Tag: mixed media

Tiffanie

Sktchy muse Tiffanie has the kind of face I love to draw. Perfect pale skin that reflects light beautifully. Straight hair – for so long hair was my nightmare to draw and I still find straight dark hair so soothing to draw because it’s so much more straightforward than any other kind. And well defined bone structure that’s easy for me to capture. I could happily draw her every day for the rest of my life.

I drew this portrait in my Midori Cotton sketchbook with a Unipin fineliner, Copic markers and Prismacolor coloured pencils.

John

This is Sktchy muse John. I drew the portrait in a Moleskine watercolour sketchbook with a grey Unipin fineliner, painted with Zecchi Toscana watercolours and finished it with Prismacolor coloured pencils.

208 portraits

Every time I finish a portrait I add it to a 13 image grid and once I’ve filled that grid I add it to a 16 image grid. Many months later I have a completed grid containing my last 208 Sktchy portraits. Today I filled my latest 208 portrait grid. I love the snapshot view these give me of my portraits from the past 7 months.

Loke

Today’s Sktchy portrait is of Loke. I drew him in my Midori Cotton sketchbook using a grey a Unipin fineliner, Copic markers and Prismacolor coloured pencils.

Madi

I painted Madi in a Moleskine watercolour sketchbook with Zecchi Toscana watercolours and finished the portrait with Prismacolor coloured pencils.

Yasmin

I’m still adjusting to the paper in my new sketchbook. I always forget what a difference paper makes to my drawings and that it will take me a week or two to adjust to working in a new book. I’ve worked in a Midori Cotton before, but it was a while ago, so I’m definitely having to readjust to the slickness of the paper again. But this is always a fun process!

I drew Yasmin with Copic markers and Prismacolor coloured pencils in an A5 Midori Cotton sketchbook.

Fawn

I painted this fawn for this week’s Old School Sktchy weekly art extravaganza (wax) challenge on the theme ” zoological”.

I drew it in a Moleskine watercolour sketchbook with a Unipin light grey fineliner, painted it with Zecchi Toscana watercolours and finished it with Prismacolor coloured and a Uniball Signo with gel pen.

Mellie

Sometimes I see an inspiration photo on Sktchy and it speaks to me, demanding to be drawn or painted, this was one of those photos. Everything about Mellie’s photo screamed “draw me” “paint me”, ” do my portrait”. It’s the turn of the head, the lift of the chin, the look in the eyes. I saw this photo just a few days ago and wanted desperately to paint her. I chose paint over other mediums because I thought it would do the best job of capturing the flush in her skin without making her look too red-faced and I think it was a great choice, though it was hard work getting the balance right.

I drew Mellie in my Moleskine watercolour sketchbook with a light grey Unipin fineliner, painted her with Zecchi Toscana watercolours and finished with Prismacolor coloured pencils.

Alessa

I’m trying to be more confident in my use of watercolour and so in this portrait of Alessa I didn’t block in her hair with colour. Instead I just applied strokes of water, added colour, and let it flow where it wanted, adding some paint drops to break up the colour a little. I think I like the end result, although I did feel the need to add a few pencil strokes rather than just leaving it be. I’ll keep experimenting with this approach anyway.

I used Zecchi Toscana watercolours and Prismacolor coloured pencils in a Moleskine watercolour sketchbook.

Van

I love how huge Van’s hand looks in this portrait! It’s large in the inspiration image too but I have exaggerated it a little too. I think the extra size makes her look even more pensive.

I drew Van in my Moleskine watercolour sketchbook with a Micron fineliner, then painted her with Zecchi Toscana watercolours and finished the portrait with Prismacolor coloured pencils.