Woodpress

I painted this in openCanvas. In contrast to the “no reference” pumpkin, for this painting I loaded the original photo and painted over it, using it as reference. Some people might call that tracing.

Here’s the original photo, which I took:

You might wonder about the framing. There are multiple reasons it’s a little off: [...]

This is a painting of a pumpkin in openCanvas. It’s not finished, but it’s been in this state for about a week, so I figured I’d post it.
I drew it without reference. (Not bragging. Just documenting.)

I have a confession to make. A while ago I looked at every single “I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?” picture, and I enjoyed it.

I drew this in openCanvas.

I’m making friends with my Pentax Optio W30, and finally learning how to get decent macro shots. I think for clarity this one may beat anything I ever got with my Sony DSC-T1 (my previous pocket camera). In my opinion, that’s a major milestone.

Here’s a closer crop: