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The end of a magical season: See you soon, Halloween.

karinanunez — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:33:30 GMT

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Hello, dear friends in the Sketchbook community! I hope you’re all doing great and are full of creative energy. Today, we’re feeling a bit nostalgic—but also very happy—as we officially bid farewell to the month of Halloween, one of the most magical, fun, and colorful times of the year for those of us who love illustration.
To wrap up this wonderful season on a high note, I wanted to prepare something truly special and share this sweet, charming drawing with you. It features a little girl carrying a giant pumpkin, which is completely overflowing with candies, treats, and chocolates—all ready to be shared with her friends at school.
The inspiration for this piece came to me quite by chance. A few days ago, while browsing social media, I stumbled upon this image and fell completely in love with it. It struck me as so sweet and full of innocence that I knew right away I had to recreate it—bringing it to life using a classic Halloween color palette. I truly enjoyed combining vibrant oranges, deep purples, and touches of black to capture that perfect Halloween atmosphere, all while preserving the tenderness of the character.
I sincerely hope you enjoy the final result as much as I enjoyed the process of bringing it to life with color. See you in the next post, where I’ll be sharing even more art!

¡Hola, queridos amigos de la comunidad de Sketchbook! Espero que se encuentren superbién y llenos de mucha energía creativa. Hoy nos toca ponernos un poquito nostálgicos, pero también muy contentos, porque oficialmente despedimos el mes de Halloween, una de las épocas más mágicas, divertidas y coloridas del año para todos los que amamos la ilustración.
Para cerrar esta hermosa temporada con broche de oro, quise preparar algo realmente especial y compartir con ustedes este lindo y tierno dibujo. Se trata de una pequeña niña que lleva una calabaza gigante, la cual está completamente repleta de dulces, golosinas y chocolates listos para compartir con todos sus amiguitos del colegio.

La inspiración para esta obra me llegó de una manera muy casual. Hace unos días, mientras navegaba por las redes sociales, me encontré con esta imagen y quedé completamente enamorada de ella. Me pareció tan dulce y llena de inocencia que de inmediato supe que tenía que recrearla,y darle vida utilizando la clásica paleta de colores de Halloween. Disfruté muchísimo combinando los tonos naranjas vivos, los morados profundos y los toques de negro para lograr esa atmósfera perfecta de Noche de Brujas, pero sin perder la ternura del personaje.
Espero de corazón que disfruten viendo el resultado final tanto como yo disfruté el proceso de darle color. ¡Nos vemos en el próximo post para seguir compartiendo más arte!

Materials:
A sheet of white paper
A graphite pencil
Markers
Crayons
White highlighter

Materiales:
Una hoja blanca
Un lápiz de grafito
Marcadores
Crayones
Resaltador color blanco

step by step - paso a paso

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Coffee Art #44 ☕🖌️

caydenshan — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:15:45 GMT

Hello, Hiver friends and fellow art enthusiasts. How are you? I hope you have a wonderful day. I want to share the new coffee painting I created today.

This is my original coffee art composition on paper. I hope you like it.

I used three painting brushes to complete this piece, which took me an hour. For those interested in trying this unique medium, follow the step-by-step basic methods below.

Materials Needed:
👉 Watercolor Paper, sketching Paper, or stretched canvas
👉 Pencil and Eraser
👉 Coffee Powder
👉 2 small cups ( lighter and darker shades)
👉 Ruler
👉 Clean Water
👉 Rag
👉 Paper napkin or paper towel

Brushes:
👉 Flat Brush /small #10, 10/32 / 8.0mm
👉 Liner Brush #2 / 2/32" / 1.6mm
👉 Filbert brush

Note: Keep all the materials ready before you start painting.

Basic Procedure:
• Outline or sketch your painting reference.
• Paint using a lighter background shade by creating a beautiful texture.
• On the middle ground, paint the first layer of the subject.
• The same procedure as the foreground.
• Once the first layer is completely dry, you can proceed to paint with a darker shade of coffee.
• Then add details to bring your painting to life. I used a liner brush for the thin details.

Take note: When putting in details, you cannot have sharp lines and shapes unless it is completely dry.

Painting Process:

This is the finished coffee painting

Wall Photo Frame

What do you think of this piece? Let me know in the comments!

That's all for today. I hope I have inspired you with this simple art piece, which showcases a unique painting style. Thank you for stopping by!

I look forward to seeing you in my next post. God bless, Hiver friends! Happy Painting!😀

Thank you for your continued support of my art!

@caydenshan

Drawing A Portrait [2254]

maxwellmarcusart — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:11:48 GMT

Hello everyone!

Today, I want to share with you my new art work. It's a random portrait drawing of a beautiful young lady with a gorgeous smile.

The portrait was done with blue ballpoint pen on a cardboard paper. I used scribble technique to create this piece.

Below are my step-by-step processes:

Thank you.

Between Lines and Shadows

rishehri — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:56:09 GMT

I usually create my portraits using charcoal and Conté pencils on paper or cardboard. For me, the beginning of a drawing is more like capturing an initial impression than trying to achieve a complete image right away. I start with quick, loose, sketch-like lines. These early marks don't need to be precise or carefully controlled; they help me discover the overall expression, structure, and visual character of the subject.
As the drawing develops, I soften some of the lines and dark areas by blending them. Then I return to the surface, adding new marks, deeper shadows, and stronger accents in certain areas. I repeat this process of drawing, blending, and drawing again several times until I gradually reach the result I'm looking for. In a way, drawing is a continuous process of building, erasing, changing, and rebuilding.

