Amanda Seyfried

 

 

Final!

Drawing Backwards!

I've been hitting a rut with a bunch of drawings lately. I've actually got several in progress right now, but I haven't been able to finish any of them (that's why I haven't updated in a while). So I decided to take a shot at a very different approach. This technique is kind of like drawing backwards because, rather than the usual black pencil on white paper, I'm drawing with a white pencil on black paper. It forces you to look at the picture in a very different way! I've done several pictures this way before but I hadn't tried it in a long time so I thought it would be fun to try again!

Like Stars in the Night Sky - Finished

Like Stars in the Night Sky

Trying out another challenge: Freckles (lots of them)!

 

More coming soon!

Daughtry - Completed

All These Lives - Daughtry

I decided it was time to take a little break from hair. Another one of my favorite singers, Daughtry, seemed like the perfect option! I never would have guess the stubble on his chin would still prove to be the hardest part of the picture! 

Final (hopefully) Coming Soon

Layers of Color

Looking through my art books I've been noticing a very sad lack of color. I've always wanted to be able to do realistic drawings with colored pencil, but I've never been able to get the hang of coloring and getting a solid, realistic look. So, I'm trying out a new technique! For these pictures I used marker for the base colors to get a solid foundation. Now I'm going over the marker with colored pencil to add in the details and shading. Both the girl and the parrot have been sitting unfinished on my table awhile now so maybe if I put them up here it will remind me to actually finish them! 

Unfinished

Unfinished