Illustration Sketchbook

Drawrch 2026 #10: Tongue Out!

Martin · 42 days

An illustration of a woman staring at the viewer and sticking her tongue out. The woman's face is scrunched, her eyes squinted, brows slightly frowning, and mouth wide open. Her tongue is sticking out, covering her bottom teeth. She has a light complexion and dark eyes and hair. Her hair is pulled back by a white headband that goes behind her ears. The drawing is done in black and white over a tan background.

Today's Drawrch illustration was supposed to be a quick one, but I let things get out of hand and... here we are. 😅

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching and the Molesworth brush for everything else.

The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from Line of Art.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Drawrch 2026 #9: Pirate’s Life

Martin · 43 days

An illustration of a cartoon pirate looking on in fear at an unseen enemy. The pirate has a long face and nose and medium complexion. He has dark eyes, a thin mustache, and a curly goatee. His hair is brown. His mouth is open in fear. He is wearing a red and white striped bandana over his hair, a red sash around his neck, a blue and white striped shirt, and a brown leather strap over his shoulder. The background is bright red with a dark choppy ocean, a pirate ship, and a small island in the distance. The sky is littered with clouds that, along with the horizon line, curve from the perspective. The illustration is styled to look like an old comic book print.

Another busy day where I didn't get to sit down and draw until very late... so here's another cartoon face for Drawrch!

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Rusty Nib 1 brush for linework, the Rough Dot Shader 45 Light and Rough Dot Shader 60 Light brushes for halftone shading, and the Worn 1 Subtle, Worn 2 Subtle, Worn 3 Subtle, and Toner Grit Fine 2 brushes for texture. Additionally, I used the Syrup brush to assist with fills.

The Rusty Nib brush is from the Rusty Nib pack, the Rough Dot shader brushes are from the Beat Tones pack, and the Worn and Toner Grit brushes are from the Fast Grit pack, all by True Grit Texture Supply.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Drawrch 2026 #8: Stare

Martin · 45 days

An illustration of a woman staring into the distance. The woman is in near-profile, facing the left, into a bright sunlight. She has a light complexion and green eyes. Her eyes are squinting and looking very slightly away from her face's direction, more toward the viewer. Her lips are almost entirely closed, but not firmly, and she is scowling slightly. Her red hair is tied up behind her head, going out of the upper right corner of the image frame. She is illuminated by the sun, with bright highlights on her face and indigo shadows on her neck and back. The woman is drawn in a slight caricature style, with her noise and eyes larger than they should be. The background is a blurry, noisy landscape of water and distant trees.

For today's Drawrch illustration, I went for another caricature-ish style, with a quick sketch and some exaggeration in the proportions.

I'm fairly certain I've drawn this woman before, for a previous Drawrch project. I made the nose a little heavier than it should be, and she has a little bit of a lumpy look to her. I have a harder time making drawings of women look like caricatures than men.

Still, I enjoyed making this piece, and I'm having a good time exploring doing this style of shading. I need to keep practicing!

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, the Old Brush paint brush for shading, the Inka brush for some extra textured lines, and the Soft air brush for fading some of the other stuff.

The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from SketchDaily.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Drawrch 2026 #7: Emerging

Martin · 45 days

An illustration of a man's face with an unfinished edge, giving it the impression of emerging from the background. The man appears to be somewhat young and has a serious look on his face. The left eye is squinting just a bit more than the right, and his gaze is set directly on the viewer. His lips are closed, His face is drawn as if it was done in charcoal, with black for shadows and white for highlights. The background and neutral color is a dark blue green.

Today's Drawrch illustration is of a younger man's face emerge from the flat color of the background.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, and the Molesworth brush for everything else. This is actually the first time I've really used the "new" brushes from Procreate's updated brush library. It's not bad!

The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from Line of Art.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Drawrch 2026 #6: Pink Hat

Martin · 46 days

An illustration of a girl wearing a pink hat and shirt, drawn in profile. The girl is wearing her hat backwards, and blond bangs are sticking out of the hole in back of the hat, covering her eyes. Curved blond hair is hanging out at the back of her head, touching her shoulder. She has a grin on her face. The girl is drawn in the style of a Gorillaz character, with a slightly protruding jaw, and has the look and texture of an old comic book page, with rough ink lines, distressed color, halftone shading, and mis-registered blocks of color. The background is a light purple.

Here's yesterday's Drawrch illustration - a girl in a pink hat and shirt, drawn in a sort-of Gorillaz-ish style.

I drew this while I was waiting at the ER! We were there from 5 PM to 2 AM. Everyone's alright thankfully, but it was a long day, and I didn't get a chance to upload anything before now.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Rusty Nib 1 brush for linework, the Rough Dot Shader 45 Light brush for halftone shading, the Worn 2 Subtle and Worn 3 Subtle brushes for texture, and the Syrup brush for fills and other utility.

