Drawings of the Week #69

Drawings in ink and pastel pencils.

Jun 10, 2018

Drawings of the Week #69

Drawings in ink and pastel pencils.

Drawings of the Week
Illustration
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This week I made some drawings in pastel pencils and ink pens. I still haven't had time to finish that digital one I started on Last week, hahaha. New design projects, freelas here and there. It would be a good run, of course, but it ends up reducing my drawing time a bit, unfortunately.

A study of a moth on a flower made with ink pens. In this one, I wanted to play more with the white pen, in addition to reinforcing lighting as I usually do. I used some gold on the wings too, of course, hahaha.
A doodle in pastel pencils. I missed working with kraft paper, I love it:)
This one was a bit more detailed and a lot of fun:) I liked to make some areas with outlines in black and fill with gold. It created a very interesting shine in contrast to the paper and the rest of the drawing and reinforced the golden effect.
Finished drawing.
That was a sketch from the beginning of the week. I'm not too happy with him yet.
I still need to define the idea better... or redo it, I'm not sure yet. We'll see:)

Remarks:

I've had a lot going on lately and I really wish I had time to draw more, but I need to prioritize my work, which is currently my breadwinner, haha. I didn't give up on my dream, of course. I know it may take years for me to get exactly where I want to be in my career.

I love working with Design, I love making websites and logos, but I also really want to focus only on illustration, to be an artist Full Time. As you know, I have been practicing drawing for 5 years and I studied technical drawing as a child at school too - which perhaps helped me to grow faster in drawing, to have this Background, besides having learned so much on my own (including in Design). Won with sale of illustrations, products, art prints, but it's still not enough.

I know it's going to take time, and to be honest, I don't care how long it takes. I know that one day I will get there. That certainty comes from all the effort and work I have done in recent years. I already had the dream of becoming a Designer and I achieved it, I graduated and today it's my job. During my training in Design, in fact, from the first day of class of the course I took at Panamericana, the dream of working with illustration also emerged and I have been investing time in it ever since.

I don't regret it. Since I started this journey I already knew that it wouldn't be easy and, Again, I don't regret the decision I made to pursue that dream. I know I have what it takes to achieve it, I just need to be patient and keep practicing. As I said here: being patient and practicing is pivotal. After all, projects involving only art have even started to appear this year!

Well, that's it, guys. I hope you enjoyed the post and, as always, there will be more next week :)

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Daniela S. Nassetti
Senior Designer (Graphic, Brand, Web, Editorial & UI/UX) | Traditional & Digital Artist

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