#referential sketches

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Mom's birthday card.

5/17/2025. Referenced my photo from Descanso Gardens, during tulip season. Underdrawing in Eberhard Faber Col-erase 1288 Pink color pencil and Artist's Loft Fundamentals Watercolor Emerlad Green color pencil. Colored with Copic markers.

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4/29/2025

My second drawings of Viktor.

4/29/2025. Green redraw drawn with Artist's Loft fundamentals Watercolor pencil "Emerald green". Redraw referenced screengrab from Polygon article "With Viktor, Arcane finds and incredible new way to tell an old story" at https:// www.polygon.com/analysis/485833/arcane-finale-netflix-viktor-jayce-ekko-powder-timelines-multiverse

4/29/2025. Brown redraw drawn with Eberhard Faber Col-erase 1273 "Terra Cotta" pencil. According to my notes, redraw referenced "Viktor l Arcane (SONG rammstein sonne)" by rytA (rytaedits), https://youtu.be/ Lg02KJ7f-XQ?si=MOtAhBLPf_cEyds9 ...but that video had text over the middle of the screen and I don't remember drawing from an obstructed reference.

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3/16/2025, 3/21/2025, 4/22-23/2025

My first attempts at drawing Viktor.

I thought Mage Viktor would be easiest from JayVik to draw, because he could just be a faceless cloak/hood and simplified silhouette. This was supposed to be chibi, but it turned into this. 3/16/2025. Copic Gasenfude brush pen, Copic 110, Copic 100. Drawn without reference.

Better attempts at chibi Mage Viktor. 3/16/2025. Copic 110 and Copic 100. Drawn without reference. 3/21/2025. Platinum Preppy fountain pen, using Noodler's Ink: black and "La Reine Mauve". Drawn without reference.

Redraws of pausing/screengrabs from Arcane season 2 episodes. 3/16/2025. Copic Gasenfude, Copic 110, Copic 100. 4/22/2025. Artist's Loft fundamental Watercolor pencil "Emerald green", Copic markers, white Gelly Roll gel pen. 4/23/2025. Regular graphite mechanical pencil.

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practice

11/21-27/2024. Copic Gasenfude brush pen. No pencil underdrawing, so mistakes left in.

Reference: tumblr.com/ka-go-me/766967136226803712/Side-of-The tumblr.com/ka-go-me/766875304683880448 tumblr.com/itsmarjudgelove/767602926100381696 tumblr.com/tanuki-kimono/765201729184841728/sleek-higanbana-red-spider-lily-themed-modern

I had been returning to gesture drawing practice on 11/13-14/2024. I had been trying to draw the underlying bodies, but maybe I was supposed to be drawing the exterior silhouettes. I'm unsure. So I'm practicing some simple sketches of figures, more focused on their clothes and hair.

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Mitsuzane "Micchy" Kureshima from Kamen Rider Gaim's final episode 47, sketch in color pencil. Kamen Rider Ryugen played by Mahiro Takasugi.

I need more practice drawing realistic references. So I'm thinking of sketching the actors for my favorite Kamen Riders this month.

4/3/2024. Koh-i-noor Woodless Color Pencil 8750/8. I drew him in purple, since grapes are Kamen Rider Ryugen's motif. But the scan came out a little gray, so I had to adjust some hue and lighting in Krita.

Reference: https://youtu.be/iGZZuzaLwoQ?si=_lK_Ov59xFDEvJjV

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Takatora Kureshima (from Kamen Rider Gaim) sketch in color pencil. Kamen Rider Zangetsu played by Yuki Kubota.

I need more practice drawing realistic references. So I'm thinking of sketching the actors for my favorite Kamen Riders this month.

4/4-5/2024. Koh-i-noor Woodless Color Pencil 8750/4. I drew him in light green, since it's Kamen Rider Zangetsu's signature color. But the scan came out a little desaturated, so I had to adjust some hue and lighting in Krita.

Reference: https://mysticdragon3md3.tumblr.com/post/112215024597/silverwind-kureshima-brothers-scanned-from-kamen

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Sano Gaku (Kamen Rider Gaim's Kazuraba Kouta) sketch in color pencils.

I need more practice drawing realistic references. So I'm thinking of sketching the actors for my favorite Kamen Riders this month.

4/1/2024. Koh-i-noor Woodless Color Pencils 8750/2 and 8750/9. I drew him in orange, since the orange fruit is Kamen Rider Gaim's motif, but the scan came out red. So I had to adjust some hue and lighting in Krita.

Reference: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/447474912959975090/

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Happy Superb Owl Sunday!

2/11/2024. Platinum Preppy fountain pen, using Noodler's Ink.

Reference: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/great-horned-owl

For those unaware, every Super Bowl Sunday, it's popular to post owls with the tag "SuperbOwlSunday".