Speed sketch

[Dogenzaka]

Sketched from a photograph. Ballpoint pen. 45 minutes.

This was fun and challenging because she was upside down and because the pen forced me to be careful.

Here's the original photograph.

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[Vayne Mechanics]

this is really good. one thing i'd suggest is working on using values better even if it's just a sketch. the eyes are a bit misplaced and awkward but great job o:

 

[Dogenzaka]

Yea I got pretty frustrated with the hair. Didn't want to spend forever shading it.

 

[♥]

Wow i rarely see people sketch with a pen

i rarely see people sketch with pencil, they're just too messy.
pen is really the only way to go.

looks good, but seems a bit rushed. I think it would have helped to slow down. Also, instead of scribbling for value, try more deliberate strokes. Hatching or crosshatching would work if you have a steady enough hand. This is good, though, and shows a decent understanding of drawing concepts. I can see where there's a bit of warping in the pupils of the eyes, and again i'll reiterate that you should slow down and if you want to continue, i'd suggest picking up a micron or faber-castell pitt pen set and a bristol pad

 

[Dogenzaka]

Actually yeah I wanted to pick up some sketching pencils and pens soon bc right now I just use crappy pens or mechanical pencil, haha. Pencil happens to be my favorite for the shading, however.

I know it's rushed, but I challenged myself to do it as quickly as possible, and then afterwards to see where I naturally focus on the most when I'm strapped for time, and see where I could improve.

I enjoy setting different "parameters" of challenge on my drawings to see what I can do to make it more interesting to me. Reminds me of my time when I would figure draw....I really enjoyed that...because they'd only give us 30 seconds, or 2 minutes, or 5 minutes to draw a human body pose.

 

[Ophan]

I have to agree it seems rushed, and i don't really have much to put beyond that, because my thoughts have already been said by others. So overall i really love it