Thursday, October 17, 2013

Day of the Dead: Killed it!

Continuing on with the creepy, Halloween-esque drawings, this week I decided to tackle another portrait drawing. Again, I am not the most talented when it comes to portrait drawings but since my Vivien Leigh portrait came out pretty well I decided that I would try again. For this week's drawing, I took inspiration from Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) which is something I have always found fascinating. Day of the Dead is on November 1 and since we're hitting the middle to end of October, I found this topic to be quite fitting. 

I have never been one to brag about my art nor do I like showcasing what I do unless I feel 100% satisfied with it. However, this week I can say that I am extremely proud of the final product. In total, I spent about 2 hours working on this drawing. Please forgive me for the lack of photos, I spent SO much time and effort on this drawing that I forgot to take as many photos as I could in between. 



Pretty rough outline and adding in some details--it's a good start!

Adding in some red! Also, her lips were really cool to fill in. I love Prismacolor's red shades.

 She has a very dramatic eye look, right? This is where I started getting excited for what was to come. I really wanted the eyes to be the main focus of the drawing.

Drawing in the hair was so much fun! I started with a pinkish red color for the outline and then added some more reds, black, and burgundy colors. The blending (as you will see in the next photo) turned out beautifully.

Honestly, I couldn't be more happy or proud of how it turned out. Granted, it looks a lot better in person but this is the most realistic I've ever drawn and that thrills me. 


I'm really hoping to continue this streak of good drawings; next week I'm going to stick with the same format: something Halloween like but still keep it a surprise for you readers! Hopefully next week's drawing will be even more realistic but we'll have to wait and see!


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