Hello Folks!!
This is my entry to the ART EXPLOSION WEEK contest Hosted by 
Death can have many interpretations, for some, it is the end of life, for others the beginning. Others believe that it is the door to a much better or worse place.
In Mexico, death is personified by a woman, many people celebrate the day of the holy death by painting their faces in the shape of a skull.
The Christian and Catholic churches are opposed to being awarded the title of "SAINT" because the rites with Santa Muerte are often associated with rituals and spells, having a more esoteric component.
For this contest personify death in a Catrina or Santa Muerte
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This is the process of creating my illustration:
The Tools:
- Mechanical Pencil.
- HB Leads.
- Charcoal Pencil.
- Difusser.
- Brush.
- Moldable Eraser.
- A4 Opaline 300G.
Step by Step
As always I start making a template or sketch of the drawing with the hb pencil.
Then I drew on its faces the marks and ornaments of the skull with the charcoal pencil.
Then I began to shade her pale face using charcoal and graphite powder with the help of the brush.
I filled the holes in his eyes with graphite powder to then be able to make the shade and volume of his eyes painted with the charcoal pencil, also erasing a little with the moldable eraser I made some glitters.
After finishing the face I made the shadows of the lower part, so that it was darker inside the tunic, I made very dark shadows on much darker elements.
Nex,t I illustrate details on the hood with the charcoal pencil and a lot of patience.
I finished the right part of the illustration making very dark shadows on the tunic, all this with the pencil of charcoal and dust.
To finish, I made more details on the side of the tunic where clearly hits the light.
This is the Final Art!
After many hours drawing the details I could finish it and share it with you, I hope you like it!.
I want to start by thanking Julia for her contest and for the inspiration to draw. Also thanks to everyone who visits my post for so much support!
Until the next time!
