In today's post, I want to talk a little more about the importance of imperfection in drawings. It is a very important and necessary topic, especially for those who are still taking their first steps in illustration. I will do this, however, during the post, haha, I want to give clearer examples about it:)
The initial sketch I made of Vivec. I was thinking of doing it with normal eyes, as you can see here, but since I didn't like how it turned out, I decided to take another path.
I thought he would look more mystical, more “divine” with full colored eyes, haha.
For the skin, as I said in previous post, I wanted to make it half Chimer (gold part) and half Dunmer (dark gray part), to be more faithful to the game's lore. To make the golden part, I usually use light and medium shades of brown and yellow. In the case of dark gray, I even started with graffiti to highlight areas of light and shadow, but I finished more with the pastel pencil itself — black and cold shades of gray. To blend the colors, I used the old brush I mentioned in this one Post, for those who haven't read it. Great tip, in fact, for those who don't have a fart or other way to mix. There are people who mix with their fingers too, but I don't particularly like it, haha.
To make the armor, I was inspired by the one from Elder Scrolls Online instead of Morrowind. In the photo it is more for you to see what I do as a base to create the gold effects: light gold pencils for the base, brown for the darker parts. There are several and several layers of color to create the effect, not only for gold, but for the design in general. And to create even more contrast, I'm gradually reinforcing the tones on each layer.
Since I had never drawn a rabbit before, I decided to look for some references and try to train. It took several lines to achieve this effect to create the hair, hehe.
And here I go into the subject of imperfection a bit, haha. I want to use the rabbit I made as an example, precisely because I gave it what I usually do in my drawings: the outline in white.
From time to time people appear to me questioning and thinking it's wrong for me to make this white outline. They think it's too extreme... I understand them, but it's part of my style. It's something that ended up staying and being part of my drawings, that's what I call imperfection, haha.
I always encourage people to look for some of their own imperfections in the drawing. Why do I do that? Because being someone who has been drawing for 5 years, this was something that I understood only last year. If I had thought about it earlier, I'm sure I would have improved the drawings even more. Imperfection is important because it's part of nature, it's part of who we are. That's what makes each design unique, yours. Don't get caught up in making perfect drawings, after all, the more you practice, the better you get.
Release yourself, free yourself.
Here's another example: a study of deer in the forest. You can see that the deer in the nearest plane is more detailed than those that are farther away, purposely, to create a depth effect to the drawing.
In this one, in addition to the ink pens, I decided to use some white pencils to highlight the areas of light as well.
They're messy lines, something loose. Purposeful. It's a way I found to really let go, to have something of my own. I encourage everyone to find themselves in their own imperfection. You'll see how great it is to do that:)
Another loose sketch as well. A graphite face and white pencil.
In this one, I used the pencil for medium and darker tones and the white pencil for the light.
I didn't even use my white pastel pencils (Faber-Castell Polychromos) in those last few years, I used a pencil that I have here really cheap, not least because my white pastel pencil is almost running out, haha. I haven't found a way to buy it separately yet, can you believe me? It's missing in every store! In fact, many of my favorite materials are missing... *sad* :(
And that's it for today, guys. I hope you enjoyed it and that the tips will help you to remain firm on this wonderful journey of drawing!
