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A Lady Bug- Original Art

kristyglasPosted for Everyone to comment on, 5 years ago3 min read

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I finally feel more comfortable with the oil pastels! :D I had a lot of fun makind this drawing. This is my entry for the crayon contest by @erodedthoughts and I'm very happy I've been consistently participating:

https://whaleshares.io/contest/@erodedthoughts/3rd-crayon-contest-of-the-year

Oil pastels are accepted for the contest, as they are very similar to crayons ^^ Finally I get to use the pastels which have been gathering dust over he years :)

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Last week I bought a few things, one of which is a new A5 sketchbook with thick pages. It's the same paper as I've been using so far but smaller format. A5 is my favorite size, I simply feel the most comfortable with it. There is enough space for details, but it's small enough to not overhelming. ^^

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Initially I was going to draw some clouds and sunset, but after 10 minutes of browsing Pixabay I decided to look through my own photos. Then I remembered an old photo I took which is still one of my favorites: the ladybug :D I felt instantly inspired. I did a rough outline with a red pastel, afterwards I started adding colors.

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I avoid any smudging, rather I blend by layering colors over each other. It may not seem like it, but I used around 15 different colored pastels for this drawing :)

The hardest part about the drawing was signing my name with a pastel xD Next time I'll use a pen so it takes less space from the drawing.

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I've finished coloring the mandala for @mandelsage 's contest, but I've decided to share it tomorrow on Story Saturday, so it's more visible visible ^^

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Aaaand here is another Shitpost Friday dragon! Drawn with closed eyes, this time it looks more like a bird... It's really fun so I'll keep making them and sharing once per week. I'll use a smaller sketchbook next time as I have one just lying around, unused. I already posted once today before, so I don't feel comfortable making another post just for the shitpostfriday xD I believe the challenge was started by @derangedvisions , but I'm not totally sure.

Also my Guess the art contest still hasn't been solved, the reward is 50 WLS and 250 Platform tokens!

If you know any other cool contests please share them in the comments, I'd love to check them out.

The photo and art were made by me, copyright @kristyglas

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