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Based on a mask from https://www.masquesdevenise.fr/contents/fr/d4_MASQUES_DE_VENISE_EN_METAL_05.html

Decided to go with something seasonal today.

Found the original on Pinterest. I skimped on the details a bit.

Bird silhouette, outlined with Uniball and filled in with Sharpie. Background shading is Uniball as well.

Migraine yesterday; no drawing. Still headachey today, but well enough for a simple sketch. Didn’t use a reference, so the perspective is most likely off.

This one is based on a picture I took of my daughter years ago at a nearby park. She was holding a ladybug in her hands, and we were waiting for my husband and son who were biking from the … Continue reading →

I spent most of the day sitting outside for a yard sale that didn’t get much sold. (On the other hand, we earned something.) You might think this would have been the ideal time for me to sketch, but in … Continue reading →

After yesterday, I decided to focus on the hard things — heads, hands, proportions. Sketched my husband’s hands while he was playing on the Xbox. The right thumb is too long and the fingers on both hands too thin, but … Continue reading →

I look at this and all I see are the errors, especially with the head and arms. Any grace is from the picture I based the sketch on.

Sam was curled up on some blankets, so I started to do a simple pen-and-paper sketch. He moved after a couple minutes, so it’s only a rough sketch.