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

[red-trillium.livejournal.com]

LOL, I'm used to many things being opened and closed in the time I get up and get to the post.

I like the colours in Lalya's painting. That is a really nice blue and I think it makes a nice background with his flowing shirt/dress/clothes. It fits in my mind but I'm not sure why.

I am fascinated by the flower and how it's turned out (or would turn out if you were to spend some time finishing it).

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

What would you suggest in the way of fixing the flower?

[red-trillium.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say it's a "fix" because I don't see anything broken. I think it's pretty and am wondering if it's going towards the "pretty garden flower" type or the "gonna eat people" type :)

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

I'm starting to think that "tea for birth control" is the way to go for this flower. Would be a reason it's a "moonblossom". And we'd specified that the Empire has such a thing, just not where it came from.