Drawrch 2025 #27: Flowers

 Martin · 5 hours
An illustration of an older woman facing to the right, slightly away from the viewer. The woman has a light complexion, brown eyes, and red lipstick. She has a large round earring in her visible ear, and is wearing a thick, braided necklace. She is wearing black-framed glasses that have a slight blue tint to them. She has wispy, curly hair that is coming out from under a hat. Her hair is a faded blond that gets darker towards her scalp. The hat has a green brim, a light blue top, and is decorated with small flowers on top of the brim in the middle. The sleeves of the woman's shirt are barely visible on the sides, green on the left and yellow on the right. The background is a steel blue that fades to white towards the top.

Today's Drawrch illustration is of a woman wearing glasses and a hat, which I have learned are two other things (in addition to beards) that I just don't enjoy drawing that much.

I suppose that I need to just suck it up and accept that a drawing project where I'm illustrating heads/faces is probably going to have lots of those things in them, because those are things that lots of faces have on them... but I like to complain. 😎

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 gradients.

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 2025 #26: Beard

 Martin · 1 day
An illustration of a man tilting his head down and to the side, looking up at the viewer. The man has a very pale complexion, green eyes, and a dark beard and hair. His hair appears to be long and tied back. He has a very long, scraggly beard, which is slightly lighter in color and has many stray blond strands. The man is smiling slightly. He has a stud earring in his visible ear. He is wearing a black hoodie with three thin white stripes going down the front. The background is a steel blue that fades to a slightly lighter color towards the top.

Today's Drawrch illustration features a man with a super big, scraggly beard.

I have been avoiding drawing lots of bears this time around, but figured I could do this one by going about it in a slightly more stylistic way, and I think it paid off. Despite the simplified style, the drawing still took me about an hour and a half to complete. 😅

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 2025 #25: Over Her Shoulder

 Martin · 2 days
An illustration of a woman looking over her shoulder, looking at the viewer. The woman's mouth is open slightly, and she has a hint of a smile on her face. She has long hair that is curled over her shoulder and wisping up at the sides. She has an earring in her visible ear. The woman has a medium complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair that is lit up to look orange-red and tan in the light. The shadows on the woman's face are in an unnatural, deep blue color. The background is a pink color that fades to a bright yellow towards the bottom.

Today's Drawrch illustration is of a woman looking over her shoulder at you.

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 the background gradient.

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 2025 #24: Grin

 Martin · 3 days
An illustration of a man smiling and looking off to the right. The man's head is tilted slightly toward the viewer and turned to the right. His mouth is slightly open, as if he is laughing. He has a light complexion, brown hair, dark eyes, and is wearing a white shirt and a chain necklace. He has some stubble on his cheek and chin. He is being lit largely from behind by the sun, leaving hard highlights on both sides of his head. The background is a dark sky blue, fading sharply to near white at the middle, towards the top.

Today's Drawrch is of a reference image I've been wanting to do for a while now - almost this entire project! - but every time I considered it, I ended up chickening out.

It's a tough one because of the asymmetry of the man's eyes, the almost warped shape of his mouth, and the lower resolution of the source image itself. But I like it too because the man has a very defined look, the angle of his face is interesting, and his expression is easy to read.

I finally worked up the courage to try it tonight, and I'm glad I did. It's not perfect, but it captures the essence of the reference pretty well in my opinion. Someday I'll make a video comparing all of these to their references, and we'll truly find out how close I got! 😎

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 gradients. At the end, I also made some use of Procreate's filters, adding noise and blurring it as an overlay.

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

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Drawrch 2025 #23: Jane Jetson

 Martin · 4 days
An illustration of Jane Jetson, from the cartoon The Jetsons. Jane is facing the viewer but looking up to the left, as if rolling her eyes. She is smiling. She has a light complexion, red hair, pearl earrings, and is wearing her usual sleeveless purple top with large, white triangular collar. The background is a dark blue that gets lighter towards the top, with white stars drawn over it in a retro asterisk style.

After yesterday's drawing, I wanted to do another woman in cartoon style (and truth be told, I'm really tired tonight after a 4-hour drive back from Fort Bragg). So today's Drawrch illustration is of Jane Jetson, one of the leading women in The Jetsons, a favorite cartoon from my youth.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Syrup brush for linework, and the Soft air brush for the background gradient.

