#hogmansion

I thought about which character I wanted to do for this challenge, and Steven (Universe) became the obvious choice. The show is my favorite of all time! I specifically chose to draw him in his Movie / Future series design. I love the pink Letterman jacket!

The aesthetic is leaning a bit too much into Arts and Crafts territory, but we trudge forward. I decided to cut the figures out and stick them to red construction paper because I wanted a red background, but the layering with watercolor would've taken too much time.

For the design, I created a mock-up digitally and then drew it traditionally. I tried to have his hair follow the six-segment pattern of his original hair, but in a more organic, afro-texture.

I'm continuing the sketchbook Crayola Saga. Fun Fact, I have over 20 sketchbooks. I finally counted. I complete about three sketchbooks a year. I'm almost done with my third one this year (though the first one was a continuation from last year). When I was in middle school, I was terrible at keeping a sketchbook. There would be one tiny doodle per page, if I drew anything at all. And I ripped out so many pages too.

Now sketchbooks are the only way I engage with art. They're messy and chaotic, but I fill them up good!

Another spread from my last sketchbook... I think I had sketched out the half-body and more realistic portrait in graphite to compare my regular style to something more "realistic".

Then at some other point as I was watching a @tacodemuerte sketchbook session video, they were going crazy with the watercolor (or gouache?). Either way, I loved it. Her work is so colorful and expressive, especially the traditional stuff.

So I was like I gotta go CRAZY with the watercolor! I'm generally happy with the result, even though it looks like they have a large mustard stain on their pants. I haven't reached the point where I can make something appear colorful yet subtle.

Finally, I added the portrait on the top right to round out the spread. I haven't figured out a solid cartoony style yet. I kept piling medias on this, first colored pencil and then water-based markers.

I can't remember which video it was, but check them out! They're good!