Following my note about Pete Postlethwaite, I decided to use him as a reference for today’s sketchbook entry. He has very distinct facial features with proportions unlike the characters I generally draw. His eyes sit higher than the midline I usually choose, giving him a longer face, and his cheeks are incredibly defined, a feature I rarely include in male characters. I also focused on his eyes a bit more since they had a bit more “droop” as well as larger eyebrows. Overall, it was a nice little case study and is a page I will likely reference in the future if I have any characters with similar features.

In 2017, I participated in the Reddit Secret Santa event. Along with a couple items purchased online, I also decided to make my gift recipient a custom illustration based on her favorite Chrono Trigger character, Lucca and her love of baseball. …

In an effort to get a bit more “grit” in my work, I switched to my Paper Mate SharpWriter for this entry. This simple change seemed to help a bit, and I did my best to focus on over-exaggerating facial features and structure. Because of this, one of the figures reminded me of the late Pete Postlethwaite (hence the note at the top). Along with focusing on the exaggerated features, I also attempted to illustrate different shaped eyes. My drawings usually have very round eyes that curve on the top side. For some of these sketches, I tried to make the eye droop down. Along with scaling down, I think this drooping also helped the eyes too look a bit more mature and not so cute.

Alright, let’s brush off the cobwebs and put the pencil to the paper…

The idea of starting over (or at least reverting to an “earlier save state,” if you will) can be daunting. Something I am fortunate enough to have already established, though, is an arsenal of great illustration supplies. …

What is Illustration? Keystone Academic Courses gives a great definition of what Illustration is and how it’s used. They state that “Illustration is a decoration, interpretation, or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for publication in a variety of media.” …

Throughout my entire life, I have been a maker. Like most kids, I loved to draw and paint. As I got older, I learned to sculpt and build miniatures, and revelled in making dioramas for classroom projects. For a brief time in college, coding was of interest to me, and…