Doodling, I don’t now where a specific doodle comes from. Do you? I sit down and with an implement in my hand I touch the drawing surface and the line appears, my hand moves. It’s instinctual, intuitive, a mind of it’s own. A line that chooses to be this way or that way, to take form and soon completed. I usually don’t remember the middle and what happens along the way. Do you? Do you doodle? Are you like me on the phone, or sitting thinking at a table and find yourself drawing something? I’ve noticed that we all have a very distinctive line. Even a straight line, drawn by two separate people can have a distinctive difference.
This particular drawing, the woman figure, was one of those instinctive travels my hand took. The rest of the image was completed in Adobe Photoshop using line art, photoshop brushes I’ve created, layers, layer blending modes and selective color. Admittedly it’s a bit of an oddball and a bit on the racy side, even for me. But the best part is it’s 2013 and the art is flowing!
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The Things I’ve Seen Redux
The second version of this image The Things I’ve Seen. Constantly experimenting with digital ideas and techniques relating to digital photography and art. The best way to teach myself all the fun thing that can be done.
New Drawings, 2013
The Things I’ve Seen.
I have been drawing eyes since I was a child, ever fascinated by their singular expressiveness and the detail within. How the iris is like a fingerprint, how the lashes curl, the pupils and their changing diameter, the richness and color. I saw Donna Summer in a TV interview one late night many years ago saying the eyes were the windows to the soul. Though it’s a common phrase now it was the first time I had heard it and it made a difference. Drawing an eye is one of those default things I have, we all have. When I pick up a pen or pencil most of the time it’s the first thing I draw. I’ve drawn so many of them I don’t even bother to save them though some have been pretty cool. I think I’m going to be drawing a bit more too. Still doing it digitally though and possibly adding versions of the same image. At least that’s what this one inspired me to do. It’s my favorite hobby– making digital art.
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Absolutely gorgeous video on how to draw/paint a realistic looking eye using watercolor and pencil. Amazing how it develops start to finish. Artist is Mark Crilley.
It’s Simple Math, u + i= love
inspiration is everywhere! Take 15 minutes today and doodle. Pull out a sheet of paper, a pen you like and go to it. See what happens. I did this one awhile ago but then scanned it into my computer, used Adobe Photoshop to embellish, color, added some imagery and voila! happy Valentines Day! Your turn. If you share it I will delightedly publish it here on this blog to celebrate your creativity! It’s It’s Simple Math, u + i= love
Valentine greeting card from original line drawing by Charr Crail. Post Production in Adobe Photoshop.