhoneArt #Adobe #AdobeDraw #AdobeIllustrator #metro #train #underground #LondonUnderground #London #Tube #TFL #commuters #commuting #travel #OxfordCircus #Brixton #VictoriaLine #crowds #morning #rushhour #makeup #video #workinprogress

A post shared by Wilson Yau (@mrwilsonyau) on May 20, 2018 at 11:14pm PDT

Medium: Digital drawing created on an iPhone 6 and using Adobe Illustrator Draw app
Drawn: 24th April – 19th May 2018