What do you see when you close your eyes? Yep! You read that right. What do you see when you close your eyes? For lovers, the astral plane becomes the thin veil between reality and that fervent french kiss. For poets, words become ventriloquists, breathing life into the inanimate, whilst the living become statues of its awe. For cheerful givers, they see blooms of happiness sprouting from seeds sown in the needy’s bosom, and for non-givers, well, they see nothing, for they had already turned the blind eye, lol. Anyways, the answer to this question still saunters back and forth on the bridge between reality and our fantasies.
Fascinated by this question and the portrait reference (by Sandra Parreno photography , whose character seems torn between the 2D and 3D verse), I decided to make this my first drawing of the year 2022.
Looking back at my drawings in 2021, I noticed significant improvements from 2020, particularly in maintaining shading segue, to add more depth to realism; however one crucial drawback still exists: portrait likeness.
Achieving portrait likeness will be the key area I’d work on this year as I try to build on more emotive drawings from years past, and judging from my recent portrait, I see good signs in shading, particularly as the paper used was a bit low grade (still on my media exploration quest); However, the rooms for improvement in portrait likeness ultimately need inhabiting.
Please, feel free to reach out if you’re interested in learning some of my portrayed techniques, and I’d also appreciate every critical input on my works. Thank you.
Cheemnonso
Lovely, both of them. The heart necklace is totally charming.
Gwen.
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Thank you lots, Gwen. Glad you love them.
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👌👌👌🖼
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🙏🙂
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I SERIOUSLY get my mind blown all to pieces every time I come see Your art. You are BRILLIANT!!! Crazy, mad skills! Thank You! Rock on!!! If I ever win the lottery, I’m hiring You for something!!!!! 🤗💕😊
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Many thanks for your admiration, Katy😊🙏. I earnestly appreciate the smiles you’ve put on my face😀
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Oh, YAY!!! And it’s absolutely, effortlessly my pleasure!!! 💖🙏🏼🤗!
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You’re pretty talented 👏
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Oh gosh! Thank You!!! 🤗💕😊
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Amaaaaaaazing!
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Thanks for your appreciation, Harshi🙂🙏
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Beautiful art, great message ❤️
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Thanks for finding it beautiful, Obong🙂🙏
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You are most welcome ❤️
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Needless to say, your pen and pencil both continue to exude their blissful charm ✨
Fabulous work, Nonso!! Love both the sketches and the introduction on “What do you see when you close your eyes?”
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Thanks a bunch for your spurring remarks, Ana. Truly appreciated as always🙂.
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It’s an absolute pleasure as always! 😊
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Don’t know what happened when I posted my message but, “ You’re pretty talented 👏” is for you. I love the face of the second little girl and the details of her necklace.
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Many thanks for your remarks, Ingrid😀🙏. I’m glad you love the work.
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Aww!!! This is excellent 👌..you have given your sketch a new life…
Brilliant effort…no more words to express my gratitude…
Cheemnonso, you should be get famous artist in this world…
Happy day ❤️
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Many thanks for your compliments, Nandhana.
At this point, art is only therapy, and I’m truly elated with your admiration shown towards it🙏💝.
Do have a happy day as well.
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Beautiful painting ! Thanks for sharing your art! 🎉😊💕
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Thank you more for deeming it beautiful, Priti🙏🙂.
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You are welcome 💕🎉stay blessed 🎉❤
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Beautifully done!
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Thanks for seeing it beautiful🙂.
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You are welcome.
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Bravo for managing to get her to hold that pose for so long! 😃
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😃😅
Thanks to Sandra, I was able to portray just the photo. I’m sure figure drawings will be too tedious on muses.
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I agree. You did a smooth job. 🙂
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Thanks a bunch, Robert 🙂.
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Your sketches are gorgeous!!!
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Thank you, Luisa. I earnestly appreciate your feedback😊💝.
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How creative placing the cartoon eyes on the girl’s hands as though they are her natural eyes lol…
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Indeed. Can only imagine the treat she was salivating for. Maybe, only one of her 2D muses can express her feeling😅
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Hey, it works 😂 very clever technique…playfulness is needed!
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Very playful!
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Thank you🙂
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Your art works are stunning 👍
Love the message 🤗
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Thank you, Precious. I’m happy you loved the message.
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I love the play of light. There is so much complexity in this. I can’t imagine how difficult this study must have been.
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Indeed it was, Tammay. Could have been more complex with colored pencils, nonetheless, no pain no gain🙂.
Thanks for your remark. Much appreciated!
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