Sketch Fest continues

[wyld_dandelyon]

So, I ran out of time on my attempt to paint Lalya, and hit a point where I wanted it to dry well before continuing too, so, I actually started looking at the prompts.

Hmm...Lalya looks better in thumbnail than he does in the original.  Usually it's the other way; it's one of my favorite uses for my cell phone, because I see stuff that's all dreadful with my paintings, and then I can fix them...or at least try to.

Anyway, I started with the "moon blossom" prompt.  And too much flesh-tint paint, that I'd squeezed out of a tube with a broken lid, so putting the extra back before it dried out was not an option.

I think it would be cool to make this a Torn World plant, but my brain is now in visual mode, and I have no idea what kind of flower it should be, or where it grows, or if it's edible or poisonous or used for dye or medicine...or what.

That done, I had still more of the flesh tint paint (sheesh, I sure overdid that!), so I looked for something that I could start with a face or body or something...the prompt that snagged my brain was "save your soul".   Nothing was said in the prompt about who was saving the soul, or for what...

For the flower, I added mostly purples. 

For Preserved Spirit, I added mostly browns, with a little bit of white and blue for contrast.

Now I have to decide whether I want to return to Lalya, who needs a lot of work, or try for a different prompt. 

Do you folks have any advice?

Comments

[kelkyag]

I'm looking forward to seeing your Lalya all done! So far, he looks much more like I imagined him in this picture. Are you going to try the complicated brocade you described in the story?

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Ooh--you want micropainting! I might do the brocade. That would be easier than the face, and I have to do the face!

[kelkyag]

I am not demanding micropainting -- just asking whether you were planning to go there. I suspect it would be difficult and time-consuming!

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty good at the micro-stuff, though it is time consuming. Faces and hands are harder to get right, and much more noticed.