malacandrax

Sketchbook Update 81

Added 2024-08-02 15:36:07 +0000 UTC

[cw on the green comic pages for mentioned abuse/torture]

Phew, I took ages to feel like I had enough stuff I wanted to share this month! I'm sure most of u know but I finally got covid and didn't really draw for fun for a week and a half, there's a big gap after the placebo concert lmao =_=.

I wanted to wait until I had pages I was proud of, but I was (again) struck with fear about drawing from imagination in my sketchbook. The bulk of this update is sketches from life, drawing in a little memo pad since it fits in my bum-bag...fanny pack...? You can tell I live in the country haha, donkeys, horses, sheep, cows...chickens... no pigs, though! I've been pretty good at making time to go out on walks most days, so theres loads of life sketches. I've not been so good at making time to sketch when I'm at my desk.

However! When I did make time for some non referenced drawings I had a really nice time. I think I often feel like 'what's the point' when making comics in my sketchbook instead of on the PC, but I actually quite like these, they have charm.! Usually I either draw straight in pen (usually comes out wonky), or I draw important things in pencil and then go over in pen, but I get so bored drawing over my sketch, and it loses some life, so it was nice to just do it in pencil. I want to get less messy with my planning, though! I do have a lot of confidence in my lines from doing so much pen work...but I'm still not the most confident when I'm working from my head. Where's the undo...

I've also been doing loaads of doodle commissions- but I think I'll put them into their own post eventually, since this is long enough!

The Wyll comic at the end is a continuation from the last one- tldr Astarion tricked Wyll into letting him play in the stream. And ofc there's the ongoing sw au, I took so long making this, since it's a pivotal one and I wanted to do it justice!

Thanks for your support!

[oh yeah, for some ungodly reason they don't put you to sleep for gastroscopies here. Which is why I was so scared lol.]