Inktober 2018 (D)

Inktober has yet again come and gone, so here's the grid!

Also, it turns out I don't think I ever actually posted last year's so here you go:


There were some fun ones both of these years, and it's always good to get the drive to draw something every day for a whole month.

Digital Sketchbook Street Rat (D)

(I just realized that I never posted these so I thought I might as well now.)

A few weeks ago we properly introduced our kids to my favorite. Any opportunity to draw this guy. No ref but of course I tried to channel @glenkeaneprd. Also, after being inspired by a quick online search, I gave him a little redesign with longer hair and a beard, which of course led to you know what. I think he rocks it.

Then I realized as I was drawing these that I did a similar study of Jasmine last year so I thought I better also put some color on these. Then I could fix a couple bits too.

And since I'm here, I might as well post these sketches I did earlier this year, inspired by the original story treatment, a lot of which was resurrected for the Broadway version:

I've actually been friends with these guys for many years, thanks to the Music Behind the Magic boxed set.

Proud of Your Boy indeed.  Character exploration for Aladdin's ma

Then I had to try her out with li'l Aladdin and meeting her future daughter-in-law.

 Like I said, any excuse to draw this guy!

Moana of Moto Nui -- Now With More Maui! (D)

I saw Moana!  I loved it.  I think I'll like it even better when I see it again.  Anyway, unlike the last few Disney animated movies, I was actually inspired to do some fanart for this one before seeing it:

She's so cute.

And so fierce.

16-year-old me would be shocked that I didn't see it on opening day but he would be pleased at opening day splash-of-color sketches.

 And then of course I did some Sunday Sketches after actually seeing it.

That Maui is tricky.  He took three fails before I was more or less okay with him.

Away away.

(Incidentally, I finally saw Finding Dory on the same day and found it thoroughly, and ironically, totally forgettable.)

UPDATE 6 February 2017:

I did one for Maui too.  Our kids love his song, which has grown on me (though some of the lyrics still seem lazy), and his design has grown on me too (probably helped by doing these studies). The shapes! The tattoos... And a great subject for Manhair Monday, which is interesting because early design sketches show him as bald, surely inspired by The Rock.

Inktober 2016 (D)

Yesterday I finished my very first Inktober, which was fun and challenging and I'm glad I don't have to scan anything tonight and I'm probably going to throw out this sometimes leaky pen soon. You can also see these individually posted along with the prompts on my Instagram art gallery @drewgrahamart.

Phew.

Here's one I especially liked so I painted it:

Think of Never Dying (D)

We've been watching/listening to a lot of Phantom this week.

Special thanks to Sierra Boggess, a.k.a. the best Christine ever.

Here are a few older sketches that I ran across the other day.  I was so into this movie when it was new.

So much hair, so much poof.

Everyone knows these two are the real stars of the show.

Never change, Raoul.

SAY you love her... "You know I do" isn't the same thing.

We had way too much fun and laughed way too much while watching this, but I guess things change over time.

Hipster Harry (D)

We recently played a game of Drawful with a bunch of family and my avatar kind of looked like Harry with a nice big undercut so I thought this idea needed further fleshing out.  What have I done?

 Then of course I had to explore this tragically hip/hiply tragic vessel of wizard angst a little more.  I'm way more into this design than I should be.

 Then I decided Ginny needed a slight redesign to match the new and unspeakably ironic Harry.  Plus it's been too long since I've drawn these two.

Digital Sketchbook Princess (D)

Lately on my Instagram art account I initiated a digital sketchbook project, complete with spiral-bound background and a new pen Photoshop brush, since it's sometimes easier to just draw on the computer than to scan or photograph actual pages (though I still try to remember to regularly put pen to paper).  I draw lots of different things but this day I fell back into my comfort zone Disney go-to and drew some Jasmine.

 Then I wanted to paint some:

642 Things To Draw Intro (D)

I'm finally putting this awesome Christmas present from The Wife to use! She always manages to surprise me, and this is sure to provide sketch inspiration for ages.