The Rusty Nib brush is from the Rusty Nib pack, the Rough Dot brush is from the Beat Tones pack, and the Worn Subtle brushes are from the Fast Grit pack. Those are all by True Grit Texture Supply.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Drawrch #5: Green Shirt

Martin · 48 days

An illustration of a man looking to the left and smiling. The drawing is done in a caricature style, with the man's various features exaggerated. The man has a long face, high forehead, large protruding nose, and smile with only top teeth showing. The man's short hair is parted to the side, and he has a trim mustache and beard. He has a pale complexion and freckles, green eyes, and light brown hair and beard. He is wearing a green collared shirt with a dark undershirt visible. The background is a light slate color, with a faint glow behind the man.

For today's Drawrch illustration, I wanted to do more of a caricature.

To be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of (most) caricatures. A lot of them overly rely on exaggerating features and less on actual likeness. But it's hard to do them without exaggerating features, since that's sort of the name of the game.

I'm not super practiced with caricatures, so I might be falling into the latter category here, but I enjoyed making it and it bears at least a little resemblance to my reference. Maybe I can do more as this project progresses!

Anyway, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Inka brush for linework, the Flicks spray paint brush for texture, the Old Brush paint brush for the majority of the shading, and the Soft air brush for the rest.

The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from Line of Art.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Drawrch 2026 #4: Eeek!

Martin · 49 days

An illustration of a woman looking hard to the side. Her face is pointing very slightly away from the viewer, to the left. Her eyes are turned to the side, exposing large amounts of the whites of her eyes. Her mouth is slightly open, wide, and bottom teeth showing, as if she is feeling awkward on someone else's behalf. The woman is drawn in a high contrast, posterized way, with most of her hair and eyes in completely black, then a single shade of semi-transparent black for details, and finally a layer of white for her eyes and teeth. The mid-tones of the drawing are colored pink, the same as the background.

Today's Drawrch illustration was one of those that looks weird as a sketch but then comes together and makes more sense at the end. I was trying to be relatively quick with the sketch, not caring as much about proportions being perfect, so I was a little surprised it looked decent in the end. I guess that's what it means to "trust the process," a phrase I usually bristle at, but which I'm slowly coming around to. 😎

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, and the Chisel Nib Cleaner brush for everything else.

The Chisel Nib brush is from the Rusty Nib pack, by True Grit Texture Supply.

The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from SketchDaily.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Drawrch 2026 #3: Halftone Man

Martin · 50 days

An illustration of a man looking downward. The man is looking down and to the right, with his head tilted slightly forward. He has a light complexion, thick eyebrows, and dark eyes and hair. His hair is short and combed upward at the front. He is drawn in a stylized way, with outlines around contours and a halftone pattern for shading. The halftone pattern and linework are colored orange red near the top of the image, fading to a cool, dark blue at the bottom. The background is purple with a blurry halftone stripe going horizontally across the image, and two columns of faded white on the right.

I was in a bit of a rush to get today's Drawrch illustration done. It's been a long day, and I am still getting over a cold I picked up about a week or two ago. I feel bad for being in a hurry to finish when it's only day 3 of this project, but I need some rest tonight. 🥱

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, the Soft air brush for fades, and the Rough Dot Shader 45 brush for halftone shading.

The Rough Dot Shader brush is from the Beat Tones pack, by True Grit Texture Supply.

The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from SketchDaily.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Drawrch 2026 #2: Skater

Martin · 50 days

An illustration of a woman looking away from the viewer, to the left, holding a skateboard behind her head. The woman has a light complexion, freckles, and dark hair and eyes. She has pink lipstick on. Her hair has a few bright highlights from the sun. Though it is only barely visible, the woman is wearing a backpack with black straps and a striped halter top. The skateboard behind her head is dark green and has stickers on it. The stripe of sky at the top of the image is a pale yellow.

My second illustration for Drawrch this year isn't my best work, but it was a good warm-up for the rest of the project. And, frankly, I could use it. I don't draw realistic stuff that often, and I'm feeling quite rusty right now!

Anyway, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Inka brush for linework, and the Soft air brush for some fades here and there.

The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from SketchDaily.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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Drawrch 2026 #1: It’s Drawrch!

Martin · 51 days

An illustration of a man's head, looking at the viewer and smiling. A separate thumbs up is next to the head, and the word "drawrch!" is in block lettering underneath. The man has pink-red skin, purple hair, and yellow eyes, teeth, and fingernails. His hair comes to a small puff over his eyes, then slopes down to the man's skin at the back of his head, where there is a dot pattern representing stubble, as if his hair is shaved past that point. A sideburn comes down in the middle and in front of his large ear. The man is bearing his clenched teeth in a grin, and one of them is shining in the light. The head is drawn in a very geometric way. The word "drawrch!" is in a light blue green color, and looks shiny, with a sharp shadow behind it. There are two lines emanating from the man's head above the thumbs up. The background of the image is a light orange color with two white stripes going behind the man and hand, and the word "drawrch!".

It's march, so it's time for a new Drawrch, a month-long illustration project where I draw a new face/portrait every day of the month. This first drawing is done a bit late, but better late than never!

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Studio Pen brush for linework, the Soft air brush for some light fades, and the Rosette brush for the dot pattern.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

I hope you can follow along and enjoy the new series! 😄

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