Ben Shaul Eyes, Done

I twisted the face a bit because it looked awry when I did a horizontal flip on the image, but I think while I lost some of the particular likeness I had in mind, its a better drawing for teh face. Unless I change my mind later, haha. Then I tweaked his hands and arms a lot, as well as cleaned up the linework. Anyhow, it's done for now.

Ben Shaul Eyes 4

Sometimes a change in color makes all the difference. I wasn't feeling this drawing 100%, but when I turned the black into a bright blue and neutralized the background green, it feels like a piece coming together now. Now I just need to fix the anatomy on that arm on the right. Although now I think he looks more middle eastern than like Ben, but that's okay too.

Ben Shaul Eyes 3

I'd been drawing and developing the face, but I keep reverting because I start losing the expression I loved in the first place. Thank goodness for saved layers and versions I can return to!

Ben Shaul Eyes 2

The problem with editing a drawing and refining it to get it to a finished piece, is you often lose the immediacy of your line work. This is in full evidence as I seem to have redrawn Ben Shaul into Eric Etebari. Hmm, might have to rethink this edit.

Ben Shaul Eyes

I'm trying to explore the Tracker Ink Brush more and for some reason my sketch is looking a lot like how I remember Ben Shaul, my fave male model from the early 90s, even without me using aphot reference. Oddly enough, I saw a photoset of his old photos while drawing it, but Inever studied them to glean his features, it sorta just happened by osmosis. Funny, that.

Tracker Ink Brush

Found a smooth new ink brush worth exploring today, even if it's been installed since Summer 2022. But I like both the handling as well as the imperfect marks of this Tracker Ink brush.

Hmm, I first thought the face I drew was kinda cool, but now I think he just looks like a version of Cowboy Bebop.

White Blouses

I've had the devil's own time trying to find a perfect blouse to draw for an illustration I have yet to finish (BECAUSE I can't find the perfect white blouse or dress for it), so I thought I'd try just designing one. I had originally drawn the piece with a white blouse that I had seen both in stores and on people, but now that I've delayed on publishing the drawing, I feel like the original gathered neckline I wanted to feature might be a bit passé. So I thought, shall I do it with crisp pleats? Like the design, but not sure it's the one I want for the drawing. Still not sure about the sleeves on these.