Sketches – TrailBlade Art

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I started out this redraw with the intention it would look more like the ones with no background. Then I decided to try and incorporate some of the background into the line art to avoid the disjointed look in 03 and then I ended up putting in more effort than was necessary. Again, I went… Continue reading Snippet Redraw 17

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This character has decided to go into a “haunted house”, and found out it’s actually haunted. I had done most of the lineart a while ago but was undecided about what the final render style would be- so I just made myself finish it and see what inspiration came from there. I’d also used grey… Continue reading Snippet Redraw 16

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While I’ve drawn a lot of characters with red hair over time, I realised I hadn’t done even one in this series, so here it is. I also wanted to try and practice drawing more makeup, so this particular scanned drawing was chosen. Being framed and interrogated, this character is not having a good day.… Continue reading Snippet Redraw 15

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I imagine this character is a scientist working at a facility you really DON’T want to hear the alarms in. She also has white hair from the stress, if that’s any indication. Like redraw 10 & 13, I wanted to do this with just black, white and red, and also the next one after 11… Continue reading Snippet Redraw 14

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This redraw was mostly completed a while ago, but after finishing the black & white with red version I just didn’t want to render it in colour. I eventually came back and finished it, if only to complete it. My intention was a twist on the Little Red Riding Hood concept; something a bit more… Continue reading Snippet Redraw 13

DnD Goblin Bard

This is a character idea I’ve had for a while and have been working on on-and-off: a goblin bard. I wanted to practice drawing something with a bit more exaggeration than a realistic style, as well as expressions with features that aren’t quite human. There is a full colour reference but after I’d started drawing… Continue reading DnD Goblin Bard

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Briton VS Viking with a knife. This can only go well. I find I tend to do blended shading for medieval/fantasy characters and cel shading for modern characters, so time to do something a bit different. (Yes, there’s a Viking standing in front of her which would technically block out the sun but we’ll ignore… Continue reading Snippet Redraw 12

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First drawing of the series with a speech bubble. She’s just a bit confused. This drawing is kinda the mid-point between ‘styalised with cel shade’ and ‘more realistic with blended shading’. Again I was using the width of line in the lineart to help convey colour, and also just went straight to full colour. I’d… Continue reading Snippet Redraw 11

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Continuing with the red eyes theme, an angry vampire. Angry because she’s captured and can’t bite anyone. Something a little different in terms of hair length and colour; instead of black & white or full colour, this is black & white with one colour. Also one of the first pictures of the series with really… Continue reading Snippet Redraw 10

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From whimsical to stoic. I imagine this character is a bodyguard, hence why she’s standing to attention. It was only after I finished the drawing did I realise the complexion looked kinda like another character from a game I’ve seen. I was experimenting with some of the other brushes for shading, especially her tunic, and… Continue reading Snippet Redraw 09