This blog is intended to showcase my art across traditional and digital. I'm pretty good with art but I'm also very much hoping to learn from others on this platform.
30 Mar 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Jaemoney
Here is very quick drawing of Keanu Reeves. I don't think I got this right especially wrt to the values. But that's not too bad because I was focused on trying out a new technique this time. I like this technique because it forces me to focus on bro...
30 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Jaemoney
This is one of the first drawings I did on Procreate. I decided to try and go for a style I saw on Instagram. The drawing itself turned out great because the portrait does indeed look like Keanu Reeves but I don't think I nailed the style. This is m...
29 Mar 2020 1 minute read 3 comments Jaemoney
Perhaps the greatest artist at capturing a persons character is the little dutch master Vermeer. He is well known for having the uncanny ability to distill the essence of a character onto canvas. As a kid when I learned about him and saw his paintin...
26 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Jaemoney
Capturing likeness in a portrait has always been something that is hard to do. Hence constant practice has been critical to helping me get better at it. This drawing of one of my favorite actors Jennifer Connelly. However as can be clearly seen, it...
23 Mar 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Jaemoney
Introduction Portrait drawing can be really tough. There is so much subtlety and nuance in the human face that it can be difficult to capture that likeness perfectly. At its most basic level, the structure, contours and shapes of the face can be stud...
20 Mar 2020 1 minute read 4 comments Jaemoney
In this drawing I was playing around with a soft brush technique. It's very different from what I'm used to, so it took a while to get the hang of it. I definitely haven't achieved any measure of great success with it. However I did see why people l...
18 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Jaemoney
There's a big difference between seeing and observing. Seeing allows you to recognize, however observing allows you to understand reality. That's why practicing proportions is so important. When you're looking at an image and analyzing how items are...
17 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Jaemoney
One of the key properties of creating a good image is getting the values right. The word 'value' has got a very specific meaning in art and it refers to the black, white and grey colors.I've always struggled getting correct values in my drawings. My...
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