happy to say i sketched for the most part of the week. i skipped three days because i was physically exhausted for yes, those three days. day 1, i was cooking all day. day 2, i was hosting a party. day 3, regular chores day (laundry and grocery).
by the way, i decided to start using reference photos this week, and take at least 30 minutes to do more details. i also started using mostly HB pencils as I noticed the bold ones stain the sketch themselves. i'll probably find a way to seal sketches if I need to use those dusty bold pencils in the future.
okay, so let's start with sept 13 sketch.
in this sketch, i liked two things, her eyes and the delicate teeth. but generally, she looks pleasing to my senses.
her hair is made up of lazy strokes.
her brows could have been more aligned.
her nose, just okay.
her mouth needs proper shading.
her dimples, total mess.
but I like this one a lot, really.
i enjoyed using only HB here, but was too lazy to sharpen when necessary.
next up, sept. 14 sketch.
again, I was lazy with the hair. brows and eyes, I'm not too crazy about. in the photo, she was wearing makeup and her eyes were lined, i didn't like it.
i love the nose and her mouth, too. so happy to not put too much shading on her mouth. it looks way better than yesterday's.
i kinda hate the ears. waaaay too dark.
i love how I loosely shaded the neck muscles.
generally, i felt happy when I finished this.
he was from a travel magazine cover, albeit, in the background. i find him more interesting than the main model.
he's a dark skinned man who looks like he's coming from Central Asia, However, i couldn't just bring it on paper. Also, since I'm too chicken to darken him up with my lousy shading skills, he looks like a more of brown asian man in this sketch.
things I love about this sketch - hi nose and mouth and ears. his hair is done lazily, eyes are platypus-y and his jawline not too balanced. I hate his eyebrows. i wasn't able to render light on the right side enough to justify the shortened brow (to our view) . the shirt collar is just okay.
still, I am proud of what I did here. I usually don't sketch non-models, but here I am braving it. i guess that's the reason why I'm happy despite it all.
i just thought i'd need it to be bigger here haha!
i love her brows, her eyes looked as if they really belong to one person, i like how i did the nose - minimalist and elegant, and then i enjoyed putting in hairs!
the mouth could have looked more put together if i paid attention to it after adding details. it looked like she smeared something on the lower lip LOL!
the hair needs more darkening on the areas near the scalp.
and the neck, totally shows that i was in a hurry.
haha! look what i tried with putting hair highlights on the left side. i know i should have given enough shadows on them after.
but still i love this sketch. for something i did in around 30min, i think i would like to feel proud about it.
awww, i like this sep 17 sketch a lot.. the reference photo was a little girl in a japanese DIY hairstyling book. i made her into a young woman because i realized i liked drawing non-existent things. it's okay to be inspired from a reference photo, but i think it makes me happier to change course, as i always do.
i know it sounds like i'm trying to avoid failing to perfectly copy the reference photo but it's really not.. i know i can make a replica of a photo, if given the ample time but it wouldn't be a result that i will be happy about. yes, i'll be proud because it's a display of skill but, i'd be happier if i could display a vision, an image of something that didn't exist but only in my mind. if you know what i mean.. i'm just babbling here while it's raining on a September afternoon, LOL!
i like everything about this photo, maybe because i gave myself the freedom to dream up some features, invent strokes that i felt suits the intention, i gave enough time for the hair, which i think is the best looking hair i've ever sketched so far, LOL! Love it!
so on sept 18, 19 and 20th - i didn't produce any sketch, but i am planning to make up for it. we'll see what fancies me then, no? for now, i'm gonna go cut up some potatoes and soak 'em in water and salt, ready for frying 10 minutes before my son comes home from school.
alrytie!
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