From the Eclectic Easel

Hey everyone! I'm back to posting on this blog. A little update: I've been busy drawing Owen and Theo, and all sorts of cartoon characters! Also, I have been busy with a new youtube channel named: "Anna's Drawing Channel." I will try to post updates and things like that on here. I'm so sorry I haven't posted on this blog in the last year or so. I hope everyone is doing well! Check out my link to my youtube channel and subscribe, comment, like and things like that here!  Anna's Drawing Channel on Youtube . Sketchbook Tour March 2019 ^^MY LATEST SKETCHBOOK TOUR AND VIDEO! Thank you for reading this post!!

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. =).