I’m finally over the dry spell!
I took everyones advice and gave myself a break. I played video games and Magic, watched a couple of films while I edited photos, binge watched two anime series and found inspiration in the most obvious of places. Finding balance and being productive is a nice feeling. I’m living my best life. 😊
I jumped right into inking and skipped pencils entirely. I did have to make several adjustments to the bridge of the nose, position of the brows and shape of the eyes.
I’ve seen several artist speckle in blush so I did a test with the spray paint tool. I started to like it more after toning down the edges to give the curve of the cheek a gradient look. I’m still not sure how I feel about it and may continue to experiment. Then I shrunk down the image and sketched out a hairstyle.
Inking the hair was a lot of fun. (I forgot to mention that I used the reed tool listed under organic for a majority of this image.) I started to fill in areas with precise strokes. After I finished a section I’d use the liquify tool to curve the lines in the center, which helped to give the hair more dimension and the the illusion of weight. I decided that I preferred a short hair/up-do versus the long ponytail. It compliments the bold features on the face and looks very runway.
you just had to recharge your spirit dear :)
and look what you made! now this one seems very focused and hopefully not wanting to kill someone! hahaha :D
her look is very powerfull! <3
Such a beautiful portrait!
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Dry spells are no fun! It’s great that you gave yourself permission to take a break. I’m in a dry spell myself at the moment and it makes me incredibly agitated and guilt ridden. Something about having a few busy weeks in a row totally killed my motivation to write. But I think I’ll take your lead and just chill about it. It’s trmporary.
Beautiful work, @vermillionfox!
Isn’t it terrible that we beat ourselves up over it? Yes, take some time off and I’m sure you’ll be back to writing very soon!
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Glad to hear that you're back into things after a little break. I've been there before. I think you did a great job on this ink piece. It makes me want to give it a go myself. I'm looking forward to what else you'll great in the future. Take care! :)
P.S. What anime series did you end up watching?
Thanks Clark! It’s feels awesome! I’m working on another subtly creepy inking as we speak! Thanks for the support. :D
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and The Promised Neverland. Both were sooo good!! I can’t wait for a second season! XD
Oh, I can’t wait to see!😄 Both of those anime are great. I’ve finished watching both myself.
Have you had a chance to watch My Hero Academia?
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Yay!! Both were definitely binge worthy. I’ve started My Hero Academia but I still have to catch up on episodes. I think I’m on the 6th one? When I first started watching it the main characters hairstyles reminded me of Gon and Killua from Hunter x Hunter.
Yeah, you definitely have to finish the rest. You’ll be happy that you did. It’s easily one of my top favorite anime right now. I haven’t seen Hunter x Hunter yet but I’ve had a few friends recommend it to me.
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A really cool portrait, foxi <3 I am glad your break helped ! Sometimes we do get stuck in a rut if we don't cycle out from our phases, dont we? :)
Love the freckles, her expression and that animated gif really shows off the detailing of her hair strokes so nicely * ___ * I look forward to seeing future updates on this piece, for sure :)
Thanks Spidey! Yeah, I’ll let you know if there ends up being any significant additions to this drawing. For now I’m gonna set it aside so I can view it with fresh eyes. ☺️
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Wonderful @vermillionfox I am glad you are out of your 'slump'. We all go through it. I learned a long time ago that with art for me, when I get in a mood or feel down and think about not doing art that day it usually leads to me feeling worse, so I try the least attempt at it as possible such as putting on a movie I love or music I like and sitting with a sketchpad and pencil and think "Meh, doesn't matter what I draw even a straight line' and then I find it always brings me back out of the blues I think it can be really theraputic, but it's different for everyone.
I love playing with the sprays and the graffiti spray can, I used that to 'tag' my own drawings in the past and it's fun and I like the effect. Have fun and welcome back to drawings! :)
Welcome back talented you! Hugs darling 🎀