Digital Artistry - An Ugly Hedgehog (perhaps)
Apr 5, 2024 15:26:56 #
This is my attempt at painting a hedgehog which I thought would be a fitting subject for the forum. I've grown fond of it over the hours to paint it this morning so it may be ugly to others.
The shape was easy to block in as it is a potato with a protrusion for a nose. Just add a face and a big ear and I have a bald hedgehog.
That was the easy part for the difficult part was putting in the countless strokes to emulate its quills. There is layer upon layer with varying colors. It took about two hours and several cups of coffee to paint them all in.
This piece was digitally painted using a graphic painting program with a graphic display tablet and a stylus to paint with.
The shape was easy to block in as it is a potato with a protrusion for a nose. Just add a face and a big ear and I have a bald hedgehog.
That was the easy part for the difficult part was putting in the countless strokes to emulate its quills. There is layer upon layer with varying colors. It took about two hours and several cups of coffee to paint them all in.
This piece was digitally painted using a graphic painting program with a graphic display tablet and a stylus to paint with.
Apr 5, 2024 15:31:32 #
Offer this to Admin for use in advertising the site! (sell it, I mean, don't give it away 
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In fact, you've already built a great variety of charming artwork that would easily sell. Go for it!
)In fact, you've already built a great variety of charming artwork that would easily sell. Go for it!
Apr 5, 2024 15:42:52 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Offer this to Admin for use in advertising the site! (sell it, I mean, don't give it away )
In fact, you've already built a great variety of charming artwork that would easily sell. Go for it!
)In fact, you've already built a great variety of charming artwork that would easily sell. Go for it!
Linda, thanks for the kind reply. I'm just an old coffee drinker that has little to do and I have all day to do it. Macro photography is my passion and, in a few weeks, the pollinators should be coming around which will find me out and about with the camera in hand.
I'm considering doing a head study of a colorful parrot for my next piece, however, time will tell.
Apr 5, 2024 15:45:45 #
Apr 5, 2024 15:46:10 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
We'll miss your drawings, but your macro photos are pretty darned special too 🥰Linda, thanks for the kind reply. I'm just an old coffee drinker that has little to do and I have all day to do it. Macro photography is my passion and, in a few weeks, the pollinators should be coming around which will find me out and about with the camera in hand.
I'm considering doing a head study of a colorful parrot for my next piece, however, time will tell.
I'm considering doing a head study of a colorful parrot for my next piece, however, time will tell.
Apr 5, 2024 15:56:28 #
Apr 5, 2024 17:31:42 #
The next step is to make a chimera ... some interesting mixes can result. The ideas could come from the Greek creature from Greek mythology,
Your results and skills are at a wow stage.
Your results and skills are at a wow stage.
Apr 5, 2024 17:48:21 #
Apr 5, 2024 18:26:07 #
Apr 6, 2024 07:46:56 #
It's too cute! lol
Let's see an ugly one (not serious).
Great work, Gary.
If you're bored, you can teach such artistic form at a local high school club or college class - now I'm serious.
Let's see an ugly one (not serious).
Great work, Gary.
If you're bored, you can teach such artistic form at a local high school club or college class - now I'm serious.
Apr 6, 2024 07:59:27 #
Apr 6, 2024 09:49:08 #
Sippy, when you paint a hedgehog, don't they squirm around a lot 
You certainly did an exemplary, eye catching, job here, so, for you: 🍺💰💰💰🍺
You certainly did an exemplary, eye catching, job here, so, for you: 🍺💰💰💰🍺
Apr 6, 2024 10:41:02 #
Apr 6, 2024 15:35:33 #
Amazing work Sippy. I'm now sure that Spring is here, I saw my first lizard this morning.
Apr 6, 2024 16:20:26 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Amazing work Sippy. I'm now sure that Spring is here, I saw my first lizard this morning.
Thanks, Curmudgeon. You will know when Spring arrives near you when you set a potato chip on the ground and it is gone the next day.
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