Trying Something Different

Today's drawing was done with a 2B pencil, a 4B pencil and a paper towel. My goal was to create a portrait drawing with more than the usual outlines and shapes. I spent my fifteen minutes building up tone with light pencil and smudging it with paper towel (in hindsight, I would rather use tissue for this).

It's a slow process - maybe not so well suited for short sessions. I enjoy the challenge. Maybe I'll learn something new from this way of working.

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Ferret

Trying out a challenge to myself - to create "finished" pieces with a limited color palette on a consistent schedule. I am still working out the final guidelines. I think I would like to challenge myself to use a new texture in each piece as well. I've had this unfinished sketch in my sketchbook forever. Even though I'm not entirely happy with it - it feels great to finally have it done!

Ice Skating Characters

Twinbee

Trying some new ways of picking colors for my digital pieces. I was not aware that Illustrator has a tint slider. I feel much more confident sticking to a very limited number of hues with a tint and shade for each. This illustration uses only three: blue, pink, and tan. Twinbee is one of my favorite video games - it perfectly captures the weird concepts and bright colors that find their way into my work. Not sure where this pose came from, but I didn't want it to waste away in my sketchbook.

Rainbow Bisque

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