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AmyClark — April Drawing Challenge: Day 1
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"Loosen Up"
April Drawing Challenge : Day 1
Quick 15-minute sketch of a character I haven’t drawn in over a year: Jessie! Tried to keep things loose and carefree, and while it’s not perfect, it’s one of my favorite Jessie sketches in a long time.
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She looks so cool! I love her expression. I like how calm she is -- her eyes have this look that's both focused and dreamy at the same time. I like that hint of a smirk on her lips -- it's subtle, but relaxed, which really sums up her expression as a whole. I like the way you drew her lips, too, defining the upper lip and hinting at the bottom one, but giving the lips a full, soft look that's also not TOO much. And I also like how you built such a lifelike-seeming nose with a few lines and shapes. And I like her hair, too -- I like that the shapes are simplified and stylized, with a few sharper, blockier shapes and angles that give it a slick look, but mostly I like how implies a head of hair built of lots of soft individual strands, broken up into a few groupings, without actually rendering every strand. I like how you struck the right balance of simplifying it to communicate really pretty hair but keeping things elegant and clean.
Awesome.
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Thank you! I've shied away from drawing this and other characters because I felt I couldn't get them to look like they did in my head. This is the happiest I've been with a Jessie sketch in a long time.
Your comments also gave me the warm fuzzies in a major way. Thank you so much for the time and consideration you spent on each, and thank you for the lovely compliments you've given me! What a wonderful surprise to find in my message box!!
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I know that feeling, too -- the frustration of the image and idea of a character in your head not coming out right when you try to draw them. But I'm glad that you're happy with how she's drawn here!
You're very welcome; I'm glad my comments gave you the warm fuzzies! XD
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Thank you! It feels REALLY good to sketch again, and even better to sketch one of my OWN characters for a change!
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