Saturday, 1 February 2014

29 Faces - day 1


I've seen the 29 Faces challenge around on other blogs and thought I'd join in this round. Hop on over here to see all those other faces that are being drawn this month, or use the button in the sidebar.

I'm not really that secure in drawing faces and I find that they tend to all look similar, so I'm hoping I'll learn, grow, and stretch (my word for the year) during this month of experimentation.

I have an old exercise book that I've been using for cleaning off my brayer or gelli-plate so decided to use that. For starters here's a face drawn with an eyedropper full of ink. It's one of the exercises in the excellent book Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists by Carla Sonheim. Using an eyedropper means that you have less control and so letting go of perfection is a bit easier. There will be blobs. You just have to accept that.

This face started with purple ink but it didn't show up too well so I went over it with black then added a couple of highlights with a white correction pen.
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16 comments:

  1. Joyce1 February 2014 at 20:23

    Love it! eyedropper - might give that a go myself, looking forward to seeing more of your art

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  2. Unknown1 February 2014 at 22:13

    I love the technique (I use it myself!) Fabulous face - I look forward to seeing your next one!

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  3. Netty1 February 2014 at 22:16

    Loving the technique you used to create this fab face. Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/29-faces-day-1.html

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  4. linda (dots n doodles)1 February 2014 at 22:43

    Great technique resulting in a fabulous face. Love the background marks as well.

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  5. www.dorissdaughter.com1 February 2014 at 22:48

    Wonderful face. I love the colours

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  6. Maria Medeiros2 February 2014 at 01:27

    Wonderful! Have a wonderful month!

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  7. Anonymous2 February 2014 at 01:44

    She looks a bit disappointed, your colors are wonderful.

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  8. Faye2 February 2014 at 01:46

    So glad you are joining us this go-around! I love the idea of using the brayered background. It add a lot of interesting colors.

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  9. Jester2 February 2014 at 01:48

    Wow, I really like her. Fab work!

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  10. froebelsternchen2 February 2014 at 02:38

    Oh Tracy! I would say:

    just FAB!

    I am so excited about this event - fantastic!!!

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  11. Cindy D.2 February 2014 at 03:02

    Cool style and texture! I really like the style of the hair, especially the big curls at the bottom.

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  12. Ayala Art2 February 2014 at 03:36

    Blobs are awesome! Your face is wonderful, and this is the perfect month to stretch!

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  13. Susan2 February 2014 at 06:55

    How interesting. A great face.

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  14. Sunshineshelle2 February 2014 at 08:27

    Love the wild/uncontrolled effect using this technique - fabulous face :)

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  15. Coreopsis3 February 2014 at 00:17

    Very interesting patterns!

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  16. Anonymous21 February 2014 at 23:16

    I just viewed your "faces": I love how you incorporated them into the background, and the different styles. Awesome!

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