I keep this little notepad and a pen or two by my keyboard while I work. Short breaks to let the mind wander are good. By the end of the workday, it also means I have another new drawing to share. Like this one.
Sketching out some hybrid pumpkin spiders for spooky season! Focused on building up texture and density in the web pattern using single-color linework.
King Eric's privy council had convinced him the Royal Lyre and the Divination Bones would allow him to bend the Thorn Blade to his will. King Eric hadn't known his privy council hated him.
Created for the Cursed relics drawing challenge.
My role was to serve my people as a tactician.
My name was my rank. I had a soul.
But magic awakened within me, and my role changed.
My mind — trained and carved for purpouse — ceased to matter.
Reduced to a beast, they stripped away my soul and bound me in chains.
Is this the wisdom of the Qun?..
Filled a page with carved faces using technical pen and a mix of orange and red alcohol markers. Pushing line weight and dark backgrounds to make the carved cutouts pop.