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WIP Eulogy, Part 13
Blocking out color. My grandmother loved white. She said on white, you can see the dirt better and, therefore, you could clean it better. Sounds reasonable to me. You can trust white. If it looks clean, it is clean. Because I’ve got so much white in this one I’m taking the string back to red. [...]
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WIP Eulogy, Part 12
Taking a moment to take a step back and get some perspective on the whole.
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WIP Eulogy, Part 10
nother bird perches on cage for some foreground bird-age, and I’ve added the hand. I’m hoping that’s a natural enough pose for “clinging to cage bars” Hands are so much fun to draw. Sometimes I sit and gaze at my own for a little while. Is contemplating your thumb more productive than contemplating your navel?
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WIP Eulogy, Part 9
The hearts of birds free and otherwise have been added and I’m pretty much happy with the iron. Some of what I did will be hidden by the hands but I don’t care because having created the thing in it’s entirety is something I cannot regret. String/shoelaces have begun to make their appearances as expected [...]
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WIP Eulogy, Part 8
I just really wish I could give her a call.
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WIP Eulogy, Part 7
My grandmother had a wrought iron wall piece for hanging pots and pans, that has very much inspired the way I’m rendering this. Starting to come together, I think.
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WIP Eulogy, Part 6
If you want to avoid drawing lots of lines, don’t make something like this:
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WIP Eulogy, Part 2
Another step, blocking out the birdcage and defining her clothing a little more closely. I’m really glad that I can take some time to draw right now, it’s soothing. It fills the space around me.
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Eulogy, completed