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Brace yourselves - it's very sad looking week!
I always intended to do a portrait for this challenge. I didn't think it would be a self portrait, but as luck would have it I had a little bit of bad news this week and it was enough to enable me to pose for a selfie and then paint it.
For my first picture this week I started with one of my little round doodle people hiding under a table with a teddy. I used oil pastels - I have no idea how most people use these, but I am learning they don't layer well and certainly don't cope with lighter colours on top of darker ones.
Oh yes - this week I mostly had trouble with noses.
Up date: my self portrait was chosen to be in this weeks picks. My heart skipped a beat when I saw it was included. See the whole list:
Melancholy Picks on 52 week illustration blog
There is a wonderful creative community on facebook - 52 Week Illustration Challenge. It's called a challenge, because we each challenge ourselves to produce an illustration every week following a prompt set by the group's admin. I think of it as a community because there is a huge amount of support and encouragement amongst its members to have faith in our work and to grow as artists. (There I said it, 'artist'!)
Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Week 20 Melancholy*
Labels:
acryllic,
art,
blend,
cartoon,
drawing,
illo52weeks,
illustration,
melancholy,
painting,
pastel,
photography,
potrait,
selfie,
watercolour
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