Test.

Recently I was asked to produce a pencil sketch of a sexy, amazon woman, in action and in a reasonable amount of time.

This is the result.

While it may be far from perfect, I think the exercise was definitely worthwhile. It's been a long time since I took a pencil drawing seriously. Usually I rush them, keeping their purpose only for a base to later complete in Photoshop. The thought of not having any layers or 'Apple + Z' was surprisingly frightening.

Dream.

Early.

 

And while I'm at it - as I was brushing my teeth I had a desire to draw something new.

I thought I'd post the beginning sketch, as it might make an interesting 'before and after' type thing.

Below.

While I generally hate to explain what I do and why I do it, before too many people begin to question my emotional stability, I feel as though I should give a little insight to the image below.

I very recently came across the book '100 Months' by John Hicklenton. I've never followed any of his work in the past, but instantly I was captured by the dark and disturbing illustrations that feature throughout the novel. I felt they had a strong sense on honesty to them. 

This honesty proved to be true, as 100 Months is Hicklenton's final work. He was battling MS and in the end chose to take his own life rather than have the disease take it for him. Serious stuff.

So anyway, with this still fresh in my mind and an hour or so to kill - I drew the 'The Face'.

The Face.

Thought I'd better draw something to post.

I came up with this ...

Songstress.

When you feel like drawing something late on a Sunday night, look to the very talented Lydia Cole for inspiration.

The Letter.

For yall.

Again, not really a fan of the whole 'work in progress' post, but I thought I'd throw this up just to keep things fresh for yall.

Also - wow, it's February already.