my skertchbork

[ruthwood]

I guess it wouldn't hurt to make a sketchbook thread now 

Here's a lot of random stuff I made in the past few weeks.



extra thoughts:

• Lots of self portraits here, which I usually don't do so often.
  
• I wanna practice doodling more/drawing "faster", and in ink. If I really take my time and keep erasing/fixing/erasing/fixing, I can put together something I'm satisfied with. However, I'm not so good at churning out expressive faces/poses at a brisk pace or elegant quality. I think it'd also make my more ambitious pieces more lively and less time-consuming.
  
• I've been going for an anime style, but I wanna practice more realism going forward. Sketching and painting from life more would be beneficial
  
• On top of that, I wanna actually start studying anatomy, but it's difficult to tell where exactly I should begin. I'm afraid I'll start at the wrong spot lol
  

rena ryuugu from higurashi when they cry



rika furude from higurashi when they cry



the next 3 i made for a fashion/costume party i attended. wanted to draw the full outfit before buying the pieces and it was pretty fun



i went with the middle