penwiper Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Another practice drawing of a girl and her dog. Critiques welcome! I wish I was at the beach right now! Last week I sat down with my newsprint and charcoal and drew a lot of small images, took pictures of the best ones, and now I'm excited to turn them into something more substantial. :-) I love how if there's a line you don't like with charcoal you can just erase it with your fingers (it'll get a little smudgy but who cares) and newsprint is cheap enough that I'm not worrying about wasting materials. I've included a photo of the sketch, as messy as it is, so that you can see my starting point! Some changes made to the sketch: the hands are more defined, there's an actual background, the legs are placed better on the body and more proportionate and I nixed the sandals. I may put them in later, but I think that's enough for right now. Not sure about the darker reflecting green stripe on her dress. That may be too contrast-y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRScott Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Very nice penwiper. I like how you did the gradient color on the steps. Quote Gregg OS X Version 10.14.6 iMac 27" 3.2 GHz i5- 32 GB Huion Kamvas Pro 20 iPad Pro 12.9" IOS 13 AD = OS IOS, AP = OS IOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted March 18, 2015 Staff Share Posted March 18, 2015 Really well done with this one - the colours are great, too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penwiper Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Thanks, it's a bit of a different color scheme than usual for me. :-) I also had to keep reminding myself to Keep It Simple Stupid, especially when it came to the dog. I kept wanting to overwork the pug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 This is sunset and paolo's territory; water colours and brushes (respectively). You should check out their work and download paolo's brush pack. My favourite? The charcoal sketch. Why? Sheer simplicity and elegance, as well as the fact that you make it look so easy. Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayahan Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Nicely done! :) I like the loose lines in the drawing. Quote Freelance web designer located in San Diego, CA, USA Portfolio site: http://www.mayahan.net Art and design blog: Design MInt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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