February Daily #4

Cassandra from Dragon Age Inquisition, which I have been moderately obsessed with.

If I had an awesome chiseled jawline and Cumberbatch cheekbones, I would *totally* chop off all of my hair pixie dreamgirl style.

February Daily #3

More photoshop practice, trying different techniques and styles. I'm going to try to get at least 10 of these dailies up for February. This one took 30 minutes.

February Daily #2

This one was done in about 1.5~ hours. The beginning was really rough, but it ended up okay I guess. I need to nail down a process so I don't spend the first half floundering around.  

February Daily #1

February I've decided is for portraits and figure studies. This one is my attempt at painting skin tones in photoshop, done in a little more than an hour.

March 28th - April 17th

I've been falling behind in posting my studies, so here is a catch-up post. 2 done in class, and 2 homeworks. All nupastel, and in chronological order. 

I'm growing in the understanding of how to better block in shapes and to step away from the easel when working on a large scale (these are all 19x25's) so that the features are less derpy. Also I'm finally getting down both the technique in the medium and blocking out large shapes since that is what the teacher firmly wants us to focus on. Plane change, edge control, form value. Drill drill drill, I wish I could be doing this every day. Progress might be a bit slow, but at least I feel encouraged by the fact that it is coming at a steady pace. 

I really want to understand texture, rhythm and color, because I'm understanding that is where I will eventually find an individual voice. These will be my next goals in addition to growing my fledgeling foundation in technique. 

Thanks again, to those who are following my beginning journey in the fine arts! To my surprise, this blog just came up on 1200 views around my birthday this month. I enjoy seeing visitors and knowing that much of it comes from other people who are fighting to learn and find the time to do what they love, just like me. Peace. :)