Days 21 to 29 of the #29faceschallenge2016

I have had a few busy days and I've completely lost touch with the challenge. Fortunately, I had prepared a few faces should this had been the case.

These faces are part of a very special new project that I would like to do. I watch (too) many series and I sometimes get confused with some of the characters. So I decided to draw them and write a small blurb to remind me of who they were and what achievements they accomplished.

This used to happen to me in real life with real people that I would meet at the university or at work so I used to do some cheat sheets of my own that involved drawing people and their various quirks and writing their names next to their pictures. Believe it or not, this worked wonderfully and I never forgot a name or a face!...

So here are the rest of my 29 faces for the challenge:

Day 20 of the #29faceschallenge

Day 20 was inspired by my daughter who had just come back from school and was very excited so she told me all about her day during lunch time...

Days 18 & 19 of the #29faceschallenge

Playing catching up again!...

Cat Asleep In Bidet - A Study

My cat Furryosa loves to sleep in the bidet on her bright orange cover. She fills the space perfectly. So it obviously needed to be immortalized in my Hobonichi.

Days 16 & 17 - #29faceschallenge

Days 14 and 15 of the #29faces challenge

I have been running slightly late and changing my style a bit and experimenting. Faces really are a challenge for me, especially when trying to do realistic faces. Still, it's great practice and enables me to find what works and what doesn't. Here are the faces of the past 2 days:

#29faceschallenge - Day 13

Here is my offering for Day 13. It is oddly satisfying to see black hair on Sailor Moon! :)

Day 12 of the #29faceschallenge

This is my interpretation of Katana.

I have always wanted to do some cosplay especially since there are so many wonderful female superheroes but I sick as a seamstress and it can get quite pricey (respect to those who continuously blow me away with their own flawless interpretations of superheroes!). So instead of ruining and stressing myself trying to look like one of my heroes, I just decided to draw myself as some of my favourite characters! :)

Let's face it: who wouldn't want to have Katana's mad skills with her... katana?

Days 10 and 11 of the #29faceschallenge

Day 10 is a watercolour painting I did on the go. I really had some trouble finding the right shade for the skin and this is something I need to work on.

Day 11 was inspired by Suicide Squad that we (finally) went to see this past Saturday. I really loved it and it was tough deciding which character was the best. I had already done Harley Quinn a little while back so it was time to pick someone else.

#29faceschallenge - Day 9

I'm all caught up! Here is day 9 inspired by my afternoon at the sauna...

#29faceschallenge - Days 7 & 8

Done really quickly while some pasta was on the stove... This year, I find myself being very late and disorganized for the challenge. Or maybe I have taken on too many challenges and tasks (29 Faces, Hobonichi, Bullet Journal...).

Still, here are my offerings for these two days:

#29faceschallenge - Days 5 and 6

And here is my offering for days 5 and 6:

This is a friend of mine and her son. I never realised how much easier it is to draw faces of people you know and like...

#29faceschallenge - Day 4

I inspired myself from Charles Schultz with this face of the day!...

#29faceschallenge - Day 3

And here is day 3 of the 29 Faces Challenge!

Probably the last horror movie portrait I do for the challenge with Sadako from the Ring. Sadako is definitely my favourite between her and Kayako. I think she's creepier and I love her hair too... I have read somewhere that they had done a movie called Sadako vs Kayako...

I have been playing around with my brand new black half pan that I bought yesterday. I have read that this is not a popular colour to use so I was a bit reluctant to use it but I thought I would give it a go and see how it worked. I have to say it worked out really well and it's becoming my favourite one along the Payne's Grey pans...

Hobonichi Postings - Sept 2nd and 3rd

I am going to resume doing one drawing a day on my Hobonichi. Unfortunately, I probably picked the wrong month to start with as September has got the #29faceschallenge and October has Inktober... Still, if I don't do it now, I will never do it! Plus it makes me see whether I really need to get a new Hobonichi for next year to continue drawing every day or not.

I drew my first face for the 29 Faces Challenge on the September 1st page so no reposting this one. Instead, here is Sept. 2nd and Sept. 3rd.

#29faceschallenge - Day 2

For day 2, I was inspired by Ju-On: The Grudge and decided to paint Toshio. This is the first time I manage to paint someone creepy looking.

In the process, I managed to discover a love for painting with a limited amount of shades and the darker, the better. This is definitely something I'm going to explore further.

#29faceschallenge - Day 1

The 29 Faces Challenge is back! It runs all through September and you need to draw or paint one face a day (or less if you are not able to) all through the month.

I was caught a bit off-guard and I realised the challenge had started only when Day 1 was almost over, so I quickly grabbed my Hobonichi and a brush and just did a quick sketch.

Here is a link with all the details for the challenge: http://29faces.blogspot.de/p/september-2016.html