Holding glasses (#drawthisinyourstyle)

This drawing should be part of #drawthisinyourstyle challenge, but somehow I doubt anyone will pick it and redraw it. I just don't have a large following base on my social media and there are many influential artists whose entries in this challenge will be more noticeable and challenging.

Anyway, if someone is interested, here's the uncropped version:

Blue (Jurassic World)

Our girl Blue, fans' favourite velociraptor from Jurassic World. 😉

Work in progress:

Chibacca (Chibi Chewbacca)

Some time ago I promised I'd draw something related to the movies I watched. So far I've created some pieces of artwork for movies such as Spiderman Homecoming, Black Panther, Infinity War, Deadpool 2 etc. As you may guess, now it's time for Solo: A Star Wars Story.

The technique of drawing (or any kind of artwork, in case I get some other ideas) isn't specified, so I've decided to draw Chibi Chewbacca (or Chibacca? 😁). The plan was to draw him traditionally and finally use my "fauxcopic" markers, but after several unsuccessful attempts, I returned to my favourite technique, digital art. Yeah, I need a lot more practice with drawing with alcohol based markers, I guess.

As for the movie itself, of course I'm aware of all the turmoil and controversy (fans boycotting Star Wars movies etc.), but I really recommend this movie. It has its flaws - even I can recognize some of them - but on the other hand, it seems like fans are seeking revenge after The Last Jedi and taking it out on Solo. Anyway, that's just an opinion of a guy who'd watch any Marvel, DC, Star Trek or Star Wars movie, no matter how "bad" they are. 😂

Mermay 2018

I didn't participate in the #MerMay challenge, but I decided to draw at least one mermaid just to see how it would turn out. Actually, I've always wanted to do it, so the choice of what kind or type of mermaid exactly to draw wasn't too hard, because a few months ago I came across some photos of a statue of Ariel and I fell in love with the design. It was The Little Mermaid Statue from J. Scott Campbell’s Fairytale Fantasies Collection. Google it, I think it looks amazing!

So, the reference for the pose is obvious, although I decided to change some things. As usual, I drew it on a piece of paper, scanned it and finished in Inkscape. I added some shadows and highlights the only way I know - not caring too much about the source of light, but trying to draw what I believe would look effective and interesting and trying to have fun in the process. And the background is simple, of course.

As for MerMay itself, I'm usually interested in different art challenges, but drawing 31 mermaids would just be too much for me. So far I've managed to finish two #Inktober challenges and I'm actually considering joining #JuneToon, although it has already started, so I guess we'll see. I'd also like to congratulate all participants who finished the #mermay challenge, with a special shout-out to @xelgot whose characters and style inspire me to try something like this one day. And to draw more, because you know how lazy I am, even when I have some good ideas (unfortunately, I often give up and never finish some projects if I procrastinate for too long).

My questionable hairstyles

When it comes to my looks, I've definitely had my share of questionable choices. I've been cutting my own hair for many years now and sometimes I experimented with styles and even colours. Sometimes it depended on my curiosity, sometimes on trends. Or simply put - I wanted to try out some things while I still have my hair. 😁 So, while I was drawing my new avatar for "Art vs Artist" challenge, I came up with an interesting idea - I made two more versions of it, with different hairstyles and here is their story. 😉

The first drawing is for my current haircut. I know it's not that unusual, but it's dangerously close to becoming more "hipstery". 😂 When it was shorter, it was pretty complicated to get different stages of fade, but now I let the top part grow and cut only sides and back. I usually wear beard (although I shave it completely once or twice a year) and I try to keep it short or at least not too long.

The first drawing is for my current haircut. I know it's not that unusual, but it's dangerously close to becoming more "hipstery". 😂 When it was shorter, it was pretty complicated to get different stages of fade, but now I let the top part grow and cut only sides and back. I usually wear beard (although I shave it completely once or twice a year) and I try to keep it short or at least not too long.

And the third style logically followed the second. If the previous one was bold, this one was - bald! 😂 Bad pun, sorry... In fact, it was time to return to work after a vacation, so I had to get rid of blonde hair. I shaved it completely off and also trimmed my beard to some reasonable length.

So, what do you think about my style experiments? What kind of haircut do you prefer? Do you cut your own hair?