Lyraina's sketchbook

[Lyraina]

smrr, I’m VERY afraid of unforgiving media, especially sketching with a pen - I started doing that out of necessity to save my hand, because I tend to press down too hard with pencils. Then I realized it’s actually quite fun! :D That said, some of my pen sketches still have underlying pencil construction lines…
Thanks for joining the comp challenge, looking forward to your comps :)

Jaik, that sketchbook is as well-traveled as can be, since I’m not drawing much in sketchbooks at all while at home. It has been to Northern Germany, Japan, and now New York - though I still have to actually draw in it more… a habit I’m trying to practice.
Lol @ sketching that old man longest… XD

With meat I found another willing victim who agreed to sit for me to do a portrait from life! Again, light situation and temperature were a challenge (neutral/warm from the behind, cold from laptop), and for some reason, this one took me way longer than the portrait of my sibling. And again, didn't quite catch the likeness... sigh! Mostly done from life (in 2 sittings), but I finished it up from photograph because I run out of patience painting the shirt.




fail-a-day no. 5