One of the most important elements in my work is the value of the line. Not all lines have the same intensity or importance. Some are bold, rough, and decisive, while others remain delicate, blurred, broken, or unfinished. The dark areas are also distributed unevenly across the surface. The contrast between strong and subtle lines, deep shadows, and lighter areas gives the drawing its rhythm, depth, and visual character.

I believe that the beauty of a drawing does not necessarily lie in the completeness of its details or its exact resemblance to the subject. Sometimes an unfinished line, an irregular shadow, or an intentionally untouched area can express more about a person's character and emotions than carefully rendered details. For me, portrait drawing is not simply about reproducing a face; it is about exploring the relationship between line, light, shadow, and the emotions that gradually emerge throughout the process.
I will be happy to answer your questions. If you need any guidance in the field of drawing and painting, count on me. I am here with you. Sincerely, Hossein Rishehri

Zip | inktober day 26

seey-art — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:55:27 GMT

Hello, hive friends and artists.
Today, I share with you a digital art piece and entry for inktober day 26 with the theme "zip".

material used
•autodesk sketchbook

step by step

Ref.

https://share.google/YoRLW4z9PME24ZaAf

Thank you for stopping by.
🤐

📽🎨 Dibujando Victoria de Roy/Drawing Roy's Victory (Esp/Eng)

reyghart04 — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:37:09 GMT

https://play.3speak.tv/embed?v=reyghart04/ypdk0gah

Buen día. Les muestro el video rápido del dibujo:
Victoria de Roy

Good day. I’d like to show you the quick video of the drawing:
Roy’s Victory

En el video podrán apreciar cómo fui dibujando poco a poco a los personajes.

In the video, you’ll be able to see how I gradually drew the characters.

El personaje Roy, el Héroe de Tra-Ding representa mis operativas de trading. Hasta que su katana no recupere su poder, representará proyecciones de mis operativas y no, con cuenta real o demo. Muy pronto su katana tendrá poder. Disfruten el video y pueden también pueden apreciar la siguiente publicación:

https://ecency.com/@reyghart04/victoria-de-roy-roy-s

The character Roy, the Hero of Tra-Ding, represents my trading operations. Until his katana regains its power, it will represent projections of my trading operations—and not [actual results]—whether with a real or demo account. Very soon his katana will have power. Enjoy the video and you can also check out the following post:

https://ecency.com/@reyghart04/victoria-de-roy-roy-s

Algunas imágenes del video/Some images from the video:

Gracias por apreciar el proceso creativo 📽🎨

Thank you for appreciating the creative process 📽🎨

Charcoal Drawing In Progress

idyharrison — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 04:37:42 GMT

Hello everyone!
This is my new charcoal and graphite drawing.
I just want to share the progress with you.
Hope you like it.
Size is 16x20 inches

Thank you for stopping by

The Weight of the Eyes/El Peso de tus ojos

arca.hive — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 01:45:03 GMT

Hello my dear community, today I bring you a work that I did when I was in art school, it is a pop style work, I worked with acrylic paint on cardboard and today I share it with you.

The Weight of the Eyes

In a whirlwind of color and psychedelic lines, two pairs of eyes become the epicenter of the work. The foreground is dominated by a woman with yellow and violet hair whose electric blue eyes, framed by a lilac shadow, maintain a magnetic and hypnotic fixity.
His gaze is direct, challenging and deeply intense, forcing the viewer to hold his pulse.

However, the true narrative tension is born behind it. A second figure, with hair dyed red and blue, watches from the background. His green eyes do not look for the viewer, but rather seem vigilant, elusive or loaded with secrets.

The work is a visual duel between the intensity of a frontal and dominant gaze versus the silent and observant gaze of an alter ego. As the rainbow in the background explodes into a chaos of energy, the eyes of both women become the only point of connection between the bright facade we show to the world and our most hidden inner world.
I hope you liked them.

Thank you very much for coming this far.

Hola mi querida comunidad, hoy les traigo un trabajo que hice cuando estaba en la escuela de arte, se trata de una obra el estilo pop, la trabajé con pintura acrílica sobre cartulina y hoy se la comparto.

El Peso de los Ojos

En un torbellino de color y líneas psicodélicas, dos pares de ojos se convierten en el epicentro de la obra. El primer plano lo domina una mujer de cabello amarillo y violeta cuyos ojos azul eléctrico, enmarcados por una sombra lila, sostienen una fijeza magnética e hipnótica.
Su mirada es directa, desafiante y profundamente intensa, obligando al espectador a sostenerle el pulso.

Sin embargo, la verdadera tensión narrativa nace detrás de ella. Una segunda figura, con el pelo teñido de rojo y azul, observa desde un segundo plano. Sus ojos verdes no buscan al espectador, sino que parecen vigilantes, esquivos o cargados de secretos.

La obra es un duelo visual entre la intensidad de una mirada frontal y dominante frente a la mirada silenciosa y observadora de un alter ego. Mientras el arcoíris del fondo estalla en un caos de energía, los ojos de ambas mujeres se convierten en el único punto de conexión entre la fachada brillante que mostramos al mundo y nuestro mundo interior más oculto.
Espero les hayan gustado.

Muchas gracias por llegar hasta aquí.

THE REDHEADED SORCERESS AND THE BIRD

damoclesart — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:00:51 GMT

Good evening to everyone in #sketchbook! I’m sharing a rather special illustration today. Why is it special? Well, it started out as a ballpoint pen drawing. Unlike some of my older pieces—which I’ve gone back to and updated with new details—this one was created just this year, about five months ago. I decided to add some color, and I ended up liking it even more. Now, I’ll show you how that coloring process unfolded.

And that brings today’s post on #Hive to a close. I hope you all enjoy it! See you soon with much more—have a great night.

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My InkTober 2026 day 23

vasigo — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:40:33 GMT