I'm once again changing the cover! (to the finished version of this)
So, for my first version, I just drew with a 2B pencil on a $2 sketchbook and coloured with my prismacolours.
Here it is
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my first problem with this was the overall sketchiness of this. I was working with a peach pencil that was almost out, and my Terra Cotta that was normally used for ski shading was out, and I had to use Crayola browns for both the skin shading and the hair, which really sucked. My second problem was with the pencil crayon. To show that I didn't so the art completely digitally, I grabbed my favourite colour (yellowed orange) and just placed it next to the drawing. But the thing is, I completely forgot to sharpen the pencil, leaving it looking dirty and unfinished, instead of nicely tying together the photo. And my last and biggest problem was with the right jawline. I didn't notice it when I was drawing or colouring, but once I came back from a long drink of water, (TIP! If you want a really nice drawing, don't finish it all at once. Grab a drink of water every once in a while. It really clears your head and gives you a new perspective and lets you clearly see your mistakes) I realized that I stretched the jawline WAY too far out, kinda like an Oompa Loompa.
Here's the finished version.
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For the finished version, I blended the skin to even it out, and I smudged the hair, so it wouldn't interfere with the flowers. The second thing I did is pretty easy to see from up close, but harder from a distance. I recoloured the pencil, so it showed up as a fully sharpened pencil crayon. The third and biggest thing I did was fix the jawline. First I went onto another layer and drew out where I wanted the jawline to be. Then, I lassoed the ear and moved it so it fitted properly. (One of the reasons I love Ibispaint X is because of the lasso feature. You just select the lasso button and trace the shape, and then you can resize, duplicate, delete, or bring the lassoed object to another place) and after that, I just matched the colour that I used on the paper copy and filled the white spot in. Last but not least, I outlined the entire drawing with a dark brown, to make the drawing pop.
Well, anyways, that's the end of this chapter! It's been a while since I actually talked on one of these books, and I really enjoyed talking about the art process, so expect more of these soon!
