Scribbles

I have had the most minuscule attention span for the past couple of weeks.  It's a wonder I got anything done.  You do not want to know how long I've been working on my most recent sketch.  Which is not to say that there haven't been ten or so other works half finished now laying forlorn somewhere in the abyss that is my room.  It isn't that much of a mess really which makes the disappearances all the more mystifying.  I think I'll blame the hobgoblin.  There's bound to be one or two knocking about, it would certainly explain why Sweetheart spends half the day staring at the wall.

Anyways, I came across the most particular German phase today.  "Wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen" which literally translates to "where the fox and the hare say good night to one another" and actually means, "the middle of nowhere".  I really love the ingenuity of German phrases.  English phrases seem so bland in comparison.

Mexican Wolf Drawing

This took me three or four days, can't say for sure.  I worked on it only a couple hours out of each day but it did take me longer than I expected.

Reference by HOTNStock on DeviantArt

Miscellaneous

Bought some charcoal today, I've always liked the look of it in drawings.  And here is my great work of art...

If you cant tell, it is a little owl sitting on a scarf floating in midair.

On another note, I've decided to start jogging.  I always though to myself "once I get a dog I'll be more active" but that was just an excuse.  If I want to be more active I've got to start now.  Not that doing Tai Chi everyday, going on five mile walks, and starting up the X-box fitness training whatever it's called isn't active.  The problem lies with the fact that I've got no stamina.  I can walk for miles without tiring, but can barely run for fifteen minutes strait.

Be warned, I'll soon be posting a delicious strawberry rhubarb pie recipe!

How to Draw a Fox in Pastels

I would like you to keep in mind that I figured this out on my own and therefore I'm not an expert and this certainly isn't the only way of doing things.

You will need:

• Pencil
• Eraser (optional)
• Pastels (I think mine are oil but I've heard good things about chalk pastels as well, it's your choice)
• Damp Towel (I use my fingers to blend so it's just easier to clean up with)

I always start with a simple sketched out form, nothing too detailed because you won't see the marks in the finished product anyways.  Keep in mind that there is no need to be perfect.  I think a lot of people try too hard to make everything perfect and end up with a product they hate.  Plus, in nature nothing is perfect.

Start by adding a dark brown, never black, for the darkest part of the ears.    You can smear the  colors a bit  but don't go crazy.

I used a lighter red brown here, you always want to work in the direction  the actual fur goes.  This way you'll get a more natural look.

Now, here the picture is split.  I only colored in one ear so you can see the difference and get an idea for what your finished picture will look like.  You might want to take a break at this point and make sure you like where you're going.

Continue working down, always using darker colors first and lighter on top.

Once you have the basic colors down, you can go back for a touch up to make the fur appear more distinct.  Often times using pastels it blends together too much and you don't want that.

Same as before, you want to use dark colors first, but blend less in the eyes.  What I mean by this is to add all your colors first before you smear just enough so that it looks natural.

The white fur is really quite simple,  add some grey lines for depth and  smear white on top.

Your end result should look something like this.  

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below!

Fox Drawing

 Finally finished!  ^_^

Trying to Draw a Fox

Tried to draw a fox, but Henry won't stop screaming.  I can't think straight.  I'll just have to finish it some other time, which seems to be a reoccurring thing for me of late.  *sigh*  

Sword Sketch

Another sword, nothing too fancy...

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Moorwen Drawing Almost Finished

Outlander Sketch Update

I've been working on the sketch a little more but am stalling because of the feet.  There are so many options.  What would look most natural paws or clawed hands?  I'm thinking a mix of the two.

Outlander Sketch

My brother asked me to draw the alien from Outlander a few days ago but with a more realistic body structure.  I don't normally draw entire bodies, human or animal.  Sure I can draw them sitting down, in an anime style but I've never done something like this.  So far I'm happy with how its turning out.

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Scythe Drawing

Well, I was going to draw a sword and ended up drawing a scythe.  Figures, but I do like how it turned out.  If I had planned it out first I might have had room to make it a double edged knife type of thing but alas, it is what it is.

Lotus Flower Sketch

I really wanted to draw something with an Indian feel to it after watching Life of Pi and ended up drawing a Lotus flower.  In the movie it's mentioned several times and I haven't drawn a flower in ages.

Squirrel Drawing

 Here are the finished squirrel drawings from before, one in color and the other not.  I went with more vibrant colors than seen in nature.  If you've read the Graceling books then you'll know where I got the idea from (in part at least).

Oh, Happy Easter!

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Squirrel Sketch

Originally I wanted to do a hybrid creature but ended up just sketching out a squirrel.  It's not finished yet.  I'm planning on coloring it in, possibly with pastels but maybe color pencils.

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Wolf Cub Sketch

Don't think I'm going to be doing much else on this drawing, maybe a few touch-ups here and there.

Wolf Cub Drawing/Sketch

Started to sketch out a wolf cub.  I'm trying to make it more realistic rather than a manga/anime look.  I'm not entirely happy with how it's going so far so I've decided to finish it another time.

Update - Henry's sketch

Still working on Henry's sketch, just a few minutes here and there.  It doesn't help that I've lost yet another eraser, I could use it of the fine details but oh well.

Drawing Henry

Henry took a bath this morning and I decided my next sketch would be of him.  

Original Picture

Sketch so far

Drawing - Stark

The other day I was watching Bleach and yet another of my favorite characters died.  So disappointing   But, I wanted to draw something to remember him by (it was Stark if you didn't read the title).

This was my reference...

"Finished" Map of SSI

I put finished in quotes because I'm not quite satisfied with the end result.  So, later on I might make a few changes.