Steemit inspired me to get out of my comfort zone and draw something completely different from what I normally draw. For me steemit represents something new and mysterious. Something uncertain, but exciting - an opportunity. I feel super motivated by all the great content on this site, and I'm so exited to be a part of all this _
The wolf and the ice blue forest
The wolf is one of my favorite animals, representing freedom, self reliance, endurance and intelligence. The forest represents the unknown and mysterious. It's a beautiful place full of life and energy. The light that shines through represent the endless possibilities that steemit brings.
Size: A4
Paper: Arches hot pressed watercolor paper
Tools: Copic Sketch markers, Prismacolor Premier pencils, Sakura white gel pen
Close-ups
The watercolor paper gives a really nice texture to the drawing.
How the drawing was made
The sketch
I started out with a really simple sketch, using a regular pencil. Some of the areas are lined with a gray multiliner, the eyes, nose and some of the face. I actually regretted outlining those areas, so I decided not to outline the rest of the drawing.
For the forest I used a very light marker to draw a guide for where I wanted the trees to be.
Coloring
Then I started using my markers. Being the first time I made a drawing like this, I didn't really know what I was doing, so I just went with the flow...
I used the following markers for the entire drawing:
- 110
- B91, B93, B95, B97
- B0000, B000, B00, B01
The drawing without details and highlights
This is what the drawing looked like when I was done with the markers, but before adding details with colored pencils and white gel pen
The finished drawing
I added some details using black and blue color pencils, and added highlights using a white color pencil and white gel pen.