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Title: Gwen Redraw
Artist:

goss
Rating: G
Character: Gwen
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Content Notes: Created for Challenge #66: 10 Year Redraw. This is a redraw of Gwen from Merlin (BBC), which I'd originally done for the

drawmelot Zodiac Challenge on LJ, about 13 years ago.

The original drawing was done with pen and watercolour pencils. Although I was happy with the overall concept and details of the piece, at that time I wasn't able to capture Gwen's specific likeness, and have always wanted to take another shot at it.

The redraw is a quick digital sketch done on Adobe Fresco. I found the original photo reference, and worked from that to try to get Gwen's features right. I'm still learning how to blend with the digital watercolour brush, and the shading on her face needs more work. But in terms of the sketch itself, I can definitely see an improvement in my portrait drawing skills. Although not a perfect likeness, she's waaay more recognisable now, so I'm satisfied with the overall result. :)

Preview:
Gwen Redraw preview

( Click here for entire artwork )

And here's a timelapse video showing some of the process:
( Timelapse Video for the Gwen Redraw )

goss

Congrats to those who took part in this challenge!

Entries submitted for Drawing Challenge #66 - 10 Year Redraw:

Lovers Asleep on a Beach, Discovered by Penguins by mific - SGA, Mature

Elephant Man by mific - SGA, G

At Home With the Rabbits, Ronon Was a Completely Different Person by mific - SGA, G

In Your Face I See Myself by yhlee - Legend of the Five Rings, PG

Ancestor by mific - SGA, Mature

Derailment by mific - SGA, G

The Day Dawned Red by yhlee - Original art, G

Green Tie with Polka Dots by eye_of_toad - Original art, G

Gwen Redraw by goss - Merlin (BBC), G

As usual, this challenge as well as all of our previous challenges will remain open, so you can continue to submit entries to the community any time after the Round Up date. Be sure to tag your art posts with the challenge name, so that it can be added to the list.

Thanks to all who participated in this challenge! :)

eye_of_toad

Title: Green Tie with Polka Dots
Artist:

eye_of_toad
Rating: gen
Fandom: none
Characters/Pairings: none
Content Notes: content warning for bones if that's creepy for you (rib cage drawing)

original = highlighters and some kind of pen that I don't remember
redraw = colored pencil, posca pen, and water-based markers

The original was a doodle that I did at work (a job that I absolutely hated), colored in with highlighter while sitting at my desk. This wasn't too long after I had taken an anatomy-for-artists class so I think the anatomy is actually more accurate in the old version.

For the re-draw, I was kind of rushing because I wanted to post this before the month was up and I picked the subject because it seemed like it might be easy. After all, the original was just a doodle. But then I got the proportions wrong and couldn't even fit it on the page and I quickly gave up on the idea that this would be an improvement on the original.

2007 to 2024
( ribcage wearing a purple jacket and a green tie )

Current Mood: tired

yhlee

Title: The Day Dawned Red
Artist:

yhlee
Rating: G
Fandom: original
Characters/Pairings: a swordsman??
Content Notes: (list warnings here, materials used, etc.)
24-year redraw. :facepalm:

Full image and old version behind cut. Under the wire!
( Read more... )

mific

Title: Derailment on AO3
Artist:

mific
Rating: G
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Rodney McKay
Content Notes: Sorry to have been spamming the comm, but I've wanted to do a number of works for the Stargate (20th) Anniversary fest, and this challenge worked well for that. Again, I've taken a very old original artwork and made it fanart, redoing it in Procreate. Rodney came to mind for this one, for a bunch of reasons which are in the AO3 summary and notes. Apart from adding the portrait of Rodney, I updated the background and went a bit overboard with stars, but kept the wonky toy train and trestle for their quirkiness.

mific

Title: Ancestor on AO3
Artist:

mific
Rating: Mature (for the original work - naked torso)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Teyla Emmagan, Wraith Queen
Content Notes: Again, I've taken a very old original artwork and made it fanart, redoing it in Procreate.
Teyla being a person of color emphasises how very white the original is, and the old version also has unusual anatomy with Modigliani-like elongations, especially of their necks. The distortion was, I think, partly deliberate, but mostly as I never used references then and went for a quirky look rather than accuracy. The new version is technically better, but the problem with the Wraith is that they always look so over the top it's hard to take them seriously, which makes the redraw somewhat melodramatic.

mific

Here's an interesting historical "many years later redraw" from tumblr.

