dwawing

I finished this one today. It started out as some strange creature, and turned into this incredulous duck. What's he looking at? I don't know, but he is having trouble looking away. I feel like my shading is getting better, but I don't really capture realistic light sources. Also, I'm utilizing a very conservative contrast scale. I think this picture would have so much more depth if the darks were darker and the lights were used more sparingly. Just a thought.

This little guy isn't quite done yet, but I thought I'd go ahead and scan him too, since I was using the scanner. Started him today. I used to draw all sorts of forgotten little toys, and I thought that maybe I should revisit that idea with my new tools and techniques to see what happens. I think this one has the potential to be really special, so I'm going to take my time with it and get the lighting just right.

It turns out that I'm actually pretty terrible at coming up with things to draw (that are easy enough for me to draw (not much detail, lots of room for shading)), so any suggestions would be very welcome and very appreciated.