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More sketches from late 2022
Lotta linework. Was having a hard time committing to renders/color back then.
I started a Hot Sauce company lol
I know... "what the fuck?" XD. Its called Guillotine and its damn tasty. Like if Valentina had an IPA! Its not too hot and its mild enough to go with everything. Especially eggs and steak tacos. Been working on this Katy Perry illo all afternoon.Lemme know what you guys think:https://tryguil...
Woman looking down tutorial
Simple head drawing tutorial in black and white.
Chunners!
From a bit back. Its rare to see her drawn with Asian features.
Sketch page dump from second half of 2022
Remember it being the first real experience of LA coming out of pandemic. Spent the first 2 years as a shut in recluse. Feel like a social butterfly now. Crazy how your art style and personality changes in just a few years!
Amanda skater guuurrlll
Some process underneath. If you don't like the OG head: delete it and draw another, I say! Feel free to ask any process Qs!
Character concept for mission control
Cool down sketch from last night.
"Athena Gray" webtoon prototype pg. 2
Continued from last post. Drawing this chonky mommy floating around gracefully is pretty fun. Thanks for the subs everyone! Feedback is appreciated! Not used to the webtoon vertical format. Trying to figure out what the hell I'm doing.
"Athena Gray" webtoon prototype
Testing out a new comic format. Might continue this little narrative.
Lara warm up
This started off as simple warm up and then I just kept going. About 6 hours
Spacegirl Summer sketch
Warm up before work this morning. Should I do a livestream on YT? Might only be 3 people lol
Sketch page 3 - 09 - 2025
Some doodles from past week. If anyone wants higher rez versions of anything, let me know. It wont be much bigger since I've been working pretty small lately.
Old Rachel concept
Not sure if I posted this? Rachel. The 4th astronaut that gets no love. The new iterations of her has a slightly bigger nose.
Sketch page 2 - 26 - 2025
Jesus it been a while...gonna add some more sketchbook dumps
A creator on IG @art_wod explains Focal Length
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0CzuW4L5cA/I don't understand how no one seems to bring this up when you start a drawing.
Drawing Heads and Focal Length pt.2
Watch part 1 first, yo! :D
Drawing Heads and Focal Length pt.1
Please feel free to ask any Qs in comments below!
60 sec tonal head; no reference
I can teach you to draw quickly
Vanessa reading
B/W process. I've nearly abandoned doing the initial sketching/thumbnails with lines
Orc Barbarian Girl (4 hours)
Dont repost this PSD link anywhere! Its exclusively for you guys!PLEASE FEEL FREE to ask any questions about what you see in this PSD file and layersI will get back to you as quickly as i can! ;DTHIS WE TRANFER LINK LASTS ONLY 30 DAYS! GET IT!!!Half a gighttps://wetransfer.com/downloads/7dd42a3b9740...
Jovial Lioness Vanessa 2 hr warmup 12/05/23 FULL PSD and layers
Dont repost this PSD link anywhere! Its exclusively for you guys!PLEASE FEEL FREE to ask any questions about what you see in this PSD file and layersI will get back to you as quickly as i can! ;DTHIS WE TRANFER LINK LASTS ONLY 30 DAYS! GET IT!!!Just under 150 MB:https://wetransfer.com/downloads/113f...
Tutorial 002
1 - Start limited b/w tone range...don't focus on lines yetI flip my image horizontally a lot... I apologize.2 - Once I get a tone range I like... I do a light (1st draft) line sketch over itKEEP THAT SKETCH LINE LAYER SEPERATESome of these lines will be used on the finish later3 - Start slowly ...
Tutorial 001 (2 hour sketch in Photoshop)
So I came up with this face from memory and it looks a lot like Emma RobertsWhat's great about a celebrity is there will be plenty of photos refs onlineBut most importantly the more A list celeb, the more likely you’ll get the light source you made upWell get one later...Notice how my sketches...
Turning the faucet back on...
Big sketch dump incoming. And exclusive Patreon comic. Thanks for hanging around still!!!


























