Every Day in June #7 - A Fire Hydrant

Draw a fire hydrant and write about firemen

Pen and Ink with Watercolour

This an older version of a fire hydrant. The newer ones are more sleek looking, but don't have nearly the personality these older ones have.

Firefighters (historically firemen) are rescuers extensively trained primarily to extinguish hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, and to rescue people from dangerous incidents, such as collapsed and burning buildings. ~ Wikipedia

Below is the pencil under-drawing I did to get the shape before adding the ink. Sometimes I do pencil under-drawings when I need to work the shapes first. I thought it might be fun to show it since most people don't usually see this step.

My original pencil under-drawing.
Photo taken with iPhone

I took this photo of a hydrant in downtown London, ON.
It is in front of our friends' comic book & gaming shop: LA Mood.
Photo taken with iPhone

642 Things to Draw #11 - A Fire Escape

a fire escape

Pen and Ink

I don't remember ever seeing a real fire escape, but I must have at some point in my past. I was trying to remember what they looked like on those old TV shows. Anthony says that I drew it wrong; that they are usually zig-zag in shape. He may be correct. However, I think this could work too.