Angelic

"Angelic" is finished. There are some parts of it that I feel could be better but it's time for me to move on and apply what I've learned to a new piece. I fear that I if I work on this anymore it will become overworked. Also as a perfectionist, I don't think it will ever live up to my standards. Though I suppose that as long as I can find something to improve I have something to shoot for in the next piece.

I've also posted this drawing on my website: http://jessicamckelvin.com

Working

I'm taking a break right now from working on "Angelic" to give a quick update. I'm making more progress with "Angelic" it's still taking far too long. I have taken some new photography and I'll probably be adding it to my site soon. I also have a few reference photos to go through for my next drawing. It's going to be considerably smaller than "Angelic" and just a small detailed portrait. I'm hoping to do a few small portraits after I'm done with "Angelic." I think this drawing has really tried my patience and once I'm done I'm just going to work smaller so I can get a bit more quality, quantity onto my online gallery. Well back to work, hopefully I'll be updating with photos of the finished "Angelic" soon.

Angelic Updates

I've finally found time to get some more work done on "Angelic." I've even gotten some more work done since taking this photo. I was looking at the photo and realized that I needed to darken the chest and arm so it will match the face. I don't have anymore work done on the hair yet. I've erased the hand a few more times it is giving me a bit of a hassle. I'm just trying to find it's perfect position. Basically I'm now using the arm as guide because I'm happy with the placement of the other part of the arm and the chest. I'll let the arm lead into the hand and determine placement from there.
Also since "Angelic" is rather large and taking much longer than originally anticipated to finish, I plan to work on a few smaller drawing after this one. I do have a few portraits I want to do but I think I'll keep the scale down so I can get a more work into my galleries on my site.
http://jessicamckelvin.com

Angelic

I've gotten some more work done on "Angelic." I'm cramping up again and I'm hungry, so I stopped for the night. I laid in a bit more of the hair and got a little more of the hair done. I spent some time starting to agonize over the hand. I might have to do some sketches soon. If I work tomorrow, maybe I'll feel that I have enough done to post up new photos. What I do have done is faint and subtle, so I'm afraid it looks mostly like it did before. I'd like to at least have the arm figured out before I post a new photo. I also have some sketch lines and smudges to clean up.