this year's been pretty crazy. i know it's only the third month of the new year but you wouldn't believe all the CRAZY that has happened since the year started. a lot of things have changed and i'm not sure how i feel about most of them yet, but i'm still hopeful for the rest of the year.
well anyway, i got three off days from work because i was supposed to go on a trip to thailand for three days with my mom but it got cancelled so i got stuck at home. i wanted to make sure each day was spent wisely, so on the first day, i slept my ass off. and today, i drew.
i've been wanting to draw this for several days but i couldn't muster enough wakefulness to get me started so i did it today. i chose this because the picture had red and blue in it, and i wanted to try two colored pencils this time. mixed media (well at least i try to make it look like mixed media. hahaha) as i call it. plus the girl had an adorable sailor's cap! this picture spelled LOVE.
first time to not draw eyes! ohmygod. i didn't know where to start! eventually i gave up and i did the sunglasses first. i like the fact that the glasses had a gradient effect to them, just wasn't sure i could give justice to them.
i really wanted to start coloring so i did. tada. hahaha. the sunglasses almost look like the imitation ray bans i find along the pedro gil sidewalk.
red lips!
the blue dress! it had such a difficult pattern, i almost gave up on it. hahaha. good thing i only had to draw/color one shoulder.
ah, the hair. i've always had difficulty with blonde hair and this is me struggling yet again.
done!
yellowish tinge c/o photoshop. i wanted to imitate the golden glow of the original picture and also highlight the summer-y feel of the drawing.
all in all, i think i love it.
delicious ambiguity.
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