I drew a thing

I'm feeling better and better about my pencil abilites. Now, I need to add color to my toolbox.

Daily drawing practice

I've decided to spend some quality time with my pencils and pens. This is what I've put into my sketchbook over the past 4 days, in no particular order.

Ziggy, from a photograph

Rough sketch for a future coloring page. Pencil then ink (then pencil gets erased)

Freehand knotwork while watching the latest episode of "Vikings" plus some cats.

"Goddess" - no reference photo. this is the first time I've managed a person with decent proportions without needing a reference. 

Grizzly bear study

Grizzly bear coloring page (work in progress)

another coloring page

Sketching again

Hoping to make this a daily practice.

Some ceramic pieces I have

Drawing While Flying

I've been on a couple of airplane trips in the past few months, and I've spent some of the airtime drawing.

I did this one on the way home from the UK in August.

And I did this one this morning, on my way to Houston.

ACEOs for the fall (WIP)

I started working on some artist trading cards last night for a Halloween card/gift exchange among members of one of my online communities. Here are some progress shots.

I like creating my ACEOs on large paper and cutting them down to size. The pencils I've used to color these are Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils. This is the first time I've tried them. I haven't "activated" the pigment with water yet, so I don't know how it's going to act. I wanted a good scan of these before I get them wet, just in case I mess something up.

I quite like my Pumpkin Witch. I think I'll do a few more of her over the weekend. I'm also digging my Totoro-influenced raccoon.

sketching again

I've been working with paper and pencil and ink a lot at home, to get away from the tablet and Adobe applications that I spend most of the day working with at the day job. However, I really enjoy working with the Procreate app on my iPad. It has the most "natural" brushes of any of the iPad apps I've been trying (and I've been trying most of them, believe me).

I doodled this while watching TV last week, and trying out the "fill area" feature they added in the latest update.

Right now, I'm using either the Sensu double-ended stylus ("fingertip" on one end and paint brush on the other end) or the Wacom Bamboo stylus. I am really seriously considering getting the new Wacom Intuous Creative Stylus 2 when it's released next month, and maybe I can hold off finally investing in a Cintiq drawing tablet for a while longer.

Three Owls, #30DoC Day 21

A doodle. Pen & Ink with pencil shading.

3 Owls, Micron Pen & pencil.

Cone of Shame No. 2 - #30DoC Day 19

This time, it's a cat.

Cat in a Cone

I'm working up a series of get well cards for pets. I think when I do the final version, I will make the cone opaque. Still debating about whether to hand-letter or typeset the final card.

Flower Paisley #3, Shaded, Day 18 #30DoC

Here is the flower paisley, shaded.

Flower Paisley #2, Colored. #30DoC Day 16

Between Red and Yellow, #30Doc Day11

The theme today is Orange, and I felt lazy so I didn't come up with my own theme for today.  Here is my orange drawing of the day, a rather literal interpretation.

Between Red and Yellow, pen, ink, and pencil

Rick, in 15 Minutes #30DoC Day 3

A quick pencil sketch from a photo of my husband. It's not perfect, but it's recognizable. I think I needed to warm up first.