Veil of Agony
Good night , morning or afternoon my friend!!!
Hello! I know this drawing goes a bit outside the context of the current date, but still, I hope you have a Merry Christmas with your loved ones ☺.
Today, I want to show you something I did. It's a bit more unrefined—actually, I think it's the most "casual" thing I've done in Corel, as in Photoshop, I tend to add more details, and I don't know why. I still don't know why it's challenging for me to refine or polish things less. I guess it's just a habit.
I wanted to keep improving and cleaning up everything. I struggle with myself because I want to adopt a more liberated style, but then when I try that, it doesn't appeal to me, and I find myself wanting to keep drawing to clean up and polish things. However, in the midst of it all, I finally left it as you see it today.
There is a function in Corel Painter that allows you to choose the type of canvas you want to work with for your piece. I hadn't interacted much with it; in fact, I changed it a couple of times before but never paid attention to what it did. With this drawing, I changed it again and used a different canvas, but this time, I did notice what it was doing.
It adds texture to the piece depending on whether it's watercolor, oil, or other styles. When you open the main image, you can see patterns that repeat in various places, like the chest, shoulder, face, or where the eyes are. It happens that even if you draw and draw, sometimes the texture of the canvas layer appears, even with layers and layers of paint, haha. It's a nice detail. I'll try other canvases. Maybe I should look for a Chalk canvas too.
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I hadn't started a drawing like this in a while. Lately, I've been sketching, if you can call it that, some odd guide lines. But definitely, I feel better when I work this way. It gives me more freedom. I think!
After creating a simple base for what would be the face, it was time to detail things, shape the facial features, and try to put everything in its place.🙂
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I used the Chalk brush, and if you look closely mmm well, the image is small, but you can still notice some texture. I detailed the facial features better as I progressed, and as my eyes appreciated it, I added some shadows or changed things that didn't look decent. The process, when I do it, is practically the same but without wasting time on creating lines; instead, I go straight to the canvas and paint.
Oh!! By the way, I started this drawing with colors for the base at once and didn't use grayscale. It was more direct, but it's okay; both processes are fine, and each has its good side. In this step, everything was better structured.
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This time, I used a bleed brush to soften some textures on the brush and canvas on the face. Besides, as I was already satisfied with how the face and everything looked, I proceeded to finish the idea. I have been asked why I draw something that I will cover with other things, well, I am peculiar, and maybe I'll change its position, and I might have to paint that anyway, so I better do it all at once.
This drawing still had more ahead, but the idea was quite advanced. I added more details as I progressed and a few other things. The eyes had to be extremely on the edge; there is enough exhaustion.
To finish, I added some light and a bit of darkness, but quite subtle. I adjusted the colors, and everything was ready. I wasn't aiming for perfection in the details but rather for something rougher yet filled with emotion.
Thanks to everyone for watching my post, and have a happy and beautiful night
Until next time!!!
I hope u enjoyed what I shared. Have a great night and thank you very much for taking the time to view my work.
𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖉𝖎𝖉 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖐 𝖔𝖋 𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘?
𝕴 𝖜𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖙𝖔 𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖔𝖕𝖎𝖓𝖎𝖔𝖓
𝕺𝖍𝖍𝖍 𝕭𝕿𝖂
𝕴 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖐𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘
𝕱𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜 𝖒𝖊 𝖎𝖋 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖜𝖆𝖓𝖙
𝕾𝖊𝖊 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖘𝖔𝖔𝖓 𝕳𝖎𝖛𝖊!
Good night, morning, or afternoon to you too! Your casual drawing is charming, and experimenting with different canvas textures adds a unique touch. Embracing a liberated style can be a journey, and your exploration is inspiring. Wishing you joy in your artistic endeavors! 🎨✨
Good night, morning, or afternoon! 🌙☀️
Thank you so much for your kind words! It's indeed a journey of exploration, and I'm glad you find it inspiring.
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So much beauty and so much darkness in the design. Eyes that are outside of us and that overlook us without us being able to see anything, hidden from the light and from reality. Beautiful work @yanes94 😀
Thank you so much! I appreciate your thoughtful observations. It's always fascinating to explore the interplay of beauty and darkness in art
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In everything there are lights and shadows and that creates wonderful works.
Yep is true.
Wow, what a great content, I learned about your new process,
... maybe the new style you are looking for is related to traditional painting?;
hope you keep experimenting and have a good christmas!
I'm glad you enjoyed the content and noticed the new process! Corel has a good look to emulate traditional art, it's an exciting exploration.
Thanks for the Christmas wishes, and I hope you had some good times too!
This is a lovely piece. I love to draw as well but not perfectly well. But I think someday I'm doing to learn more. Great work. @yanes94
Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the artwork. Drawing is a wonderful journey, and improvement comes with practice . Keep at it, and you'll surely learn and create amazing things! 😊