Assignment was to test shading styles – was nice to get back to some of Alphonso’s lessons. My physical preferences generally run cross-hatching then stippling,
Year: 2024
Shadow placement exercises; took more than a few liberties to be swoopy and tweak the core colors while keeping the background and wardrobe desaturated. Gretchen
Not crazy about the round exemplar, so I took another shot with a more targeted silhouette. I heart the Baskerville brush and Gesinski ink has
Digital coloring exercise in ordering layers. 7 base layers and 7 clipping masks. I think the front door glass could use a a bit more
Added some texture to keep things interesting. So many brushes to try.
I finally threw down with Tré, but my heart wasn’t in it. I like the fuchsia end of the spectrum, but pink can feel like
The intent is there but the substrate leaves a lot to be desired; watercolors and coloring book paper makes a hot mess. I’m intensely curious
I think it’s time to put the markers up for a bit. As fun as they are, I’m ready for something 3D, though I haven’t
The exercise was to explore the emotional quality of line work by drawing cat faces. It took me a while to get into it, but
Finished my lil lady. She’s so stinking cute. Reinforced her primary outline with a Sakura Micron 08; contrasts well with the back of the page.
I cleaned up the light map until I acknowledged I was stalling and just went for it. Trying not to overwork and over smooth into
While I’ve read a bunch of articles and watched a few overviews, I opted for a guided tutorial to test blending methods. Butterflies aren’t generally