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

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Drawrch 2025 #22: Chomp

 Martin · 5 days
An illustration of a man wearing a bunny suit and eating a carrot. The illustration is in a cartoon style. The man has a large bulge of carrot in his cheek and is staring at the viewer as if he's been caught doing something. He is holding a carrot with a large bite taken out of it in his right hand. The bunny suit has a hole cut out for the man's face, two floppy ears on top, and a large zipper down the front. The man had a light complexion and blue eyes. The suit is a light blue. The background is a faded purple with a darker gray splotch for the man's shadow.

I didn't have a lot of time for today's Drawrch illustration, so... here's another cartoon. 🤪

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

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

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Drawrch 2025 #21: In The Distance

 Martin · 6 days
An illustration of a woman looking to the left, almost in profile. The woman has a wistful look on her face, and her lips look slightly pursed. Her head is tilted backward a bit, and her eyes are focused on a point far in the distance. She has a dark complexion, plum-colored lips, dark eyes, and dark hair. Her hair is in tight braids, and it tied into a knot around itself in the back, with single braids hanging down behind it. The background is a light blue. The image is styled to look like an old comic book illustration.

Today's Drawrch illustration is of a woman looking into the distance.

I really enjoyed making this one, though I almost got tripped up on the braids. As I was drawing their outlines, my plan was to just fill them in with a dark color and call it good, but when I started doing the "inking" portion, I couldn't help myself and drew in all the details. I'm glad that I did, because I think the drawing is much better for it.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Smooth Natural Nib brush for linework, and the Rough Dot Shader 45/Light and Rough Dot Shader 60/Light brush for shading. I used the Syrup brush to help with fills, and the Worn 2 Subtle brush for the distress overlay at the end.

The Smooth Natural Nib brush is from the Rusty Nib pack, the Dot Shader brushes are from the Beat Tones pack, and the Worn 2 Subtle brush is from the Fast Grit pack, all 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 2025 #20: Somber

 Martin · 7 days
An illustration of a man in profile, looking to the right. The man is drawn in black and white with posterized colors and a rough brush. The man has a blank expression on his face and appears to have a light complexion. His hair is very curly, and it sticks out over his forehead and droops over his eyebrow and ear. A bright light source illuminates his profile, leaving his jawline, neck, and hair in deep shadow. The background is a bright gold that fades to orange towards the bottom of the image.

I got done with today's Drawrch illustration very early! 😄

The reference image I used was in black and white, so figuring out the shading was a lot easier than normal. I added some color in the background to liven things up a bit too.

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 background shading.

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 2025 #19: Pink

 Martin · 8 days
An illustration of a woman looking somewhat intently at the viewer. The woman has a light complexion with ruby shadows. She has steel blue eyes and pink lips. Her hair is cut to chin length and is colored pink at the ends. Her hair is also being lit from behind by a bright environmental light. The woman is wearing a denim jacket. The background is a blurred outdoor environment with a white sky, green hills and a bright spot just above the woman's shoulder at the bottom of the image.

Today's Drawrch is one that I've been wanting to do for a while, but was sort of worried about being able to get it right.

It's a bit similar to yesterday's drawing, in that the reference is somewhat unconventional. I'm glad I went for it though, because I feel like I was able to capture the woman in the photo properly. It would've been nice to have more time for shading, but I can only work for so long in the evening! 😅

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 shading and background texture. 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 2025 #18: Squinting

 Martin · 9 days
An illustration of a man laughing. The man has a medium complexion and is shaved bald, with only stubble left behind. His eyes are squinting and his mouth is open. He is wearing a mustard yellow shirt and a gray coat. The background is a gold color that fades to white as it goes from top to bottom.

I really struggled with today's Drawrch illustration. I spent about an hour working on my first sketch before abandoning it and starting over, and then just rushed through it to get done.

The second sketch, which was less concerned with proportions, turned out a lot better. Partly because it was more stylized than then original, and partly because I was more familiar with the reference's face at that point, but it still just doesn't look right to me. It was a hard expression and angle to capture, and I'm not sure I succeeded here. He just looks a little... dopey? I don't know!

This project is about practice though, so they can't all be good! 😅

Anyway, this was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Soft air brush for some light shading, the Rough Dot Shader 45/Light brush for the hair/stubble, and the Syrup brush for everything else.

The Dot Shader brush is from the Beat Tones pack, 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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