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June Sketches

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Original Sketchs: 5.5x7.5
Medium: Ink
Copyright Notice: 2012 by Bob Giadrosich/Red Dragonfly Illustration. All Rights Reserved.

    Six more sketches that will be included in my "Extreme Sketchbook," to be released in 2013.
    Although I use brush and crow-quill in my finished work, for these exercises, I rendered with Sharpie, ball point pen, and various tipped, black markers. I don't set down an ruled lines or measurements, but am content to free-hand everything, which gives the line work a more organic feel and thus, a little more life.
    Here's a selection of six that I did in June.

    From top (left to right):

1). Cleric: I don't know why, but when I draw clerics, they inevitably end up being female elves. What's up with that?
2). Water Dragon: Yep. It's lunch time in the kelp forest.
3). Blossoms: Since I've been in China, I've been studying traditional Chinese ink drawings. This is from a painting by Xin Jiu Hai, called “Moon and Flowers Together.” The original version is done with brush, utilizing both line, ink wash, and color. So, the challenge was to interpret the original using only line and monochrome.
4). Raven: Gotta love those birds!
5). Hometown: This was Sketch #50, so I wanted to do something a little more complicated, in regards to composition. I'll do the same for Sketch #100, which I should hit in July.
6). Hammer Down!: The giant has strength and size, but the warrior has an awesome blade and...attitude! You can view the full version here: [link]

    That's it for this month. Thanks for looking. Now, back to the sketch book, where more will be coming in August!

January Sketches: [link]
February Sketches: [link]
March Sketches: [link]
April Sketches: [link]
May Sketches: [link]
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Apple-Fruit's avatar
Amazing raven you've inked there!