Practice Pages

Sketchbook Charcoals

More Inking Practice

Practiced inking on the Cintiq. It's slowly starting to get faster and more comfortable.

I plan to print these out, cut them out, paste them into an art journal page, and paint them. I hope it's a mess.

Fan Art - New Sketchbook Pro brushes

Practiced more inking on my phone, and discovered that the latest Sketchbook Pro for iPhone update added a whole awesome set of brushes. So happy. Let's grunge these up.

Fan art, She-Ra

Fan art, Leetah from Elfquest

Sketchbook Pro for iPhone brush palette

Beauty and Magic.

We both had terrible colds on Halloween and stayed in bed, so I drew this pic of my girlfriend so she could still wear a gorgeous costume for the evening.

Here are more pictures of her (she is also the Fayre Damosel featured in previous art journal posts). This is why I like to draw. Not because I’ll ever get especially good but because when you are drawing someone who has worlds inside of them, all of that can’t help but come out on the paper. It's magic.

This is why I love to draw her. Because she is so beautiful. Because she is so magic. I will love her until the day I die and beyond.

Fairytale Cartoon Caricatures in Charcoal

This was huge! Did a caricature art booth at the company fundraiser trunk sale thing, and they turned out great. Here are a few samples.

Happy Dragon

 

As you can see, I’ve been spending time not practicing coloring. Expressions are another story. 

I would like to do some more prim pieces like this little Waldorf doll camping, with the moon and stars in front of the trees instead of behind. Whimsical, good for my beginner level of mixed media skills. 

Most of the sketching I do is for characters that are either not in any shape to be seen yet, or they are part of a secret project. So I plan to put more effort into having enough practice pieces that I can share as frequently as I want. Finishing things, even a messy art journal page, takes me so much time. Sketches are easier, but maybe some finished art journal pages will go up soon too.