Greetings, dear friends of Hive, first of all, happy new year! I wish you much happiness, prosperity, love and above all health, and great successes for all of you in this beginning of a new year.
Today I share with you the first drawing of 2021, (it even sounds weird to put a different number on the year, hehehe) which I used as a reference a photograph of the British singer Dua Lipa, (I must say, she is my favorite, so I didn't think much about it to make an illustration of her):
When making this illustration I realized that it is somewhat complex to adapt the face of a real person to a caricature, since, depending on the artist, he must capture the features of the model and look for ways to implement them with his drawing style... In my case, I don't usually make my illustrations so similar to the reference images I use, because I look more at the positions they have.
Next, the step by step:
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Reference image taken from Pinterest.
In short, it could have been better, however, I am proud of the result, it even opened my mind to make illustrations using artists from all over the world as reference, whether they are singers or actors. So, let me in the comments what drawing of which character you would like to see and I will take it into account for some of my next posts.
Drawing materials:
-Strathmore watercolor paper sheet.
-Watercolor creations Derwent brand.
-Watercolors.
That's all for today, thank you very much for your support so far, if you want to see more of my drawings, I leave you the links of my last two posts:
[Christmas drawing]
(@nicxi/drawing-with-watercolors-christmas-draw-i)
[Testing new techniques]
(@nicxi/drawing-with-watercolors-trying-out-new-techniques)
If you have any doubt or advice to give me, do not hesitate to leave it in the comments or, you can also contact me by Dicord as: nicxi#9087
Take care of yourselves, we will read us you soon! XOXO