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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
@Smc @Former-Member @Appleblossom @Former-Member @PeppiPatty and anyone else with an appreciation for the world of art ....
Hi and welcome ....
Here is a gallery space for art in all its forms .... posting a piece of your own work, perhaps in progress .... sharing a favourite artist .... just coming to browse occasionally .... a meeting of minds and experiences through creative expression.
(Moss Roses by Pierre- Auguste Renoir)
@Zoe7
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Okay, so here is my latest art project. Just finished it yesterday. It's coloured pencils, not paint, so unfortunately you can see the pencil strokes in some areas. Not ideal. Anyway, do you like it? I just recently dragged out the pencils the past couple of weeks in an effort to distract and relax. I become very engrossed in it once I start. I only wish I was a little bit better at it. Oh well.
@Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member @Smc @outlander @Carlachris @Maggie @Shaz51
Sherry 
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SmcSenior Contributor
@Former-Member, if you're OK with a bit of critique?
Your shading is good. I like the colour gradations that you've used for the folds of the dress. The colouring of the hair is great. Again, a combination of shades has given it a lot of life. The hands and arms are in an awkward position which means there's a lot of visual foreshortening. Getting the sense of prespective right with an irregular form (such as the human body) is really hard. I did life drawing as part of my studies, and poses where a limb was foreshortened from my position were a bit of a nightmare to get right! Face is pretty good, but the skintone looks a little bit flat. You could probably get away with a bit more careful shading there to get a bit more scupting of the face. Left hand looks pretty good, right hand looks a bit out of shape. All in all though, it's definitely getting there, particularly if you haven't used pencils for a while. I wouldn't do so well at the moment. I'm long out of practice!
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
wow that is sooo great @Former-Member 
Hello o all our artists @Faith-and-Hope, @Carlachris, @Former-Member, @Smc xx
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SmcSenior Contributor
Hi Shaz…. 🙂
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Hi @Smc, oh yes, I am definitely okay with some critique. I am a totally newby at anything to do with art. I started last year, just a bit of general sketching. But I am still ver new at it. I never did anything art related at school, nor since, until last year really. So I really appreciate your advice, both the good bits and the not so good bits. My pack of coloured pencils are only a pack of 12, so colours were pretty limited. I see what you mean with hands, arms, and the face. I will try to work on that when I next undertake a project. Thanks ..... xx
Thanks also for the 'likes' from @Shaz51 and @Former-Member. Appreciate the encouragement.
Sherry
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hi @Smc
Hugs @Former-Member
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outlanderSenior Contributor
loveley @Former-Member i commend you on being able to do people!
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SmcSenior Contributor
@Former-Member, if you just started last year, and have no formal training, then you've definitely got some natural talent and a good eye there. Wow.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
I love it @Former-Member .... 🤗❣️
It has a quality of the Naive art style about it, which matches in well with you starting into art as an adult.
Naïve art is any form of visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naïve_art
Personally I like to see the pencil lines .... that is my preference .... and I would never have guessed it was only a packet of 12.
Fore-shortening of limbs is always tricky .... takes a lot of practice generally to get it just right.
I hope you frame this piece for yourself .... she’s a beauty ....
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