It’s nice to have a bit more of a focus for a little while. I’m enjoying playing with shading for a change. I also actually did do this sketch at a pretty reasonable time of day despite how late I’m posting it. I was just procrastinating on typing out a blog post to go with it. Does that still count as progress? I’m going to pretend it does.
The reference photo I used for this sketch was another random Something To Draw photo, submitted by Teruhide Tomori. This lovely woman in a black kimono with white face paint was just too tempting to resist. What better subject could you hope for for a study in contrast and shading? This was definitely a really fun one to work with.
One Stumble at a Time 
Can’t go wrong with kimonos and a black/white study! The composition is pretty perfect, too!
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Thank you 🙂
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Another good job with the expression. I also like the shadow on her neck.
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Thanks! The eyes were a bit off on this one but that’s something I’m working on. I am having fun with the shading though.
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I really like her expression. The three tones are working really well
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Thanks 🙂 I’m trying to get a handle on working with three tones. It’s interesting.
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Very nice! Is this ink?
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Line drawing in pen as usual. Shading was done using two different brush tipped markers.
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There’s some interesting thoughts going on behind those eyes! (k.)
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There always are.
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