From the Eclectic Easel

It's done! Started it last night and just finished it up. woohoo! You can never have too many sparkles and polka dots =). Thinking of doing a reindeer girl one for Christmas. I just realized I hadn't posted since summer, so sorry! =). 

For this year's goals I've been focusing on manga and learning eyes, hair, and posing. The first pose above was done today, and the second one with the blue and red is what I'm currently working on now. =). 

I'm thinking I may start posting a comic every week, but not really sure yet. I'm still learning how to draw comics, and this is my first one done in photoshop.

I'm posting on instagram as Emailanna08! I've already posted two drawings on it. =) I'm not sure how instagram works, but I'm still learning. :D.

Been focusing on manga this week! =)). 

Also, lately I've been coming up with different style of cartoon eyes. =). Fill free to use as reference, but give the credit. =). 

"Learning to see." I've been learning how to draw what I see, and not what I think I see. =). I may post a few tutorials on different subjects.

I used graphite pencils and brush pen. =). 

realistic bird drawing done today. took about 2 to 3 hours. =). 

So sorry I haven't been posting. But here's a lip colored pencil drawing I did tonight. =). Took 2 hours. =).

So in the last post, I had mentioned value scales. I am also learning to use the side of the pencil for shading as well. I may post one more value practice before the portrait series. =).

How I draw a value scale for portrait series:  B GRAPHITE PENCIL:  1.) I draw out 8 squares for my value.  I start at the dark end of the value scale with my B pencil, and start shading. I shade towards the light end. (Shading up and down to make even tones and layering.).  GRADIENTS VALUE:  1.) I shade up and down with my pencil for a gradient effect.  2.) For my HB pencil I start by drawing 8 squares again-an inch apart. 

I've been practicing with drawing a lot in which is why I haven't been posting so much. I'm currently starting to work on portrait series-step by step. Right now I am working on a value scale for each of my pencils. That may be posted as the first blog post for the series later tonight or tomorrow. =). -Anna-

This took 13 hours to draw. =).

Emma Watson speed drawing. Subscribe to my youtube channel for more speed drawings!

took 5 hours. I'm still learning colored pencils. there's lot more to learn. but it's one of the first few portraits in colored pencil. =). 

Drew in charcoal. took 3 hours I think. Marilyn Monroe. =). 

Took 7 hours. =). 

Adele pencil portrait 2017. =)

Ariana grande digital painting portrait =)

HOW I DRAW A REALISTIC EYE:  1.) I sketch the eye with my H pencil.  2.) Then I shade in the pupil with my mechanical HB pencil. (0.7 lead).  3.) I add the highlights in the iris.  4.) I darken the iris’s rim and then continue to layer iris.  5.) I do so by starting to blend the iris with a q-tip.  6.) I draw lines from the pupil of the iris.  7.) I blend with q-tip.  8.) I darken the iris and the pupil with my mechanical pencil.  9.) I erase the highlight, and then blend with q-tip. I add a few extra lines over the highlight so it will blend a little better.  10.) I darken the eyelid with my mechanical pencil.  11.) I blend the eye lid with my blending stump and q-tip.  12.) I add a little shading to the eyelid with my 4h pencil.  13.) I blend the shading with a q-tip then with a tissue to lighten.  14.) I darken the eyelid again and then blend with blending stump.  15.) I shade the whites of the eye with my H pencil. 

How I draw a realistic eye! This drawing may turn into a portrait series on "How I draw." Anyways, this eye took around 40 minutes to draw.

First digital portrait of 2017. took an hour and thirty minutes I believe. =). Happy New Year everyone! (And I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years!) -Anna-