Artists(pencil,paint,drawing) on here.

[Druss_The_Legend]

I know there has been previous discussions about this but I can't find the thread. I took a break for a couple of months but have been really inspired lately to try new things with art. Just thought I would share a few of my drawing and hopefully get the chance to view some other people's work. I'm not a professional artist(as you can probably tell) but I find it relaxing and keeps my mental health stable.

 

[Wiseman_Vaughn]

Nice one mate! I've dabbled a bit in the past - here are a couple I did....

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

Nice one mate! I've dabbled a bit in the past - here are a couView attachment 34353View attachment 34354ple I did....

I love that style with the kettle, is it watercolour and ink? I don't know what the actual name of the style is, but it reminds me of the traditional children's books illustrations.

 

[Wiseman_Vaughn]

I love that style with the kettle, is it watercolour and ink? I don't know what the actual name of the style is, but it reminds me of the traditional children's books illustrations.

Thx mate - I actually drew both on the iPad

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

Thx mate - I actually drew both on the iPad

I have a graphics tablet that attaches to my laptop but I find I spend more time messing about with brushes and opacity etc etc than actual drawing and always end up back using pencil(or coloured pencil) and paper. I tend to only use digital art and graphics tablet to edit reference photos especially if I'm doing an animal portrait(these are some of my animal portraits)

 

[Laughing]

Nice pictures. I can't add anything my 10 year old daughter beat me in a Water colour poll on here at the end of last year, so I am clearly rubbish.

 

[Wiseman_Vaughn]

I have a graphics tablet that attaches to my laptop but I find I spend more time messing about with brushes and opacity etc etc than actual drawing and always end up back using pencil(or coloured pencil) and paper. I tend to only use digital art and graphics tablet to edit reference photos especially if I'm doing an animal portrait(these are some of my animal portraits)View attachment 34357View attachment 34358View attachment 34359

wow - they are spot on!

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

this is an old thread I started a while back, just thought I would post some of my latest drawings(some are not completed) and give an update on my latest attempts at making art.

 

[HarryVegas]

I'm jealous of anyone who can draw or paint. I can't even do stickmen well.

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

I'm jealous of anyone who can draw or paint. I can't even do stickmen well.

It's been practice for me, and then something clicked and its sort of brought it all together for me. An example the last portrait I drew(of a human) was 2019 of Jon Snow, then the other night I drew the peaky blinders pictures. Show that practice does work.

 

[Wiseman_Vaughn]

Heres another one I just found

 

[SNOWBANDIT]

I used to paint portraits back in the early 90's? - but my what a palaver - so much so I gave up altogether - recently after covid drove my business into the ground - I have found a second wind - I rarely paint as it is, when I find an image - I'll post up.
They main thing for me is I struggled to find a style - I think I'm zeroing in. It is fantastically relaxing when done as a hobby - less so ( for me) as a business.

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

I used to paint portraits back in the early 90's? - but my what a palaver - so much so I gave up altogether - recently after covid drove my business into the ground - I have found a second wind - I rarely paint as it is, when I find an image - I'll post up.
They main thing for me is I struggled to find a style - I think I'm zeroing in. It is fantastically relaxing when done as a hobby - less so ( for me) as a business.

I have a mental block with painting for some reason. I only do it as a hobby although I would love to do it as a career eventually but don't think I'm quite at that level yet. I switch styles and try new things, I tend to do a short series of something(animal portraits on black paper, ultra realism, colour portraits of animals) then move onto another short series, keeps it fresh and me inspired.

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

Heres another one I just found

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That is fantastic, I really liked the other art you posted originally when I started this thread.

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

Another Update on some of my latest artwork the flower drawing the pencils are drew onto a child like picture I drew, was a idea I had been working on for a while. The folder paper and pencil picture, the pencil and the fold in the paper are both drew onto a flat piece of paper. And the picture of a hand is my hand and my daughters hand from from a photo when she was a baby.

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

Not done much drawing for a while, but completed these two drawings in the past 2 days. So thought I would share them on this old thread. Both mixed media pencil,pen and paint pen drawings/paintings.

 

[SNOWBANDIT]

Those are great - still haven't touched any of my canvas' which lie gathering dust - just under paintings. Tried to keep my drawing hand going using a pad thing - but it's not the same, and hurts my wrists - which makes me a thinking it's all going to hurt loike buggery.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

I'm jealous of anyone who can draw or paint. I can't even do stickmen well.

Like you, I would love to be able to draw but your talent lies in your poetry that paints pictures with words.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

I have a graphics tablet that attaches to my laptop but I find I spend more time messing about with brushes and opacity etc etc than actual drawing and always end up back using pencil(or coloured pencil) and paper. I tend to only use digital art and graphics tablet to edit reference photos especially if I'm doing an animal portrait(these are some of my animal portraits)View attachment 34357View attachment 34358View attachment 34359

Do you do these for people or is it just for pleasure?

I would love to get a portrait done of my son's dog.

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

Do you do these for people or is it just for pleasure?

I would love to get a portrait done of my son's dog.

Just for pleasure now mate. I did do it for a while offering commissions but it really effected my mental health and made me ill as I put way way too much pressure on myself and aimed for unreasonable levels of perfection, I got the stage I would spend 10-12 hours on a drawing that I wasn't happy with it so would I rip it up and start again and charge about £30-40 to basically cover expenses and materials, it put me off drawing for a long time and I still haven't got the passion back for it that I had a few year back. I now just draw what I fancy when I'm in the mood for it and don't put the pressure on myself.