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A sketch I just did. I just had this image come into my head today of a girl in a simple white dress kneeling very ... elegantly but simply, holding a red rose. I sketched it. I may paint it at some point, but at least its sketched now so I wont forget about it. :)
I doodled a quick background for the sketch I did the other day. I say doodled; it actually took about an hours work. I really hate drawing landscapes and architecture; mainly because I'm rubbish at it. But, practice makes perfect so I really need to try harder. I just cannot fathom why some people are just so good at that kind of thing and my every attempt looks dire. I really hope practice will get me there - I honestly hate this background but am going to have to use it as I simply can't seem to do better. What a pain! How on earth do you do GOOD backgrounds!?
Anyway, you can see here the placement of the characters in the scene. :/ I am kind of losing interest in developing this piece further, just because of how crappy I am at backgrounds. Really not sure how to get better at them. I didnt do any work on the floor 'cause I'm not sure what surface to use yet.
It would be nice to draw this one up! This was a theraputic neat sketch I did today, about an hours work. This is a scene from my story where Brithilca the dragon takes the crown of the Dragon Kings from where it is kept. ... I wont spoil any more of the story. ;)
It would be lovely to digitally paint this one up (with a background, I imagine this to be in a main hall of the monastery... But I wasnt creative enough to sketch it on!) to practice scenery and to paint all those delicious dragon scales! I've yet to digitally paint Brithilca, I have only ever coloured him traditionally before. :) And also, I have never drawn the abbot before so it would be nice to paint him... :)The main point of this was really to practice my dragon anatomy. I always wish I could draw them better! I think have pinned down Bri's design / anatomy a bit more realistically here than in past attempts. I have been thinking about his anatomy and scale arrangements... Dragons are hard cause they dont really exist in real life so theres no definitive references to them. So I have been considering the features and functions of his anatomy, how he evolved to require certain muscles, and armous, etc. Haaard lol. I used the Dracopedia by William O'Connor for some assistance. That really is a great book for dragon fans. :)
(PS Bri's tail got cut off by the edge of the page. Whoops!)
Well, this is the first time in ages, maybe ever that I've done one drawing in a sitting - About 5 hours maybe a little more, with appropriate food/drink/toilet breaks! This is a quick character concept for Luke, a character in my novel. He's not the main character but I just fancied drawing him first as he is the clearest in my mind. This is pretty much how he looks in my head but I dont think I have *quite* nailed it yet. Hmm!
I really enjoyed this though! His concept is based on Ashton Kutcher, so I referenced this from photos of him; he's simply the person I found who looks most like Luke does in my mind. But after blocking in the main featured I ditched the reference and hopefully managed to make Luke my own. Enjoy! :)
Hmm isnt it amazing how much of a difference tweaking the colours can make! I have darkened his eyes and lightened his hair. Now this looks more like the character in my head! Yay. :-)
Two more wips, and about 2 hours more work. :-) So not doing badly on this. The only problem is it doesnt look as much like the Luke in my head as I'd hoped. Guess I rushed it a bit too much or maybe I'm just not meant to be able to draw him yet! Practice makes perfect (I hope).
So at the moment I've gotten back into writing my book. I've come to a bit of a lull with the writing; for now the well of inspiration has run a little dry but I am really inspired to try and draw all the characters.
So here is Luke one of the main few characters. I have gathered reference photos to use for all my characters; I know what they look like in my head but pinning down all that detail isnt easy. So for help with this one... none other than Ashton Kutcher. He looks sort of like the Luke in my head! The best match I found, anyway. I went through a lot of people before I settled on him as the best Luke lookalike. Anyway, I'm not sure how far I will take each of these portraits.
To note on this one, this is I think will be the first time I've painted a beard. I hate facial hair! Its hard!
Here is about 2 hours work on the sketch and basic colour/shade. I might do this on all the characters I've nailed so far and then maybe develop some/all from there. Of I might continue with this one. Who knows. :) I dont intent to spend too long on these if I can help it. :)
So I decided I liked this sketch enough to ink! Colour may follow lol.
Have been meaning to draw my friends character Zanthi for a while now! Was just struck by sudden inspiration. :) I hope my friend likes this,..... I had fun doing it but its only rough. I might draw / paint / neaten this one up. Enjoy. :)
PS. Visit http://thali-n.deviantart.com/ she draws amazingly!
Just what the title says. A 30 minute speed paint based on this beautiful reference. I didnt do any sketch first, I just started slapping down colours. Worked out pretty well but I'm aware it's not so anatomically precise as I would normally make a portrait (still looks human though, so bonus points there methinks) as I was concentrating on the time/speed factor here. Hmm. Hope it still is a nice portrait. :)
