Thursday, July 17, 2025

FFO 7/18/25 drawing and AI

 

Welcome To Friday Face OFF (FFO)
This is the place to show off your faces or your face. Post any type of face from any medium. You can create it, or find it in nature, or even that face in the design of the
woodwork in your house. 
Human, animal, alien, or monster. 
ANY KIND OF FACE!

Before I get started with FFO, Blogger has been dropping people from my blog list. If you find that your are not on my side bar please let me know, thanks.
 
I'm so happy that I am drawing again. It feels like my place of peace and joy. 
This week I have a graphite portrait. Oh what else. LOL I wish the sketchy part was a bit darker but you get the idea of how she was started.
She ended up like this. I really like this face. One day I will learn to draw hair. Oh I crack myself up.
 
I joined NightCafe AI art site last year but no time to really get into it. I do now and I'm having so much fun there. If you want to join in it's free and you can use this referral link  
Here are some faces I created this week.

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 Creating AI art is more difficult because you must write a description of what you want. AI doesn't always get it right. I toss a lot out. However, sometimes AI goes far and beyond what was in my head. With drawing I can change things, add things, remove things with a drop of a pencil or eraser.  Which, I will show you just that  next week. I'm so excited about it.
For now let's look at some features. 
 
 
 
Hey don't forget to link up with Gillena 

That's it for me, 
now it's time to show me your face.
Nicole  

30 comments:

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I couldn't find the Linky. Here is mine:

https://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2025/07/happy-birthday-my-sweet-baby-boy.html

I LOVE the lady you drew today. I love the eyes and the mouth a lot. You draw so very well.

You create amazing AI faces. They are so unique. You have a real knack for it.

Did you see my comment on plant identification?

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Yes, a lovely face indeed on your graphite woman!

Iris Flavia said...

Those graphite lips are especially wonderful! Well, the whole face is!
As the AI-ones... I really must try to find time for this but the studies eat me up atm. Haha, say since February... Lame excuse. I am not creative enough!!!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Bleubeard and I are grateful you linked us. STILL love that face you drew.

Christine said...

Lovely portrait and fun AI! Blogger is acting up again? I should check.

Carola Bartz said...

Your graphite portrait is wonderful! I could never draw lips like you do, they are exquisite. I'm so glad you're drawing again! Have a lovely weekend, Nicole.

Rostrose said...

I'll send you a proper comment later! 😘

Sintra blogue said...

thank you very much!

David M. Gascoigne, said...

I have still not dabbled in AI. I doubt that I will.

Tom said...

...Nicole, keep drawing and be well. I only draw flies!

Gene Black said...

I enjoy playing with AI creations, but I don’t have the same knack for it that you seem to have.

My name is Erika. said...

Your latest face is fabulous. She is really beautiful. You are wonderful getting the subtle shading down; it's just perfect! Have a wonderful weekend. hugs-Erika

carol l mckenna said...

You draw so well and glad it gives you joy ~ hugs,

an artist reflects ~
carol and ziggy

an artist reflects said...

Beautiful art work ~ double comments as I am still learning how to respond with my new blog ~ hugs,

an artist reflects
carol and ziggy

CAAC said...

Thank you for the feature spot, Nicole. I feel honored amongst your talented artsy circle.I'm joining the community today and will do my best to make rounds. Your portraits are always so amazingly realistic. I would love to be at this stage. It's a struggle to get the right proportions of facial features but I do think I'm getting better. I continue with trying for a realistic look. I'm moving the right direction but the shading doesn't come naturally. I think that would help to achieve a more life-like character. All things in good time, I suppose.

AI is interesting to look at but I'm not ready to do anything with it. Maybe one day. I'm glad you're enjoying it.

Thanks for hosting the fun. Have a doodletastic weekend!

Jeanie said...

Your drawings are so very beautiful and wonderfully done.

Ash said...

Wow that drawing is gorgeous. I don't like the AI ones with the holes though. Triggers my trypohpobia.

Here's mine!
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dmZapp said...

Sooooo, maybe switch to just doing portraits of men and women who have chosen to shave head hair. LOL. Seriously, continue practicing hair, it will come as does all things. Current drawing is great.

Geneviève said...

Hi Nicole! I've been on NightCafe for a while (7500+ creations). I'm following you.

Violetta said...

Nice drawings dear Nicole, I am back from my trip to the Swabian Alb...and I am on your list. Have a good time and all the best
Violetta

Rostrose said...

Dear Nicole,
your AI creations look absolutely fantastic! 🤩 But I’m even more fascinated by the beautiful face you drew by hand – especially those wonderfully sensual lips, wow! 🎨💋

As for your question about the blog list – I’m not sure if I was ever on it, but I couldn’t find my blog there now. (Maybe I just overlooked something?) Blogger does act up from time to time, unfortunately… 🤷‍♀️

Sending love and hugs from Austria! 💕
Traude
🌿 https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2025/07/walks-weingut-wohlfuhlmomente-mein.html

Rita said...

I so much prefer your drawings to the AI, even if they are interesting in their own way. Yours have life and depth to them. :)

roentare said...

I like how you give the face a nice greying complexion in your sketch. AI faces are trippy

Granny Annie said...

My computer is so old I have no idea how to do AI but your work is amazing. Also your sketch is beyond great and always love the ones that are selected by other artists.

Nuria de Espinosa said...

Me gusta mucho las caras que has compartido. Muy creativas. Espero que te gusten las mías. Un abrazo
https://escritoranuriadeespinosa.blogspot.com/2025/07/las-miradas.html

Nuria de Espinosa said...

También sigo tu blog, por si no te habías dado cuenta. El mío es Bitácora literaria. Gracias. Besitos

ashok said...

Welldone Nicole

Mae Travels said...

You really use AI in a creative way! It is interesting that you discard many of the images that you try for, and thus you are using HI (Human Intelligence) quite a lot along with AI.
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com


Lowcarb team member said...

Your drawings are good.
Thanks for sharing the AI creations.

All the best Jan

Mary Kirkland said...

Oh those faces are so cool.