I gave up on my original (previous post) because it was just too small for the task. I started a new larger version with a more traditional Mucha framing. Penciled in some key elements, went over to a smaller one to work out a line style that would be truer to Mucha and work with the three tropical designs that would be the focus.
After watching Mr. Robot based on the recommendation from Rubisco@slrpnk.net here on Lemmy, I was then encouraged to paint Darlene. Her hair and lips intimidated me the most. How did they turn out?
I’m trying to get the landscape figured out. I started with brown for the whole paper, but I forgot what I was going to do, and ended up making the grassy hills. I tried to get something going on the sky, it looks browner in the photo than the actual paper.
Something a little closer to home. We lost my father in law last year, my Dad this year, our youngest has gone off the rails, our savings are shrinking, and I recently became a burn victim. But I’m trying…
It seems like the quickest way to get popular on DeviantArt is to draw sexy art. Not really my thing but I do like when my art gets attention. So maybe they will give Sexy Grinch attention! 🤣
Painted this based off of an artists photographs on DA: https://www.deviantart.com/schwarzwieebenholz/gallery&source=gmail&ust=1765022900774000&usg=AOvVaw0HMAq6yRRoByJymcTxrro6
I saw this post (https://bsky.app/profile/deepgreens.bsky.social/post/3m74weivfec2g) and needed to try to paint it. The photographer called to me unknowingly 😂