Profiles and Smudging

The covering power of graphite sticks is fantastic! I am also impressed by the dark values they can lay down. With a little more time spent on the under-drawing, this would have been a more accurate portrait (I also wish I hadn't forgotten my eraser, yeesh). By starting with a thick outline of the profile, I was able to carve out the facial features. They look really strange - but I think I just need a little more practice with these (relatively) new materials.

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Ferret

Trying out a challenge to myself - to create "finished" pieces with a limited color palette on a consistent schedule. I am still working out the final guidelines. I think I would like to challenge myself to use a new texture in each piece as well. I've had this unfinished sketch in my sketchbook forever. Even though I'm not entirely happy with it - it feels great to finally have it done!

Ice Skating Characters

Twinbee

Trying some new ways of picking colors for my digital pieces. I was not aware that Illustrator has a tint slider. I feel much more confident sticking to a very limited number of hues with a tint and shade for each. This illustration uses only three: blue, pink, and tan. Twinbee is one of my favorite video games - it perfectly captures the weird concepts and bright colors that find their way into my work. Not sure where this pose came from, but I didn't want it to waste away in my sketchbook.

Rainbow Bisque

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