Hej, I’m quickly stopping by to tell you I haven’t totally disappeared, but just didn’t quite know what I wanted to share!
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I have been drawing along with @art_and_giggles once again, and somehow this character totally stuck with me! I think I created about ten different versions of him. The initial sketches were okay, but somehow I wasn’t satisfied, so I experimented — I added pattern, detail, colour, shadows, …. Finally I brought him into Procreate where I redraw the entire sketch, and then applied texture and colour.
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In the end, I returned to my sketchbook, painted on top of everything with gouache, which added a really nice touch, on top of which I layered some coloured pencil.
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Next would be the background, right? I could ask myself, where is he coming from and where is he going? What’s in the heavy bags he’s carrying? And are they even so heavy, or is it just his fragile physique that makes them appear as such?
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Thank you so much @art_and_giggles for providing such amazing input and the video references!! I still have a lot of characters I can’t wait to explore! If you need a sense of liberation in your drawing process, please give Alöna a try! She really is a one-of-her-kind!
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And of course I’m curious to know, which is your favorite of all of the above? Many thanks for your help!
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I’m a few days late posting this, because I’m working so hard on a client’s project! But I have taken the liberty to sign up for another little drawing workshop with Alöna from @art_and_giggles last Sunday
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This time we were sketching people of different ages — old people, teenagers, children, middle-aged, and so on.
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We were observing how they move, and how their waistline moves up!! (That was Alöna’s hint — I thought how brilliant!!
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This time I didn’t use any colour, and only focussed on the character study. I didn’t pay much attention to the facial details, but somehow I feel they do have a lot of expression and humour!
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What do you think? Can you imagine what they’re thinking?
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I’d love you to help me give them a story line — what are they up to? Where are they going? How’s their mood?
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Thank you so much for you teachings, Alöna! And thank you for spending time with me and my silly characters! See you after the 20th of October (the deadline of my project) ✨✨✨
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Portrait of a horse lover 💕
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Acrylic gouache and coloured pencils, a bit of Caran d’Ache neocolour II as well, just because I never know when a sketch is officially done 😉
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Maybe i need your help — is it done?
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Thanks for much for any comments, and — of course — for being here!
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Have a nice day ☀️💓🌦️🌈✨
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