Whimsy Women

So the past few days I have been practicing whimsical facial features from the eyes, to the nose, the mouth, and even hair textures and patterns. Through practicing these I have developed a signature look that is called my Whimsy Woman. I suggest that you to get a small journal and practice the features and draw a face a day. Through this you too will develop a Whimsy Woman Signature Look that can be used throughout you mixed media works, drawings, artist trading cards, and more.

The first step is simple. Grab a pencil (any pencil) and begin to draw. I chose a journal that was small enough to fit into a purse and take on the go. The start practicing your features until you hit the one that you can draw over and over but still be in love with. For me, the eyes had these extended circle lashes and curly Q's at the end that became the look I loved. While the nose was a swirl in its own. But for the lips, I liked the pointy edges and filled in depth that those give. This is the signature Whimsy Woman that I call my own. So once you have your key features down, start by drawing a face a day. The faces can be as in much detail or as little as you prefer. I went and decided to draw it in a normal pencil and more. So once you have your basic face drawn... 

...You can decide if you want to continue from there to add more or just simply seal it with fixatif. For me, I went and used three pens: micron 05, fine sharpie, and an ultra fine sharpie. Here I added more detail to the hair while adding more depth to the facial features. Also, I began adding wispy lines throughout the hair for added effect. 

The last step in my Whimsy Woman was to color her. For mixed media works this can be done in anything from paints to pastels or more. For this girl I choose my Prismacolor Color Pencils 24 pack because it was just enough colors to work with and blend. Plus, this gives added effect to the girl. In the journal you choose is also where you can try out color combinations for pieces you are working on and going to incorporate a Whimsy Woman into. This journal is just for practice so have fun and jump outside the box a lot. You want to experiment with facial features, hair, texture, and COLOR. Enjoy what you can create with these woman. Add doodles, words and more. Just feel free to art now.