(Some More) Illustrating Like a Boss

Ta-da! I finished my first character illustration! Well, I think maybe it's finished. To be honest, it doesn't feel entirely finished . . . it's a little simplistic compared to the other student projects in this class. But it's my first one ever, and I'm giving myself a lot of self-praise for it. 

If you missed last Wednesday's post you can check out the initial sketches and stuff here. Or not. I mean, only if you want to. 

Illustrating Like a Boss

I'm working on a Skillshare course to learn some illustrator and photoshop basics. If you don't know what skillshare is, then stop here! Don't read on. It's a black hole of informal and inexpensive online mini-courses. You can learn to do all sorts of fun stuff, one skill at a time. 

Anyways, the course I'm currently distracting myself with is a character illustration course, taught by Matt Kafenberg  It focusses on one particular style of illustration. Um, I forget if the style has a name. It's the kind where you just use shapes, and the sketch lines aren't included in the final product . . . (there's a bit of a gap in my vocab here--whatever). Anyways, it's the same style that Helen Dardik uses, and she's pretty much my top fave illustrator of all times (anywhere. ever.) So there you have it. 

I thought to myself, "why not?" (Here's where you say, "because you're supposed to be focussing on the stuff you've already got going?")

But it's so much funnnnn!

Here's a look at my progress, from the very first concept sketches to, um, the third sketch or whatever. 

Maybe Fall is the Best Season After All

So, here's a sketch that I made . . . that doesn't reflect my approach to television AT ALL.

I'm a huge fan of the TV, and while everyone else is getting excited about pumpkin spice lattes and scarves and mittens, I'm getting pumped up for the return of all my favourite shows!

I know, watching lots of TV is supposed to be something to be embarrassed about. But I feel like my threshold for embarrassment is pretty high--high enough that I can like what I like, and sometimes even flaunt it a little.

So, I'm pretty amped for almost every single show that's returning. There are shows that I watch/listen to while I'm sewing, and then there are shows that I watch with the focus and determination of an olympian.

I'm super excited for the return of The Mindy Project. Yes!

Also eagerly awaiting the premiere of Super Fun Night with Rebel Wilson. REBEL WILSON once a week! Can I get a 'hell yeah'?

Modern Family and Parenthood will also get some very dedicated viewing from me. How 'bout you? Going for any wilderness adventures or reading any good books this fall? Or revelling in the return of good old fashioned Network Television?