Art

I guess one can take drawing from photos only so far. At some point real life observations are needed to improve artistically. Much like practicing in front of a mirror requires an audience at some point to become convincing.

Quick sketch from a photo I took in 2017.

I suppose doing these daily line drawings brings me closer to my goal of a realistic drawing. I should get looser, though.

It’s clear to me that I need to slow down, considerably. It takes time to observe and interpret what your eyes take in. 28 minutes is just too short, but it’s progress.

After commenting with a pixel art version based on a sketch in ibisPaint X, I refined it, and put it in its own post. I can see what to improve upon, yet the general idea is there. AI alt description confirms it. Some learning to do now.

I’m a bit rusty after so many months of not drawing, so I needed a few weeks to be able to share something I’m not too embarrassed about. I know, it’s silly, because so few read this blog. The drawing is made on an iPad Pro (4th gen, 11 inch), using ibisPaint and an Apple Pencil. 🖌️

Pixel art portrait
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Yet another pixel portrait.
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Pixel portrait.
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After a brief hiatus I started pixeling again.
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Pentecost literally means fiftieth. Since it’s 49 days after Easter, it is an example of an off-by-one error. Another is that for marking 10 distances one needs 11 distance markers, instead of 10.
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Apparently, genAI doesn’t know what to make of this.
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It’s funny how lack of confidence can effect one’s art output.
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G_μν + Λg_μν = κT_μν
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Is simple always best?
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Life is a long battle of endurance.
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Pixel art portrait, using this reference. 64 x 64 pixels, 2 colors.
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Inspired (somehow) by this post.
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Yet another self-portrait
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Animated portrait in pixel art. 32 x 32 pixels.
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