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No 59 I was so focused on the details that I forgot the over-arching harmony and balance of form so there’s a decided off-ness to her, a tilt or something.
No 58. Finding the right pen makes all the difference so I’ve been in the process of trying anything I can get my hands on. This is a micron although I don’t remember the size.
No 55 and 56. Continuing in Westermoe’s class, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this exercise. I also sketched it in pen because I didn’t want to abandon the medium altogether…I still have a lot to learn there as well.
Woo hoo! Finally made it to the watercolor pieces which I’m still practicing. To reiterate, this journey has been about trying new techniques and mediums. Pen was a huge leap, then digital, and now watercolor which is no less so. I’ve just begun Westermoe’s watercolor course and I was surprised by how much there was to learn. I’ve always been intimidated by watercolors. You have to be willing to let go and allow the paint to have its freedom which is very hard for me. Thankfully Westermoe’s tips and method made it a much easier medium to jump into.
No. 52, 53, 54
No 49, 49.5, 50 I guess. Finally started Westermoe’s watercolor class and it’s been a lot of fun. This is my first class in watercolors and I’m learning more than I thought I would. Definitely a good one to paint along with.
NO 46, 47, 48
Moving along now, getting caught up (I’m only 20 behind in posting now) but also struggling to make a portrait every day. Some days are just more demanding than others. I’m also unable to make pen work well on female heads…seems to be much more suited to male coarseness whereas pencil can better express gentler features. May be just my lack of ability right now.
46: Fun to work on. The Russian drawing course is helping a lot with anatomy
47: Phoned it in.
48: Really tried to build the whole thing up. I started out with a blue pen which promptly ran dry.
NO44 and 45. I hope many of you got to attend lightbox expo a couple of weeks ago. Truly inspiring. I didn’t think I would be attending all that many classes, but it turns out I couldn’t get enough!
No 44: So I decided to try my hand at digital painting…my first one ever. Wow, talk about a learning curve, but it’s interesting to note how much traditional training applies and helps with the process.
No 45: Another try at it and I’m getting a little more comfortable with it. Still not as easy as oil painting.
NO 43. Ah, the muses smiled down upon me once more. I think the composition is stronger unfinished than if I had kept going.
No 42 . . . Ah, I was forgetting about form again while I focused on getting the pen lines right.
No 41. A collab with @andrewli-5804. . . this is one of those projects that I was leery of because I didn’t think it would work very well. But I was wrong! Turned out surprisingly well.
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