A Base - NOT Shoveling Snow

Hi! I sketched this girl yesterday, and she didn't have any clothes until this afternoon 'cuz I passed out in bed hunched over my sketch book. 

I wanted to keep the frame forever because I was so proud of how I drew it, but I knew that she had to get dressed sometime; I imagined her with clothes on. So I traced the original sketch on vellum paper. I thought it'd make a nice base though, so I'll put it on here.

It'll be convenient if I ever want the sketch again and can't find the actual paper copy.

The feet were hard; and so was the hand, even though 90% of it is covered. Ehehehe...

I think I'm getting a little better every time I draw.

Assignment: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Hey, it's been awhile. But, I finally got a chance to use the scanner AND I drew a nice picture (if I do say so myself).

Here's the deal: I had an assignment to do for a class of mine, and basically I had to draw a picture/interpretation of what came to mind when I read this sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Well, a lot of the things were plain to see, but I got the idea from my teacher: "...God has many hands" (or something). SO, I sketched this:

Cool, huh? Even if you don't think so (IF you are indeed a person reading this), I think I did a really good job with the hands in perspective. This is mainly because I stink at:

• A) hands
• and B) perspective

But then came the fun part (and my fave), *sings in high-pitched voice* COLORIIIIIING!! I really do enjoy coloring my pictures...even though sometimes they look best in pencil and graytone. Here's the finished product:

Title: Hands of God

Ignore that gray bar to the left. I forgot to crop my picture when I scanned. [Edit: I got help from a Significant Other, and now I have no gray bar to the left. Yaay!] All trivialities aside, I think it came out GREAT, especially considering I did it today in about..maybe 6-ish hours, minus the time I spent *squirrelling* at the computer. XD Today was a good day to draw.

...Let's hope that I didn't have to write anything to go with the picture, because I didn't. Really, that's the only thing that worries me right now.

OH WELL. "Qué sera, sera" has been my motto for a while now, so let's see what happens.

Visiting My Cousin--and Second Cousin

You know how the child of your cousin is your second-cousin? Well, today I got to meet my newest family member, and he's adorable.

We went to visit my cousin (Codenamed Sheri), and on the way there, my brother (Codenamed JoLT) fell asleep. I was planning on sleeping too, since I got up too early for the time I went to bed and missed my necessary 8-10 hours of beauty sleep. However, glancing at my sibling, the artist in me realized that his face at the time would make a great reference for future drawings. His head was slightly inclined upward, which is normally a pose I have trouble with. I could see the way the eyebrow arched and disappeared around the forehead, and I could see the outline of the cheek. He was sitting still, save for inevitable jerks that came with bumpy car rides. I wouldn't have a chance like this for a while (not without being seen as creepy, anyway).