Drawing Study: Speed Landscape #2

Heyo! Been a bit of a jump since my last post.

Before I get to my actual drawing I'd like to point out that I've realized I actually have a fashion, haha! Ever since forever I never really had a personal style that was my own and expressed myself. Basically what I'm trying to say is I made a funny haiku about my quirky fashion sense and wanted to share it with you.

Big fluffy red scarf,
Crayons in my messy bun
Silly striped long socks!

I don't even know if this is a "proper" haiku or if it makes sense, but I promised myself I'd try my hand at poetry and other writing types. And yes, I'm currently wearing crayons in my hair, and I think I'll do the same for the park tomorrow.

Alright, now on to the actual drawing for today.
Art Study #4: Speed Landscape #2

The snow and the branches were such tedious work and after awhile it got pretty boring, but it was a fun drawing nonetheless. I love playing with all the blue colors, especially on the centre trees.

Time Spent: 1.5 Hours
Program Used: Ratemydrawings.com

ocmign soon

Drawing Study: Speed Landscape!

Art Study #3: This time, speed landscapes! Okokok I've always REALLY stumbled when it comes to landscapes. It'll be like "Ok...I'm gonna put a flower here. One rock here. a branch.... Aaaand it looks like a great big empty wasteland of crep."

SO, I found another wonderful tutorial on DA by the amazing _____ on speed painting landscapes, found here.
Oh and by me "speedpainting" I mean I did it 3x as long as normal people do it, but it was still fast for me! XD
Unfortunately, my program really only has one different useful brush texture, so I wasn't able to play around as much as the tutorial guy did. (I DREAM of someday owning Photoshop CS5, but it's really not possible for this broke girl right now, haha.)

And without further adeiu, here is my attempt at Landscape Speedpainting!

Click the image for a better, full size image! I love how painterly it came out looking!
Time Spent: 1 hour
Program Used: Ratemydrawings.com, an awesome FREE drawing website with 3 different online drawing programs.

Drawing Study 2: Color and Light 2

Art study #2! Same thing as before, different style. (oyy, why do I always change styles?? haha)

Anyways, I kind of came up with 3 different versions;

Version 1; freckles, slightly buck toothed, and lighted eyes.

Version 2; lighted eyes

Version 3: No lighted eyes and a simple background.

Personally, I love how #1 is kind of a more "unconventional beauty" version of two.

But I also love how simplifying the picture in #3 gives it an interesting stylization.

Enjoy! (Be sure to click the image for an original size image!)

Time Spent: 3.5 hours
Program: Ratemydrawings.com

Which version do you like best?

Also, to show you how excited I am about this drawing, check out my first ever portrait painting I did a little over a year ago. Check out the (not to brag but lol...) incredible improvement I've made!

Honestly, look! Her nose is like a bizarre elephant, and her hair  is a mess of shiny purple string-cheese hehe! Although even still; I could never take away how proud I am of this old drawing. It just goes to show you that with time, practice and dedication, you will improve. BUT it's important to remember to never be ashamed or embarrassed by your drawing skill or ability. The best way to grow your art is to love what you do and be passionate about it. I've learned you'll have a hard time letting your art flourish if you can't get past your own prejudices to your own art. Look up, you're art is wonderful, and the things that you consider flaws in your art, they might come up later to be key highlights that make your style unique! 

Drawing Study 1: Color and light

I've always loved art studies. They give me an opportunity to try out new things simply for fun.
I really wanted to try my hand at different lighting and coloring for the longest time. I always thought that what  makes a really interesting portrait is the bold colors and different lighting, something that makes you look twice.
So the other day I stumbled upon a fantastic tutorial on deviantart by the amazing Ni-nig, and decided to try it out for myself. Tutorial found here.

So, without further adieu; here is my result:

Accidentally, it kind of turned out to be a self portrait. It's crazy how many different shades of color went in to this, I love the warm feel that turned up, even though I used some bright blue colors originally! 

Time Spent: approx. 3 hours

Program Used: Ratemydrawings.com