My first Realistic Eye Drawings

 This week was learning eyes.  Yesterday a front on version, and today a side version.  I'm pretty happy with how these turned out.

Learning to draw a Believe Face
As mentioned in my last post, my learning to draw was put aside so I could paint more.  Then The Art Sherpa, Cinnamon Cooney, comes along with a Big Art Quest for 2017 that incorporates learning to draw faces and painting.  I am concerned that I will not keep up each week or get in as much practice as I'd like, but I will keep plugging away at it, at my own pace.  The first quest was to draw a "Believe" face.  Basically, it just drawing a face based on proportions and not making it like anyone in particular.  My first attempt left a lot to be desired.  It was late and I was tired and but wanted to just jump in and not out it off so not a lot of effort was applied.  The 2nd one, I did try a little harder, but do need more practice.  Still, I'm proud, partly just because I am doing it.

My First Drawings

I had decided in late November or early December that I would like to learn how to draw.  I had watched a few You Tube Tutorials and sketched a sphere and cylinder with shading.  Pretty basic stuff.  I did a simple vase on my own.  I was pretty happy with these and then re-focused on painting so the drawing was put off to the side a bit.  

Stormy Sunset

This was done from a You Tube Tutorial by The Art Sherpa, Cinnamon Cooney.  I had do redo the underpainting top section a couple of times and another after the clouds were in. I spent quite a few hours on this one but did enjoy the process.

Link to the Tutorial: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15b08d32c29f7711

I just finished another You Tube tutorial. This one is by Angela Anderson and used a pallet knife for the waves and clouds.  This was my first time using the pallet knife for painting.  It was a little hard to get used to in the beginning but felt more comfortable near the end.

Here is a link to the Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By13KuncmtE

Steampunk Eureka
A You Tube tutorial by Cinnamon Cooney, The Art Sherpa.  I love the background.

You Tube Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zk5wO3PN9U&t=1934s

Reference Photo
https://pmp-art.com/christine-c/gallery/14331/globes

You Tube tutorial by Angela Anderson. This was a 2 1/2 hr video that took me many, many hours to complete. Had to re-do some areas a couple of times. Took somewhere around 15-20 hours over 3 weeks, I lost track. Will probably do it again but approach it differently.

You tube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV-NCdUrsZk

Photo on Pixabay:
https://pixabay.com/en/poppy-flower-blossom-bloom-red-790196/

11 x 14 Canvas

Poppy