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It's the 1st of October, and the start of our annual Drawtober challenge over at drawesome! :D

I don't think I was able to manage participating at all last year, but I'm determined to do it this time around. Sometimes it helps to keep a theme in mind or a particular direction to go in, so I'm thinking about focusing on figure drawing - gestures, line of action, musculature, that sort of thing.

Day 1's prompt was THROUGH A WINDOW. I sketched the figure from a reference photo and filled with marker:



Feels like I haven't done any art in forever, so this is a good start I think! :)

One of my art goals is learning to convey movement using fewer strokes, to develop a more loose and natural figure drawing style, which I know will only come with practice. Not sure how many sketches I'll be able to do this month, but I'm hoping for around 10.

Here's the list of daily art prompts, for my own reference: ( Drawtober 2025 Prompts )

Feels like I haven't sat down to do any sketching in MONTHS. I think this must be my first fanart for 2025, and it'll be April in a couple hours. Man, where does the time go?? o_O

Title: Michael...in Spaaace!
Artist: goss
Fandom: Star Trek: Discovery
Character: Michael Burnham
Rating: G
Content Notes: Just under the wire with my entry for drawesome Challenge #69: in Spaaace!. Digital drawing of Michael Burnham from Star Trek: Discovery. It was a bit of a challenge trying to get her facial features right, and I'm not sure how successful I was, but I feel like I *did* manage to capture something of her spirit. I particularly enjoyed sketching in the sparkly galaxy background. ^__^

Preview:


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Title: Timed Figure Drawing Practice 1
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Content Notes: Created for drawesome Challenge #64: No Erase. Thanks to yhlee for the nudge that helped me finally sit down to get some drawing practice done tonight. :)

These are digital drawings based on a timed series of poses, from this Youtube video. Having a clock ticking down, and not being able to undo or erase, made this quite an interesting challenge. I'm just pleased that they came out somewhat recognisably human. :b

Preview:


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Title: Gesture Drawing of a dancer
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Content Notes: Created for drawesome Challenge #63: Let's Move. Digital drawing using Adobe Fresco. Gesture drawing of a dancer in mid-spin, using a still shot as reference. Taken from the awesomely energetic Indian dance performance I was at a couple weeks ago. :)

Preview:


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And here's a timelapse video showing the process:
( Timelapse Video for Gesture Drawing of a dancer )

Creators have been revealed for candyheartsex! \o/ I wasn't really planning on participating this year, but then I ended up picking up this Pinch Hit, simply because it was such a cool prompt (abstract art!) that I had to give it a go. ^__^

Title: Fanart - Wangxian/Wen Qing Abstract Art
Artist: goss
Rating: General
Fandom: The Untamed / MDZS
Relationships: Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian/Wen Qing
Content Notes:
Digital painting created for theladyscribe for Candy Hearts Exchange 2024, who requested Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian/Wen Qing, and abstract art. :)

Entire Artwork can be found at AO3:

Kicking off Drawtober 2023 with some Star Wars! :D :D

Title: Day 1 - Star (Travelers)
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Fandom: Star Wars
Character: Purrgil
Content Notes: Created for Day 1 of the Drawtober 2023 challenge at drawesome. Prompt: Star. This is a digital drawing, done in black and white, with colour tints added. Inspired by Star Wars' space whales. :D

Over the past months, I've gotten pretty comfortable using the pencil tool for digital drawing, especially for shading. So for October, I'm switching things up and challenging myself to practice using the ink brush instead.

Preview:


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And here's a 1-minute timelapse video of the whole process:

( Timelapse Video: Purrgil )

Title: Freeform
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Content Notes: Created for drawesome Challenge #58 - Word Prompt: Freedom. Abstract digital drawing, using the pencil tool.

I allowed my mind to drift, and gave my hands the freedom to draw whatever it wanted, while semi-listening to reactors on YouTube losing *their* minds over this week's episode of Ahsoka. *g*

Preview:


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amberdreams was wondering whether I started the piece with lines or with shading, so I'm sharing the timelapse video below so you can see how it came together. :)

( Timelapse Video: Freeform )

Thanks so much to lunabee34 for suggesting Geordi La Forge for the Disability Diversity art challenge. I'm hoping to do some more artwork for this challenge, so feel free to share your favourite characters. :)

Title: Geordi
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character: Geordi La Forge
Content Notes: Created for drawesome Challenge #57 - Disability Diversity. I did a quick digital sketch, using the pencil tool in Adobe Fresco, and then overlaid it with a more detailed drawing.

Preview:


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And here's a 48-second timelapse video of the whole process. ^__^

( Timelapse Video: Geordi )

Title: Untitled Mermay 2023
Artist: goss
Rating: G
Content Notes: Created for drawesome Challenge #55 - MerMay 2023. Digital drawing, using the pencil tool.

Coming in just under the wire for MerMay, with a quick digital sketch inspired by this photo reference post I saw on Tumblr this morning. :)

Preview:


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BTW, I'm looking for a title for this artwork - let me know in the comments if you have any suggestions. Thanks! :)

Yay, reveals! \o/ Here's the artwork I made for the Candy Hearts Exchange:

Title: Shadow and Light
Artist: goss
Rating: General
Fandom: DC Comics
Characters: Clark Kent & Bruce Wayne
Content Notes:
Created for the candyheartsex Exchange. For El_Wayne, who requested Clark Kent & Bruce Wayne friendship. This is a digital painting, using the watercolour tool in Adobe Fresco.

I came across this stock photo, and the concept immediately coalesced in my mind. I love these characters so much, and really enjoyed the challenge of trying to portray the contrast between these superheroes and their public personas, using only basic outlines and body language.

Entire Artwork can be found at AO3:


This was a very deliberate piece, filled with symbolism in the lighting choices, the architecture on either side, the particular stance of the figures, and the positioning of their shadows. I kept it very restrained, using a monochromatic palette, and held back on overworking the piece. (I'd been watching a lot of Chinese brush painting tutorials around the time I made this, and I think it definitely impacted how it turned out.)

It's been an absolute joy reading the comments, and seeing what people take away from it. ^__^