Here Is The World, Before It Was Awakened:

here is the world, before it was awakened :

day by day, three sketches, three landscapes you’ll never know what’s supposed to be in the last one (I’ve already heard the theory that this is the window where Gandalf the White rides his horse, though — you can’t beat it):

Your art is very beautiful and I really admire your choice of colours . I absolutely admire how you paint the lips and nose. Can you please tell me what you do to give your lips a 3D effect? What do you use first (markers or pastels)?

thank you so much! I’m so glad to hear that. ♡♡

and thanks for the question, too. It’s made me think hard… So hard that I had to draw something making photos along the way. I’m not very pleased with this drawing but for art’s sake I’m attaching the photo of the process.

I believe that much of the success depends on the first pencil sketch. I use the sharpest side of a pencil lead for the deepest shadows (like a line of a mouth f. e.) and lineart, then, with the broad side of it, I make less dark areas (like the mouth itself + other areas but I was too lazy to draw them carefully on the example). After that I apply bright and light accents with markers (so yes, markers go first) — 2d and 3d steps on the pic (on this stage my drawing looks like a disaster, haha.....). Then I switch to a darker color (4th step, and it looks better!). In the 5th pic I added a dark violet pastel pencil to enhance the contrast and add texture at the same time and also a light salmon pink one to balance colors. Finally, I used oil pastels, not really successfully in that case I could say — it’s always a gamble, you know, at which point you’d f#$k it all up (or not). So, I guess, contrasting colors + different texture + original pencil sketch do the work you’re talking about.

gee, I’m not sure that it was so helpful but let’s pretend it was!!

you're giving me the look-look (one, two) :

worried sick :

When the stars have aligned :