This is from daily practice. I'm trying to get better pencil control and find a language that describes what's in front of me in a few clean lines, so gesture practice is important for me
A collage made of scraps of cardboard, toothpicks, and words. The "frame" is also made from corrugated cardboard, spray painted. A fun project made from discards.
This was inspired by the artwork of AnneliesDraws. She has an amazing skills with gouache and colored pencils. I don't have gouache paints and so I tried making an illustration using my watercolor paints. I tried increasing the opacity of the watercolor to almost the same as of the gouache paints.
By the way, this is her instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/anneliesdraws
Sketch based on Caribbean octopus.
Medium used: Ballpoint pen and coloured pencils
Reference: https://www.petesaquariums.com/shop/invertebrate-fish/octopus/caribbean-octopus/