My Artwork Updated 02/05/05 New Drawing of Willow

[Willow18]

Hey everyone. This is now going to be my art thread, featuring paintings and drawings by me, Willow18. I hope you enjoy my work. I will add things every once in a while.







Willow18

Edited by: Willow18 at: 2/5/05 12:15 pm

[EasierSaid]

That is so totally awesome! So painting is not your strong suit, huh... I can't even imagine how great your drawings must be then! Thanks so much for sharing this, so cool.

[MissKittys Ball O Yarn]

OMG! Amazing......



you know.... I'd so pay fifty billiondy Dollors for the original....Wanna sell? ( I know that's not really an amount)



I love your style. I know you say you're not really a painter, but may I make a suggestion? ........ My suggestion is that maybe you take up painting on a regular basis... and don't forget the posting. I would love to see more of your work. Awesome Job! Thanks for sharing.



PS.....you've won my heart through acrylics



xoxo

Emms

I can wax philisophically on a variety of different subjects...that doesn't,however, mean that I have anything constructive to add to the conversation.

--- Me

[behindhereyes]

I wanted to add my myself to the list of people who think that this painting is awesome... you're a wonderful artist .





behindhereyes

Kim

"To the world, you may be one person; but to one person, you may be the world"

[Willow18]

EasierSaid- Thanks for your kind comments. I'm glad that you like my painting. I'm still working on the Tara one. Will let you know when I finish it. Who knows? I might go back and read you wonderful story and be inspired again. *runs off to your thread*



MissKittys Ball O Yarn- Fifty billiondy dollars? Wow. Now I feel all special. I will keep going with the painting. I will see what else I can come up with for posting. I have a lot of stuff, it's just not W/T oriented. I have an Angelina Jolie drawwing.. Bunch of different drawings. I've yet to try my hand at W/T drawings. But it's coming... lol. Won your heart through acrylic? I'm honored. *bows deeply* Thanks for the nice comments.



behindhereyes- Thank you for your lovely comments.

[Willow18]

Here is another painting that I did last night of Tara from Hush. I hope you like it...





Tara Painting

[EasierSaid]

Very cool - love that she's clutching her books! I hope you continue painting and posting, you're very talented!

[MissKittys Ball O Yarn]

hehe another masterpiece. I love it, and Im certainly glad that you have continued to post. I love the profile effect, you've done it so well, and being an artist myself, I can attest to the fact that profiles are not as easy to pull off as they appear to be. Yours is certainly splendid. Keep up the good work.



xoxo

Emms

I can wax philisophically on a variety of different subjects...that doesn't,however, mean that I have anything constructive to add to the conversation.

--- Me

[Kajun]

Hey! Your Willow and Tara paintings are really nice! You are very talented indeed. How about one with the girls together? Hope you continue to paint and share them here. Thanks so much!! Awesome work!

[Willow18]

EasierSaid- Hi. Thanks again for your comments. Maybe if you update your story, I'll be inspired to do more... nudge, nudge, wink wink



JK, take your time. However, your story did inspire me already.



Kittys Ball O Yarn- Thanks you for your kind comments. I'm working on the color distinction for the skin tones. I am trying to work my way up to a frontal view of a face. I've done them before, but I was never satisfied with the outcome.



Kajun- I've been pondering one of the girls together. I've been freezing the DVDs for the pictures that I've done. I just have to find good clear pictures to use. It's definitely been on my mind to do one of Willow and Tara together.

Edited by: Willow18 at: 1/7/05 12:43 pm

[Willow18]

I added a Willow and Tara drawing as per Kajun's request. I know it's not a painting, but this is the medium that is my favorite to work with.



Enjoy!



Willow and Tara drawing "Real Me"



Willow18

[PoorEve]

Awww...

I love that drawing. I wish my pencil drawings were as good as yours. They're so cute!

[Kajun]

willow18 Your sketch of Willow and Tara together is awesome! You picked a lovely moment and captured it beautifully. Thank you so much. Fantastic work!

[EasierSaid]

Very nice - I really like how the sketch effect looks; I think it adds to an already intimate moment. Great job.

[behindhereyes]

You are really amazing ! The pencil sketch OMG you captured it all !







behindhereyes

Kim

"To the world, you may be one person; but to one person, you may be the world"

[Willow18]

PoorEve- Thanks for the compliments.



Kajun- Yeah, I loved that moment. It was definitely one of the more intimate moments of early fifth season. Plus, I found a photo to work from, which is better than trying to draw it off the tv. Maybe I'll do another Willow/Tara one. Who am I kidding? I' going to end up with a sketchbook full of them... lol.



EasierSaid- Hi there. Hope you're feeling better. Thanks again for your comments.



behindhereyes- Hello again. I really liked that scene from "Real Me." I got into Buffy over the summer after seeing a link to this board, so I wasn't watching the story progress from Hush onwards. (I actually watched it really out of order.) I had read some of the scripts online, but I hadn't read that one, so I was pleasantly surprised by the moment. It had "AWWWW" written all over it. I was hoping to capture the moment and was pleased with the outcome. Glad you like.



I will have some free time coming up. Hmm, maybe time for another drawing... what to do, what to do...

[Willow18]

Well, I had time last evening and did a new drawing. Here is a direct link to it:



Willow and Tara "Family" drawing



Enjoy!

