Sketchdump

I have quite a sketch dump today, I have been drawing a lot from reference, stock photos and such so I will post some of them. Also a couple of my oil sketches, I'm still getting used to them. :)




All of those were referenced from some stock photos on DA.



First was from ref, middle was just a doodle from my head, last is a WIP or... kind of test referencing bouguereau.



Last is a rendition of my boyfriend and I in space with robot suits. So far it's my favorite real media piece.


Livestreaming is going really well, it's so fun!! Sometimes it gets lonely to paint all day but now I can have a chatroom of people to keep me company xD!
I've been watching streams too, Jana's and Jen's are very good :)

Zombie Livestream and Commissions

This is a WIP from my last Livestream.
I will be finishing this picture today on livestream at 2pm central time~!

http://www.livestream.com/katiedesousa

In other news, I'm offering some rather cheap commissions, go here for more info.

:)

April and Umbria

Here is the piece that I've been working on... to be honest I liked the messy sketch better. I think my work looks too "digital" sometimes, kind of uninspiring. Plus I hate how the parasol turned out, oh my. Aaanyway, apart from that, and the dress, and the headpiece, I like it. I really like the face.







Next is a commission done for a very sweet client. I actually did a lot of this in painter! I think working in real media has unintentionally made me better with this program, possibly because it works more like real media :D

I like the colors in this one.


That's all I have to show atm, I've been reading a lot, I picked up Classical Drawing Atelier and Classical Painting Atelier by Juliette Aristides. For someone with no formal training like myself the books are really interesting. Unfortunately I'm not in the position to go to an art school (I'd have to move etc.) but there is a Bouguereau workshop at the Academy of Realist art in Toronto. I'm going to try to make it to that! I love his work.. though I'm not entirely sure how to pronounce his name (boo-shur-oh?)

Face

Close-up of the piece I'm working on... there is a parasol in the painting and it's giving me some trouble. I wish I hadn't left my parasol in NB, I could have used it as a reference! Drat. Anyway, I wonder if I can finish this in time for the Exotique5 deadline... which is in like 4 hours I think o_o;

Working on one of the sketches I posted. :)