[CR] Arctic Chill
Another snowy day here in Minneapolis. The kid is also getting out of school early and has yet again thrown a curve ball into our plans. Gone are the days where I could sit for a large period of time to get into a sketching groove. On the upside, I asked @jthiessen to model for reference in a project that I’m working on. He happily agreed, my friends are the best! If only the snow would stop falling, then I could get started and shoot the footage that I so desperately desire.
Today’s drawing was sketched up a few weeks back but was left incomplete. I knew it was a good choice to save the coloring for later, especially for days like today when I feel scattered and unable to focused.
The progress...
I began the sketch with a pencil then added three layers to thicken the line weight. Afterwards I began shading with a lighter color and gradually worked my way up to a darker shade to sculpt the face and bring further contrast. I finished the drawing with a wash of color to the background and highlights. In some ways this image is still incomplete and I plan on reworking it later.
There's a lovely lightness in your line and tonal work @vermillionfox. And the dark background bringing out the light is fabulous. It's often good to lay a drawing aside for a while so that we see it differently when we come back to it. Or have fresh ideas as to what comes next.
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Exactly! I often revisit drawings because I have a tendency to burn myself out on the single image.
Thanks for your kind words Ally!
Hi @vermillionfox longtime no see! Happy to see your page and that you are keeping it up here on Steemit. I've taken the last 30mins of my break to look around Steemit and looks like a lot has happened or not happened? Cheers!
Hey @duanesworld! Hope you’re doing well. Yep, I’m still consistently posting here on Steemit. Not much has changed here except for the interactions. It’s gotten much quieter.
lol. My 100% vote only gave you $0.01 Wow that's changed! Oh well :)
It’s not all about the bucks for me but I greatly appreciate the thought! ^^ You should log into ntopaz.com with your steemit username and post your art there. Most of the art community has begun posting there.
I feel the same about the bucks and it's one of the reasons why I have been away for so long. Tbh I was actually turned off coz it only seemed like I got votes from other but no real appreciation for the art so I just left.
ntopaz.com? Ok I'll have to look that up? Or what is it if u don't mind. Is it part of Steemit?
It’s a platform that runs off the steemit blockchain. https://www.ntopaz.com/ntopaz/
cool thank you <3
Hey Vermillion can I ask u one more question about nTopaz? When I post to nTopaz does it also sync a post to my Steemit account or will I have to create an additional post?
It posts right to your steemit account.
Her expression is really arresting, Foxi <3 A lovely character portrait!