Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Hooowwwl


 I don't usually draw animals and it was a bit of a challenge to draw the wolf's fur. I did not shade much because fur is not smooth so I drew many lines instead.

To get the highlights on the top of the fur and the teeth, I used the eraser of a mechanical pencil. It actually works pretty good to create the lights at the end.




Damon Salvatore

 Damon Salvatore is a vampire from the CW Show The Vampire Diaries.





Thestral

Another awesome creature from Harry Potter. A Thestral has a skeletal body, face with reptilian features, and wide bat wings.







Monday, November 11, 2013

Fish are friends, not food

Finding Nemo is one of my favorite Pixar movies. I chose to draw the character, Bruce.

Started of with a sketch as usual.

 Shading the teeth in detail. Adding darks is important to show depth and contrast. I used the graphite pencil - 6B.

 Working on the eyes and skin.

Velociraptor Attacking

I started with the top first, texturing the skin and creating the sharp teeth.

 After I finished the Velociraptor, I wanted to add a background.

A rain scene is perfect for a Velociraptor ready to attack; makes it more dramatic.

Captain...Captain Jack Sparrow

Jack Sparrow is my favorite character of all time. This portrait is definitely one of my favorites so far.



Ogre





Queen of Hearts

Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" was my inspiration.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Magical Self-Portrait


For this project, I took a picture of myself posing. 

 I first started with a quick sketch. I do not go into detail yet and I sketch with a 2B graphite pencil.
 
Then I began shading. I shaded my clothes and added texture on the skirt, tights, and leather boots. I also shaded the face and got the facial features. Since I looked like I was dreaming, I added a moon and a cloud.

This is my final drawing. I added a sunset to get contrast.

Friday, November 8, 2013

Water Goddess

This drawing is one of my favorites. I find mermaids to be beautiful mythological sea creatures and I like their mysteriousness.   

Thursday, November 7, 2013

May the Force be with you

                                                            Anakin Skywalker


Harry Potter Creatures

 I am a HUGE fan of Harry Potter so I thought of drawing some of the creatures:

  
Buckbeak the Hippogriff in the snow.


                                                                Kreacher the House-elf

I really enjoyed drawing Kreacher because he has lots of wrinkles and the cloth he is wearing has many folds. To get the shadows and the very dark sections around the eye, ear, and the mouth, I used Staedtler Mars Lumograph Graphite pencil - 6B.

Stone Men

                                            Gargoyles at night.

Why so serious?



This is one of my first graphite drawings. I used Staedtler Lumograph Graphite Drawing and Sketching Pencils.