Finally getting back into my sketchbook for some traditional art.

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

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.

Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mtqycafgks2s

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.

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.

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

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