Day: #1
Theme: Red Panda
Time: 5 hours
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I feel like this is going to end up being a type of diary for me and its kinda exciting!
This is going to be one hell of a new experience
sweatdrop I need to practice getting faster but I'm hoping to have the tenacity to complete the 100 day challenge! I've seen what other people have started to post and I'm completely enamoured, especially those who did the same theme as well as other artists that use paper medium. I'm finding it so interesting to see how fellow artists go about completing their challenge!
So what went well:
- Both the pencil and inking line work came out so well!
- The watercolour transition on the belly to back worked out so well.
- there are multiple layers and I practiced blue for shading around the bottom part of the tail and it was a new experience because I would usually pit down a thicker coat of paint but this time I used a thinner coat and the subtlety makes all the difference!
What would I do different?:
- pay attention to the eyes! The res panda's left eye is slightly higher which takes away from the painting for anyone who notices. So going forward I need to keep on practicing perspectives!
- I over did it with the fur lines, I feel that more bold lines would have conplimented the painting much better! Going forward I should use fur lines in moderation.
- I need to get faster and paint smarter or else I will burnout before I reach the end of the 100 days!
Things that I am grateful for?
- the guild has given me the opportunity to to practice my art and really push me out of my comfort zone and for that I am so grateful. Thank to everyone who helped organise this event.
- I am grateful for other artists taking the challenge and it gives me an opportunity to study and learn from my peers.
- I like the idea of using my topic as a diary because it will allow me to reflect and it will be insterting to look back at the end of the challenge.
