Faces: Original Character Digital Portraits

A collection of digital portraits exploring textured styles. Created for art challenges and fun!

Facetober Portrait
Prompt: Water Lilies, Afro, Pink. Prompt list by Charly Clements.

Facetober Portrait
Prompt: Retro, Curly Hair, Smiley Face. Prompt list by Charly Clements.

Fresco timelapse. I added music to suit the character's retro funk vibe!

Faebruary Fairy Art Challenge
Theme: Blossom. Prompt list by Quinnasaurus.

Too Cute to Fail Challenge by Pictoplasma

Gelada monkey to explore Fresco's watercolour brushes... and draw more monkeys! 🐵❤

Inktober Character
Prompt: Hedgehog + Fireplace. Woodland Animal Home Life prompt list by Alexandra's Illos.

T H E  P R O C E S S  👀🖌🎨
I make rough pencil drawings, then refine in Photoshop or Fresco flipping my artboard frequently. I'll often include parts (or all) of the refined sketch in the final artwork and add scanned paper textures for a traditional finish.

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