Art 93: Beautiful Eyes on Colored Pencils

in #art6 years ago (edited)

”Only those who have beautiful eyes can see true beauty.”
-Christian Yocte


Greetings of Peace and Love!

I still cannot believe that I received a good recognition from my previous artwork. Being curated by different amazing communities is such a great honor and priviledge. It motivates and inspires me to create and share more. Now, here’s my 93rd artwork which I think one of my best creations ever. I humbly present to you this...

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TitleBeautiful Eyes
MediumPrismacolor Pencils on Fabriano Sketch Pad
DimensionA4
CopyrightChristian Yocte

Drawing Process

Now let me share to you the lengthy drawing process. Yes, it was a long tiring journey that took me more than five hours, but it was all worth it.

First, I draw the outline of the subject using an ordinary pencil. I didn’t apply so much pressure on it that is why the picture seems blank. In this step, proportion and shape are the most important factors because if we dont have accuracy of the proportion and shape we will surely have a problem with the final outcome.

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After having the initial sketch of the outline, I grabbed my color pencils and look for the colors that I would use. Again, I used Prismacolor Pencils for this art. The goal for this step was to create the upper-right part of the hood. I started on that section since I am a right-handed person and I want to avoid touching the colored sections as much as possible.

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Then, I started working on the hair and the right-half of the uncovered face. In doing the skintone, I selected and used first the lighter shade before working on the dark shades of the face.

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Then, I started working on the second-half of the hood and some parts of the hair. This is how it looks before adding the black color which gives a realistic picture of the artwork.

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After the initial coloring of the second-half of the hood, I added black color. Then blend it with the red and orange to create a realistic picture.

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Then, I added a highlight color for the hair which is a lavender. It give a beautiful effect on the hair. Also, I made adjustments with the current image including the completion of the last part of the hair.

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After that, I finished the last part of the hood. I hope you dont mind the disorganized colorpencils beside the sketchpad.

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Then, I started working on the bottom-left part of the drawing . I used the same colors in the hood however, there are plenty dark (black) parts than those on the upper part simply because the light seem to be on top of subject.

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Then, I continued by drawing and coloring the hands of subject. I used skintone colors to make the hands appear realistic.

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Then, I continued drawing the other hand. And some parts of the clothing.

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Then, I finished the last part of the clothing and made final corrections and adjustments in the whole drawing.

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Finally, here’s the final output! Enjoy!

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PartColored Pencils Used
ClothingOrange(918), Carmine Red(926), Black(935)
Face & HandsLight Peach(927), Sienna Brown(945), Terra Cotta(944), Mahogany Red(1029), Spanish Orange(1003) White(938), Blush Pink(928)
EyesChartreuse(989), Aquamarine(905), Black(935)
HairBlack (935), Sienna Brown(945), Hot Pink(993)

Final Words

I hope you had fun reading this blog. If you liked it please do not forget to upvote. Also, if you have some thoughts in mind, please let me know by commenting it below. Lastly, if you want to see more art blogs from me, you can click any link/number below:

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Hi there, I think the name is absolutely perfect. Those eyes are amazing. But then so is the rest of the piece. Many years ago I use to draw a little bit. I never did quite get the knack of doing hands. The ones you did look so natural.
Thanks so much for sharing the whole process in such detail. The step by step pictures along the way are one of the things I enjoy most when I read art blogs. It was really nice of you to share with us.
By the way I found your blog because you were featured in this weeks #payitforward contest by @trincowski

Thank you so much for this comments. I love this art even more because of your words of appreciation. Ill be grateful to @trincowski for his feature.

Thanks for your support to my candidates! 😃

I came to your post because @trincowski featured you post in the Pay it Forward (PIFC) curation contest. I am one of the judges and wish you luck

@eye4art @erodedthoughts Have you seen this post or her blog. Take a look buddy

I feel that I won already by the words of @trincowski! God bless to the entries submitted and the judges as well. 😂😂😂

OOhhh I am sorry to inform you that on a scale of 1-10 I gave you a minus 2 LOL

I don't say to much because I don't want to give any appearance of bias. and usually give a generic response. but just so that you know your post is not judged alone but combined with the other featured posts that were presented for a combined score.
If during my course I see something or a way to get anyone more exposier I will do it. It is all about growing the community.
You are right to think that you are a winner for being featured. I agree with that 100%

PIFC has been able to give out awards to all entries in the contest because of our supporters. This is a claim that I have not seen in any contest here so far. One that we are proud of.

You are one hell of an artist ! And @trincowski has once again picked great featured post.

That is awesome! I thought it was a one time thing. 😃

Thanks for always supporting my candidates. 😃

based on my experience on doing sketches years ago, to draw a lively eyes was the hardest part, and you made it.. thank you for sharing the proccess on making too. thanks to @trincowski post in the pay it forward so I didn't miss a chance to admire your work. keep up the good work @christianyocte

Thank you! This warms my heart. 😄😄😄

Thanks for visiting and giving some love to my candidates! 😃

Hello again! I just want to let you know that I've featured your work on My entry to the "Pay It Forward Curation Contest - Week 15"

Keep up with the good work! And thanks for sharing your art!

PS: The link for your 2nd @curie post is broken.

Yes, thank you for telling all this specially the broken link. I will fix it ASAP.

You're welcome!

Wow! So very beautiful :) How long did it take you to do the whole thing? Thank you for sharing the process as well; I'm always amazed when I see that!

I found your post because @trincowski featured you in a weekly Pay it Forward Contest. You should consider joining us next week :)

Yes, great suggestion. Please do join us in this contest, @christianyocte!

awesome and wonderful post! feast for the eyes and feast for my mind too, you're so talented and good with the pencil colours! no wonder if your post got chosen by the trails, congratulations. the eyes looked beautiful and send a scary feeling in it.. wonder what happened to her.

anyway.. found your post through @trincowski entry post in the Pay It Forward contest this week, and I hope the judges will appreciate your post. wish you to continued succeed.

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Thank you so much. I hope others will find it beautiful. God bless you ;)

Nice to see you here! 😃

Such a beautiful artwork, Christian! Allow me to re-steem it. 😄

Wow! That’s very kind of you! Thanks for these valuable words!

You're welcome! Keep up with the good work! 😊

You might want to take a look at this post:
https://steemit.com/art/@eye4art/calling-on-all-artists

Might be another tag worth looking into.

Fantastic drawing with colored pencils! This young woman’s eyes are so beautiful and the folds in material are colored so well to show depth with excellent shading and shadows. Hands are hard to draw, and yours are wonderfully done @christianyocte. I can see why you call this drawing one of your favorites, it’s mine as well. And absolutely the extra time added, really paid off friend❣️ Blessings

Yes, the hands are so difficult to draw. I really think I suck on that part. Even so, I love this drawing so much. Thank you for visiting again ;) i feel so much love from you, my amazing friend ;)

This is beautiful! Such great work. Thank you for sharing your talent here.