I am working on a mixed media project for a friend who wanted to buy a series of pieces depicting three goddesses that she is closest to. Hecate was the first we decided upon.
I'll go more into the spiritual aspects of Hecate in future another posts, when I finish the piece. It will be more cohesive when all of the elements come together.
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Here is the first incarnation of the drawing. She's pretty sketchy here, I was trying to figure out how to draw her face, body shape, etc. Drawings always seem funny in the beginning stages. Mine do at least. |
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| Here is the second, I wanted to portray Her as a guide, since that is Her most common attribute. The hand holding the torch was very frustrating to manipulate because, admittedly, I'm not the best hand person. I used to "hide" them in drawings all the time instead of actually drawing them so they lagged a bit when the rest of my art progressed. But I am actually fairly happy with the way these hands turned out! I also added more drapery-ness, and She has hair now! :D |
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| Here is the third part of my process. I've began shading now. This is always a "make or break" phase in an artwork. It's always the most tedious because I'm very picky and overwork things easily, which is never good. However, I'm quite pleased with where this was. I had to keep in mind that a torchlight was going to be on one side of Her body so that was a challenge. Typically when I draw I use a "generic" light placement. Where ever shadows look good they go. But with this drawing since I have an obvious light source I wanted to try to keep some realism. I add shading to Her hands and arms, and face deepening the wrinkles that an elderly person has, or should have.. unless you're Joan Rivers! ;) I'll cover more progress later! It's storming now, and my comp will be off shortly! Love and Light! <3 |
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