The World Through My Eyes

[Amaryllis]

So some of you have probably seen some of my photographs. Now it's time for my drawings :) Sooo hope y'all like it.

http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/229/1/d/ginger_hair_by_xtintedlullabyx-d46v917.jpg
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/229/d/b/sunrise_by_xtintedlullabyx-d46v8t2.jpghttp://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/229/5/3/mother_dove_by_xtintedlullabyx-d46v8vi.jpg
http://th00.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/229/6/4/woods_by_xtintedlullabyx-d46v8y6.jpg

If you like what you see, check out me account :) Please and thank you
http://xtintedlullabyx.deviantart.com/

[Travis Is Losing It]

I really like them all :) i'm not into colored art myself but they are really good

[Amaryllis]

@Travis
Thanks. I hate coloring too haha. But yeah, I wanna expand my horizons, ya know? hehe

[HeroesAndCons]

i love them especially the face and the forrest ones X3

[Dan co.]

i like them all!! your a really talented artist

[darkwoon]

An interestig use of coloured pencils for sure.

The bird is definitely my favourite: it is a great mix of rather abstract lines combining into a concrete subject, and both tones and line styles are spot-on. If I were you, I'd try to reuse a similar technique for other subjects and aim to extend its expression range by playing on color contrasts or line thickness/hardness.

I found the head sub-par, especially compared to the bird. Various elements are well-detailed and finely drawn separately, but each appear too much separate from the others; there is no common shape, and every part uses a slightly different perspective, lightning or even style. The skin colouring is rough and looks rushed, not even following the underlying bone/muscle shapes. Light/shadows are not strong enough regarding contrast and lacks accuracy. I believe most of the problems come from a lack of preparatory global study.

Dark trees lacks way too much depth - the right tree or the road do not leave me a feeling of representing a tri-dimensional scene. You properly used your drawing tools to get strong, smooth blacks, but you didn't put that darkness at the right places. I suggest using reference pictures to get how light and shadows interact in such a scene; I also think making a preparatory sketch for the lightning of the scene would come in handy.

The road I've little to comment on, and mixed feelings. On one side, it shows some nice technical skills (interesting lightning effect, combination of very sharp details and very blurry background), but on the other, the scene is very bland and very empty - there is little to catch attention of the eye and no real strong emotional point to it.

On the whole, I think your technique is not bad at all and, although it can be improved, it should allow you to go very far already. OTOH, I think you definitely need more training in scene composition and, more generally, on reality observation: draw what you see, not what you think you are seeing. I'd say that drawing from life and aim for accuracy with the model is what would help the most improving your future works. Try to think of the picture not only as an assembly of details, but as a whole, global object.

And I really dig the bird ;)

[judahtics]

i like the last one, alot, but not the others.

[DoctorWho]

Good thats it

[Amaryllis]

@Lady Red
Thank you :) Those are my favorites too

@Dan
Thanks. I still have room for improvement but I love art so practicing ain't so bad

@darkwoon
Thanks a lot for the constructive criticism. I'll work on that. I tend to just imagine most of the things I draw but yeah, I should work on that too. I'm glad you like the bird. I redrew it for my art class project and made the waves and swirls into my name and a secret message. No one's found it yet haha. But thanks! I appreciate the criticism. Practice practice practice.

@Judah
Lol. Kay. At least you like one. Thanks :)

@Avengedsevenfold
Thank you ^^

[Valkyrie]

Wow these look really good, I dont like colour drawings and never done them either. I love the path with the trees, especially how you used the charcoal (I'm guessing cause thats what I use) to create the shadings. The bird is also really awesome, my grandad would have probally said there is too much white space but i dont usually listen to him :P Good Job anyway (mabye i should start posting some of my drawings...)

[Amaryllis]

You definitely should, jess! And thanks a lot. And yep, you're right, it's charcoal :) My favourite haha.

[Travis Is Losing It]

I really hope you post up more soon :)

[Amaryllis]

Thanks, travis, really appreciate it :)

[Travis Is Losing It]

Welcome Z :)

[Guillermo]

Very pretty! The second one is almost like it's saying "walk into the light" haha. I really like the fourth one too. Keep it up! (-:

[User Deleted]

My favorite is the last one. But I am a sucker for pencil drawings. A little red in there wouldn't hurt. Compliments the black on sad scenes.

[Amaryllis]

@TechnoLover
Thank you :) I'm glad you like them

@Vulpes
Wow, great idea. Wish I thought of that haha. Gonna do that! Thanks for the great idea

[xDarkAngelx]

Clearly a talented artist! Nice drawings, looking forward to the next batch!

[Amaryllis]

Thanks, George. (Finally met a person named George YAAYYY!!!) :)

[AppealToReason]

I really love the dark road and bird.
Great job, Faith.

[Amaryllis]

Thanks, Michael. I appreciate you taking time to look at 'em :)

[LifeisLife]

I love the dark road and the bird the most... (: the rest is really cool too! i prefer black and white though :P

[Amaryllis]

Thanks, Pim ^^ And yeah, I like black and white too. But I'm trying to learn how to use colours hehe...

[Spook]

Oh. My. God. You see, THIS is what I want in an art museum. We dont want 20 foot orange triangles. This, this right here- is FABULOUS!!! This is beyond belief! Your first drawing puts excellent use to the beauty of the human structure, and your next shows a road successfully at a forwards view (which is very difficult to do). The third shows the body form of a bird beautifully, and looks almost as if it is telling a story! That's what I love about art, and you've captured it. The last picture is amazing. The shading and viewpoint are excellent, the color choice puts the mood of the painting to use, and your drawing of the trees are spectacular. Going back to the picture of the bird for a moment, your capture of the ripples in the water is beautiful. You have real potential as an artist. So screw the 20-foot triangles.

[Amaryllis]

I'm gonna friggin cry from everything you said... THANK YOU T^T That's one of the nicest things anyone's ever said to me! I appreciate it so much. Thank you thank you. I never thought I was that good until now haha. Thank you so much, Caitlin. Really, you made my day :) Thank you. I'm gonna look at your post every time I feel down!

[Spook]

Its true. :D

[xDarkAngelx]

Thanks, George. (Finally met a person named George YAAYYY!!!) :)

Lol, and got a friend request off!:)

[beag_amhain]

amazing =] <3

[Amaryllis]

Thank you :)