Here is a picture I tried to copy a drawing of- I wanted to add contour and rendering to cover both challenges I have with my art- as one could see, I did not plan this drawing out well. I tried to eye-ball proportions and placement instead of measuring or grid-ing my image; so my character looks shorter and more squat that the image- I also only followed the face to a point. It's not an identical copy- rather my interpretation of the image and form... I used Sketchbook pro and layers. One layer for the sketch-line and a second for the rendered shadows- I used the pencil tool for the line and the brush tool on large brush low opacity for the rendered skin look- my main challenge is properly describing shadow ( cast and core)- so the image was necessary. I can at least see how it should look. If I were to do an image from memory; I would have to identify the location of the light source. When I truly master my imagination and skill; I should be able to draw and render this character in different poses and light directions- realistically- so studying light and shadow and anatomy is still an ongoing effort- peace....
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