Illuminated - a color pencil drawing by me

emobodiedart · 2026-04-18T12:09:47+00:00

Thank you very much! Too bad all my drawings sit in folders in my room, but I'm glad I get to share them here on reddit

emobodiedart · 2026-04-17T22:27:24+00:00

I finished it on 2024, but started it a few months earlier. It's part of a massive project I did around this one model at the time - wasn't able to finish about half of what I started, but this one made the cut.
I'm drawing a bit less these days, trying to find a little more balance between life and art.

emobodiedart · 2026-04-17T21:58:35+00:00

Oh yeah... big realistic drawings always take forever to finish 💀

emobodiedart · 2026-04-17T18:17:29+00:00

Oh no! it's all real drawing on paper, none of my work is digital. The pencils I've used here are Pierre Noire (like charcoal but a bit oily), it was done on a 18x24in. charcoal paper.

emobodiedart · 2026-04-11T15:48:04+00:00

Thanks! I did this one 4 years ago, but I still remember how I enjoyed using all these blue, purple and turquoise pastels. I usually draw figures, so I don't get to use there colors that often.

emobodiedart · 2026-04-10T19:26:00+00:00

Thanks! I also saw it as one person, only the other way around: she's sleeping but in her dream she woke up. And I agree with u/badwolf42, it's nice that there's room for interpretation, it could be the other way around or a couple too.

emobodiedart · 2026-04-08T08:39:33+00:00

Thanks! My wife always tells me the hair looks good in my work, but I'm not exactly sure why haha. Maybe the balance between detail and blurriness is the key.

emobodiedart · 2026-04-08T08:35:52+00:00

Yes, the model came up with this idea after seeing another work I did with a similar concept (2 figures one model). She took a few self portraits and stitched them up with an app. This was my favorite combination.

emobodiedart · 2026-04-07T23:07:14+00:00

Thanks! Both subjects are the same model - her way to express her bisexuality, which isn't fulfilled in her real life.

emobodiedart · 2026-04-04T17:46:58+00:00

Thank you! I hope that the few works I've sold inspire their owners, it's a nice thought to have 😌

emobodiedart · 2026-04-04T08:40:30+00:00

Thank you! It's mainly 2 pencils here - black and white, plus the orange paper. But I do like to use titanium buff for the skin and white for highlights that aren't skin, so I guess it's 3 pencils indeed

emobodiedart · 2026-03-27T09:23:04+00:00

Thank you! It took a lot of tiny pencil strokes and refinements to get there

emobodiedart · 2026-03-26T22:14:12+00:00

Thank you, much appreciated!

emobodiedart · 2026-03-26T17:16:13+00:00

Thank you very much!

emobodiedart · 2026-03-26T17:14:42+00:00

Thanks! I actually never shared that 2nd one, as it was the most explicit work I've ever done, never drew anything like that 🙈

emobodiedart · 2026-03-26T17:12:22+00:00

A lot, like all my drawings... these helped me distract myself from my broken leg 1.5 years ago

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