Now, that is not wrong, after all we all try to have our own style, but that was what I meant yesterday, when I mentioned it didn't look like the original. I think I gave the wrong idea the way I said things? :o)
The spirit of the 29 faces challenge is to do something different than what we are used to. To improve a weakness, to dare working on something new.
Like I said back in May ... Do something you have not tried YET. If you paint large, do a tiny face. If you work on ACEO size, make a large face. If you paint, draw with
pencils; if you only sketch, paint a face.... you get the point.
Use materials you have not used, paint on wood; use that paper you have been saving forever... Open your watercolors or pastels; something that you usually don't do or use, or have not tried yet. That kind of thing.
Part of my personal problem is not only to work fast, -in my case- but to find the time to scan, watermark, re-size, post and come up with some reasonable text. Sometimes I can barely think, let along say something reasonable into a post. (`^._.^')
And here is my drawing today, profile portrait, step one and two:
Unfortunately the one on left barely shows the circles and lines to work on the face.
PS:
I just noticed there's 592 artsy people following my bloggy! yaay! Time for an "almost 600" giveaway!!
Have a nice weekend!
12 comments:
Hi Martha, for some reason I couldn't leave a comment on your PPF post so I'll just do all my commenting here, now that I'm in. I have gone back to look at your faces. It's wonderful how you are able to use pencil, charcoal, paints, wood, canvas, etc. So versatile. I love the profile here on this post. There is such an elegance and serenity about her.
She's lovely. I love the expression on her face... so graceful.
Beautiful Martha!
Beautiful, she looks like she is enjoying the wind!
I really like the composition and expression of this new portrait. Thanks so much for hosting this challenge! I decided to join yesterday, even though I'm quite behind! Your words here are very motivational and have me thinking.
Thank you Faye! I finally had to embrace the fact that i am not a one-medium-artist, so i go wherever my nose takes me every day lol
The trick is working with a very light pencil, so it can be modified many times ... like she was. I erased lines bunch of times. Thanks!
Thanks Pam ♥
Thank you Xo) That's exactly the feeling! but sometimes it doesn't come across.
It's not too late, do as many as you can. Just dare for these few weeks do try some art material or technique that makes you nervous. You will enjoy it!
Lovely! I'm so happy you have such a good following.
Rinda
She's beautiful! i find it difficult to do portrait faces, but i should have a go
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