Monday, 3 February 2014

29 faces challenge: day 3

When we were on holidays, I taught my 11-yr-old-daughter how to draw a face with shadows. When I looked at the drawing she made, I was facinated by the way she drew the eyes. I loved how big and round they were. This is the drawing she made:


Isn't it gorgeous? (even though she didn't like it at all ...)

So I used these eyes as inspiration for my next drawing, which is the 3rd drawing for the 29-faces-challenge:


I drew the girl in coloured pencils, painted the hair black and then scanned it in and used one of my in-progress paintings as a background in Photoshop.

I love making these eyes. There might be a lot more to come ... ;-)

Off now to visit as many of you as possible ..... Thanks so much for visiting ♥


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23 comments:

  1. Unknown3 February 2014 at 14:22

    Beautiful faces, gorgeous eyes! xx

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  2. alarmcat3 February 2014 at 14:38

    both of these are wonderful!! tell your daughter she's an artist…keep making beautiful faces with beautiful eyes :)

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  3. Unknown3 February 2014 at 14:49

    I love the shape of the eyes - beautiful work from both of you! :)

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  4. Marianne3 February 2014 at 15:05

    Wat een mooie tekening heeft je dochter gemaakt!! Ze heeft echt talent! En wat leuk dat je "haar" ogen in je nieuwe portret hebt gebruikt. Echt heel gaaf en een supermooie tekening!
    xxx Marianne

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  5. GlorV13 February 2014 at 16:00

    Wow your daughter certainly is learning your awesome skills. Both pieces are wonderful. The eyes have it all.

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  6. Jez3 February 2014 at 17:48

    You have a very, very talented daughter. At 11 years old she has a very mature style. What I like best about her work, as well as the eyes, is the fact that in spite of the fact that you were teaching her, she has her own style. Talent certainly passes through the family. Yours is lovely, and I like the combination of pencil, paint and digital background.

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  7. Netty3 February 2014 at 17:52

    Loving your daughters drawing, she obviously has inherited your wonderful talents.
    I love the fragility of your wonderful girl, she looks as if she belongs to the spirit world. Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  8. Faye3 February 2014 at 18:09

    Your daughter has great talent for an girl. Obviously it is inherited from you. I love your face #3.

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  9. Maria Medeiros3 February 2014 at 18:35

    My goodness! Your daughter is very talented!! I soooo love your drawing Denthe! She is a beauty!!

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  10. Karla B 3 February 2014 at 20:34

    Denthe- They are sweet.Love your work, my friend!

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  11. Anonymous3 February 2014 at 22:02

    How wonderful to create with and be inspired by your daughter.

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  12. Tammie Lee3 February 2014 at 22:04

    hello,

    your daughter's drawing is wonderful, i love all the sweet details.
    your lady is beautiful, i love her black hair, her eyes and lovely body too.

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  13. SLScheibe4 February 2014 at 00:24

    Gorgeous big eyes on both pretty pieces! How lovely that your daughter shares your talent! Love the big black hair on your painting. Very cool :)

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  14. Vicki Miller4 February 2014 at 02:32

    Beautiful. I do need to get my --- into gear and get started, don't I?

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  15. Zana4 February 2014 at 05:48

    Love the eyes on both of these. Your daughter has a lot of talent.

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  16. PaintingWrite4 February 2014 at 08:25

    Your daughter is clearly going to take after you artistically. Her face is wonderful and those eyes are so soulful. I love how you've scanned your girl into that background-it looks amazing. I'd love to know how to do that as photo shop just baffles me!

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    1. denthe5 February 2014 at 13:18

      Thanks Nic! It's actually quite easy to do that. You first select the area around your sketch with the magic wand, which should be pretty easy when your drawing is done on white paper. Then you open a background-image, select all and copy it, you go back to your sketch and you click "paste into". Then your background goes nicely into the space surrounding your drawing. If it's too small, you can edit - transform - and scale it. Done! ☺

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  17. sharon4 February 2014 at 09:50

    They are both very lovely, those eyes!

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  18. Ariel4 February 2014 at 12:14

    I think your daughter has been blessed with your artistic talent. Love both the faces.

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  19. Jenny4 February 2014 at 13:26

    Absolutely adorable Denise... how beautiful that you were inspired by your daughter... they are the sweetest little eyes too.. both of your faces are gorgeous...

    Jenny ♥

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  20. Anonymous4 February 2014 at 14:33

    Same sadness in both pairs of eyes, successful collaboration of you two!

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  21. Carol4 February 2014 at 15:15

    Your daughters drawing is adorable and I do love those big round eyes!!!! Love what you have done too♥

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  22. Michellem6 February 2014 at 03:48

    Katleen has inherited her mother's talent! Gorgeous work!

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