Blood Moon Design - Various Inks

Tenth Entry: Blood Moon Design

I've had a lot going on in my life recently and it has been really good to get back into my drawing. Having run out black pens all I had left for this piece were some sharpies. I like sketch and I enjoy where my art is going. This time I focused more on the design and composition than detail. I started with drawing as close to a perfect circle as I could manage and then filled in the centre. Using a ruler I built up the skyline bellow and then added detail. I finished cutting up the image with the red and blue lines you see to flatten out the perspective. Overall I spent about two hours on this piece, Here is the final outcome, I hope you like it.

Notes:

As always there are elements of this drawing that I really like and elements that I'm not so keen on. I think it is a good start to getting back into my work and I'm excited where this will take me. Amongst all the over troubles and tribulations going on in my life currently I feel my work may become a very positive aspect of my life. I am currently looking into finding some local art shows where I can display my work. 

I think my next drawing will be styled similar to this one as even though its not my favourite picture I did really enjoy producing it and feel with some work and can produce some really nice outcomes to this effect.

Mushroom Skyline 02, Black Ink - Combining Styles

By the Light of a Clockwork Moon - Black Ink

Mushroom Skyline 01, Black Ink - Combining Styles

Seventh Entry: Mushroom Skyline

A while ago (during my Fine Art and Photography A-Levels) I found myself obsessed with exact lines and geometric shapes. This normally focused around buildings, landscapes and skylines. With this in mind I decided to have a stab at combining that with my fantasy sketches, beginning with geometric shapes and then introducing the fantasy elements afterwards. I really wanted to produce a good piece here after spending lots of time with smaller, less involved sketches so I invested a good three or four hours into it. For this one I did relent and use a pencil to sketch in the picture first as the amount of straight lines simply horrified me. Here is the final outcome, I hope you like it.    

Notes:

I intend on making this the first in a series of drawings to a similar effect that will be sold HERE. I had a tone of fun drawing this and barely put the pen down for a full three or four hours. The process went pretty smoothly and there weren't too many mistakes. As far as this piece is concerned I feel I managed to produce what I wanted to achieve and to be honest I am very happy with it. I feel I am getting both faster and more confident with the drawing style and I can't wait to work on some more, in the meantime I hope you like this one.  

I think for my next drawing I am going to go away from the mushroom theme for a bit, as I don't want to exhaust it too quickly, I am quite excited to see what I come up with.

A Mass of Black Ink - Experimental Mushroom Peice

Sixth Entry: A Mass of Black Ink

While I was enjoying sketching mushrooms I felt I was exhausting the current style I was working with, so I decided to try something new. The idea was simple, use a larger amount of black ink and start to abstract the lines. I also decided to add some background, something I seldom do. Another element I introduced for this piece was the strong black border around the bottom (solid tree), leading to a thinner black border at the top (In the sky). While the picture wasn't particularly complicated I still spent a lot of time deciding where the pen would go, and also where the pen wouldn't go, leaving negative spaces to create shapes. While I had a clear idea of what I wanted to achieve this piece was still very experimental.

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Collection of Mushrooms, Black Ink - For Resource

Fifth Entry: Collection of Mushrooms

After playing with sketches of mushrooms for sometime I have decided I really like this subject matter. It's for this reason that I decided to draft up a small collection of mushroom designs that I can resource from in the future, allowing me to base further work off of them. Some of the sketches I drafted up were based themselves off of sketches in the past while some where new designs that I came up with while I drew them. The mushrooms themselves are not based on any kind of real mushroom but rather come straight from my imagination. So is the beauty of fantasy art.  

Notes:

I enjoy working with mushrooms a lot and as they are just ideas for resourcing the outcome itself was not of too much concern. Having said that I do like how they have come out and believe there is a varied selection from which I can reference in the future. There are several mistake in the detail and shaping but when I reproduce the designs I can easily edit these out. Overall I think this was a worthwhile activity and I am pleased with the outcome. 

My next project will be to develop another mushroom sketch in a slightly different style, utilising line and form . This piece may well be slightly abstract and I look forward to working on it. 

Maokai The Twisted Treant, Black Ink - Quick Sketch

Forth Entry: Maokai, The Twisted Treant

In my spare time (which I tend to have a lot of) I often play video games, yeah I know what your thinking. One of the games I used to play far too much of was "League of Legends", while the game is good the character design is even better. This following sketch is based on one of my favourite League of Legends characters, both in character and to play. I don't usual base my sketches on already existing material but today I was inspired and this is the result. 

Notes:

I enjoyed this piece and think that most of it went well, I very much regret the decision to use coloured pen however as I think it detracts from the style. I used a few techniques that I don't usually use and I feel I have developed them well. There are small elements of the sketch that I don't like but nothing worth noting. 

I am still working on some mushroom sketches and a couple of other pieces which I will upload as soon as they are finished. I hope you like this one. 

Oriental Dragon, Black Ink - Quick 30 Minute Sketch

Third Entry: Black Ink Dragon

While I enjoy producing fantasy sketches one subject matter that I tend to stay clear of is dragons. I'm not completely sure why but I believe it is because I find it hard to see where dragons fit into my idea of a "fantasy world". For this reason I decided to experiment and see what I could produce on this subject matter. This quick sketch took me about 30 minutes and was drawn straight onto paper with black pen (no pencil sketching). This sketch is drawn completely from my head and is also completely free hand. I enjoyed this piece and think it came out quite well considering my lack of experience with said subject matter. 

Notes:

I enjoyed this piece and think that most of it went well, I think it has inspired me to sketch more on this subject matter as I feel it is a area where I can really expand, so look out for more dragons coming this way!

I am still working on some mushroom sketches and a couple of other peices which I will upload as soon as they are finished. I hope you like this one. 

Patch of Mushrooms Black Ink - For my Grandfather

Second Entry: Black Ink Mushrooms

So it's my Grandfather's Birthday today and as I have just got back into black ink drawing I thought I would draw him something nice (Subject to opinion). He's a hard man to buy for and an even harder man to draw for, and as such I just decided to draw what I felt like. This drawing itself took about 3-4 hours is drawn completely from my head and is free hand. I enjoyed this piece and think it came out really well. 

Notes:

I enjoyed this piece and think that most of it went well, I can't pin point any particular part which I would like to work on so I may as well work on improving all of it. The composition gave me a little bit of a headache but I think it came out well in the end. I hope you enjoy it, but most of all I hope my Grandfather enjoys it.

I am enjoying this so much I have started work on a new sketch and I also have a series of small sketches to post. Look out for more mushrooms. 

Large Winged Black Ink Fairy - For Lauren

First Entry: Black Ink Fairy

My normal depictions of fairies, or at least female fairies, feature small and minimalist wings. These wings are long and slender, with perfect edges. They are typically raised and sturdy. However, after discussing my work with Lauren (most significant other) she asked me to try drawing more extravagant wings. After some trial and error I settled on a design I felt happy with, so this ones for you Lauren, I hope you like it.   

Notes:
Mushrooms and form are two elements that I believe I am strongest at, and I think this shows in this piece. However as is probably obvious there is an element of the drawing that in not so happy with, namely the face. Faces are something I have always struggled with. I believe I could have done a better job but over all I am happy with the result. If the face is something that is seriously bothering you then try covering it up with your fingers, in fact try that even if it isn't bothering you.

I am currently working on a mushroom piece for my granddad's Birthday and hope to have it finished by today.