Quick sketches with a twist of Photoshop distortion to push them just a little further.
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Sketch Distortions
May 22, 2012
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Comments on: "Sketch Distortions" (44)
love! You’re always so original. Beautiful!
Thank you! So glad you like ’em:)
I love the girl’s hair in the first drawing!
You are so good at watercolor!
Still working the watercolor thing out. Thank you:)
Photoshop certainly opens possibilities for enhancing, or just plain playing with one’s art. Nice work.
PS launders mistakes and offers all sorts of possibilities. Thanks Hansi.
opps! I double liked you, but I do double like you! These are wonderful, you have such wonderful drawing skills, the basis for great art always, very nice!
I’ll take a double like anytime;) Thanks Christina.
A little twist of distortion really does make things exciting! These are interesting and beautiful, Elena.
So true, I do love distortion:) Thank you Karen!
interesting– what you can do is amazing to me!
Thank you Carol.Your writing is amazing to ME:)
Goodness me, you are talented! Love the flow and candid nature of these sketches and your use of colour to express but not overpower … nice!
Oh my! Thank you, and may I say the same about you and your work-most sincerely.
I love these sketches. I particularly like the first one….It is my favourite. It reminds of Alice in Alice and wonderland.
My gosh, you are right!
very cool work!
Thank you!
Gorgeous Elena.. is the 3rd one Queen Elizabeth? 🙂
:0 🙂 Not intentionally, but now she is;)
haha !!
Seems so exciting to make them, wonderful dear Elena, I loved them all. Thank you, with my love, nia
Fun to make them, though I’m not a solid ground;)
I love the 1st girl! Reminds me when we had to sketch in one of my art classes and by the way you sketched the teacher would tell you what type of artist you lean more towards, of course being in fashion my sketches were very elongated figures and she said you love fashion don’t you! I said yeah. Then she said that the way I sketched I was good for fashion illustration. That is why I love that 1st one so much!! Keep at it, these can be another side of you!!! Just beautiful!!!
Thank you. Insightful and supportive. I will keep at it:)
Just wonderful!!!
Why, thank you!
I would love the lassie on my wall, she’s that good – vivid colour xx
She’s yours!
😀 xx
Oh I just love these, do explore this one Elena…I love the lassie at the beginning looking so pensive,especially her feet xx
I’m trying..it takes me a long time to hit upon spontaneous;)
Spontaneity takes courage my lovely and you have that in spades xx
🙂
Wow, these are so great! And all so different. I imagine the first girl is twirling and also deep in thought. I really love the expression you got with your quick sketch lines in the second one, and the third one is practically a whole novella captured in one sad and lonely face with her scarf and elaborate dress – and perhaps opera glasses rather than binoculars.
Much appreciated Cindy. Watercolor is a thorn in my side-I love how other people work with it, yourself included, but I struggle with it. PS to the rescue!
Oh my gosh I’m sure it would be a thorn in my side, too. I have been sticking to Copic markers! (But considering watercolor or more likely, acrylics. One of these days!)
REally? I knew you used markers too, but you get a great vibrant watercolor feel whatever you use!
I like the vitality of the drawing, the choice of palette – and envy your use of Photoshop! (Hope this arrives!!)
Thanks Louis! Clearly, I’ve received this comment, but curiously, your last comment about this weird disconnect, was whited-out. Hope that’s the end the glitch.
Delightful! The girl in the blue dress looks like she’s about to start dancing! 🙂
Thank you! I’m glad that you enjoyed the sketches. They were quick and fun.
Love these Watercolors! Do more!
I’m struggling, but still trying..thanks!