4 Feb, 2022
2/3 of the way through this challenge!
All my chores are sliding; I'm spending a lot of time in my studio and not much else is getting done. So, I'm having fun but spending this much time every day is getting to be a bit of a slog. I think it's showing in my focus (or lack there of!). I had trouble with several of the pieces this week - either getting frustrated and not really finishing them, having accuracy issues that I didn't discover until too late to correct or other problems that left me unsatisfied with the sketch.
Day 21
Not too bad as I look at it now - but his nose is a bit big, and the cross-hatching is pretty rough.
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| 9x12 pen with watercolor wash |
Day 22
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| 9x12 Graphite |
Day 23
I was initially excited to draw this guy - he looked like a dancer to me. But, this is one of the first time I've tried to draw a figure directly with ballpoint pen - no pencil block-out first. I had a heck of a time getting the ballpoint to shade lightly (I didn't buy the special $9 ballpoint pen that the demo artist was using). I wasn't paying enough attention to the eyes (focus . . . focus . . . ) and got them too dark. I could have used more darks on his hand - although I'm pretty pleased with how the hand turned out.
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| 9x12 Ballpoint pen |
Day 24
I thought I had this face pretty well mapped out before I got into the detail, but then about half way through, I took a break. When I stepped back, I noticed that the right eye was situated to high! I managed to erase it and place it lower so that it matches the left eye more closely.
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| 9x12 Graphite Pencil |
Day 25
My favorite of this set of 5! Pen and watercolor wash - my comfort zone. Plus, I really liked this model - those lips!
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| 9x12 Toned Mixed Media |
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