I don't know many classic fairytales, so Disney it is!
I love Beauty and the Beast. Belle is my favourite Disney Princess, and it's just an awesome movie... I really like how this drawing turned out, those it was difficult to get the proper colours when I wasn't sure how they were going to turn out on the dark paper.
Total Drawing Time: 2 hours, 43 minutes
After multiple attempts at writing an original comic of my own, I decided to break my short hiatus from the drawing challenge by recreating an classic comic - Calvin and Hobbes. Spurred on by friends, I did this drawing simply to get the ball rolling again... Hopefully I won't be taking too many more breaks in the remaining days.
Total Drawing Time: 22 minutes
A big turning point in my life was when I realized that, even if I make a mistake or screw something up, the world is not going to end. It was a big lesson for me to learn, and it's something that I'm definitely still in the process of figuring out.
My niece, Gabby, is almost 3, and she makes mistakes sometimes. She'll spill something, or drop something, and she'll apologize and have a bit of a cry, but will quickly move on and forget about what happened. She is such a source of joy and is a little bundle of energy. She is fast to forgive, even when she has to forgive herself. She's awesome.
Total Drawing Time: 46 minutes
I had such a hard time trying to decide what my favourite candy is. I was able to limit it down to Everlasting Gobstoppers, Skittles, Fun Dip, Nerds and Caramel Apple Lollypops. After a necessary trip to 711 for inspiration, I sat at home trying to think of a way to draw them in an interesting way... I couldn't do it. So, rather than draw them, I decided to draw WITH them.
And that was the beginning of my foray into candy art.
Candy used in the piece:
Skittles (Original and Wild Berry)
Everlasting Gobstoppers
Smarties
Fun Dip
Caramel Apple Lollypop
Sprinkles
...I ended up just eating the nerds.
I love Bones. I've been watching it since it started, and know everything there is to know about the show. It helps me get through long nights, and has turned into a bit of an escape for me. Booth and Bones forever! :]
I almost didn't post this video because I was not pleased with the final product... That's the perfectionist in me coming out. I'm hoping that, through this challenge, my perfectionist tendencies will have less of a hold on me, and I won't feel so anxious with making drawing something that is less than perfect.
Total drawing time: 1hr50m
It may surprise some people that my favourite animated character isn't Lightning McQueen. Anyone who knows me knows I take my animated movies quite seriously, but it didn't take me long to figure out who my favourite animated character is. Total drawing time: Without text: 1 hr 4 m. With text: 1 hr 18 m.
Some people have been surprised that I didn't choose to do "Roar". While "Roar" is indeed my favourite thing to say, it isn't actually my favourite word. Something about this word is just really... Beautiful. Looking forward to the next few days of drawing, getting back into some prompts I enjoy.
I chose to draw Screwtape, from CS Lewis' The Screwtape Letters. He's a senior devil in Hell who is mentoring a younger tempter. Screwtape is a highly experienced tempter who has a very strong understanding of human weakness.
This drawing was the first real challenge for me, for a number of reasons. 1. I had a think of a book character that I like. 2. I didn't have much reference for the character, because they couldn't be in a movie. The other thing that contributed to this being a really challenging drawing for me was that I was trying to study for an exam and had a limited amount of time.
