Ása B.

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Happy New Year!

So, this blog all kinds of died last summer. Reason? I was preggo! Had my first baby in September. So yeah, that whole 3rd trimester and then having a baby has been taking all of my time.

Anyway, as things have now started to settle, I’m getting back in my drawing groove. I’m starting a new ink portrait series (similar to my Mr. Robot series), but this time with Twin Peaks! I actually watched the whole thing, season 1-3, while pregnant, and fell in love. So I thought it was just perfect for my next series.

So this sketch of Cooper is just the underlying sketch for the final ink. They’re usually not quite so detailed but I kind of got lost in the process. Mainly posting this to revive the blog first thing in the new year (not sure if I’ll post the other sketches) and honestly to put a little pressure on myself to finish this sooner than later!

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A quick ink sketch from r/RedditGetsDrawn

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Soooo! I made this originally back in 2009, when this template was floating around DeviantArt. I was going through my old dA gallery yesterday and saw it, and thought it could be interesting to revisit it and include the previous years since. It was really fun to go through my old work, something I haven’t really done systematically. It was also a little sad at times, as there were years (you’ll see where) when I hardly drew at all. 

I figured it made sense to keep the original 2003-2009 years as well to really see the improvement over the last--hold your breath--14 years!! Yikes. Well, it was fun to do at least, figured it may be fun to share here :)

Edit: Didn’t realize until a day later that Tumblr doesn’t show the full size properly. My upload over at DeviantArt does have the actual size. Can’t miss this riveting meme!

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So for the first time, I participated in an annual art exhibition hosted by a group of illustrators here in Iceland. I had seen some of their previous exhibitions, which always has an interesting theme that each artist then interprets individually. So why not, I thought, and grabbed a spot when they called for entries in January. It is part of a wide-spread design and architecture festival, Design March, held for several days in March each year. 

This year’s theme was aliens. I admit, I found the theme really difficult. Probably because my main interest, drawing-wise, are humans! So my first instinct was to find something that could link me back to planet Earth. I cycled back and forth endlessly but finally decided to play with this popular (conspiracy) theory about ancient aliens--which is, that Earth’s ancient civilizations were visited by extraterrestrials.

I’m a long time Egyptophile, and love all things ancient and mythological really, so it was fun to research. I wish I had landed the final concept somewhat earlier as I only started working on it the week before the dead-line, so there’s plenty of things I’d love to change now, of course! Maybe I’ll revisit it sometimes.

Also--I was really unsure whether to colour this or not! I’m a big fan of BW ink style (like my Mr. Robot series) and I’m still not sold that the colour was a better choice. So I’m leaving both the coloured (final and printed) version along with the BW. And there’s also a snapshot from the poster itself at the exhibition!

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A quickie of Moana before bed.

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About time I posted something in the new Year. In my defense, I didn’t have access to my home for most of January as we were renovating our bathroom. 

Just some quick faces from head--except my little nephew in the middle :)

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Finally saw Moana this weekend! A quick sketch of the protagonist.

Been looking forward to it for such a long time and it totally lived up to my expectations. I’ve long been a fan of Polynesian culture, the music in particular, so this was a total feast for the ears and eyes :) 

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Pretty stoked to see my Mr. Robot art on the red carpet in Hollywood! I was contacted by the Critic’s Choice Awards some weeks ago about displaying my drawings at the show, so it’s cool to finally see it in action :) With the lovely Portia Doubleday posing next to it, no less!

Here is a link to the whole series I posted a few months back (Elliot is there as well!): 

http://asabryndis.tumblr.com/post/150127967220/so-the-reason-why-my-blog-has-felt-a-bit-neglected

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Yet another one from r/redditgetsdrawn, this is fun!

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Another one from r/redditgetsdrawn.

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A face from r/redditgetsdrawn :)

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Getting sorta back on track! Some random faces from memory.

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Finally, my art muse awakened after a little slumber. And it was watching this absolutely stunning film, Kubo and the Two String, that did the trick. I urge everyone who hasn’t seen it to do it immediately! It’s breahtaking in all departments, visual, music, story. So I felt like doing quick sketches of the main characters, a little more in ‘my style’ (if there is one?) than the movie style. Really fun charachter design!

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So the reason why my blog has felt a bit neglected lately, is that my Angela piece from a few weeks back sparked a whole series! It was actually a commission, so it took a little longer than usual to get it right. I also retouched Angela a little bit to get a more finished look, so she’s here again.

For those unfamiliar, these are all main characters from the TV show Mr. Robot. I highly recommend it!

This was a real fun project, inking is definitely something I enjoy a lot so it was a pleasure to work on.

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This was intended as a much quicker sketch/study, as I'm actually thinking of inking this one. Decided to share the sketch anyway until that one’s ready!

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I was really inspired by other artists here on Tumblr that I started following today. I’ve always like this sort of coloring style, although I’ve never really tried it myself...did a quick doodle today and decided to flat color it. Ended up changing the face a bit and kinda unsure of the whole thing, but it was a fun experiment!

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I seem to be rediscovering my love for inking!

Angela from Mr. Robot - great show.