Wax Bloom

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 6"

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Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 6"

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Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 6"

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Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 6"

I’ve been playing a game on my iPad called Draw Something – it’s surprisingly fun and has held my interest for a couple of weeks now. It’s also rekindled my interest in drawing, so double-win.

I’ve started a tumblr of all the goofy drawings I’ve been doing in the game if you’re interested. And if you want to play, I’m sgchipman, of course.

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Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 10 x 8"

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I’ve significantly decreased the shadows in an effort to make her feel softer … I was worried I about to make her look like an old man. The top of her head still needs a lot of modeling as it looks a bit indented at the moment. I also want to get the right side of the face as we look at it a bit rounder with better value transitions. All in all, though – coming along. The next update should be the finished piece. Or maybe the one after that.

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 10 x 8 "

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Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 10 x 8"

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And now we come to that difficult and critical point in any portrait of an infant where the decision must be made whether to render the top of the head as a transparisteel dome containing the glowing, super human brain of a future arch-villain, or the more traditional wispy pate.

What to do … what to do.

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Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 10 x 8"

Yesterday’s post on skin tone palettes has made me much more conscious of my color choices as I work; I usually just grab what feels right and don’t give it a lot of consideration. I’m honestly surprised by the amount of purple I’m using on this one. I’ve also added “Rose Madder Lake” to the mix, a very hot magenta from Lyra Rembrandt.

I’m pretty happy overall with the modeling in this one, though I still need to get the shadows darker without making them cold or muddy.

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Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 10 x 8"

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