I hope everyone in the US had a happy Thanksgiving! And that you're all safe from the snow... We spent it with my family - always a good time! I got a bit busy with family stuff and winter stuff, so I'm a bit behind. I have two 100 Days sheets to work on and the collaboration sheet. I may push the November one out to December and post them together.
Today's post is going to be a little different. I didn't get the the 100 Days sheets. My plan was to work on them today but we got hit with a foot of snow with more on the way! Our snowblower broke (it's fixable!!) so the boys & I went out to shovel what we could while my husband went to work.
And I sprained my right wrist.
It isn't terrible. I have a brace on it & I'm going to rest it. Should be fine in a day of two. In the meantime, I can't do much. Drawing is pretty much out of the question and typing is not great. So instead of pushing it, I'm going to post some sketches!
After I finished the first 50 days of the 100 Day project, I decided to take a break and draw a new doll. I started drawing it in ArtRage and this is a screenshot of that. I was not happy with it at all! So I abandoned it. Not every drawing is good. That's ok.
I took another break to work on other projects. At this point I discovered Sketchbook Pro. And I thought I'd experiment with that. I found a pose I mostly liked and went from there.
An arm replacement....
Here's the sketch. I make it a point of pride NOT to trace. I add the reference image(s) to my file, draw, and then compare just the same way I do on paper. I used a rough pencil tool to sketch and a pen tool to line. This becomes my final image.
And here are the two dolls together. I wanted to make sure the poses were complimentary and the size of the two doll was similar. I see mistakes in both but what artist doesn't?!
So that's a brief walk through. I'm hoping to get my sheets drawn and posted by the end of the week! Meanwhile, stay safe & warm. That's my plan!
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