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Weekend Sketches #17 - Halloweenies 2022

10/30/2022

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A black and white drawing of Sol walking through a pumpkin patch. She is dressed in slacks and knock-off Converse hightops and a sweater and she is carrying a pumpkin in her arms. Behind her is a full moon with a menacing face and bats fly nearby. A large jack-o-lantern grins behind smaller pumpkins. Sol looks over her shoulder in concern.
Hello again!

My goodness! I've definitely been busy this October! I think it was all the time I spent outside and with friends this summer. Touching grass recharged my batteries and I feel ready to spend my autumn and winter drawing inside.
a black and white drawing of Nova depicted as a vampire. She is wearing a fancy dress with peacock motifs. Two medium sized wings protrude from her back. She holds a bloodstained sword aloft and she is similarly splatter with blood on her frock and across her face, some of which she licks from her lips with her tongue.
a black and white drawing of Nyx dressed as a witch and flying on a broomstick over a quaint town. There is a large bright full moon behind her, and bats fly around her in the sky. Her right hand is outstretched as she conjures magic sparkles.
I did another drawing challenge this month! I was all revved up from Swordtember that I gave Killswitchkatie's Zine-o-Ween prompt list a shot. I did only 13 illustrations in black and white. I made a bit of a small narrative out of them featuring my OCs from Earthshine in an AU where they are creatures of the night. There's even a couple of illustrations featuring Sol's moms. These illustrations are a bit spicier than what I drew for Swordtember since my gals are actually interacting with each other.
A black and white drawing of Sol passed out from being bitten on the neck by Vampire Nova, who is sitting behind her. Nova is licking leftover blood from her lips as well was wiping some away with her thumb.
a black and white drawing of Sol as a half turned werewolf holding Witch Nyx aloft in her arms as she gazes up at her in agony while Nyx looks down at her in sadness and placing a hand on Sol's cheek. They are framed by the full moon in the background.
Just like with Swordtember I compiled all these illustrations into a zine, which I shared with close friends as well as put up on my Patreon. I'll probably get this one printed out as a limited run for local and small zine fests as well, but I don't have any plans to make the PDF available to non-patrons. I'm also only sharing the first 6 illustrations from this challenge here.

Just like with Swordtember I had a lot of fun with these and I look forward to doing more challenges in the future. I think this method where I keep what I make to an insular group, and then post only bits and pieces publicly is the way to go for me. It's a nice thing to find out your favourite way of having fun.
A black and white drawing of Sol as a werewolf. She is framed by foiliage with the bottom half of her body hidden. She looks back at the viewer with a bright light reflective eye. Above her head is a small full moon.
Have a Happy Halloween, and thanks for stopping by!
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Weekend Sketches #16 - Swordtember 2022

10/9/2022

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A black and white drawing of Nyx wearing a stylish bomber jacket, slacks, gloves, and flowing sneakers, dashing towards the left of the image, a glowing sword held in one of her gloved hands. The word
Over September and in between work I participated in Swordtember, sharing my drawings only in private spaces with friends. I wanted to try an art challenge, but I didn't want to make it a trial, so I chose to only do 12 illustrations. To make it even more fun, I used my Earthshine OCs as subjects. I love drawing these guys so much and what better delight than giving my lesbians some swords to play with? I did all of these with prompts taken from Faith Scaffer's 2022 prompt list.
A black and white drawing of Sol wearing overalls and sitting on a wooden crate bordered by potted plants. In her hands is a pointed wooden sword with a bouquet of flowers sprouting out of its pommel. In her other hand she is holding one of a pair of dirty garden gloves. She is looking up at the viewer. On the top right of the piece is written the word
A black and white drawing of Nyx in ceremonial attire with cape, gloves, and thigh high boots, kneeling and holding a large scimitar like sword that reflects a ghostly image of Nyx's face. There is a small mirror on its pommel. On the right side of the piece is written the word
A black and white drawing of Nova in a fancy cape that is charred at the edges and tunic and sleeves. She is holding a candelabra over her head, from which sprouts an especially large flame from the centre candle, mimicking a sword's blade. On the left of the image is the word
Since being offline I feel like my relationship with community challenges has also gotten healthier. I thank my tiger drawing foray for this as well. Keeping this to a private space with close friends made doing Swordtember so much more fun. The delight comes not from completing the entire challenge but instead from just showing the people I love what I have done so far. Also, I know to only choose parts of a prompt that I actually like, rather than feeling obligated to do it all (which would have included concepts I don't find all that interesting).

