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Old 06-19-2006, 08:24 AM   #1
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Following behind Rebekkah (Here-Am-I), I thought it would be beneficial to start a blog of my progress with my art in here, to get some critique and suggestions to improve my skills. Maybe my walk-throughs will also be helpful to those wondering how to do certain things.


At the moment, I am working on a commission from my school's principal. I am to draw his portrait. I have the first phase done- the pre-drawing:

When enlarging a drawing from a photo reference, grids are really handy things. You should only really block in the most simple shapes, but I tend to get carried away with form and shade. Once this drawing is done, I will trace it with baking paper, and transfer it lightly onto another page where I will finish it up.

At the moment, I am considering doing both coloured pencil and graphite versions of this portrait. Updates will come soon.

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Megan, that is so great!
I can't wait to see how this turns out!

And I love that title
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Old 06-20-2006, 09:39 AM   #3
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Traced:

The first few layers of colour:

Going over the colour with bolder and more vibrant strokes:

Defining shadows and giving depth:

The face and neck finished. The proportion in this image may be a little skewed due to the angle I took the photo at.
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Old 06-20-2006, 05:52 PM   #4
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Oh my gosh. Megan, that is so real!
Crap, that is amazing!
That is so well done!
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Old 06-21-2006, 09:20 AM   #5
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Old 06-21-2006, 11:15 AM   #7
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Old 06-21-2006, 05:19 PM   #8
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Crickey! That's great, Megan.
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Crickey! That's great, Megan.
it is, but it doesn't look anything like the pictures i've seen of you before Art.
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That is absolutely fantastic, Megan!
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Old 06-21-2006, 08:24 PM   #12
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Oh my gosh. Megan, that is so real!
Crap, that is amazing!
That is so well done!
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it is, but it doesn't look anything like the pictures i've seen of you before Art.
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That is absolutely fantastic, Megan!
Thankyou for the kind words, everyone. I'm pretty thrilled with how this is turning out.


Next, the hair. Same principle as the skin: build up layers of colour from light to dark.




And this is how it's looking at the moment.

Excuse the flash.


For my next project, I am thinking of either finishing the 'Egg-Thing' comic strip I started AGES ago, or going out to op-shops and buying some nic nacs to arrange into a still life composition.
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I'm trying to think of words, but all that comes to mind is Holy Roses.
That is astonishing!
Your principal will FLIP!
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Old 06-21-2006, 09:00 PM   #14
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Amazing stuff... makes me want to pick up art again.. but yeah, we won't go into that.... how long did this take you?
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Whoa this is really cool. All I can do is broken hearts and bleeding hearts.
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