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Color Practice
I learned about how to render sketches with colors and tried my hand at painting the second face from the SamDoesArts "Portraits 101" tutorial.
JT
May 292 min read


Progressively Less Crappy Faces
I continue with the "Portrait 101" tutorial I started with, this time attempting the second of three faces. And then attempting again. And again. And a few more times after that.
JT
May 212 min read


Piece #8: In The Eye of The Beholder
I painted a second eye, but this one has a mechanical iris inspired by steampunk iris valves. And better facial shading.
JT
May 113 min read


Piece #7: Color Vision
I bought myself a digital painting tablet for my birthday. Look how I break in my new toys! (See what I did there? (Ok, I'll stop now.))
JT
May 92 min read


Piece #6: Face It—We’re Doing This Again
In this piece, I try to reinforce all the lessons learned with a different portrait.
JT
May 92 min read


Piece #5: Hair We Go Again
I draw the same portrait as last time, but this time I slowed down to try to get it right. And I kill the hair beret.
JT
May 92 min read


Piece #4: How to Get Ahead
I tried a head! It technically worked out...
JT
May 92 min read


Piece #3: Can do!
I experiment with a new medium and measurement technique. Plus, I remember that straightedges exist.
JT
May 82 min read


Piece #2: Busted
I continue on with my studies of Mikaila Dimova. This one is her bust.
JT
May 82 min read


First Piece!
My first piece took a really long time, but came out better than I thought it would.
JT
May 73 min read


Getting Started
My journey begins...
JT
May 62 min read
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