She's a badass. From Dune to Spiderman and much more.

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Some experiments with npr and modeling a humaniod character.

Made in blender

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I added some constraints to challenge myself. No undo and no erasing even though I could on this digital medium. I had to commit to every line as if I was really using a water ink pen. It was fun. Idk what this guy is, some kind of long sword wielding demon I guess. Name it.

Very old one. Probably 2009? Drawn amid work notes.

11 x 17 coffee stained print.
There are no digital enhancements to this immage.
The text says "Griffozar" in Japanese, which is the character's name in Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger
I sell copies of this if anyone's interested.
Enjoy!

Admit it, you're reading this in his slow, deep, sultry voice. I know I'm typing in it.

What is your favorite role of his?

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Finally getting back into my sketchbook for some traditional art.

I love him in Rob Roy, Pulp Fiction, and many other flicks.

Tried gray adjacent colors and I don't care as much for how it turned out. Thought it would add some warmth but it just looks weird to me.

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Can't be sure, but I believe this character was created under the influence of the Irritability! webcomic. Link to that: http://maze.icomix.com/comicpage/start.php?i=417

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.

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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.

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!

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

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