@bookboozer I think it just takes practice. I've seen progress of other people's work where they show what a portrait looked like across different years and the difference is noticeable.
I have been drawing a lot of still life, but I’m trying to do more portraits. I’d also like to learn how to sketch on location better vs. sketching from reference photos. I’ve always admired urban sketchers who can capture a scene quickly wherever they are.
@Darlene That's so interesting that there is a particular animal, above all others, that get's more of your attention. I wonder if that's the same for most people.
Women, Flowers and fantasy, surreal scenes. I think I am strongly influenced by the stories that were read to me in my childhood and the ones that I began reading, the cartoons and movies that were my favourites.
@ruxijubleanu Just saw your artwork thanks to your comment here. I really love the animal as hair concept you uploaded. The one with the jelly fish in particular really calls out to me. Also, the one with the girl smoking a cigar that looks like a rose stem, and roses are the smoke, is truly genius. I hope you keep uploading your work!
@godwheel Doing life drawing is a lot more challenging for me (and most artist I suppose). When I'm at a location, like a coffee shop, and people are actively moving about it's hard for me to capture the scene. I need to practice gesture drawing more. I'm amazed at how some artist can capture to what's in front of them in a sketchbook in 20-30 mins.
Most of my drawings start out as stream of consciousness drawings and then I work from there. So birds show up a lot, skulls, hands, eyes, chibi characters, fonts/typefaces, and sacred geometry stuff.
I draw little yellow characters in detailed scenes, usually. With certain trees and flowers and ghosts that I like to draw. It could be said I'm lazy to re-use elements like that but I feel like when an artist does that it creates some continuity in their work.
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Debbie S Donsky (@ddonsky)
Faces, trees and flowers
Darlene K Campbell (@Darlene)
People, animal characters, especially Zebra. I tend to put them in humorous situations...they talk for me too.
Dietrich Adonis (@ArtNinja2000)
The human figure [naturally], faces, cars, airplanes. . .
Nicole Da Nobrega (@Nobrega18)
Women faces and bodies and wildlife drawings
Embracing nightmares (@gibroni87)
Faces with a third eye an hands I’m trying to draw full bodies lately but I always get stuck on how to pose it. I think to much about it
Sohini (@bookboozer)
I tend to gravitate towards still life and buildings. Tried my hand at portraits but it isn't my thing..
Lauren Konopacki (@lettermore)
Aside from lettering, I tend to gravitate toward doodly explosions of patterns and flowers
Amit Ida (@Obsidian)
I like to paint landscapes.. especislly sunsets. And kids. And faces and hands but I suck at both to that's a problem
Jaroslaw (@Dzedzej)
skulls, flowers, faces, my kids, ornaments, figures in action
Hugo Seijas (@hugo)
@Nobrega18 I can totally see that from your recent submissions. Great work too!
Hugo Seijas (@hugo)
@bookboozer I think it just takes practice. I've seen progress of other people's work where they show what a portrait looked like across different years and the difference is noticeable.
Sohini (@bookboozer)
@laurendoodlecode That sounds like fun! Your lettering is really beautiful!
Sohini (@bookboozer)
@Obsidian That's so pretty! I'd love to see more of the landscapes you paint! :)
Sohini (@bookboozer)
@hugo I'll keep up the practice then! Thanks for the encouragement!
Amit Ida (@Obsidian)
@bookboozer thanks! I'll sure upload more of them :)
Darren Hester (@DarrenHester)
I have been drawing a lot of still life, but I’m trying to do more portraits. I’d also like to learn how to sketch on location better vs. sketching from reference photos. I’ve always admired urban sketchers who can capture a scene quickly wherever they are.
Stubby Toes (@godwheel)
@Darlene That's so interesting that there is a particular animal, above all others, that get's more of your attention. I wonder if that's the same for most people.
Stubby Toes (@godwheel)
@DarrenHester You mean like sitting down at a cafe and drawing what is in front of you? If so, what do you think makes that a bit more difficult?
Stubby Toes (@godwheel)
@super-starling I'm curious about you - what subject matter do you gravitate towards?
Stephanie Anne Flis (@941Stephanie)
fish, flowers, and birds are my go to. I have been that way since I was little.
Ruxandra-Mihaela Jubleanu (@ruxijubleanu)
Women, Flowers and fantasy, surreal scenes. I think I am strongly influenced by the stories that were read to me in my childhood and the ones that I began reading, the cartoons and movies that were my favourites.
Hugo Seijas (@hugo)
@ruxijubleanu Just saw your artwork thanks to your comment here. I really love the animal as hair concept you uploaded. The one with the jelly fish in particular really calls out to me. Also, the one with the girl smoking a cigar that looks like a rose stem, and roses are the smoke, is truly genius. I hope you keep uploading your work!
Darren Hester (@DarrenHester)
@godwheel Doing life drawing is a lot more challenging for me (and most artist I suppose). When I'm at a location, like a coffee shop, and people are actively moving about it's hard for me to capture the scene. I need to practice gesture drawing more. I'm amazed at how some artist can capture to what's in front of them in a sketchbook in 20-30 mins.
Ruxandra-Mihaela Jubleanu (@ruxijubleanu)
@hugo Thank you! Usually i'm not very good at keeping he habit of uploading regularly, but I will try. Thank you for the nice words! ^_^
Hugo Seijas (@hugo)
@laurendoodlecode and your watercolor stuff is killer.
Terry Horn (@jinmenju)
Most of my drawings start out as stream of consciousness drawings and then I work from there. So birds show up a lot, skulls, hands, eyes, chibi characters, fonts/typefaces, and sacred geometry stuff.
Suzanne Urban (@SuzanneUrbanArt)
Anthropomorphic characters.
Mike Litecky (@Twitchyscribs)
People and faces. However, currently I've challenged myself to draw 100 dogs.
Junkyard Sam (@JunkyardSam)
I draw little yellow characters in detailed scenes, usually. With certain trees and flowers and ghosts that I like to draw. It could be said I'm lazy to re-use elements like that but I feel like when an artist does that it creates some continuity in their work.