jigs has eels (and autism)

my names jigs im a Scottish artist currently hyperfixated on something I made this account because people say I look like a tumblr user. I dont know if that's a good thing

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More random characters from books and plays while I try restart my bookstgram (@jigs.has.books if anyones curious its very bare bones right now)

I know people interpret different characters differently thats partly what I enjoy but these definitely aren't perfect since they are art practice

I get so worried posting these because im always thinking people are going to say 'thats not how *insert character here* should look but ill put names in the comments

Also any favourite book characters? Im so curious Or least favourite?

(To the people here for dr faustus 2nd is potentially my robin design i might work on it) more)

Additionally sorry for doing susan dirty I thought it was funny and I had art block

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I don't think I'm completely satisfied with the malvolio design I made a month back but that's partly why I like drawing characters without descriptions I can give a more free take and make edits as I go. I also love seeing different people doing the same.

Love me a tragicomic victim

But I'm also rereading twelfth night to assist some younger American friends with shakespeare homework (because apparently I spoke so much about shakespeare on my Instagram recently that I became the source for help) so it feels relevant to me also I'm very surprised I didn't post this sooner

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Absolute comedy

I'll take all the comedy awards now thank you

[cheh-eh]

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Recently received a 1929 copy of the 1594 history of the damnable life and deserved death of doctor John faustus with woodcut illustrations throughout

I like how the devil carries faustus and I feel like others would appreciate this too

May as well be holding him by the scruff of the neck like an angry cat at this point

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I like drawing lil shoulder devils they have such a fun vibe

The red one is called remy he may be the character i sketch the most

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Warning do not get your new horse wet

(This is a redraw I just like this scene)

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Just more art practice because ive been bad and got too focused on those damn miis

I dont typically sketch directly onto my tablet since ive not been digital art as long as traditional art (and im tech illiterate) but I want to push myself to actually try it more often

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I briefly mentioned updating my Dr faustus design the top image is a lil rushed as it was an experiment as my arts in an odd spot but expect more stuff soon

Redesigning was fun though I added a few refrences to various faustus retellings along with with a few less connected refrences

Thinking about how to update mephistopheles (probably won't be as major)

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I set myself half an hour to do as many mini portraits as possible of my ocs im slowly collecting them and might make like a phone wallpaper from them i dunno

But its meaning I draw more neglected ocs of mine

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Been busy with work and commissions but that won't stop me from drawing fops and dandys

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Ive drawn nothing but my oc horace i cant stop

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My minds consumed by my two perrucier ocs wig making has such an interesting history

But here's horace and Hartwig

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Read faust wanted to draw angels then became obsessed with those ear wing things and decorated halos

Can they hear through the wings? Probably not but they look cool

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Im not sure if ill add the angel but otherwise I really loved drawing this i need to do more art like this one

I swapped the spider with a carabus faustus which is a ground beetle some versions of the painting use a scarab beetle i belive just not the most recognisable version

I dont know how to describe this but its based off fredrick Moritz August Retzschs 'devils checkmate' its such an interesting painting

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I hate working on drawing scenes or just drawing more than one character so im pushing myself to redraw 'devils gambit' with mephistopheles and faustus (and less tiny details im not built for that i fear) its in very early stages rn but I hope i actually finish this

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Giving wagner details from both faustus and mephisto is like a lil treat

He gained a ponytail too he earnt it