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#12 Digital Art Time: Purple Hair

Digital Art Time #2 

Topic: Creativity 

Learning Outcome 1: Identify areas of strength and develop areas for growth 

This time, I wanted to try drawing something that incorporated more body parts, a pose, and line art. I had already come up with a pose and went from there. Line art was sort of a new challenge because most of my pencil based drawings have incorporate a lot of shading and blending for more realistic forms so hard lines are usually something I stayed away from. But with the tools I was comfortable using on sketchbook, I thought it would be better to start out with something simple and cartoony. I did start working on multiple layers for the first time now that I started introducing different elements beyond just sketches. Having to flip through layers was something new but it wasn't too hard to adapt to. 

I spent about two or three weeks on this, so most of December. I went back and forth between several ideas and I didn't really have a definite end goal, I just wanted to have something completely colored. I just open Sketchbook when I have an idea or if I notice it. I don't really have a "style" or even basic skills and techniques because I'm not watching a whole lot of artist advice videos or reading drawing tips. I have a few friends who have been drawing digitally for years but I haven't been too invested in art in general so I don't really mind if I don't see immediate progress for anything. I'm just drawing for fun and learning through trial and error. 

I originally wanted her to have long hair so her hand could be playing with
it while the wind blew it back. I kept trying to style it 
and it just looked too blocky and heavy so I decided to scrap it 
since it wasn't worth the effort. 

I spent a long time using watercolor for her skin which I later realized was 
just not a good tool that clashed with the style. 

I tried several shading techniques for the hair and these two were the 
only ones that somewhat fit the simplistic style 
I actually watched and read several artist tips on how to color hair. 




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