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I decided I wanted a raven in front of a doorway looking into a crystal ball. I drew the basic shape in Adobe Illustrator so it would have some symmetry, also the archway.
Rather over confidently I decided I could draw a raven without a proper reference.
It looked okay in pencil but it's hard to see against the newsprint so I painted over the pencil with acrylic. HAHAHA looks like a fat seagull.
Rather over confidently I decided I could draw a raven without a proper reference. It looked okay in pencil but it's hard to see against the newsprint so I painted over the pencil with acrylic. HAHAHA looks like a fat seagull.
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This is looking interesting Colette. I look forward to seeing it develop.
The raven looks good to me. I know what you mean, I often think I can draw things without reference...wrongly. I'm reminded of a time when my wife was drawing with our son when he was a nipper. He told her her picture would look good with a dog in it. I can't draw dogs, she said. (She doesn't 'do' art.) Yes you can, said my son, you've seen plenty of dogs. Oh, the confidence of youth!
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If it does not appear in the gallery you'll know it developed into the woodburner. I've started blocking it in and looking at pixabay for raven pics.
I don't know how you make all those people up Lewis, it's a fabulous thing you do. I did a character drawing course because I want to be able to invent people, I found it really difficult.
I finished it but I'll put the block in here anyway in case anyone is interested.