Week 4 - Progress 6: Done!

And finally done with this week's art, and on the last day, even! Having more work hours now and being home last weekend when the "Week" started probably had a lot to do with it. But here it is, in all its completed glory (if you can call it that).

I think I might have had a lot more to say in mind, but I certainly can't remember any of it right now. I'm a bit distracted thinking about the movies I'm going to watch to celebrate it being Friday night.

Note to self: These colors don't work for Duke's sword. Find something else next time.

Music: None, really. Was watching Sailor Moon episodes on YouTube.

Week 4 - Progress 5: Closing In

Thank you, Kessie, for pointing out the perspective error on the paintings (that's what they are)! I covered it with white out and fixed it, but since they'll now be impossible to color over with marker, I'm going to cut out paper shapes from another source and paste them over. Like Photoshop, but with scissors and glue!

I started coloring, and pretty much anything left blank are things that I didn't know what color to use on. Except the walls. They're staying white.

His sword sheath I'm considering brown for, but decided to hold off and see if I got a better idea. His gloves will either be white or brown like his boots. The rug he's on I'm currently debating between light purple or the same green as his eyes. His sword I'm considering dark green/turquoise and purple for, but am currently unsure. If it helps, the country he's from has dark blue and purple as their "theme" colors.

Music: "Action" play list

Week 4 - Progress 4: Lots of Inking

Something cool (and perhaps creepy) about today's progress is that it required me to go to my folder of 2010's Daily Sketches and find the design I settled on for Duke's sword. The file number? 026. January 26th 2010. See? Creepy-cool.

Thankfully I had a lot of time to kill after work today and used it to get caught up on this week's artwork since I felt that I was rather behind with it. Not only am I almost done inking, but I even got the design for the door figured out. I remembered today why I love my cork-backed drafting ruler so much besides as a whacking tool. Such pretty lines it helps me make.

I feel like something is off about the sheath, which is why I didn't ink it. I can look at it with fresh eyes tomorrow. I also held off on inking the pattern on the door because drawing it was tedious enough for one day, thanks.

Music: Action play list, mostly "Move" by Thousand Foot Krutch

Week 04 - Progress 02: Real Start

Okay, this is better, though I can already tell that this one will be a real doozey. I'm going to be using perspective, one of my arch nemesis, in the background. And I need to figure out what the palace hall he's in looks like. Oh boy.

But hey, it's actually started now! The model I'm working from in my reference book is female, but hopefully that didn't carry over into Duke's build too badly? His shoulder/neck area is frustrating already, but that's always been a weak area for me.

Music: Action play list, mostly "Life is Beautiful" by Sixx AM and "Schwarze Sohnne"* by E Nomine

*Black Sun