tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post6914307341007178873..comments2024-03-27T15:35:13.728-04:00Comments on <br> WATERCOLORS AND WORDS: Tuesday, January 23, 2007RH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-52264120511708477362007-01-25T15:02:00.000-05:002007-01-25T15:02:00.000-05:00Thanks, Susan, for your comment. Yes, working in ...Thanks, Susan, for your comment. Yes, working in a sketch book you have to adjust and I did the head first and then tried to fit the shoulders in - not a good way to get the fit but I'm more interested in the faces right now so the body parts were just afterthoughts. I love this sketchbook because it has a rough texture that works with drawing very well.RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-56468135040997559922007-01-24T11:13:00.000-05:002007-01-24T11:13:00.000-05:00Rhonda,
I applaud your back to basics approach in...Rhonda,<br /><br />I applaud your back to basics approach in practicing the drawing, we all should do that occasionaly.<br /><br />I think you did a better likeness on the second attempt, the eyes are more like the original sketch. Did you notice that you made the head larger in proportion to the body? What I most miss with drawing is the negative shading to create the objects (eyes, nose, etc.) that I do with a brush. This seems much easier to accomplish with a brush than a pencil.<br /><br />Good job....SusanWatercolors by Susan Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15091873961431846148noreply@blogger.com