warmup sketch for the evening. I accidentally opened a document this size so I just went with it.

I want a puppy to rough house with...

Another shape warmup before I start inking. I think I just wanted to draw a pit viper. With arms. Decorated with medals.

benedict's face.

I spent a lot of yesterday trying to understand Benedict Cumberbatch's unique facial happenings. Here's a handful of quick drawings.

He has so many angles, and his lips are so interesting. They're like triangles, there's such a dip in the middle. Have you ever watched them as he speaks? The first time I watched Sherlock, I was, at first, cripplingly dazzled by the melted-butter quality of his voice. But after that initial introduction, it was like my eyes were racing my brain to understand his face and how is lips moved.

Pretty stoked to hear his voice come out of Smaug.

elemental

I follow a tumblr called Weekly Art Challenges, and the last one was to create a character based on an element from the periodic table. 

I picked Promethium, and used this description (from here) for inspiration:

The discoverers proposed the name “prometheum” (the spelling was subsequently changed), derived from Prometheus, the Titan in Greek mythology who stole fire from Mount Olympus and brought it down to humans, to symbolize “both the daring and the possible misuse of mankind’s intellect.” 

first warmup!

I really love the idea of taking a random squiggle and making something more of it. So that's how I am warming myself up today:

Onward.