One of my goals this year is to stay consistent with my art.
I've constantly been told to 'draw everyday' but it's always been a chore for me because I didn't know 'how' to do it properly, like trying to slay a 3-headed dragon blindfolded without knowing what comes next while trying to fit in working on my art blog daily, working on commissions, plus adult stuff. Being consistent with art definitely comes easy for some people but not for me, hence the lack of 'new' work on my account. I definitely want to create new art daily but the key for me, is to prevent myself from immediately going into beast mode then burning out 2 days later everytime I pick up a tablet or pencil. Not to mention I've found it difficult to make time for it as I've been focused on making an art blog for artists, with drawing tutorials, digital art guides, & self-care tips for artists .
But recently, I've found a few ways to keep myself more consistent with my work, so I've been starting out with small doodles & sketches on a daily/weekly basis. Just keeping the art simple for now with non-finished sketches. I can always try slaying that 3-headed dragon later once I've built a solid foundation for my art.
I've made a little stats list below to keep track of my progress.
Keep scrolling to see some colorful art.
Weekly Sketch Dump 1: Feb. 27- Mar. 5
Stats:
- Goal : 5 / 7 Days
- Goal Reached : Yes
- Difficulty : 6/10
- Learning Clip Studio & How to Draw on a Tablet
1. Monday | What Makes Me Happy: Punk
I've been inspired by punk music & culture for the last 15 years. I love punk fashion with the patched jean jackets and crazy hair styles. It's something that I emulate into my own outfits. I just tried to fill up the space with different busts & poses of random punks. As a concept artist, it's essential to draw characters from different angles, especially when making character designs, so that's what I tried to do here. Need to flex those 3 dimensional muscles when drawing in 2D!
2. Tuesday | What Inspires Me: Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts has been one of my favorite videogames that's inspired me to become a concept artist. I love Nomura's character designs and the story is incredible. I did a quick sketch of one of the most memorable scenes much later in the game but I won't say it or spoil it here.
I went for a scene this time & tried to make it dynamic with the poses, multiple characters in a scene, & of course, the Heartless. Some of the color fills aren't great as this was one of my first few tries coloring line art in Clip Studio.
*Original Copyright holder of Kingdom Hearts is Disney, I do not own any IP associated with it.
3. Wednesday | What I Don't See Often: Puppeteers
I love drawing creepy, bizarro stuff but not necessarily gory or horror & puppeteers fit into that category. I know my characters need work so I focused on that in the sketches below. I tried some full-bodied creepy puppeteer concepts on the left & middle with notes of string & wood. The sketch on the right is a potential up-close profile view of a more detailed puppeteer bust.
4. Thursday | What I Dreamt of: Beefy Guys in a Bank
Yup, that's what I wrote down.
I literally had this dream last year where I was in a bank but it was very vertical, wooden, & art deco. The steps to get to the teller were quite steep. There was what looked like double-doors to an opera house on the top floor. And at the bottom . . . 2 really big bouncer guys in front of another door, which I'm guessing was the entrance.
The bottom right corner of the sketch are 2 random-looking white blobs. Yeah, those are the bouncers.
5. Friday | Something That's Strange: Grilled Cheese Cookie Stand
Well, I have some explaining to do on this one.
I love food & drawing food stands, whether it's sweets or something savory. So, I decided to combine both in this sketch: grilled cheese & cookies. I like both but haven't tried them together. Yeah, I know it sounds weird but for some reason, salty & sweet works. Like Cheez-It's Caramel Popcorn & Cheddar in a box - it exists.
Anyway, I looked up reference for bakery stands & gave the stand a traditional american 1950s look with a big banner at the top and lots of sweet treats in the trays, plus a little menu on the side & some utensils/condiments section.
*To learn more about the weekly drawing template I used, you can check it out here.
*All artwork, images, & templates are created & copyrighted by Nicole Adamson 2022 & can't be used for NFTs. Commercial & personal use of images, art, & concepts are not allowed without permission from artist.