Hello Friends!
I hope everyone in the UK and near continent and Scandinavia are safe after the barage of storms we've had in recent weeks. I know some of you have suffered and it's going to be a long time before the flood waters will drain. I am thinking of all of you and sending wishes for normality to be restored as soon as possible.
There's a Viking invasion on Facebook. It's a silly game everyone is playing whereby you have a photo of you edited to show what you would look like as a Viking. Having had an obsession with Vikings since I was a child {along with all things Celtic too} I couldn't resist joining in. Frankly, we all look like siblings!
This is me as a Viking. I like it!
She is not quite finished. Part of me wants to invest a little colour but part of me resists that thought. I want to finish off her shirt, and I'd like to work a light bokeh background but I am afraid of spoiling it.
To satisfy my need to apply colour, I did this one using just Caran d'Ache watercolour and Spectrum Noir water resistant coloured pencils.
When drawing the outlines I use the basic formula of an oval divided in half both vertically and horizontally, then the bottom half gets divided in half again, twice. Here are some stages in the early development of a portrait as you might like to see how one develops.
You are a lovely Viking, Deb! I'm enjoying seeing your process for face drawing. Enjoy your new classes, my friend.
ReplyDeleteThank you Martha Ellen. Since you read this blog I have made a small edit to include the information surrounding the inventor of this method.
DeleteIts me again Ragged Robin - sorry for being anonymous again but I am still having problems accessing via google and leaving a comment. Super post - the Vikings are very interesting and I remember visiting a museum when we were in York which was superb. Love the drawing and interesting to see the different stages to reach the final face. I think on reflection I prefer the version that is lightly coloured in. Caroline
ReplyDeleteThank you Caroline. Yes that's my favourite too.
Deleteps Caroline again - enjoy your new course.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteWhen I was doing some computer art with children I used to cut a photo in half and then reflect the remaining half to create a whole face. If you did this for both the left and right side of the face you ended up with two faces that looked very different showing that our faces are not symmetrical. It was fascinating and showed we do have a good and not-so-good side.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, my virus protection has decided your blog is a dangerous site - I have yo override it to visit. It's done that for a few weeks now.
Thank you, Sue. Now you are the second person to tell me about the warning and oddly enough I am getting the same warning off some but not all blogs I follow. I know Norton is doing this. I wonder what is going on?
DeleteYou make a beautiful Viking. I think your sketch is so pretty. All the sketches are so very pretty. You keep getting better and better. I, also like how you show us the steps you make. You make it seem so simple, when I know it's anything but simple. I hope you enjoy this next course. And I look forward to seeing your next artwork projects.
ReplyDeleteThank you my friend. I cringe now when I look at what I was drawing and painting two years ago.
DeleteI think you drawings are excellent. After your classes you will be amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much
DeleteYou look good as a Viking :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thank you, I do believe my heart is Viking!
DeleteBeautiful blog
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