Eye[s] can be...

the window to someone's soul. So they say, but even if not the soul, eyes are probably the most expressive feature we have. Since I draw portraiture, I decided to practice drawing eyes... and though overall I am pleased with how they turned out, I'll admit they look a little creepy altogether on the page. See for yourself!

[B/W] 1/3 Portrait - 4th Block

So much work still to be done! Here is the portrait after a 20 minute block, as you can see I worked on the clothing and big shadow on his forehead. His eyes need quite a bit of work still [the proportions don't totally work] and the face in general needs a little more depth. These next two weeks are a bit hectic, but I will post another block as soon as I can!

Total Time: 1 hour 40 min.

Tiny Dancer

Mental block + pen + paper = doodle

the feet are off, as well as the back leg...

Color Portrait - Sneak Peek

Sneak peek of the color portrait! I'll post a picture of the final one when it is done [probably in a month at the rate I'm drawing]

Happy Chinese New Year!

新年快樂！ In honor of Chinese New Year, I cut out a paper tiger and put it on lucky red paper. All in all it took me a little less than 3 hours, a lot more than I expected [having never done paper cutting before I thought it would be easy]. I looked at a picture of a white tiger drinking from a pool of water to find the proportions, but the stripes and flowers were all freehanded and thought up on the spot! Enjoy!

Oh Dear...

my camera is lost and all the lovely pictures I took to post up here are stuck on the memory card in my camera which is gone. =[

so instead, here is a picture of a nigerian girl which I drew in 2008...enjoy! [again, same stupid scanner problem]

NOTE: I looked at a picture while I drew this, but the photograph is the property of it's owner. When I drew it it was not for commercial purposes or profit and I made a few modifications to the picture. I am currently searching for the original website where I found it, and will post it once I do.

Art Contests?

Questions for all you readers out there, do you know of any art competitions for youths? If so please paste the link in the comments section! Thank you =]