5/1/15

I found a picture of this woman on Pinterest and thought she would be pretty fun to draw in graphite because of her definite features and shadows. I really like how she turned out because I think I proportioned her face very well and shaded in the correct places. I also think I captured her stringy hair well.

4/5/15

This is another portrait I drew of my friend Emily in graphite. I used her school photo as my reference. I think it turned out okay, I could've darkened her hair and the shading on her face a little more. Although the shading isn't very dark, I think that I got her eyes perfectly as well as her eyebrows. 

4/20/15

Emily's portrait

This is a portrait of my friend that is in progress and is drawn in graphite. So far I'm happy with this piece because I like how dark the values in her hair are, but I still have to continue shading her face and upper body.

This is the finished piece. I think it turned out very well for being only the second portrait I drew of someone I know. I like how dark I got the values of her hair and the details in her shirt. If I were to continue with this piece, I would probably darken the shading on her face and arms.

5/2/14

I found the inspiration for the piece on Pinterest. The frog was a seperate photo from the design I found. Then I saw a sunset and I decided I was going to color the photo in with ombre colors. 

I started the piece outlining the basic shape in pencil. Then I drew the designs in with sharpie. After I finished all of the details I colored the frog in with cool colors.

The detail and various colors on the frog represent the many different types of species there are. I made the frog have very large eyes because when you initially look at frogs it is the first thing you notice.  The design on the tree branch represents the different habitats that the frogs live in.

I think this piece turned out very well because the details are drawn very well. I also think the colors I chose blend together nicely. Although I have no idea what is on the left side of it's face, it still turned out nicely.

2/27/15

I got the inspiration for this piece from a picture I scrolled over on tumblr. There were three pineapples designed differently so I took the idea and came up with new designs. They were all colored differently also so I did that. 

First I drew the pineapple in graphite and then drew in the designs with graphite. After I drew it, I colored the leaves in then the designs. After the initial base color, I shaded the fruit a little. 

This piece represents the beauty of the the pineapple. The colorful designs show the different places the fruits come from. The bright green leaves coming from the fruits mean that the fruits are ripe and ready to eat. 

I really like how the project turned out overall. The sharpness of the lines and colors make it look really good. I also think the leaves are blended really well.

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I drew this woman in graphite in about an hour. Personally, I think she turned out pretty good for just a sketch because I think the details in her lips and eyes are very well done. I also like the texture I got in her hair and the slight cheekbone shadow. If I were to redraw this portrait, I would finish her bust and darken the values a little more. 

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I'm not finished with this piece yet, but this has taken me an hour so far. I found the model on the internet and drew her in graphite starting with her facial structure and working down to her shoulders. I'm satisfied with this piece so far.

1/8/15

My inspiration for this piece came from a similar project I found on Pinterest. It was a picture of an orange flower. The picture didn't have a background, and I really liked how that looked so I used it in my piece. 

I drew the outline for this flower an leaf with a pencil first, then colored it in with the appropriate colored pencils. I started with the flower first, then the leaves. After I colored the flower with the pink base color, I highlighted the petals with a yellow.

This flower represents the beauty of nature, the light colors give off a warm and welcoming feel. The flower is blossoming, so it represents new life. I drew the flower without a background to show that the flower is the main focus.

I like how the piece turned out because I think the blending turned out nicely. The detail in the leaves give it a more finished feel. I also think the colors I chose were a good choice.

1/11/15

I got my inspiration from this piece from a similar design I found on Pinterest. The design had the same outline but I changed the inside of it. I also chose different colors than the picture. 

   Instead of drawing the outline with pencil first, I immediately began with sharpie. After I drew the piece in sharpie, I chose the warm colors the make the piece more lively and nice to look at. I got the ideas for the designs from other pictures I found online. 

It represents the intricate meaning of life. The bright colors show the happiness of the world and the black details represent the ups and downs. There are different types of flowers shown in the piece to show the different people in the world around us.

I think the piece turned out nicely, the shading blended well. I also think the entire project has a lot of details. I think the bright colors contrast nicely with the black.

1/10/15

I really liked the way this picture looked when I found it, so I tried it with ink and colored pencil and so far I think it's turning out very well. In the smoke cloud I would like to put roses in there, but I don't particularly enjoy drawing roses so I may print out pictures and paste them in there. I haven't decided yet on the background.

I decided against the rose idea because I didn't think it would look very good with the roses printed out, so I decided to use line work to fill in the smoke cloud. I really like how the curves came out, although if you look closely, some of the lines fall together, making some spots look really dark, which I don't like as much.

This is the finished product. I actually like how it turned out. For the bottom I used solid acrylic paint so it didn't take away from the woman as much. I added color to the piece so it wasn't focused as much on the rainbow hair rather than the tattoos and the line work in the smoke cloud. Overall, I think that this piece turned out very well and I will continue to use black marker for a lot of my pieces to make them stand out more.

1/9/15

These four pictures were taken after I had already finished the piece, but I added a little more color each time. It was drawn in ink and then I used colored pencil to fill in the flowers. I found the inspiration for this piece on Pinterest, there were similar patterns used in the other piece. I think the layout and ink parts of the piece turned out very well, but I'm not very pleased with how the colored pencils worked. I like the colors I used but it just doesn't look as blended as I wanted it to be, but if I continue blending it will rip the bored. I think I may continue with designs like this without a background because I like how most of it looks. 

I drew this woman in graphite. I started with the outline of her hair then drew in her face. I completed all the details before adding in the shading. It's not one of my best works but I think the shape of her face and eyes make her unique.