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Doodl for tomorrow

Today’s was the easiest, most open ended prompt ever (“something with a story behind it”) and I got complete writer’s block so uhh… rabbit

Timelapse for this one is fun. I used the @coreybrickley.bsky.social trick of grabbing a silhouette off the reference image and then deleting it (and working from the reference pane instead). Helps me start confidently but leaves enough gaps that I have to actually Observe (like you’re sposed’ta)

Also used the old art school trick of starting to block in details with both the canvas and the reference upside down (forces you to observe rather than draw standard eye/nose shapes from memory) and uhhh it did not work for the eye placement, this time (quickly scribbled away)

My method for putting down facial landmarks is trash and very brittle when it comes to harder angles, but I’ve had a hell of a time learning a good System. As you can see I barely sketch and instead… whittle? partially because I’ve been drawing digitally for so long and I can get away with it

I never understood how people got from a reference to a finished work. I still don't, but it was fun to see

It’s something I have to practice very deliberately like I’m going to the gym. Usually you start by focusing on sort of key shapes and lining elements up. For example, the space between the left arm and body, or where the chin is relative to the line of the shoulder.