Creativity Post 6

Here's the finished product. One challenge I faced here was using less black on the face and hands. I typically use a lot of black and it creates a more cartoon like effect. In this case I was going for more of a realistic look and was challenged to find ways to paint the hands and face without it. I came up with several color blends of gray and skin tone colors as well as a new technique I just came up with which is creating lines or shade with a pencil and then painting over it. The lead smudges and can't be discerned as being pencil drawn but just looks like another shade of paint. This also helped me to be more detailed with the fine point of the mechanical pencil. All in all, this turned out really well and I was very happy with it.