Inktober Day 13: Guarded

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The protective mother

I’ve been brainstorming ideas ahead of time for each word prompt to quickly change my mind once I pick up my pencil. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s done this. There are days when I feel encouraged to tackle a big drawing and others when I know to take the simple route. Today was one of those big days. :)

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The progress...

_{All my drawings are done digitally on the Procreate App using the iPad Pro with Apple Pencil.}

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Here are the pencils that I started out with.

Then I began to ink the details in the face to set the tone.

I wasn’t sure how deep I wanted to take the blacks but I for sure wanted the mother’s features and pose to demand your attention.

I wasn’t sure how I’d ink the feathers. Should they be detailed or should the be simple? Before I could figure that out I needed outline a guide to help me breakdown the shapes and sections of the body.

I decided to commit to detail and I worked my way around the outer parts of the wings.

Then I filled in the feathers from three ends until they met in the center.

Darker lines to balance out the image so the details don’t get muddled.

And finished with a wash of color to the background and light in their eyes.

Yesterday set me a little behind on inktober but I’m still determined to catch up!

Thanks for stopping by to view my art! 🦊