sketchbook-look. [8]

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Last night I finished yet another sketchbook illustration that I had originally started on August 27th 2011.  The first sketchbook look of this drawing in-progress was posted on the 29th and can be found here.  I really enjoy coming back to in-progress drawings (sometimes after very long periods of time) and finally bringing them to completion!

 

Here is the first scanned image of what I had originally started last month!

...And here is the finished illustration, completed in my current sketchbook!

Once again, the black on the girl's face is meant to represent face-paint influenced by preforming arts, with a circus/mime feel.  I tried to anchor this feel with a simple striped monochromatic shirt on her as well.  The swirly cheeks are a stylized signature I just am fond of. :)

The finished scan is a little darker than the original, because I wanted to present a better glimpse into all the freshly added linework & detail to the completed illustration.  I do admit, sometimes I get so wrapped up and enthusastic with the linework in the hair that it does become difficult to proportion the body sometimes. 

I am very pleased & confident with how this illustration actually turned out!  Sometimes, one never know if a small doodle, or the start of a drawing, will manifest into something beautiful & intricate, or if it will stop at a dead end and remain incomplete.  Things also get a little tricky when I start drawing on other surfaces-such as a disposable paper napkin, or a box (something along those lines) and finish a goregeous drawing that ends up on an ephermal medium, not well suited for the intricate art or exactly professional.  But hey...we all start somewhere and I try to keep little to no regrets on what I choose to draw on or what I choose to draw.  It all helps with my on-going developing style and experience!

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I also wanted to share the beginnings of another drawing I started last week, that remains currently still in-progress in my sketchbook. 

It started off as more an exercize to draw a more relaistic human profile, then morphed into an exercize to loosen my pen strokes on the hair.  It has no real expectations on it yet, but I do hope to finish it soon (and will post updates when I do so)!  Thus far, she is a queen in a fur coat in a loose up-do flowing with potential!

The days are getting a bit more chilly here in central New York, but that only adds to the excitement of apple picking, pumpkin picking, autumn hikes in some of the wonderful state parks, homemade vegetable soups & bisques, and homemade hot mulled cider at night! 

 

I hope that you are also enjoying the transition in season and welcoming other warm exciting acitivities into your life as well! :)