derty vs greyscale markers

Arrgghh... i've been struggling with the technique(s?) greyscale markering requires. I tried doing several technical exercises -- spheres, other 3D objects -- and a portrait. All looked like pure and complete shit. I think they were so bad because i didn't realize you had to saturate the area being shaded... the hatching look i think is cool... kinda impressionist-like. That being said, I still haven't figured out how to do an entire drawing with it. So i did the saturation method and i have a drawing that isn't very good, but i'm proud that i am slowly conquering greyscale markers! HA! So, to exmplify the progress i am making, i'm uploading the shit drawings I did back in... August? July? i'm not sure... as well as the one i am kind of happy with. enjoy, my non-blog-readers.

In other news, i'm not drawing my old muse anymore for fear of the black stitches holding my heart together bursting open, allowing heartblood to flow out, ruining (or enhancing?) the drawing anyway.... oh, and killing me.

So! onto bigger and better things :D life is pretty damn good right now and though it took some time, i'm happy to be drawing again and hope to do a lot more. BLAM!

A terrible first attempt

Realizing i need technical practice...

I kinda like the hatching

One more try... you can see the frustration...

Alice, Crystal Castles

For her eyes only...

These drawings are taken from a journal of sorts addressed to somebody I used to know. I never intended on giving that journal to her, but in a heartbeat I did. I think I did it because I knew I'd written honestly (we all would if we thought nobody would ever read it...) and I knew we wouldn't be speaking for a long time.... Plus, all the entries were addressed to her.
Here are a couple drawings from that cahier.

How the heart breaks

Below is a series of drawings of a single subject who inspired me to draw. They're all pretty self-explanatory... and none of these drawings do her justice.

Starts off as a muse
(charcoal)

Kind of a shitty drawing
(ink and india ink)

Give me your eyes, i need sunshine
(ink)

Getting out of hand
(graphite)

Kindly make you way to the exit pt. 1
(ink)

Kindly make you way to the exit pt. 2
(ink)

Thieving
(chalk and charcoal)

untitled
(chalk and charcoal)

(chalk and charcoal)

beauty supreme
(graphite and charcoal)

More drawings

self portrait make up assignment

i just drew this for fun

first crush (2)

first crush (1)


lenn and me being emo