Drawing Challenge #1

[tarlanx]

Title: Torso sketch
Artist: Tarlan (tarlanx)
Rating: PG
Fandom: None as yet
Characters/Pairings: None as yet
Content Notes: digital painting from memory

This year has been stressful and sent me spirally into apathy but I really wanted to get at least one drawing started during amnesty week. It's not finished by a LONG SHOT but I thought I'd share what I had done so far.

It's a digital painting done from memory (no photo references etc) so is probably weird looking! My memory is so bad these days. I've not done a lot of digital painting, mostly I do digital manips-collages art using photos. I used to draw and even tried watercolors a few decades back but it all fell by the wayside due to work/home/kids etc. I really would love to start drawing by hand again but drawing on screen is just as rewarding. I know the more I practice the better I'll get... just need more free time when I'm not so tired or stressed, I guess :)

I'll carry on working on this piece and hopefully have a completed piece to share at a later date... if that's OK!


 

Comments

[mific]

Yay - great to see you posting. That squiggle is very suggestive of a shoulder and neck curve, isn't it? I really like the modelling of the torso here. I'm really enjoying getting prompted to try some drawing again - it's a nice break. :)

[tarlanx]

Thanks!

I've been enjoying seeing your art pieces :)

[goss]

Yay! Great to see you posting art here! \o/

The subtle shading on the torso is nice, especially since you did it straight from memory. That is awesome. :D :D

And cool to know that you have experience in both traditional and digital painting. I loooove watercolours! I'm not as experienced in digital work, but I want to try becoming more proficient at it, since it seems to open up a world of possibilities. That "Undo" button is FABULOUS for allowing you to experiment without ruining things.

[tarlanx]

Thank you!

One of the reasons why I like digital painting is the undo option :)

I was never much of an artist... and never had the amazing skill some people show from birth. Those people leave me in awe... but I try and will hopefully improve as I go along :)

[goss]

Oh! Two more things...

(1) You are definitely free to finish the piece and re-post it to the comm at any time, just label with the original challenge number.

(2) And speaking of labels, even though it's a Work-in-progress, you'll still need to label this post with an artwork Title etc, using the Posting Format, which makes things easier for archiving your work in the Round-Up post.

Thanks. :)

[tarlanx]

(1) YAY That's great to know!

(2) Oops! I should have checked there was a posting format. I'll get that changed now though I have no idea what I'll call this piece!

[mekare]

Hey welcome to the comm. It's great to see more art posted. I like the shading as well and am looking forward to the finished work at some point.

[tarlanx]

Thank you! I do have an idea in my head but sadly I'm out of time to work on more today.

[adafrog]

Looks good so far.

[tarlanx]

Thank you! I likely won't get a chance to work on it again for a few weeks as I have some writing challenges to meet.