practice sketch

In the Finnish mythology killing of a bear was followed by a great feast in honour of the bear (peijaiset), where a substantial part of the celebrations consisted of convincing the bear's spirit that it had died accidentally and hadn't been murdered. Afterwards, the bear's skull was hung high upon a pine tree so its spirit could re-enter the heavens. The bones of the bear were then buried under the pine. Reference for this work is my old drawing of karhunkallopetäjä/bearskullpine in the Riisitunturi. Also practice sketch of bear skull and at last photo i took of pine.

I grew up drawing and illustrating, but 20+ years later, it hit me with force. I haven't looked back since. These are the first two practice sketches I made when I decided finally that I want to be an artist.

practice sketch for the painting, check out my other stuff to see my progress https://www.instagram.com/alexacrylicpainted/

Practice sketch that started as a contour drawing of my stuffed Rabbite named Chunks. :)

A drawing that began as a simple sketch for practicing emotions. My two characters, Yiska (left) and Volsung (right).

Graphite drawing

Just a practice sketch.

This was a practice sketch to try out a sketchbook I bought from the dollar store. The paper is surprisingly of excellent quality and she came out looking great!