Shadow Wrong

For this one I was feeling dejected. Went through some unnecessarily difficult stuff, and the weight of it was starting to roll in on my sense of self.

Technique-wise I was trying to be more bold and use more interesting techniques than with Doom Witch, so I tried to illustrate the how light can both describe a material and simultaneously expose a mindset in a way that is not too readily forward.

I was struck with the sudden realization that bodies, be they in different orientations and positions and scales or sizes must all still be drawn in a like perspective. I also rediscovered why I dislike drawing in pencil: it’s shiny which makes it difficult to behold.

Coming out of this, I realized what a strain on my materials this kind of really basic composition will turn out to eventually be for my wallet. I had to start developing some rules for how best to conduct myself and set up an effective workflow. 1) The best thing about pencil is that it can be erased easily, 2) Tonally, archival ink copic pens and brushpens give you 0% control of a subject and can only help with design stages where constructing compositions quickly is key

• .1mm Copic Ink Pen

• Copic Ink BrushPen

• 2mm Pencil (2h, 4h)

• 8.5″x11″ Paper 70lb