016 / 100 : Mateo And The Bow

Hello creative community,

I think I had never drawn a rooster character yet so I made one for the 100 Days Of Drawing Challenge. The rooster is quite challenging for me to turn into a character and much so an archer. The end is a rooster archer. Interesting.

This is Mateo the archer rooster from the same neighborhood as David the duck. Mateo is playing with his bow in the woods and is having fun with the experience. The bow is new which he received as a gift. From a distance he heard something that caught his attention. Could it be a dangerous creature lurking? Mateo held a tight grip on the bow anticipating what could appear from the bushes.

Here are some progress photos :

The rough sketch is important as this puts most details you like in place

Here there is a slight change on the final line drawing which is the direction of the eyes

The base colors dominated by this shade of red typical of the rooster I had in mind

Finally don't forget about the highlights and shadows. Paying careful attention to the light source

Practice helps us get better each time we try. That is the aim of
Draw A Day Challenge I think this a good community to join and participate in if you are looking for fun and inspiring challenges related to art, drawing, scribbles and many more. Why not give it a try and show us your drawing. You may use the hash tag #drawaday so it will be easier to find. If you are already a member of the Draw A Day community, you may simply post your creation here and help the community grow. If you want to be a part of the community simply click on this link I can't wait to see your entries.

Cheers
Nini