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Hello everyone,
It's time for another drawing post. I've been practicing a lot of digital art, so I figured I'd show the recent drawings I've made.
In other news, two characters now have profiles here and here. I am also steadily working on the characters for Arisias's series and there are two categories in their Meet the Characters page--gods and mortals.
I've been busy, but sometime soon I plan to respond to the comments on my previous posts. So keep an eye out for that.
But anyway, let's begin:
Salissah is the goddess of the moon, wisdom, and strategic warfare. I played around with the background a lot in this drawing and with the lighting, so that the stars in her looked more like they were glowing.
And here's a video showing the process of how I drew it.
Here is my version of Dorian Gray from my novel, The Heist of Dorian Gray. I took some inspiration from the 1945 film version for his outfit (since in my version, Dorian has been living for a long time, into modern day, I thought it would make sense for him to wear something more modern). And I like how it turned out.
If you're wondering why my Dorian has blond hair (since other versions of the character have black hair) it is because of this quote from the book: Dorian was“wonderfully handsome, with his finely curved scarlet lips, his frank blue eyes, his crisp gold hair. There was something in his face that made one trust him at once. All the candour of youth was there, as well as all youth’s passionate purity.” (The Picture of Dorian Gray, p. 17)
This is Edith Porter from The Haunted Sketchbook. I had drawn Ferdinand before in this new style, so I wanted to draw her next. I wanted to make it look as if there was spilled paint or paint being laid out on a canvas, and I think I managed to achieve that.
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This is Reed Hayward from The Heist of Dorian Gray. He has "art magic"-- while I do not show him actively using magic, I wanted it to be present in the background. I also had a lot of fun designing his outfit.
Finally, this is a drawing of Ophelia. I've been thinking recently about how Ophelia sees her herself, versus how someone else might. She is an elf, and so others (i.e. humans) would see her differently.
I'm also drawing this to help figure out what aspect of Ophelia's character I am missing, as I feel as if I am missing something but I am not sure what.
Which drawing is your favorite? And which of these characters would you like to see more of?
-Quinley
I like the sparkling stars in Salissah's hair and how Ivy Hughes' hair, eyes and mouth look. You are particularly good at capturing facial expressions and people's eyes!
ReplyDeleteThose stars do look like they're glowing! And Ivy looks very determined (and a bit pissed maybe LOL - I feel judged!).
ReplyDeleteFantastic! I like Reet Hayward best. Valerie
ReplyDeleteThank you, Valerie. :) Reed was fun to draw.
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I like the sound of the new characters.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
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Hello, Quinley!
ReplyDeleteCan we please be friends again? By the way these drawings are great!
I will not talk about politics again, I promise!
I was trying to apologize to you! Nothing I say works!
DeleteHi Grace,
I got your apology: I appreciate it! Since it did not pertain directly to the post I did not publish it. (I didn’t delete it though, it’s still in awaiting moderation folder).
I definitely accept your apology. If you want to talk further please contact me via email:
quinleyblog@gmail.com
- Quinley
I like seeing your drawing process. I see you erasing a lot which I do too. Dorian turned out well. I think Dorian is the one I like the most. Perhaps it's his hair, it look stylish and somewhat don't-care kind of style.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day.
These are all so fantastic. I especially love the drawing of Ophelia and love that you considered how she saw herself versus how someone else might see her. What an interesting idea.
ReplyDeletethe creation of beauty is art.