This is my first charcoal drawing (charcoal sticks on canvas), based on a TV show character! Please give any feedback on how I can improve 💙. (Also, does anyone have advice on how to seal/protect a charcoal drawing?)
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Decided to sketch some bird heads, specifically native to where I live. Also the endemic Atiu Swiftlet (Kopeka), which lives in caves and echolocates like a bat. Pretty cool, there are some sound recordings on this website if you're curious: https://ebird.org/species/atiswi1
Hi, this is my submission for this month for the second theme
This looks amazing! I particularly like how clear the expression is :) Well done
Here is my submission for the January theme of night, painting the moon in its more vibrant colours not observable to the human eye. Often called a "Mineral Moon", the deep blues are given off by titanium oxides found in lunar seas and plains, and the oranges/red areas are rich in iron oxides.
Wow!! This is a really interesting and unexpected interpretation of this month's theme. I think you did a really great job keeping the vibrancy of both the blue and orange (this can be hard to control with watercolour without creating a muddy puddle on the page).
I also find the use of a white background interesting, even if it wasn't purposeful, it lends to the discussion of human perception your piece evokes; it's like the viewer has some capability beyond human eyes to see lightness in the dark night sky. On a more technical level, it allows the moons features themselves to stand out from the page rather than creating focus on their lightness in comparison to darkness which may be created if you used a darker background - I remember reading somewhere that when something is surrounded in black it draws our eyes to the outline/silhouette of the shape so by making the background white we get to appreciate the beautiful unseen colours of the moon to a greater extent :D
Anyways, sorry for the tangent, but this is overall a great execution of an interesting concept.
Heated Rivalry! I love this drawing; it's got an amazing use of perspective. I can't help you with the charcoal sealing though!