Art of Observation: Refining Hand Drawing Skills Through Practice

Sketching Hands: Techniques Explored in My Sketchbook

Here are a few pages from my sketchbook where I’ve been drawing hands. Hands can be challenging to draw for me so I like to draw them whenever I am able. When I start a sketching session I usually start with drawing hands.

With these hand sketches I tried a few different techniques. I used shapes to form the hand and fingers. I also used contour lines through observational drawing. I really enjoyed drawing the bones of the hand too. I think they came out cool.

Artistic Vision: Bringing Medieval Armor to Cyberpunk in First Legacy

Armored Character Design Sketch

Character Creation Journey: Sketching Supporting Cast for First Legacy

Here’s a character sketch drawing for my upcoming comic project, First Legacy. I’m excited about this comic because I’m writing and illustrating it. Right now, the story is set in a Dark Goth Cyberpunk world. I’m still trying to work that concept together into a story. 

This design is for a supporting character for the main protagonist. I haven’t named him yet, but I know where he’ll fit in the story. He’s wearing medieval armor, which will be interesting to make fit with a cyberpunk future. It’ll make sense in the story, though. He looks a little like talk show host Conan O’Brien; I think it’s the hair. lol.

Creative Community: Participating in the Six Fanarts Challenge

Fan Art Frenzy: Diving into the Six Fanarts Challenge

I’m a little late to the Six Fanarts Challenge. What’s the Six Fanarts challenge you might ask? Well, it’s an art challenge put out by Visual Artist Melissa Capriglione on her Twitter account. The challenge is for artists to ask their followers/fans/friends for six characters to draw.

The artist then draws the six characters in a template of portrait boxes that Melissa Capriglione created and shared on Twitter. The fan art is done in the artist’s style. I do love a fun art challenge, so you know I have to participate too. I learned about the Six Fanarts challenge from other artists posting their work on Instagram.

I asked my followers on Instagram who I should draw, and these are the characters they suggested.

  • Alucard
  • Anne Shirley Cuthbert
  • Aelita Schaeffer
  • Batman (Michael Keaton)
  • Gekko Kamen
  • Kratos

Thanks to everyone who suggested these characters. I had fun drawing them.

My Art as an Envelope!

My Art as an Envelope!

Check out this awesome gift I received this week! A gift card to one of my favorite restaurants here in Santa Fe. It was hand-delivered in an envelope made with my art. I also received some great pomegranate green tea! Thanks, Joshua and Malissa you guys Rock!

This blog post was originally published on my former website, Comic Book Graphic Design and has now been migrated here to RSC Arts, Artist Blog.

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