I finally did it!
I finally remembered to take progressive shots of my drawings!
Again, I tend to sketch at night when the light is not great (probably why my vision is getting less than optimal) so forgive the lighting editing job I did on my phone.
It's a dahlia, in case that's not obvious.
I always need to work from a photo, as I am very new to this idea that I can actually improve my drawing skills! ;)
At first I was trying to make it look very much like the photo but then thought it better to stick to what I know. And so even though as I was drawing the first few layers it looked weird and like I was already making it too round, I kept going.
I added some darker edges to the petals to try to get some depth and to differential the center a bit. It started to disappear into a blob.
This morning I decided to add some color to it. This part always makes me anxious as I have that fear of ruining the whole thing. I tend to just go back and outline my sketches and add some shading in an attempt to add depth and life.
I wasn't upset at my first layers of purples.
But I sort of wanted more. So I grabbed a white marker and started to edge the petals a little.
I'm not really sure which version I like better, but I was at least clever enough to erase that other awful sketch I had going in the corner of my book! ;)
All in all I'm pretty happy with my little colored doodle.
I hope you enjoy the simplicity of it as well.
Thanks for taking the time to take a peek!
Materials used: plain paper, pencil and a couple cheap markers ;)