A statue from the Vatican Museum. Dip pen, February 2026.

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GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 203d (2 replies)

I love it, also drawing statues is so fun!

case_when@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 203d (1 reply)

Totally! I was in Rome last week and my photos are 90% statue-related. And the rest are exquisitely-dressed Italians. My drawing references are sorted for a while!

GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 203d

Cool! can't wait to see those exquisitely dressed italians! :P

wieson@feddit.org · 1 pts · 200d (2 replies)

Is this digital?

case_when@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 200d (1 reply)

It is not. It was drawn freehand using a dip pen and an inkwell, over pencil outlines, from a photo.

wieson@feddit.org · 1 pts · 200d

Wow, really clean scan and steady lines.

I just asked because there was a member who would upload digital paintings and call the water colour. Sorry.

p0ster@piefed.social · 1 pts · 202d (2 replies)

Very cool use of different strokes 🧡

case_when@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 202d (1 reply)

Thank you! I've never been able to do that whole "planes of the face" thing, so I thought I'd half-try it here. It went... okay. Happy overall!

p0ster@piefed.social · 1 pts · 201d

I think it turned out fabulous! Don't knock yourself down - high ambitions is great but see the progress you are making. I bet you improve a lot if you look back at earlier works.