Monday, January 21, 2013

THE HUMAN CANVAS - The 100th Drawing

 
The 100th Drawing!
 

There it is.
No matter how you count.
That is to say, there are a few that aren't
in the count that probably should be. At the
same time, there are a few IN the count that probably SHOULDN'T be. That SHOULD average out to
this being the 100th.


 
So...
Just in case,
I decided that if
I put "The 100th" into the drawing,
then no MATTER what...
 
Literally OR figuratively...

 
It's the 100th Drawing.

 
Shaelyn provided the
canvas for me once again.
I actually tried to time it out so that
she WOULD be the 100th. She was, after all,
the canvas for something for which
I drew on many lessons.

 
The koi above was a part of it.
Link to the whole adventure HERE.
I ended up CALLING it Drawing on Many Lessons.
 
But back to this'n.

 
I ended up pulling a bit from
the "Drawing on Many Lessons" session...



 
The flowers...
 
 
And...

 
Of Course...

 
Another koi.



 
So here's Shaelyn...
With The 100th Drawing.
Number 98 and 99 were the same night,
on Sadie. But they were on her feet,
and we never saw her.

 
So here's Sadie...

 
And lined up, numbers 98, 99...
And The 100the Drawing.

 
Thanks for stopping by,
and number 101-103 were REALLY cool!
Check back soon!


Wednesday, January 9, 2013

THE HUMAN CANVAS - Fancy Footwork!

 
This...
Was FUN!


I know I say that a lot, but hey.
And based on the above photo, I was
gonna call this one "Tripping On Your Feet",
but after admiring that pedi, I instead went with
"Fancy Footwork".
 
The blends accomplished
for this exercise came simply from
using QUITE the variety
of ultra-fine...
 

...Fine-line...

 
 
...And the addition of another color...

 
...Or two...







 
...Or three or four or so.






 
Now flip that foot 90 degrees for a quick inspection...


...Add just a bit of background.
JUST enough to make it stand out a bit...



 
And we're pretty much done - with this part.


Sadie (the person at the top of these feet) 
and I had been talking about a design that would
encompass both a sun and a moon. All the designs 
I came up with... Designs combining the two - well,
I didn't like. I also looked to the web, and found
some really cool YARD art, but 
not really great body art.


So I think it was Sadie
who suggested simply putting a sun on one foot,
and a moon on the other.
 
Workin' upside down for this part,
again - using a few different colors to
make it a little less "flat".






 
And here we go back
to the blending method of starting with
a dark blue...

 
...And pulling it out and
spreading it with a lighter blue.


Flip that foot over (again), and I think we're good.


Especially when ya line it back up with the other.
And again... dig that pedi!


Smooth out a few lines,
and step back for a POV...


...And then out to another rug. 
One that went really well with the drawing.


Thanks Sadie.
I don't think this will
be the tattoo idea you were looking for,
but it sure was a fun drawing!
Thanks again!
 
And you...
Reading this right now...
If I count these as TWO drawings
(I really really debated this), they would count as Human Canvas drawings #98 and #99.
 
Come back soon for The 100th Drawing!