#itstheeverydaymiracle

3.22.19;;

Fullmetal Alchemist is my favorite anime of all time (and if I’m being honest, the only one I’ve *actually* watched). The story is amazing and obviously I love anime/manga as an art form as well.

I was inspired to do this piece by both a reference photo I saw online and a YouTube video by LethalChris Drawing.

Al is my precious cinnamon bun, so of course I had to draw him 🥰 it was also a very fun piece to play around with. I have never really worked with a more monotonous color palette before, so working with a mostly gray palette was an exciting challenge.

I love shading but I always find myself afraid to do it! I feel like the lines are just too harsh, etc. But the truth is that real life shadows are not blended into things, they are a stark contrast. So it’s taken some getting used to, playing around with shading as well.

I’m not as good as posting my art on here like I should be, unfortunately, so please check out my art Instagram @bymckenziemarie! ❤️

“everything is figureoutable”

sketchbook update!!!

yesterday I drew 4 new things. FOUR! sounds dramatic but for someone who hasn’t drawn in ages, this is big for me haha. I probably should have been studying for my finals though 🤷🏻‍♀️

I added little Pride, my baby 2003 Wrath, & a random chibi Al because I had the smallest bit of space left and why not?

I kind of feel like each of these just got progressively worse...but hey, I’m drawing something. that’s progress!

I also did a self portrait not featured here. I was really scared to do my hair (I have blonde balayage) because all the hair I’ve done here, as you can see, is pretty much just black. so it was a bit of a challenge! but it was exciting to try something new and get out of my comfort zone. I’ll post a pic when I do more on that page.

I also added the thick black outline to add to the cartoon effect and I really liked how it turned out! overall I am so happy with this page, especially because it’s the very first page in my sketchbook and I think it’s pretty dang good for someone who has been out of it for quite a while.

another doodle from the other day - beej & lyds!!!

also me trying out different signatures hehe

materials used: touchnew markers

I repainted my Bible again and I’m SO stinkin’ happy about it ✨

so funny story, yesterday at around noon I just got really inspired and really wanted to repaint my Bible cover again. I didn’t even have a plan, I just went for it. All of a sudden I was slapping a fresh coat of white paint all over and thinking oh boy...what have I gotten myself into?! so I managed to finish this whole cover in less than a day somehow, some way.