Sketch Blog #6

Finally, I was able to sit down and just...draw something and actually felt happy about it, especially for a class. I used myself as a reference and collected several references I had and photos of a while fluffy hooded jacket I have at home. My main color scheme was purple and yellow but then I used the wrong colored pencil for the scarf and it turned orange (opps). So in the end, I was happy with what I did. I was disappointed in myself...scratch that, I am disappointed in myself for lack of challenging myself and creating more time on drawing.

This drawing is on watercolor paper. Prisma colored pencils, Gouache, graphite pencil and oil pastels. Critiques of my own: No focal point really. I feel the eye was no where to run except everywhere and the brightest and saturated yellow pulls the eye to that area. I didn't mean for the eyes to turn green...yellow was a BAD mix with blue. Simple Color Theory problem and I was stupid to ignore it. Glove. The glove looks funny. I don't know, maybe better folds would have helped it more. And the eyes are large but I don't mind that so much. Positive things I have to say: I love the fur texture and folds. The scarf could have been better but I was pleased with the scarf over the lower half of the face. Mixing media. I find it fun and a relief to use actual mediums I can touch. This was actually my 2nd attempt at the project. The old one turned out terrible. So this was the best I could come up with at the moment. I am praising God for getting me 1/2 through this semester. :)