AL the Side Portrait
I think you know this guy. This took me about an hour and a half to complete. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. I’m not very good with details yet. But it does look like him at least.
Anime Dude
My first digital artwork. I was just following a tutorial, so it really isn’t very impressive at all. But it was SO MUCH FUN. I’m very fond of this little guy now. I think I may use that tutorial to make AL an ALapeño soon. Anyway, what was so impressive is how dynamic the character [...]
Side Portaits
I’m starting on portraits next. First up is the side portrait. As a “warm-up” exercise, the book had me copy a painting called Madame Pierre Gautreau by John Singer Sargent (1883). It is just a “simple” line drawing with no colors, lights or shadows. The main point is to teach the proper location of facial [...]
Wicker Chair Drawing
This next drawing was really a pain. It took me two days. Since I can only devote about and hour a day, this must have taken about 2 hours. I can NOT get the facial features right. But the book says I need to stop obsessing over my mistakes and just do it and learn [...]
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Got a new book a couple days ago. It teaches complete beginners how to draw. Since I never really formally learned how to draw, I figured this might be a good way to work on my tablet drawing and learn how to actually draw in the process. I’ve already learned a lot. I’m almost halfway [...]
Digital Art
New year! So time for me to pick up a new hobby, right? Hahaha… yeah. Like I need another hobby. But I’m doing it anyway. In fact, I started today. AL got me a Dragon Art book for Christmas. I’ve been sketching some dragons these past couple years and wanted to make more to hang [...]