🗡️ This is in preparation for the digital painting I am going to make of her.
My mouse is slightly glitchy so I took my Wacom pad and used it even though I am not so used to it. I have to practice.
Videos of me sketching
First part, it was hard to control but later on with more strokes and erasing I got what I was aiming for at least.
Here, I'm getting a hang of it. It's pretty fun to see how you're scribbling on a tablet and it pops up on screen. Kinda magical if I may say so.
Before sketching her:
I tried sketching a flying dove, a.k.a The Holy Spirit.
Anyway, after all the sketching it still looked good to me and I am satisfied. I'm going to color it still hopeful it will be successful.
The final image:
So I have one layer that's over 28MB ooof!
What's with the eyeballs? This isn't a horror story, it's a true story.
St. Lucy was born in 283 in Syracuse (Sicily). The name Lucy means “Light”. Her feast day is celebrated on Dec. 13, the day she was executed. Lucy was born into a wealthy family of Greek ancestry. She vowed her life to Christ. Her Roman father died when she was young. Her mother tried against her will to arrange a marriage for her. After Lucy prayed at the tomb of St. Agatha, her mother’s illness (probably a hemorrhage), was cured. Her mother then agreed to let Lucy consecrate herself to Christ and to remain a virgin. The rejected suitor of Lucy denounced her and reported her Christianity to the authorities. The magistrate Paschasius was known for his persecution and torture of Christians. He ordered her to burn a sacrifice to the emperor’s image. When she refused, she was ordered to be executed, in the year 304, at the age of 21. The attempt to burn her to death failed, so she was executed by a sword to the throat. Before the execution, she was tortured, having her eyes gouged. This is why she is the patron of the blind and visually impaired. In art St. Lucy is frequently shown holding a golden plate with her eyes on it.
Link:
https://catholicfaithpatronsaints.com/prayers-quips-and-quotes-st-lucy-feast-day-december-13/
I'm looking forward to paint her! + Sancta Lucia, Ora pro nobis +