Girl ironing shirtsleeves

yhlee

Title: In Your Face I See Myself
Artist: YHL (

yhlee)
Rating: PG
Fandom: Legend of the Five Rings
Characters/Pairings: a Crab Clan bushi
Content Notes: For the 10-year redraw challenge: have a 20+ year redraw! :D

Spookiness, skeleton monster, implied blood. The Crab Clan are the specialists in defense against the Taint and the monsters of the Shadowlands in canon. Naturally, they also tend to go over to the Shadowlands/dark side at the drop of a hat. :D

This was originally a Hida (family) bushi, whose aesthetic are THE MUSCLES HAVE MUSCLES HAVE MUSCLES!!! although my anatomy is not good enough for that. (Canon example card art: Hida Kuon Experienced 2 by Ben Peck. In fairness, they're all descendants of gods or something, but...)

The original dates from over twenty years ago. Other than my childhood "girl cars have eyelashes and boy cars have neckties!!" drawings (in my defense, I was three? and I grew up in Texas...), it may be the oldest thing I drew that still survives...:sweatdrop:

Preview:

Redraw and original behind cut: ( Read more... )

(Mods, might I have a Legend of the Five Rings fandom tag?)

mific

Title: At Home With the Rabbits, Ronon Was a Completely Different Person on AO3
Artist:

mific
Rating: G
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Ronon Dex
Content Notes: No warnings apply. Again, I've taken a very old original artwork and made it fanart, redoing it in Procreate. I like the original so I haven't changed much except for Ronon which meant adding in some guns and knives. Ronon's muscles are hopefully a little more realistic than Maurice's in the old version. I also tweaked the perspective slightly on a few things, and made the faucets less weird. The wallpaper was a nightmare and I managed it better in the old gouache (kid's paintbox) version - goodness knows how.

mific

Title: Elephant Man on AO3
Artist:

mific
Rating: G
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard
Content Notes: Created for the current challenge to redraw an old artwork. I first painted this many years ago in oils on canvas. This one's typical of the odd, quirky subjects I used to paint. In redoing this painting digitally in Procreate I made it into fanart, and John felt like the right choice.

mific

Title: Lovers Asleep on a Beach, Discovered by Penguins on AO3
Artist:

mific
Rating: Mature - NSFW (non-explicit nudity)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Content Notes: Created for the current challenge to redraw an old artwork. I first painted this many years ago using kids' paintbox paints (like cheap gouache). I used to paint quirky subjects, a bit cracky or surreal, and hoped that my wonky drawing abilities added a little charm. In redoing this painting digitally in Procreate I made it into fanart, and focussed on drawing the figures (and the perspective) slightly more accurately, and on the penguins being realistic rather than caricatures. These are yellow-eyed penguins, so John and Rodney must be on leave in the South Island of New Zealand.

cropped thumbnail

goss

Drawing Challenge #66 - Extended

Hey everyone, seems like we're all a bit swamped these days, so our current drawing challenge has now been extended to the end of July.

The Round-Up post for submissions to the 10 Year Redraw Challenge will be made on Wednesday 31st July, 2024.

Also, if any of our older challenges have sparked your interest, you are welcome to use the month of July as an Amnesty period for catching up on these. :)

goss

Many thanks to

mekare and

minoanmiss for this month's prompt. :)

Drawesome Challenge 66: 10 Year Redraw

Challenge 66: 10 Year Redraw

Redraw one of your older artworks from 10+ years ago.

You may redo your drawing using a similar style, technique or medium to that of the original piece. Or you're welcome to simply take inspiration from the original piece, and change things up, put a new spin on it. When completed, be sure to share both old and recent artworks in your post.

A round-up post for submissions to this challenge will be done at the end of next month on Wednesday 31st July, 2024.

Happy Drawing, everyone! :)

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