TQ 🎹*Zagreus voice* Okay. One more time.
*Zagreus voice* Again.
Phew. I admit I feel a bit dizzy after drawing three characters in two days. Don't get me wrong, I loved it! But it is quite a bit exhausting...
Now which character do I draw next? Maybe my female Ferengi?
(After spending some more time with the old characters and finish them. They don't look as polished and cool as these three.)
(After spending some more time with the old characters and finish them. They don't look as polished and cool as these three.)
Have to admit I'm struggling quite a bit with the soft and hard pastels. Detail work is so hard with them! Maybe I should invest in some pastel pencils...? 
And still I ask myself: How do I do this? How do I even start?!
Well, I start something like this.
Well, I start something like this.
Third layer. If you don't know what to do, do background work!
Also, did you know noses don't exist? It's true! There are no lines in the face that say "here begins the nose". It's all just three-dimensionality and magic!
Fifth layer is the fun layer! Adding in all the big and small highlights, small shading et voila!
I'm finished!
I'm finished!
I think it's not my strongest one, but it's way, way better than the previous version!
Oh no. I misplaced the references I used for our XO. So... let's dive into the rabbit hole one more time!
Okay. Got some references, got some ideas. But I'm also tired... Let's see if I can do this!
Ugh. You can definitely tell that the reference I used for the Cardassian was not that awesome. Maybe I'll work some more on that one, one day.
As I'm a sucker for process pictures and I took some with this drawing, here they are!
Promise I'll stop posting about this one.
Pushing through the fear to mess everything up is quite thrilling!
And quite exhausting. *lies down on the sofa*
And quite exhausting. *lies down on the sofa*
My current recipe for better portraits: add more red. Way more red. And then some light blue. And a hint of olive green!
(No, seriously. I seem to favor yellow as a light to medium skin color and forget about all the other colors, and this totally helps.)
(No, seriously. I seem to favor yellow as a light to medium skin color and forget about all the other colors, and this totally helps.)
This is the current crew! There's still one character missing, and I think I'll also redraw the Cardassian. Third time's a charm, right?
Okay, let's try to get the drawing session started.
I'm still contemplating how to make the Cardassian work. At the moment, that's the only drawing that sticks out like a sore thumb. It's also my second attempt at the character.
I think I'll try to salvage what I can from that attempt and take off some pigment with a knead eraser. And then ... try again, I suppose?
I think I'll try to salvage what I can from that attempt and take off some pigment with a knead eraser. And then ... try again, I suppose?
I feel a bit obsessive now that I see all 10 of them next to each other. It's... A lot. They almost don't fit in the sideboard, and I tried to clear as much space as I could.
Good thing the frames have arrived!
Good thing the frames have arrived!
Okay, I'll stop boosting this thread now. Thank you for your attention! 💖
Framed the drawings. Tried to hang them all on the wall but there are too many. So some of them sit on the sideboard, which is fine, they look nice there!
Haven't decided if that's the final arrangement. Might switch things up from time to time, too.
Haven't decided if that's the final arrangement. Might switch things up from time to time, too.
ThiefOfTime@TQ
I love seeing your work.
Most of the time I'm short of words to express my thoughts, they are too complex.
But at least I want to say
Thanks for sharing your work and the progress and your thoughts about them, means a lot to me
I love seeing your work.
Most of the time I'm short of words to express my thoughts, they are too complex.
But at least I want to say
Thanks for sharing your work and the progress and your thoughts about them, means a lot to me
@thief_of_time thank you kindly. That means very much to me! 💖
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Now they'll need a ship.
Now they'll need a ship.
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Dgar@TQ
That’s awesome! 👏
That’s awesome! 👏
Felicitas@TQ Wow what beautiful work. Why am I only seeing these works now? Thank you for sharing it with us.🤩
ZeCoop@TQ - they look soooo good!
alienne rottenmeierwow!
I followed your toots about how you improved doing skin with improving colour choice while layering.
not only is this gorgeous, but it's also a good example for me to _see_ what you described.
@rottenmeier thank you!
Julia Mondgesicht@TQ Omg the light and shadow and colors and features!
@mondgesicht I had a very good reference. Thank you!
LangerJan@TQ Beautiful!
@LangerJan thank you! ☺️