[Andreia17]

Is there any way i can see a bigger one i cant really get much detail from the small one and when i click on my art when it takes me to yahoo it says that ur albums are not public or wte it was you might wanna look into that





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[Willow18]

Hey. I fixed the settings. I am new to the whole website deal, so bear with.



You should be able to view it now.

[onyxsundrops]

Amazing work, I've always loved that scene.



Yvonne

[Kajun]

Hey! Thanks for fixing the settings so we can see them better. Sweet. Your drawing from Family is really awesome! Great detail work. Excellent!! Thanks for sharing

[Willow18]

onyxsundrops- Thanks for your kind words.



Kajun- I'm glad that you liked it. The first time I saw how Aly and Amber played that scene, *sigh*. It holds a special place in my heart.









ETA NEW DRAWING:



For your enjoyment:

Willow Drawing 02/05/05





New Willow drawing that I did on a week or so ago. I felt inspired so I thought I'd give it a go. Hope you like.

Edited by: Willow18 at: 2/5/05 12:15 pm

[Willow~Rosenberg]

Hey everyone. I'm back with a new painting now that college is out for the summer.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/art_girl_0305/album?.dir=4950

It is of Season 3 Willow. The picture is actually from the DVD set if you want a reference photo. Feel free to comment or offer constructive criticism.

[Emms]

Hi again. First I'd just like I really liked the sketch and the new painting. The sketch, though a little rough around the edges has a wonderfully rich quality to it. I really liked the colors you chose for the painting though the overall piece came off feeling a little flat and two dimensional. I really hope that you haven't stopped posting your creative endeavors, cause I really do like to see them.


xoxo
Emms

[Willow~Rosenberg]

Miss Kittys Ball o Yarn~

Hi! Thanks for the feedback. Thank you for the comliments. I've been drawing for years, so I'm much more well-versed in it. I'm just starting to learn how to paint. I've only done about seven paintings, so I'm a beginner with it. I am enrolled in a painting class now, so hopefully I'll learn how to improve.

I stopped posting for a while on this thread as no one was offering any comments, positive of negative. I've continued to do some Willow and Tara artwork however. Your encouragement has prompted me to post a new piece. So, thanks.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/art_girl_0305/detail?.dir=4950&.dnm=2b80.jpg&.src=ph

It's a drawing from the Season 6 opening episode Bargaining when they are at the airport to wish Giles a safe journey. Enjoy.

[Emms]

Hi. I'm so glad to see you posting again. Now, I don't consider myself to be an expert on the fine art of pencil drawing but I have been doing it for a very long time and I do know a little bit it...so, if you don't mind, I'd like to offer a few bits of advice.

The first thing I'd say is that I really think you did a very good job of using all five values. I could definitely point to one place and say "ahh yes, that's the cast Shadow" and point to another and say "You definitely know where to place full light on the subjects. " so you obviously have an idea about light placement. Which is awesome, by the way. There was one thing however, that sort of took away from the realness of the piece. When I was looking at the drawing I could see definite pencil lines which gave the drawing a choppy and rough look. Pencil lines are okay if you're not going for that "real" look. or maybe it's just your style which is okay too. But if you wanted a more realistic look I would suggest that you (if you haven't already) go down to your local art supply store and pick up a couple Blending stumps or Tortillions (paper spiraled tightly together to form a tube with a pointed end.) You can achieve a smooth and even tone by placing your pencil lines very close together and then using your blending stump or tortillion to ease those lines together.

I would also suggest you add a few more values to their hair to sort of keep away from that flat toneless look. (of course, that is just my opinion and you can take it or leave it however you see fit)

I really liked the placement of their facial features. (which can be very hard to do sometimes. )

Overall, I thought it was a really well done piece and the only big thing I would say is to do a little more blending (unless of course you don't want to. It's really up to you.) Thank you so much for sharing and it's wonderful to see such a talented artist on the board.

[Willow~Rosenberg]

Miss Kittys Ball of Yarn-

Thank you for the constructive comments. I will consider shading it a bit differently next time I do something. My style tends to vary depending on my mood. Sometimes, I go for the rough look here while other times I do a more smooth shading job. I like to go as realistic as possible most of the time, so I am taking you suggestion into consideration.

I am also trying to get to a point where I am satisfied where I have the lovely Ms. Benson's likeness correct, which I'm not quite satisfied with yet. I'm rather please now with the way that I can capture Willow. I just have to do some more work on capturing Amber's likeness. Once again, thank you for the very thought out comments. I appreciate the comments as they help me improve my craft. I will continue to post when I have a chance. As I mentioned, I am in college now and the work they are giving me is bordering on the ridiculous level in amount of time necessary to finish the projects. Hopefully, I will have some time soon to work on my own artwork.

[Willow~Rosenberg]

Okay, Kittens. It's been a while since I posted a new piece of artwork. I just finished this the other day, and thought I'd share. A special thanks to Miss Kittys Ball O Yarn, who suggested that I try using a blending tool.

Enjoy.


Tara Maclay
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/art_girl_0305/detail?.dir=4950&.dnm=7b16.jpg&.src=ph

[Emms]

WOW, sweetie!! That's 150 times more realistic! I love it!

A special thanks to Miss Kittys Ball O Yarn, who suggested that I try using a blending tool.

Glad I could be of service! hehe

xoxo
Emms

[Willow~Rosenberg]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you liked it.