ROM Visit for animal studies.

I was back at the ROM to do some more studies on their taxidermy animals. The last one is the "Aye-Aye". Due to bad lighting I couldn't see what was going on with the hands clinging to the tree-branch, so I will need to do some more studies on it's fingers to finish the drawing.

Cattle and pigeons! (And a Guinea Pig mixed in.)

A few pages from my sketch book. Random internet photos used as reference.

Domesticated Pigeons are super fun to draw. 

Fur and other studies!

Red Panda studies. I have huge issues drawing really furry animals. (I get confused on how to convey that they are furry.) I decided to start studying furry little animals in order to finally solve this problem via trail and error.

Some studies of Persian kitties. :3

Three gestures from a Starbucks trip.

Studies of my cat, Ashie.

Trip to the Museum and a new Pen!

Two sketches at the coffee shop one afternoon. Second is a rare environment sketch. Just the view of a shop on the street outside.

This past weekend, I headed to the Royal Ontario Museum to sketch. Here are some of them.

I purchased a new brush pen and decided to try it out by doing gestures in a local Tim Horton's.

I'm attempting to get more expressive gestures but it's a bit tricky in places like the coffee shop. Most people just stand in line and play on their phones. ><

Neutral Face - First Draft

Original character's neutral face. When I re-draw cleaner and a bit more accurately, this will be the baseline face for all other facial expressions this character makes. (A portfolio requirement is your original character making several facial expressions from different angles.)

There are some flaws I will be correcting, such as the ears and how they aren't totally lined up.

Full body: First draft

This is the first draft of the character I designed for the school portfolio I'm working on. Eventually, she will be in a full character rotation


The arm bugs me. It feels too ridged.

Designing an original character : Part 1

I started my first baby steps toward my chosen schools portfolio requirements.

The drawing test requires the design of an original character. After going through various ideas in my head, I came up a messy sketch of this girl.

I liked how it turned out in the sense that she looks a lot different than what I would normally draw.

After a few hours of attempting to draw her in a pose, I realized that I will need another sold week or two of anatomy study to perfect the pose.

Since I had a face, I decided to work on various expressions.

The first sketch is the very last facial attempt that day. I made her look like she was beaming. The lips look terrible in the second sketch but I like other aspects, such as the eyebrows.

First sketches where I drew the face and re-drew the same face with a different expression and in a different position. (You can also see all of my guidelines. ^_^)

Finally, a drawing update!

Two of the better pen sketches I've done lately.