This is a drawing I started at my favorite bar. I came back to it a few days later to finish sketching it. Then, I decided to ink and paint it. I tried out a new painting technique by using a lot of gloss medium to layer colors on top of each other. I like the effect and it keeps my lines from becoming hidden. I really like how this one came out. Somehow I managed to carry over a lot of the energy that was in the pencil sketch into the final image. I have a tendency to nitpick and overwork my drawings to the point of lifelessness. The only downside to this is that it's only 5.5'' x 7''. I'd really like to start working bigger just to have something to openly show. Regrettably, this will forever be tucked away in my tiny sketchbook.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Improper Bit Use
This is a drawing I started at my favorite bar. I came back to it a few days later to finish sketching it. Then, I decided to ink and paint it. I tried out a new painting technique by using a lot of gloss medium to layer colors on top of each other. I like the effect and it keeps my lines from becoming hidden. I really like how this one came out. Somehow I managed to carry over a lot of the energy that was in the pencil sketch into the final image. I have a tendency to nitpick and overwork my drawings to the point of lifelessness. The only downside to this is that it's only 5.5'' x 7''. I'd really like to start working bigger just to have something to openly show. Regrettably, this will forever be tucked away in my tiny sketchbook.
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