I have felt my painting skills getting rusty, and at first I thought, "It's fine. I don't really need those skills right now...most of my time is focused on my kids anyway...I'll just let those skills fall to the wayside."
And then another voice in my head went,
"NOOOOOOO!!"
Apparently painting is more important to me than I thought.
So at the beginning of this year when Udemy.com illustration courses went on sale (like 80%-90% off, it was crazy!) I invested in a few courses.
First is the Complete Drawing & Painting Illustration Course, taught by Jaysen Batchelor.
I just finished the colored pencil assignment, we drew a portrait of Chris Pratt.
I have never done any work in colored pencils before. I've never even considered trying. Just never had an interest.
But I learned that colored pencils are actually really fun!
I also learned that using a random mixed box of my daughter's old colored pencils instead of the name brand pencils recommended by the instructor is a terrible idea.
Live and learn.
(I spent so much time staring at Chris Pratt, you guys. I can't even tell what he looks like anymore O_O )
Here's the illustration:
Can you tell it's Chris Pratt? I honestly can't tell anymore.
Regardless, it does look like a human face, and so that's a victory!
All jokes aside, this assignment was so fun, I am really looking forward to trying this again. I'll post if I do and we can bask in my improvement.
