You wouldn't believe how irritated I've been since I realized that I didn't do my first Diva Challenge correctly. Somehow I just missed the word "monotangle."
I spent a good deal of time yesterday trying to draw perfect Fibonacci Spirals. Then watched this very cool video about them (if your interested, I highly suggest you check it out, I'll post the video at the end of this entry.)
Then... I had a magical dream last night about spiral-y things, pointillism and pastel pencils (& luckily this morning work has been slow slow slooowww); SO, in less than an hour I came up with this:
Diva Challenge #140
It's not perfect (it's certainly not a Fibonacci,) but the colors are what make it so darn fun. The white parts were done with a white woodless graphite pencil, & all the rest is done with CarbOthello Pastel Pencils. Pastels are so great for pointillism. Overlaying the dots sort of smudge the colors very slightly together. Also, how great do they look on black Canson board? (Am I right, or am I right?) Click on the picture to see it larger... just to look at all the little dots & layers.
I really love color.
Now that I actually have completed the challenge correctly, I can be satisfied. Not perfect or particularly good, but hey - I took a stab at it, & trying is the only way to learn!
Now... if you wanna see that video, here it is
Doodling in Math Class: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant
Today I took a stab at The Diva's Weekly Challenge #140 . (It's my first Diva Challenge!!!) The challenge was to tangle using pointillism; which I must admit, I was super stoked about. Pointillism is probably one of my very favorite techniques, as well as one that I haven't used in quite a while.
SOOOOOO, without further ado, here it is!
Diva Challenge #140
If you open the image to see it larger, it shows up HUGE. The down side is that you can see my cheating. I say cheating, because there is no way I could have drawn this using dots without guide-lines. However; the up side of seeing it huge, is that you can more clearly see the range of different colors I used in each section to obtain shading effects. I am very, very, VERY happy with how bitten turned out, & almost as happy with huggins.
As always, it would be awesome to hear any feedback - good, bad, indifferent.
