Drawrch 2026 #9: Pirate’s Life

Martin · 5 hours (12:31 AM · Mar 10, 2026)
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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