Scribbles by Elle

Hey all, I'm Elle and I draw things! This is a bit of a catch-all blog. For those who want art and just art, I have a proper curated art-only blog over at my other account @elleskinner-justart.

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sushi shark 🍣 this is a sticker reward for my silly mail members who sign up before august 1st!

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Blown away by the impact of seeing the Utena movie on the big screen where I could soak in all the visual details that were meant to be absorbed large.

I knew before even going in that I'd want my sketchbook drawing of this movie to be based on the dance in the rose garden but I was surprised by how captivated I was with the moment right before. Utena, on the ground, vulnerable, the stars and roses around her.

Damn but I'm proud of this! I often struggle to get watercolors to be as saturated as I want but I got the blues and the reds and the pinks to behave here just how I wanted.

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I thiiinkkkk I'm done

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Art Fight 5:

Brightbreeze for LacyStudios, Itri Rein for @redwinderbelt, Clementine for White_Rose3519, and Bella for Kaichoukai

A mixture of revenge drawings and "oh that character speaks to me" drawings :)

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Art Fight 4:

Neptune for @wouldntyoulichentoknow ! All of her Silver Millenium designs are strikingly alien but Neptune looked especially aloof and unreadable and therefore compelled me.

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Release from the Patreon vault: Myths/legends.

I am always a sucker for mythological creatures so forgive me as I indulge myself with a centaur and a satyr being cute together. Ultimate tall and ultimate smaaaall, my favorite.

I have no idea if I would do anything else with these two but I was starting to get a feel for what their personalities were like in the course of sketching and I feel like it would be fun to explore further.

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anything that keeps you moving

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Monterey Aquarium had a little video spotlighting their California Sheephead fish for Pride. Sheephead are one of the many fish that will do a sex change based on environmental factors!

I wanted to spotlight one of these little beauties with a celebratory flag because it's Pride and why not showcase one being appropriately festive :)

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Art Fight Batch #2

Characters from left to right: Lean for Leandapper, Shōu chéng for Pipsquawk, Sylvie for @bethartever, and Lucky Doll for @jeliwyre!

A mix of revenge attacks and some characters I found through the random search that sparked joy :)

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Art Fight Round 3:

Frong for @fluff-zzz, Lister & Flash for @mangoanimationsxd, Pocket for @galacticcandycanes, and Puf! for Ssaiko.

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Art Fight!

Characters from left to right: Crybaby Sprite by @staceart, Poppy by @stoatallybored, and Bucky by Kailani Pinon.

Kicking off the month by painting some cute little guys! My favorite kind of character to attack!

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Draw Everything June: Day 22

Final day! Ending with the inner senshi throwing a pajama party :) This group pose was so cozy and cuddly that it suits them really well! I also had fun working the body types of the models into the fanart - I've never drawn a chubby Jupiter before but I think she's really cute that way and it's something I have to consider for my own headcanon now!

Thank you to @adorkastock for hosting this challenge. As always it kicks my ass and inspires me in equal measure and I'm really grateful to have been part of it :)

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Sketchbook painting for "I Love Boosters", one of my favorite movies of the summer and one of the only non-horror movies wife and I have gone to see. A surreal romp.

My little sketch cannot do the visuals of this movie justice (I need to watch it again just to study the color) but the point of a sketch is to capture not be perfect, and I do think I caught the irony baked into this perfect moment.

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My eighth illustration attack is of Princess Poppy for @elleskinner-justart!

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Draw Everything June: Day 17

Laudna and Delilah having a calm and reasoned conversation together. They're about five seconds away from biting and pulling hair. Kept this one a hair more cartoony than some of my others so I could lean into some ridiculous expressions and let it be a little slapstick.

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"Send Help" was such a ride of a movie. It was exactly what it said on the tin and not at all what I expected to experience. We had a good time with it!

Everything that lodged in my brain was dialogue and not visual, but the more time passed after watching the more I found myself gravitating to the boar hunt. It's savage, it's triumphant, it's a huge moment for Linda and a huge point of contrast between the two main characters.

My little cartoon boar getting skewered is absolutely absurd looking but it also fits the vibe of a Raimi film so I leaned into it.

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Draw Everything June: Day 21

Usagi absolutely face planted into the ground, flashing a thumbs up to reassure that she's fine! It's only her pride that's injured.

As a klutz I feel this to my bones.