Back to measuring, drawing without it is exhausting like any new skill. This is slower but comfortable and more accurate.

I like the monochrome with the bold colorful background so I kept.

Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mtpiojboms2b

A blender render of an extra dark shadow styled character. I was scheming on making little animated shorts and found this style compelling, though a little finicky to work with.

Doodle inspired by a nautilus. Quick doodle I did last night. Something simple. Needed to continue the habit of drawing every day.

Using a fude fountain pen and a glass of water to do some sketching and ink wash. Added in some carbon pencil and brush pen for texture.

Getting better at likeness without measuring. This one I inversed probably a dozen times before I started rendering. It helped a ton as recommended!

Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mton6wdgx22o

circa 2011, was playing with a calligraphy pen from Daiso

This was around 2012 I believe.

I just don't know if it's finished.

This particular coathanger happens to have a nice shiny black coating on it, and I didn't want to scratch, damage or remove that coating.

So I bent this one 100% by hand, with no pliers or anything, just my hands, fingers and muscles. And yes, it was extremely challenging, I'm surprised I didn't get any blisters and only broke one thumbnail in the process.

Note that I managed to get this one to stand up and balance on its own without a stand. I did that by ever so slightly curving the final result, the center is about 5mm closer to the viewer than the ends.

I drew a young man's portrait from a reference photo and was quite happy how it turned out.

graphite pencil on A5 paper

This one was done very shortly before my last post, and is my first time figuring a balance stand point under a name with underhanging letters...

Bonus soundtrack: https://youtu.be/opADNvgeZYY

When the magick and the esoteric meets dark/grim humor... or is it (humor)?

#arsritualistemplii

He's in my head

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/69965437

[Animation] Haircut

The animation: https://youtu.be/jheSw_md4U4

Aria got a haircut and looks like the Grimpoteuthis ("dumbo octopus") now!

Sharing another one of the 4 paintings I did awhile back. Expect the same color scheme throughout all but with different shapes.