Horses Eye

A little something I did today. This is a 2.5" x 3.5" Bristol Board Smooth Reference photo is from Keana Buckley Art of the Horse Horses Eye Let me know what you think!

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Paint on Paper - First Layer

My next project has started!! Paint on Paper :) 9"x12" Sorry about the crummy photo. It's dreary here today and has snowed on and off all day. Luckily, nothing has stuck on the ground but still...it is April! My horses are shedding. Ah, springtime in Montana :) The Gorgeous Horse is Referenced from Artist Reference Photos by Karen and is used with permission.

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Practice Piece

Practicing with my Polychromo's and my new Jakar battery operated eraser. Learning what works, what doesn't and also trying to get the colors right with a set of 24 pencils.
Not that easy for sure but it's entertaining while I'm laid up.
Learning what to do and what not to do with Polychromo's Colored Pencils.
The biggest thing to not do is use the wrong paper lol.
Sketch BookPaper is not the greatest for these pencils!!
This is a practice peace for sure and I hope it helps you to see that you can't just sit down and start using a new medium. It takes lots of practice. I;m familiar with Colored Pencils but they are Prismacolors (wax based) and Polychromo's are oil based and slightly different to use.
This is Joe 6"x8" Sketch Book Paper

Reference from Artist Reference Photos by Karen
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Fox - Graphite

I found a really cute picture on Pixabay of a Fox looking up with his tongue stuck out so I decided to complete it in graphite on my sketchbook paper
6"x8"
I give you Mr. Fox.
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Doodles

While I've been working on my drawing almost everyday, I've been lacking on getting it posted here!
I've been doodling at work during my lunch hours and this is what I've created with doodles. It's fun to challenge myself with the quick draws and see how much I can get done during my lunch time.
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Anatomy sketching

I've been putting time into my art almost everyday.


Last night I had fun with ProCreate but created a very sad looking horse that I'm not going to share unless you really want to see it haha.

I've been studying horse anatomy and that sketch was a real quick loose example of that without having a reference photo to look at. Hubby said it was a sad looking horse.  He quickly said , "not the drawing but the expression".  The horses eyes looked sad hahaa..I said I think the whole thing is sad looking hahahahaha

I Added a Stylized Name Tag to Tucker.
I haven't stylized my writing since I took Jewelry class in MiddleSchool.


What do you think?


Artist Reference Photos by Karen
This is an anatomy head study.
Have a long ways to go with this one. Still need to compare to the reference photo with this image and see how close I am before continuing.
It's so much easier to trace an image but that doesn't train the brain or the eyes. 
I always start freehand and I'm no longer using a grid as that takes too much time and then the lines used for the grid might not erase and it can sure mess up the final drawing if they don't erase completely!.
So, I freehand to start with.  
Then take a picture of my image and place it over the reference in photo shop.

That shows me how far off I am, then I start making changes based on what I see is off.
As this is a sketch and practice, it's on the 5.5 x 8 sketch book.
 
Well, after getting that image into photoshop and comparing, the top of my horse from the crest up was spot on...However, the perspective and proportions for the bottom half were so far off it was laughable.
So after much erasing and altering.
Here is the finished sketch.

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Day 8 - Horse Portrait

Day 8:
Tucker is finished!
I had a lot of fun with this portrait but learned a lesson on using the appropriate paper as well. I fought this sketch book paper all the way to the final.
Really like how he came out though.

Reference photo with permission Artist Reference Photos by Karen
5.5"x8" Graphite
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I pope you like it!

Day 7 - Horse Portrait

Day 7: Spent 7 days on this one now.
Still pushing the darks and now need to accentuate some of the lights.
Approaching the finish line with this one!!

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Day 6

Day 6:Working some more on this beautiful boy!
Still pushing the darks and still have more to go.

YAY the cough is mostly gone and I can work on this without ruining it!

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Day 5 - Horse Portrait

What do they say about best laid plans?
Life got in the way again and I've missed two days because now I'm sick but was able to get a little bit done tonight between coughing spells.


Day 5:

Hope you like it so far!

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Day 4 Horse Portrait

Day 4:
Today was all about the mane and forelock.
Really like how they came out and are capturing the light.

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Day 3 - Horse portrait

Day 3:
Worked more on the coat, textures and values.
Getting there slowly but surely.
Haha, cat hair is in the picture and I didn't notice it till now.

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Challenge myself, Do something with my art everyday!

WOW, has it really been this long since I've posted in my art blog?
Life sure gets in the way sometimes.

I picked up my pencils for the first time in almost a year to actually draw something besides doodles two days ago!!

Does anybody else deal with artist slump? To try to alleviate the slump I've been in dealing with my health issues and after the passing of my Dad, I decided to challenge myself to picking up my pencils everyday to do more than doodle!
I started on this gorgeous horse image used with permission Artist Reference Photos by Karen, owned by Karen Broemmelsick two days ago.

I'm attempting a more realistic look by blending and making sure I have my darks and lights pushed by checking my values with the value finder tool.
This little drawing is a 5"x 8" and not on the best paper. Sketch Book 75lb 110 gsm.
Here is Day 1 and Day 2 together.

Day 1:
I started with getting the image drawn out on this paper. I drew this image freehand with a lot of measuring for accuracy and erasing and starting over but finally I'm happy with what I've gotten down on the paper. I have tried the grid method and for learning to be more accurate it is a great tool to use but for me, most of the time I find using the grid method more of a pain than it is worth and I've even pressed too hard while drawing the lines and then been able to see them in the final image.

Once I was finally happy with the image, I starting mapping in where the darks will be and preserving the highlights.

This is the part that is fascinating to me as the image starts popping off the page.




















Day 2:
Worked on this guy for about and hour pushing the darks and getting the texture and value closer to reality.


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