Hello lovelies! I am back this week to share another week of my drawings from sketchbook diary. This week I am sharing drawings with faces and using oil pastels. Drawing with pastels has created urge to play around with them and see if I can learn how to also combine them and create drawings that have more depth and character. However, unfortunately they seem to have come to an end and become very dry and hard to draw. It means I am in need to buy some new oil pastels.
Question for you: Have you ever finished pencils to the point where it's impossible to use them, or have you ever used up most of the oil pastels / crayons from the box?
Honestly, when I think about it, I have only ever finished pens. I have a few pens that I absolutely love, and that are only and strictly used for drawing. I think almost all of my sketchbook drawing outlines are made with my special drawing pens. But when it comes to pencils or crayons, it seems that they last forever.
Sketchbook diary week 2. Faces with oil pastels.
Day 1: A poor attempt at plants.
I really like the idea of having a girl surrounded by flowers or plants. I also really like the rosy cheeks and pink lip. This makes me really want to draw this again and maybe even try a digital version.
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Day 2: Trying out hairstyles.
I am guilty of drawing the same thing over and over once I have learned how to draw something. In this spread I am experimenting with hairstyles, bringing a bit more color and even layering the colors.
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Day 3: Experimenting with noses and eyebrows.
What I like about drawing the same thing is that you can experiment. For example, when it comes to faces, there are million ways to draw a face. Should the eyebrows be a line, or actually hairs? Or should one eyebrow be connected with a nose? These are things you can try out and see what you like. For the longest time I was drawing people with eyes closed just because it looked cute, and also because I didn't want to face the crazy looking eyes. But one can only learn by drawing it until it looks good.
I always remind myself that sketchbooks should be imperfect and filled with ugly drawings. Because when you let your perfectionism a bit loose, only then you get the creative juices flowing and not let the critic in you stop from drawing and trying out.
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Day 4: Working on the expression of faces
Let's face it. Some faces look like they are either looking straight into your soul, or actually judging you.
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Day 5: how to draw beards? I don't know.
The more I draw faces and shoulders, the more I think about getting to the goal of drawing a whole human. Honestly, thinking about hands makes me anxious. What is wrong with elbows, why do they look so weird? And also, the torso and legs and feet, it's just a mystery. However, I think if I actually watched a tutorial or used shapes as a base, it would not be that scary.
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Day 6: Why do they all look high?
I should really work on the way I draw faces. I think they should show a bit more emotion. Maybe next challenge should be to draw emotions, such as sadness, anger, tired and happy. I bet it is hard, because it is all about the details, such as corners of the mouth, the nose and the way eyes and eyebrows look.
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Day 7: I guess I gave up.
I think sometimes when you really don't want to draw, you should not draw. I know that discipline and hard work conquers all, but sometimes the mindset is the most important. So I allow myself to not draw if I don't feel like. Dipping your toes in a slump once in a while is okay.
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