Sketchbook Challenge 2017: Sketch 06

Princess Jasmine in Art Deco era

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This sketch took a lot longer to finish than I had hoped, 3 days altogether to make this piece. I wanted to try a different way of portraying my favourite Disney princess and thought of combining my favourite visual art era, the Art Deco.

Here’s the sketch before I inked, I was hesitant to ink it because I often prefer my sketches uncolored:

Overall this was fun to sketch, I truly love how Art Deco is very architectural. The style is so articulate and pristine, I think it reflects the way I make or see my art pieces. It’s often a challenge, I am quite the perfectionist and I think the era represents that part of me. Not really the best thing, but it’s in every artist’s genes I believe ha.

I’ve quite a few sketches to catch up on in the next few days, if you have any suggestions please leave a comment below 🙂

Sketchbook Challenge 2017: Sketch 02

A Rage Gamer Who Does Not Quit

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For my second sketchbook challenge sketch, I drew one of the things I love to do; gaming. My family and friends often say that I have rage problems when it comes to gaming, be it an RPG game, FPS or a game of Worms. I am quite a competitive person, so I tend to get a bit… verbal as I play.

It was tough to get the angle right for this one, I actually started this the night before but I was too tired and frustrated to continue on, hence the late post. I think my posts will most likely be every other day, but I will make up for the days I missed at the end.

Any of you registered to the FILL’ER UP sketchbook challenge? If so, leave a comment below on your progress. If not, leave a comment on what my next sketch should be for a suggestion 🙂

FILL’ER UP Sketchbook Challenge 2017

Make Art Everyday!

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This year, I discovered a new sketchbook challenge for artists. This challenge takes place annually around March and the goal is to make art everyday. So for the whole month of March you sketch whatever you like using whatever medium you wish to fill up either a new sketchbook or an unfinished one.

This is a way to help encourage artists to keep making, creating and spread art! It was a perfect time for me, since I finished the last page of my old sketchbook the weekend that passed. With the new sketchbook, I decided to draw things that I love to do or things that relate to me.

I know I started late, (even though the goal was to start earlier or the first of March) but the thing about me folks is that I’m indecisive. I could not figure out what to sketch for the whole month until today. So for my first sketch, it describes me while celebrating today’s event:

A sketch of a book lover for National Book Day.

Simple sketch that shows my love for books, tea and light sweaters. I will draw extra for missing Day 1, I actually drew this one on the second page of my sketchbook. I’ll draw the first page probably last, just to keep pace with the monthly challenge.

Hope my fellow artists are registered for this event. Not only do you get to practice with sketching daily but it also helps us discover other artists. This would be the second annual art challenge that I take part in, if you follow with my blog you can see that I have participated to two Inktober challenges, which takes place every October. The cool thing about this challenge is the end, where those who registered will have their art displayed for the exhibition for the month of April! How cool is that?!

This gathers artists to see one another’s work and to have your own sketchbook displayed for people to see. I think it’s a great experience and an awesome opportunity! If any of you take part in this event, please leave a comment below and let me know if this is your first time or not. If you want to know more you can ask me a question or you can visit ARTiculations for more information.

Inktober—Day 30 and 31: Wreck and Friend

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For my thirtieth and thirty first sketch, I decided to combined them as a way to say goodbye to inktober. It’s an invitation to rent a Wrecking Ball Bouncy House in Toronto with a Friend.

Well, this is it my fellow artists. Just like that, inktober has come to an end. I hope you all enjoyed this year’s challenges for yourself and or the prompts. That you all learned something and gained more techniques when it comes to using ink and sketching in general. I had a lot more trouble this year, both my Toronto theme and the daily prompts challenged me quite a bit.

Hope you all somehow learned something and liked my pieces for this month, I encourage you all to continue sketching and practicing. Just because inktober is over, does not mean we completely stop drawing yeah?

See you in next year’s inktober, I shall try to post more art pieces after this!

Inktober—Day 29: Surprise

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My twenty ninth sketch is an invitation to surprise yourself when visiting the Vog Vault shoe store in Toronto.

 Test your creativity in this room, it’s not what it seems once you enter the vault.

Inktober—Day 28: Burn

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My twenty eighth sketch is having a bonfire with Toronto’s skyline in the background.

Quite the view don’t you think? I know this is a late post, it was a tough day for me yesterday. Hope you’re all still doing your inktober sketches, we’re coming to an end soon folks.

Inktober—Day 27: Creepy

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My twenty seventh sketch is the Haunted Walk of Toronto.

They will tour you in all things creepy and haunted in Toronto.

Inktober—Day 26: Box

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My twenty sixth sketch is the Box in Toronto.

A large space to help support the theatre and arts by giving them an affordable space.

Inktober—Day 25: Tired

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My twenty fifth sketch are the tired people waking up so early going to work or heading home from work.

Ironically, I too am tired. This was not the best one that I have sketched for this, but it made sense with the prompt. The commute to and from work can get tiring, so is adult life sometimes.

Inktober—Day 24: One Dozen

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My twenty fourth sketch are One Dozen Brownie Cookies filled with Nutella from shopbake.com by Bon Appè.

This website is Canada’s first and only online bakery marketplace. A lot of bakers sell their unique baked goods on this site and all you have to do is order your chosen goods and someone will deliver it to your home. No baking or leaving necessary :p