I love snooping around Etsy and looking for inspiration...this is an absolutly stunning photgraph of a lime scarf created by sanchia845.etsy.com. (click on the photo to see her shop!)
She was generous enough to allow me to use this photo for this pastel drawing. I loved the combination of the model's deep brown hair, her light skin and the lime green of the scarf.And I do LOVE color...so this was a chance to have some fun with a lot of great undertones in the skin - the reflective colors under the model's chin and on her neck were a variety of lime green and deep fuscia - such a pretty combination!
It's clear that I did not to justice to the gorgeous model...let's face it, she doesn't need any improvement! So why work from such a flawless picture? What could I possibly do that
would make my drawing more engaging than the picture?My goal is, as always, to make something that you want to look at again and again. To create a piece that has a bit of mystery, possibly some secret layers of color, something that will bring the viewer back again and again - noticing new moments of lime green next to the corner of her eye, finding a hot pink high-light in the hair, perhaps noticing for the first time the purple in her shirt.
Thanks again to sanchia...I hope you are inspired by Etsy today :)
Past portraits inspired by Etsy sellers...
7 comments:
Your work is wonderful! Great idea using work from artist you find on Etsy, a great way to show off their work and yours.
Wow, just wow! What a great painting!
very awesome!
thanks everyone! i hope you enjoy looking around Etsy as much as I do!
Absolutely beautiful!!
Absolutely stunning painting. Love the colors you used. You have great talent.
Such a wonderful talent. I admire your ability to draw portraits!
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