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Process

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Table of Flowers and a Pomegranate

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Cloud Lady

Process

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Lips coloring practice

The Stages

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Eye Coloring Practice

The stages

I wanted a realistic skin tone but it turned out pinkish. Still better than the muddy pallet that my previous attempts would end up to lol

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Still Life on charcoal

First time using charcoal. I didn't expect to like it but I actually did. I think it's a great way to practice the tones because unlike with the pencil, you can't rely on being precise with your lines and you have to start noticing all of the different shadow blocks/patches. I had some help with the cherries on the right vase (that was the hardest part), as well as with using the technique of different types of strokes all over the painting, because with charcoal it will turn out to be a shadow blur if you try to render like with pencil.

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Apple on digital, coloring & blending practice.

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Digital drawing- Blending practice

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Portrait practice

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YELLOW VOLCANO

My first attempt ever at digital drawing. I had no idea how even the windows on Krita work and I didn't remember how to use the brushes/select tools etc well either. I have only been drawing traditionally and with a pencil over the years and I'm not familiar with using colors and how their shading works. So starting was a tad scary for me, as I tend to get discouraged very easily and feel like I'll never make it. Even though I know failing is very normal, especially when you're starting. But surprisingly, I like the result here despite it being more on the vague side and not very "accurate" as I like my drawings to be. But with colors I think the best strategy is to start off more "vague" to get yourself familiarized with them when you're a beginner.

From a technical point, I'll have to mention the Adjust Overlay Burn Brush that gave this really cool red touch on the yellow grass and at the bottom of the fire. It made the transition smooth and realistic and helped with adding a detail. Other brushes I used were for the black spots in the sky, the rock (the bottom right), and the grass. I left the white areas next to the black area like that, so they give the effect of a horizon behind the flame.

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your art deserves better paper (not lined)

First, thanks for the compliment 😄 I know the lines are potentially annoying but since I'm drawing and practicing every day, I find notebooks much easier to use and buy. Also I've started drawing while I was studying and you know these times when you need to focus but your mind starts drifting off. I used to draw on my notebooks right next to my studying notes during that, so it has still stuck to me. But now that you've mentioned it maybe I could try finding notebooks without lines.

I'm still not even in the mid of the skills I want to reach, so I'm uploading these as "rough sketches" to motivate myself, and it's basically just line art. I only just bought a drawing tablet too and I'm quite much of a beginner to stuff like shading and coloring or using the digital art supplies (hence the name of the blog). But I intend to gradually start uploading better quality drawings through the tablet the more I learn.

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One of my first tries in portraits: Selena Gomez

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Folds/Clothing practice (+ poses)

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An old Skely OC. Touch and wither.

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Seiko Kimura Line art/Fanart