Sketchavember 2013 - Tumblr Posts
Sketchavember - Day 1
Inktober is over, but Sketchavember follows right after! I already try to fill a sketchbook page every day, so I'm aiming to make sure every picture is something I'm happy to put online rather than a quick doodle only I will see.
Larkspur is an elf who lives in a marsh. Sympathy with their environment has turned all her people a muddy grey colour, and they look quite ill. They're happy there, though.
Sketchavember - Day 2
I haven't done a biro drawing in ages, it turned out better than I expected!
Isaac usually wears black for contrast, but I couldn't be bothered to draw proper clothes so he'll have to look more traditional for now.
Sketchavember - Day 3
I decided to try drawing the mirror twins in my normal style. They seemed to come out okay.
Sketchavember - Day 4
I was tired and ill yesterday, so I just doodled up whatever came into my head and boom! Sweetpea.
His ears are getting dry and will fall off soon. (Although I can't find any oaks near where I live so I'm not sure when they'll drop their leaves this year.)
Sketchavember - Day 6
I thought I'd try an environment picture, since I've been told that backgrounds are a weak spot of mine. I'm not too happy with this one either, that's two in a row! I'll have to try harder!
Don't drink the water.
Sketchavember - Day 7
I did something a little different, as I noticed my hands are looking a bit strange lately. Fun fact: I didn't want to just draw one hand and then copy it, so the pencil sketch for one of these was drawn with the wrong hand. It was hard! (I inked them both with my dominant hand though.)
I'm not happy with how this Sketchavember is shaping up compared to Inktober, I think I need to add a theme. Hmmm.
Sketchavember - Day 8
It's Shasta! I've been painting new postcards and naturally I included one of him, even though he's consistently the worst seller, because I love him and I'm going to keep drawing him until someone else does too, dammit.
Also, theme applied! All further Sketchavember pictures will be fantasy-themed (as opposed to sci-fi, horror etc.) supernatural themes may or may not count, I haven't decided. Expect fairies.
Sketchavember - Day 9
Hmm yes this is much better. I obviously have better ideas when I have a theme to provide some restrictions. Although I should have already know that since it's why I went into illustration instead of fine art. *facepalm*
The Crow Boy comes in through the window, never the door.
Sketchavember - Day 10
An actual sketch this time.
Since sympathy with their environment turned Larkspur's people a muddy, grey colour, and Fret is the same kind of elf, his people should look like the forest in some way. It's taken me so long to work out how to do that, and it doesn't even come across in black and white! *sob sob*
Sketchavember - Day 12
Asmodeus and Mirin are very old characters and still don't have consistent designs, but I think I'm slowly getting somewhere with them.
Sketchavember - Day 13
I realised the day before this that I have serious trouble drawing people leaning on other people, so I thought I'd better practice.
I don't think Caspian appreciates Felix's desire to share his napping spot.
Sketchavember - Day 14
Sweetpea don't pick it, you'll make it worse.
I think when his ears start to shed it's like when a scab has come off on one side, but the other side is still firmly attached. It's so annoying, but you know you'll regret it if you try to pull it off.
Sketchavember - Day 15
Continuing the theme of practicing things that are difficult, here's Nat in profile. I need more practice I think.
Sketchavember - Day 16
Oh Louise, I've done something weird to your face again.
I probably could have done more with this, but I was tired. Originally there were going to be some fairies behind the tree and things.
Sketchavember - Day 17
Coda attracts butterflies, although it's not clear why.
Sketchavember - Day 18
Behold! A clue as to what Shasta's story actually is! At some point, Jessie gets stuck in his world, which is thousands of years after an apocalypse took place in her time. In her world no such event ever occurred, it's all very perplexing.
...I think I need to add 'heavily shaded pencil drawings' to the list of things I shouldn't start drawing at 9:30 in the evening.
Sketchavember - Day 19
These elves are supposed to look like their environment, so Fret resembles the forest in the same way that Larkspur resembles the marshes. Larkspur has muddy brown skin and reed-like hair, Fret has skin and hair the colour of a silver birch, including the characteristic dark lacerations.
Sketchavember - Day 20
A matching portrait of Larkspur, since I did Fret the day before.
Sketchavember - Day 21
Another portrait with a plant in the background, because I am very creative and never repeat ideas. XD
This is Medach, who I haven't used in so long I can't even remember the name of his kingdom (I'm sure I've got it written down somewhere). He takes the throne at the age of 16 after his father's untimely death. He doesn't sleep well any more.
There won't be any more of these for the weekend, because I will be at Thought Bubble with Sammy, Shaz and Jack! If you are in Leeds this weekend, please come and find us in the Allied London Hall. Remember, if you want free mini-comics you need only use the secret password, 'do you have a business card?'.
Also, why is it so hard to draw things on people's heads? Hats, crowns, hairbands, I find them impossible!