Hooray for a sketch I am actually happy with! (And extreme pear-shaped bodies!) I said earlier that I wanted to do an editorial piece for my portfolio based on a magazine article I found. Well… I didn’t find a magazine article, but I think this piece could still make people think it might have been used in a magazine. (Society’s portrayal of women and the uh, double-standards of leg-shaving? Or something? Please?)
Anyway, I had originally drawn Medusa shaving for a Vector Illustration class skateboard design. But it sucked and I still liked the idea, so here goes try number two.
Wow,I really love this one! I hope to see it painted soon.
I really love the shapes you used and overall structure. The snakes in her hair add a humorous effect too with whatever their doing haha (even the decapitated ones)
also on a disturbing note (if you find it at all? haha) Most of the time I hate drawings of butts, it’s always something that grossed me out. But this is an exception because you pulled it off beautifully. It’s realistic yet has a unique style to it.
love the inking as usual. How do you get such a clean effect? I’m trying to get better but I have a nervous problem where my hand tends to shake when doing inking (out of fear of messing up) Do you do it at a fast or slow pace?
Steph-
Thanks so much for the kind words! I am honored to have produced a butt that doesn’t disgust you! This actually isn’t an ink– I drew it with a mechanical pencil. It will look mostly the same when inked though— and I use the same hand movements. I try to draw moving my arm rather than my wrist (except for very small details of course) I think this helps keep the line smoother. I think slow, short strokes are what end up getting wobbly. I try to use long strokes at a medium pace. For example, when drawing the curve of her back I would not stop in the middle if at all possible. And if the curve is slightly off from the sketch– that’s okay! Inking doesn’t have to be an exact copy of the sketch, and when you let your arm go where feels best I think it gives the best results. Maybe you just need to try inking a piece that isn’t dear to you, with the assumption that it will get messed up and that that’s okay. Then you can practice using confident strokes without it being a big deal if you do mess up. If you use confident strokes (even if you’re NOT confident) I think you can train yourself to be confident, and you will mess up less than when the strokes are jerky and fearful. I think it is a normal problem that everyone faces, and to get over it you just have to go for it! Good luck!!