Horse portrait

This horse portrait was done with Inkscape. I admit that I traced the outlines from a photo, but then used the photo only for reference. It taught me to look very closely: Where do the nostrils sit on a horse head, where are the shadows and so on. It took me quite some time, but I learnt a lot about Inkscape!

Green beetle

I've decided to use a big part of my free time at home learning and practising Inkscape. Not that I am using Inkscape for the first time - but I am trying to learn it which means - watching videos, opening Inkscape on my computer, trying to put the things I've been watching into practice. I more than once notice that I haven't understood something properly, so I go back to the video, then go back to the drawing board in Inkscape. One of the results of my learning processes you can see here. There are still things to do better, but I am learning continuously. 

Robot

My Inkscape adventure goes on. This time I was going for a cute robot. I first made a rough sketch with pencil and paper in order to get a general idea. Then I went into Inkscape and drew out the shapes for the body the head, the arms and the legs. I used gradients in order to give the robot a three dimensional look. Now and then I had to watch a youtube video in order to get help for solving a certain problem. I had a lot of fun - however I noticed that drawing and painting digitally takes way more time than doing it traditionally.

Digital Adventures with Inkscape

I have painted and drawn beetles in a traditional way - with markers, with acrylic ink. So I thought: Why not try it digitally, with Inkscape and my Wacom tablet? Well it took some hours to get those two bugs done, problably more time than I would have needed to paint them traditionally. But it was fun, and I was pleased with myself: Obviously I haven't forgotten how to use Inkscape and my graphic tablet!