Hazel's Scribbles

F is for Fish

2009-04-17T05:24:00.000-07:00

F is for fish.

Fish with totally scribbled on background.

The Jellyfish Rider concept is something I'm working on with my boyfriend. XD

It's based on a little nickname his cousin has for him. :)

H is for Hazel

2009-04-16T06:09:00.000-07:00

H is for Hazel.

Or someone who kinda looks like her.

I think she's got bigger eyes than mine.

But I swear she's got my nose.

...I should have lowered the hairline a bit as well.

W is for Winter

2009-04-15T06:42:00.001-07:00

W is for Winter.

I fail at snowflakes.

T is for Taste.

2009-04-14T06:19:00.000-07:00

T is for Taste.

Some artists do sets of "theme" paintings, such as for the seasons, for colors, and for elements.
I've decided to do that with the concept Taste.

Ugh, my misuse of lines make me twitch.

M is for Map

2009-04-14T06:11:00.000-07:00

M is for map.

Those names? All made up. I would suck as a fantasy writer.

Doodles, doodles, doodles!

2009-04-12T05:52:00.000-07:00

I have been slacking on my daily doodles this week. :P I drew an extra lot of decent stuff today, though, so I hope that makes up for it. Now, I only wish I had Photoshop so I can adjust these things' contrast.

Don't disturb me while I'm art-ing, y'hear? (Oh, yeah. Art is sooo a verb.)

Profile of my 5-year old cousin, who wanted to draw beside me while I art-ed.

Sketch of a girl in a local Coca-Cola ad. :P But it ended up looking nothing like her. Made her face longer than it's supposed to be (She has a nice round-ish face).

Oh noes, anime style!

After much reflection on fairy tales (and why they're always drawn as skinny little things) and such, I've decided that Rapunzel must be the princess who would be on the chubby side. How could you not be when you're locked up in a tower your entire life with probably only a few square meters to exercise in? Cinderella probably got a lot more exercise, as she did lots of housework for her stepmother. Same for Snow White, who did it for the dwarves. Sleeping Beauty apparently did not eat for a hundred years, which might have gotten her the title of most anorexic princess had her circumstances not suggested that she didn't have much of a choice.

And no, she's not sad in the drawing because she's slightly larger than all the other princesses. You would be lonely too if you've been locked in a tower your whole life and having an old hag pulling on your hair every evening. But, don't worry, darling! Your prince will be so fabulous, he'll love you no matter your dress size. The fact that you're one pretty chick won't count against you, either. ;)

Happy Easter everyone!

More FIgure Drawing

2009-04-11T07:16:00.000-07:00

More figure drawings. :D This time, my references were from the lovely Shelldevil at Deviantart, whose gallery is just as much as a figure artist's dream as was lockstock's (who I drew last time)

Yes I know the proportions of the second drawing are a bit off. :P I also reduced the auto contrast thingy our scanner does to everything I scan. It took off so much of my shading last time.

Anyway, I was originally planning to submit the drawings of real people i drew... Those didn't turn out so well, though. It's just difficult to get people to keep still. :P I should ALSO stop drawing reclined/sitting figures. But I can't help it... They're so much easier to draw than standing ones!

Figure Studies + My Theme

2009-04-07T15:21:00.000-07:00

I just love it that this week's theme is figure studies. I decided to do some nude ones first and, since it would hurt my pride (!? XD) to ask anyone to undress in front of me, I referenced from some stock photos by Lockstock, whose photos are a figure artist's DREAM.

There were more... But they pretty much sucked. XD

Oh, and since I was unable to post a free-themed drawing last Sunday, I made one yesterday too:

Speaking of the human figure, though, I have to recommend this book which my boyfriend gave me last January: "How to Draw the Human Figure" by Raynes and Raynes. It's great!

I love how its chapters are divided into progressively more complicated concepts, allowing me to develop my skill as I go along. I'm still far from the end, but so far I believe this has got to be the most helpful art book I own.

Inspiring, too, especially when it encourages you to go on drawing no matter how messy it gets because "it is what you learn while making the drawing that matters".

:teary eyes: how true, oh how true!

Remind me to give my boyfriend one big, sloppy kiss for this book when we see each other again. <3

A pixel portrait.

2009-04-05T08:14:00.000-07:00

Who says our doodle can't be in pixel, right? XD
Well, I got lazy yesterday so I didn't draw anything BUT since time zones are cool, and I'm in the future and all, I still have 16 hours to post my second doodle of the weekend. 8D So I still win.

Feathers

2009-04-03T05:27:00.000-07:00

The last two feathers suck and it's nothing fancy, but words cannot express how insanely fun it was to make this. It was, for the most part, because I used a technique I don't often use - negative spacing. I should do it more often.

The only part about it that sucked was that I had to be patient and wait for the first few colors to dry before applying the black paint which would define the feathers.... >.> OK. I'll admit I wasn't patient. I just painted a few more doodles while waiting for it to dry:

I think I've fallen in love with watercolors all over again. XD

Bouquet

2009-04-02T06:35:00.000-07:00

lmao, I forgot to finish the leaves and the vase in front of the guy in the picture frame. I also spelled bouquet wrong (I think). XD I'm just too lazy to fix it.

:P No, it's not an original concept. It was inspired by an illustration in a wine tasting article I read a few months ago. It's a play on bouquet, as in the aroma of wine, and bouquet as in flowers. Only, the illustration on that article didn't have some blond, probably French guy with a prominent nose sniffing wine.

April Fool's Day!

2009-04-01T07:59:00.000-07:00

Year of Doodles, Day 1: April Fools!

omg, Hazy, what is this pathetic excuse of a doodle you've got thar?

Ugh, it's been a LONG April Fool's day. I had to do tons of stuff today. April Fool on me.

By the time I sat down to make a doodle, I wasn't satisfied with anything I drew, so agh! What the heck... The above was the most finished doodle I put out today.

But wait! There's more! This was my favorite concept:

A little girl cowering in shame as people laugh at her after making her victim to a practical joke. I just couldn't get the foreshortening right. So, yeah.... I hope to do better next time. XD

Damn, I'm sleepy.

A Year of Doodles!

2009-03-31T04:16:00.000-07:00

Hey there! Shyla from DeviantArt is holding a Year of Doodles. We need a blog to participate so here I am! I'm looking forward to posting a doodle a day for a year! :D