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Title: 3 Mermaids WiP
Artist: goss
Fandom: n/a
Character: n/a
Rating: G
Content Notes: This is a work-in-progress for Challenge #70 (MerMay & Marine). Digital drawing using Adobe Fresco.

I started off by using poses from this Youtube video for a 10-minute gesture drawing exercise. I selected 3 of the figures for the mermaids, then used the gesture line along one of the legs as a guide for how to sweep the curve of the fish tail.

Here's the original 10-minute sketch exercise: ( Photo )

And here's my current progress on the 3 mermaids. I added some more details to the upper half of their bodies, and a splash of colour in the background...

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Title: Gwen Redraw
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Character: Gwen
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Content Notes: Created for Challenge #66: 10 Year Redraw. This is a redraw of Gwen from Merlin (BBC), which I'd originally done for the drawmelot Zodiac Challenge on LJ, about 13 years ago.

The original drawing was done with pen and watercolour pencils. Although I was happy with the overall concept and details of the piece, at that time I wasn't able to capture Gwen's specific likeness, and have always wanted to take another shot at it.

The redraw is a quick digital sketch done on Adobe Fresco. I found the original photo reference, and worked from that to try to get Gwen's features right. I'm still learning how to blend with the digital watercolour brush, and the shading on her face needs more work. But in terms of the sketch itself, I can definitely see an improvement in my portrait drawing skills. Although not a perfect likeness, she's waaay more recognisable now, so I'm satisfied with the overall result. :)

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And here's a timelapse video showing some of the process:
( Timelapse Video for the Gwen Redraw )

Title: Timed Figure Drawing Practice 1
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Content Notes: Created for Challenge #64: No Erase. Thanks to yhlee for the nudge that helped me finally sit down to get some drawing practice done tonight. :)

These are digital drawings based on a timed series of poses, from this Youtube video. Having a clock ticking down, and not being able to undo or erase, made this quite an interesting challenge. I'm just pleased that they came out somewhat recognisably human. :b

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Title: Gesture Drawing of a dancer
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Content Notes: Created for Challenge #63: Let's Move. Digital drawing using Adobe Fresco. Gesture drawing of a dancer in mid-spin, using a still shot as reference. Taken from the awesomely energetic Indian dance performance I was at a couple weeks ago. :)

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And here's a timelapse video showing the process:
( Timelapse Video for Gesture Drawing of a dancer )

Title: Joy-tangle
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Content Notes: Created for Drawesome Challenge #62: Zentangle. Digital drawing using Adobe Fresco.

I started by doodling some of my day-to-day little joys - creating art, taking photos, baking, ticking stuff off my checklist, rainbows, breezy blue skies, green growing things - and then weaved repeating patterns through them. :)

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And here's a 1.5 minute timelapse video of the whole process:

( Timelapse Video: Joy-tangle )

Title: Day 3 - Unravel
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Content Notes: Created for Day 3 of the Drawtober 2023 challenge. Prompt: Unravel. Digital drawing, using the pen tool. A zentangle doodle. :)

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Title: Day 1 - Star (Travelers)
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Fandom: Star Wars
Character: Purrgil
Content Notes: Created for Day 1 of the Drawtober 2023 challenge. Prompt: Star. This is a digital drawing, done in black and white, with colour tints added. Inspired by Star Wars' space whales. :D

Over the past months, I've gotten pretty comfortable using the pencil tool for digital drawing, especially for shading. So for October, I'm switching things up and challenging myself to practice using the ink brush instead.

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And here's a 1-minute timelapse video of the whole process:

( Timelapse Video: Purrgil )

Title: Artist Fatemeh
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Content Notes: This is my second piece created for Challenge #57 - Disability Diversity. It's a watercolour portrait of sorts, directly inspired by Iranian artist Fatemeh Hammami Nasrabadi.

fatemehamami creates wonderful coloured pencil artworks, using her foot as her body is 85% paralysed. Her art skills are pretty cool, and you can see some of her art process through her videos on Instagram. I think my favourite piece is the polar bears at #1 in this article.

I tried to capture a bit of the bright spirit and passion that shines through her eyes and can be felt in her artworks. ^__^

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Process Pic, etc.
And here's the initial pencil sketch before I added the watercolour to it: ( WiP: Pencil Sketch )

Title: Waiting (2 sketches)
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Content Notes: Created for Drawesome Challenge #56: Draw What You See. Both of these drawings show my view while I was sitting outside. The first one was sketched with ballpoint pen while sitting in a parking lot, and the second one's a pencil sketch, while on a bench outside one evening.

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Title: Ocean View
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Content Notes: Created for Drawesome Challenge #54: Draw What You Love. I love the beach! I could spend hours looking out at the magnificence and beauty of the ocean. ♥ This was a quick watercolour, done around mid-morning, when I was at the beach the previous weekend.

I used a dollar-store watercolour set and paint brushes, so the quality and control isn't the best, but I'm glad I had them with me. :)

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