Recently in Drawings Category

This was a piece I did a few years back.  I wanted to draw a tease, something that hinted at something more, but at the same time pulled you in. 

I intended for it to be modest, but then I went and snuck a nipple in at the last moment.  Oops. 

I can't draw.  But I can pretend, hey. 

My usual method of pretending is to find a picture I like, trace the key features, then shade it the way I like it.  Even with my cheating, it still comes out looking childish, compared to a real artist.  But it's fun and relaxing, and some of them don't look too bad.

I just finished a piece done this way.  I think the proper way to phrase the medium is "graphite on paper."  Which means I scribbled with some pencils on a piece of paper I snitched from the printer tray.

Even so, this is my favorite one so far.

I've been mulling over the prospect of putting together a game over the past month or so.  I do this every once in a while.  I ponder and consider and think and plan.  Sometimes I actually do something about it.

Anyhow, I have this vision in my head for the game, how it will look and feel, ways to make each level feel unique yet still feel like a cohesive part of the game, etc.

So, a few days ago I did a couple sketches to start defining what the main player might look like.

I wanted a chubby, curly-headed, round-faced farmer type guy.  This was my first pass:

I wasn't very happy with this one.  He looks retarded, and of an undetermined gender.  Also, his fingers are... wrong.

So, I swung around and made another pass.  Here's the 2nd round:

I was much happier with this one.  He looks confident, yet lovable.  Cheerful, yet determined.  Just the sort of character a game might need.  I think I'll play around with him some more and see what comes out of it.

Check out this wicked cool drawing I just found.  I did this when I was in high school.  I can't draw this good, so I must have traced it from something...