Oooh… For the next part of this project, I’m supposed to do at least 20 of these little upper body trapezoid figures & the instructor would love it if we did 100-200, & honestly having done, um, 5 so far, it’s gonna take 20+ to stop having to refer back to the lesson to remember it right, I think. They are NOT, however, very interesting to share, so I’m doing a post now to show you what I’m working on, and then…I am not going to subject you to the…
I haven’t forgotten my art project! I stayed up way too late finishing this Elfquest fan art last week, kind of to see if this entire project has helped any, and honestly? I think it has, at least some. I actually did a pretty good job on Moonshade’s face. Strongbow’s is too long and not wide enough, which is what I almost always do with Elfquest. I do not know how Wendy does it. She’s untouchable. But I’m really pleased with it. If only I could do it without copying,…
I did more creatively in 2025 than I expected, if for no other reason than I started drawing again, which just kind of happened rather than being A Plan. And also 450,000 words written, and as one of my Patreons pointed out (and I’d have forgotten!), making foam armor for my son’s Halloween costume, and…the smallest bit of knitting, too. It was a very creative year, all things told! Novellas written: PEACOCK ON PARADE, OUTFOXING FATE, GORILLA IN THE GROOVE, OWL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS CHIMERA Novels written: THE…
WHAT NEXT? :D So I’ve got four more Udemy courses, I think I mentioned that: “how to actually use clip studio paint in a functional way” manga character design/drawing manga more generalized character design superhero anatomy and… oh, no… …I went to Udemy to make sure I remembered what courses I’d gotten, and the two anatomy courses I’d been eyeing were on sale, along with a bunch of other things, and I accidentally bought a two-part anatomy class a gesture drawing course and a ‘how to draw everything’ course from…
I’m declaring myself DONE with the (first?) hundred hours drawing project! I think I’ve improved some, less than it might seem from the outside – I regard a lot of what I’ve worked through to be reawakening old skills more than learning new things – but still, enough to be satisfied with. I’ve definitely improved on proportions and perspective, and I think I’ve also improved in my ability to see what I’m doing wrong, although the ability to then do it correctly seems to be lagging behind that awareness somewhat.…