What more I gave myself the space to experiment and I got to try out new CSP brushes, and I found a few that I really like and will likely be using for future projects.
A black and white drawing of Nova dressed in a leather outfit that calls back to the 80s with full leather pants and boots, a sleeveless top that has a cutout showing her mid-drift, a cape, and a thick black satin ribbon tied around the crown of her head. She is holding a pure black sword that hold a glowing orb in a cage made out of the part of the blade right after the cross guard. On the bottom of the piece right between Nova's feet is written the word
a black and white drawing of Sol dressed in rustic fabrics edged with white fur, including boots and forearm guards, and a sash tied aroudn her waist. Around her neck is a collar made of small anters. Her hair is loose and big and blowing in the wind. Her sword made of antler rests tip down in the ground and Sol hands rest on the pommel comfortably as she looks directly at the viewer. On the right of the piece is written the word
I've only included 6 of my 12 illustrations in this blog post, but you can see all of the pieces on my Patreon for a $2 (USD) subscription. I also have plans to print a collected zine that I'll have available at local zine fests. I don't have any plans for wider online distribution.

Thanks for stopping by!
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Weekend Sketches #15 - Princess Nova, The First Mage

10/2/2022

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A digital drawing of a tall and very femme woman seated with her legs crossed. She has long radiant orange and red hair, like the colour of flames, and freckles on her face. She is wearing a sheer shawl bordered by a gold trim, and on her arms are pitch black tattoos in the shape of flames. She daintily holds a longsword in her right hand while resting the index finger of her left against the side of her face in thought.
Earthshine is mainly a story about a duo, but there are a few important secondary characters who make their mark on the whole narrative. One who has a particularly big impact is Nova. She arguably turns the duo of Sol and Nyx into a trio, but only in the back half of the story.
A black and white sketch of Sol, Nyx, and Nova as a anthropomorphic dog, cat, and fox respectively. Nova is looking at Nyx with her front paws held together  in delight while Nyx looks back at her with hostility and the claws on her right paw barred and her tail puffed. Sol is stuck between the two of them and looks very uncomfortable, refusing to make eye contact and licking her nose in nervousness.
I would love to share more about her here but I run the risk of spoiling the whole first arc, and I’m learning that I should probably stop doing that. I do still want to name her ahead of time. I have been drawing a lot of art as I develop her character in preparation for her future debut, and I really want to post a bunch of it with some context to point back to haha. I think I just have a habit of introducing powerful and charismatic high femmes late in whatever narrative I’m writing. It’s like a sick joke I keep playing on myself.
Three black and white digital halfbody sketches of Nova. From left to right: Her looking to the left in profile, her looking directly at the viewer with her hand slightly covering her mouth, her again looking at the viewer with her chin resting on the back of her outstretched left hand and a small smile on her face.
Nova has gone through a few design changes before I settled on her current look. Honestly what has helped me flesh out Nova’s personality was sticking her in a sci-fi AU where she, Sol, and Nyx are travelling on a spaceship together doing deliveries and/or smuggling shit. 
A black and white digital sketch of Sol, Nyx, and Nova from left to right respectively. Sol is wearing a tank top with her coveralls half off and tied around her waist. Her hair is in a braid and she is smiling as she holds a potted plant. Nyx is dressed in a Lycra bodysuit with a hoodie over it and thick electrician's gloves on her hands. She has a tool belt around her waist and a pair of pliers gripped in her right fist and she is staring at the viewer in mild hostility. Nova is dressed in an antique captain's outfit with lace frock and the large captain's coat draped over her shoulders, but no hat. Her hair is in a ponytail and her right hand rests on her sword while her left hold's a tablet. She is looking at the viewers and smiling.
The nuts and bolts of canon-Nova is that she loves swords, is a mage just like Nyx, and is a big fan of patricide. The rest will come as I start churning out this story.
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