Chloe (Final Piece) + Coronation WIP 4

I know I didnt really show any WIPS of this piece - sorry! I did try take some photos but they came out shockingly awful so I didnt post them :) I am so happy with this piece - it was the funnest portrait I've ever done, and it was so different to draw. For the first time I have used a mix of colour with graphite in a portrait, and I have also done much more than just a head portrait. I really cant wait to try out a piece like this again! You can find this posted on my Deviantart here.

Model is the lovely Chloe Pridham, in a shoot for the Sunday Times Style Magazine.

Here is the next WIP for my coronation piece featuring Naisa (right) and Rasir (left). I really LOVE how her dress is coming out, so I had to share it! Also pretty happy with the sword. Can you see how I have embedded her lovely golden bodice with pearls? Pretty :D I wish this dreass was real

Coronation WIP 3

Third WIP for "Coronation" - showing, obviously, a coronation lol. Queen Naisa and her consort Rasir :)

I have started to colour in the skin areas, and have completed the hair here. Blocked in the golden areas (bar Rasir's crown/circlet).

Unsure what colours to do the royal shield in as yet (possibly gold and blue), and am struggling with the colours of their outfits (her - red and him - blue are current ideas), but this has been fun to work on so far. I've really tried to work well with Rasir's face. Did I do ok? I really need so much more practice with drawing men, thats for sure!

Enjoy~

Coronation - WIP 1 & 2

So I received a beautiful journal style sketchbook from my parents this Christmas, and I want to fill it with lovely pictures. As I would also really love to advance my novel I thought that I would combine the two, and so I am aiming to fill it with concept and character art from the story. This event takes place some years before the novel even starts - before the main characters are even born in most cases. But, I am still so drawn to drawing Naisa, even though she is dead by the time the novel comes around. This is her coronation, whilst her consort Rasir stands proudly at the foot of her throne dais :) I'd really like to colour this one!

As you can see I had a hard time getting a decent view of the sketch. It was too faint for my scanner to pic up so sorry for the grainy camera image. As you can see from the ink I've inked it very minimally (for me anyway! Usually I go for every single detail!). I am hoping that this will give a much less cartoony feel to the final piece :)