Drawing / Sketching / Digital Painting

Day 18 - "bottle / potions"

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Going to be in Edinburgh for our mini Euro slap n' tickle weekend from Friday so i want to try to jump ahead a few prompts so that i don't fall behind, so i'll probably try to get at least a couple more done by tomorrow.

Blah. Today I left my keys on my desk, which wouldn't be a problem except for the fact that I park nearly a mile from my office, and didn't realize this fact until I reached my car. I'm now exhausted and cranky, and didn't feel like drawing. But I haven't missed a day yet, so screw it. Sailboat time.

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Day 17: Bunny

Back to the dip pens and brush for a little Bugs Bunny fan art.

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Oh I can't wait until next week.
I just got a plugin for the 3d software I love that does exactly what I'd hoped it would do.
(for those that understand 3d, it is a spline plugin that lets your convert polygons to splines and it also has realtime spline patching that you can turn on and off like subdivision surfaces - any it works on the entire cage rather than having to patch each curve network individually)
YYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!

My play opens tomorrow night so I will get my free time back after this weekend. Which means a lot more posting of (hopefully awesome) WIPs from me!

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I started stippling a mango. Then I decided the mango should have a human mouth. I also decided that mouth should be screaming. It's been a long week, people.

Day 18: Pumpkin

I wanted to try shading with the pen on this one. A couple sections I like, but I don't think it worked with with the crevices on the pumpkin. Definitely a work in progress for me.

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I’m in Edinburgh till Monday so zero chance of progress until at least Tuesday! Will have to try to catch up next week

Tried something different today.
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fangblackbone wrote:

Oh I can't wait until next week.
I just got a plugin for the 3d software I love that does exactly what I'd hoped it would do.
(for those that understand 3d, it is a spline plugin that lets your convert polygons to splines and it also has realtime spline patching that you can turn on and off like subdivision surfaces - any it works on the entire cage rather than having to patch each curve network individually)
YYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!

My play opens tomorrow night so I will get my free time back after this weekend. Which means a lot more posting of (hopefully awesome) WIPs from me!

I'm not sure what most of that means, but I look forward to seeing more of what you're working on!

Day 19: Sugar

Sugar skull. Getting the balance right on this one was challenging, lots of places where it just didn't work out. Fun to try though.

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Day 20: Sweet Treats

I wasn't too inspired by today's prompt, and was tempted to just go in a different direction. But then I decided I could use it to spend some time on shading. Most definitely needs work. EDIT: I showed this to my daughter and she couldn't even tell what they were.

20 Days down though, 11 to go! I'm heading out of town for the next few days, but I hope to carve out time in the evenings to keep things going.

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Day 21: Candlelight

Another day, another drawing!

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Ah man Trichy, practice really does make perfect. Impressive beetle!

I am really curious as to how you feel now trichy?
I'm betting, like me, at some point you crossed a bridge and now see the world differently.
What sticks out to you the most?
For me the most priceless thing about my art training (thank you $33K in student loans!) is
looking at even the most mundane and seeing how it all connects (tree trunk to grass, grass
to cement, cement crack to tire, tire to fender, fender to parking sign post, etc.)

I am super curious about your perspective.

Have got to catch up with a week of ink. Been busy, but also a bit slack of me! More 3x3cm quickies incoming...

Good work GBlitz and Trichy keeping it going.

Back from my long weekend break with euro goodjers but still doing the tourist thang with Eleima now that I’m home, so I’m going to be super behind schedule by the time I get a chance to sit down and draw

(I do have a TON of Edinburgh castle reference photos I can use though!)

Yeah, trichy the last few things you posted have been super good!

fangblackbone wrote:

I am really curious as to how you feel now trichy?
I'm betting, like me, at some point you crossed a bridge and now see the world differently.
What sticks out to you the most?
For me the most priceless thing about my art training (thank you $33K in student loans!) is
looking at even the most mundane and seeing how it all connects (tree trunk to grass, grass
to cement, cement crack to tire, tire to fender, fender to parking sign post, etc.)

I am super curious about your perspective.

I don't really know. I know I'm paying closer attention to stuff that I look at. I'm actively trying to see the geometric forms in objects, and the various values when it comes to shadows. It's not automatic at all. Probably the best resource that I've had in regards to how I should change the way I look at / think about stuff is Alphonso Dunn, who has a terrific YouTube channel about pen and ink drawing. His stuff has been the bulk of what I've been spending time on this month. I have Proko's figure drawing course (birthday gift from the guy who pushed me to do this in the first place), so I'm planning on really digging into that in November/December.

It's really strange. I can look at the stuff I'm doing and see actual progress, but I still feel really freaked out when I get started on something. It doesn't feel like I'm any better than I was when I started, even though I know that's measurably untrue. But as stressful as the process is, I'm finding that I get a bit antsy if I'm not at least doodling for a bit. I don't know what that means, but I'm hoping it means this is becoming more and more a part of my life.

That's a lot of rambling for a relatively simple question, so TLDR: While it's not automatic, I'm actively working to try to see stuff from a structural and lighting perspective.

Nope, that is a good answer, very encouraging and what I was hoping anyone discovers. I think the only thing I'd add to that is that there doesn't need to be a goal or an end.

This one was a bit rushed, but I kind of like it.
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Bubblefuzz wrote:

Have got to catch up with a week of ink. Been busy, but also a bit slack of me! More 3x3cm quickies incoming...

Good work GBlitz and Trichy keeping it going.

Thanks, Bubble! I hope you can catch up!

Day 22: Cosy

Urg, one of these feet got hit with an ugly stick.

I'm finding that there is no Control-Z with ink, and then sometimes the more I mess with it the worse it gets.

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pyxistyx wrote:

Back from my long weekend break with euro goodjers but still doing the tourist thang with Eleima now that I’m home, so I’m going to be super behind schedule by the time I get a chance to sit down and draw

Oooh. Eurogoodjers get together, who made it and fun times?

Not great, but playing around with perspective a bit.
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Day 23: Stitched Up

Took a bit to come up with something not so gruesome for this one!

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First fully freehand attempt. No pencil underdrawing.

Day 25: Cauldron

I had to draw this one at an airport gate while waiting to board. The Day 24 prompt was "cut", which seemed a bit violent to be drawing with lots of other people around waiting to get on a plane. I shifted to tomorrow's prompt, "cauldron", and tried to draw a picture without looking at another image for reference. I'll try to do Day 24's prompt tomorrow.

Now that I'm back home things should get easier to do.

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Day 24: Cuts

I pretty much dialed it in today. After being gone for four days, I had a ton of work and family stuff to catch up on. By the time I sat down to draw it was well after midnight and the tank was on empty. Glad I got something done, and hoping to have more time/energy tomorrow.

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Finally had a chance to catch up just a little this morning.

The boy is now helping me decide what to do with the prompts

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