Sketch of a celestial being

in #art7 years ago (edited)

I wish I could be as fresh faced as this beauty. It's a humid day with a high of 84°F. Somehow, I'm keeping myself happy. Soon, I'll be opening up new cards from the newest MTG set release- Hour of Devastation. I'm planning on playing a few draft games with @tarotbyfergus and @kommienezuspadt

These past two and a half weeks have come and gone too quickly. Sometimes I'm surprised that I'm able to post content when I'm running around trying to sort my daily life. It's a struggle when everything becomes a priority and leaving yourself mental notes causes more grief. I'm big on planning and keeping things organized. Sometimes I tell myself that there is no way I could ever forget something that I was planning to do, but then you factor other humans into the mix and I get distracted.  

I finally got to sit and give my mother a call. She's really sensitive about phone calls and hates being rushed off the phone. The less stressed I am then the happier the conversation, a quick call in between appointments is a no go with her. We've got a great relationship and she always makes me laugh. I half expected her to give me shit for not calling her back. The last time we spoke was on June 30th and I told her I'd give her a call the day after. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I'm actually really proud of this sketch. I chose not to use a reference for features and drew mostly from memory. This was exactly what I had envisioned when I started the initial drawing of the Concept art for a gold speckled goddess. 

When I decided to give her the double eyes, it made more sense to look at her as this deity that held an unprecedented amount of wisdom. 

With that thought in mind, I pictured her framing her face in a veil of soft curls. 

I used the damp brush tool for shadows and to build texture on top of the pencils.

I experimented with gold tones. 

I finished the sketch by added a soft glow to her skin and hair, using the same damp brush tool for texture. 

Thanks for checking out my art and reading my rambles for the day! 🦊

Are you into the fantasy genre? I'd love to hear some recommendations.

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Brilliant Explanation!! @vermillionfox

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I've never been drawn to fantasy, I think the human elements of movies like Star Wars, or even Rick and Morty are what make them good, the more obscurist it gets, the less I buy in. That's a beautiful rendition of a goddess though I wonder if four eyes facing forwards and two hands just to keep hair out of them works. She kind of has a psychedelic feel to her with the flower child nose and Robert Plant hair. I picture her wearing tight patched Levi's and a flowing beige lace frock, though I may just be confusing her for Robin Wright in Forrest Gump. Have a nice, lazy Sunday.

I've been dehydrated/ cranky all day and I had a really good laugh reading this, thank you!

This is very good. It looks like it could be a album cover. What program did you use?

Thanks @raizel! I forgot to mention that in the post. I used the Procreate app for iPad Pro.

This is so pretty! The double eyes make me feel like my eyes are playing tricks on me. lol I love her angular features combined with soft flowy curls... she looks very soft and glowy.

Yeah, the double eyes are definitely my favorite feature!

wow, so nice sketch! Thanks for this content ^_^

Thanks @silviabeneforti for stopping by! :D

Very beautiful! I love the feeling of this piece its very calming yet mysterious.

That makes me happy to hear since that was the exact mood that I wanted to create. :)

Great drawing with a fine expression in the face. I am terrible to just sketch things up and then get on to the next one, but I would try to continue working on this one if I were you.

Thank you! Yeah, I dunno if I'll continue this drawing. I might come up with a few other characters and then jump back to her once I improve my skills. It would be an entirely new drawing.

Is a great creation and imagination as well. The eyes are trippy, i thought i was have double visions, great effects

Yeah, those eyes are my favorite part of her. :)

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