Yesterday I'm fairly sure I would have completed this kid. But I spent yesterday lamenting my existence and how I have no job to speak of. So instead of productive, self-bettering things like working on my craft, I wallowed in self-pity for 24 hours. I'm happy to say I've come back with more resolve today.
Working on this shirt. If I thought the other kids had a lot of clothing details, I take it back. This kids shirt is covered in...stuff. My job as an artist is to figure out what details need to be prominent and defined and what can be faded into the background. Too much detail and it'll distract from the boys face. Too little and you assume he's wearing a dirty, smudgy shirt.
My best friends here are my tissues and kneaded eraser. Strategic smudges with tissue and blotting with eraser looks like designs. Quicker than attempting to draw everything going on with this shirt. The shirt will be done in an hour or so and I can start the other boy. Coffee scale so far: 5 cups.
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