Gave up 20 years ago - recently started sketching again
Just for fun.
I never worked on vuilding a visual bank. Never did enough drawings from reference or studies, which I"m incorporating now.
All of my drawings are also incomplete. They lack value, depth, and color.
There predominantly sketches. Anyway, I collected these over the last twenty years or so. I even have some as old as 1998 ! When I studied art and it was a cool little hobby of mine. Lots of fantasy based characters, not much more...
I have a binder which I"ve now seperated into - studies, drawings from reference, and concepts (the drawings below are all sketches, drawings from reference, or concepts I'd like to develop further).
My goal is to continue to draw as a hobby (I also just started hand painting w/ acrylic).
So I'm Incorporating -
One reference study a day
Prior to character design - do multiple studies then finalize concept (must be original, no tracing)
Scan / import to Digital when ready?
A few years back I purchased an XP Pen tablet but lost the stylus. There charing $20 for the stylus and a new tablet cost $35 so I'm a little hesitant. A well known artist in Atlanta I've known for about 20 years has been sending me tips and insights on how to go about doing it when I'm ready. My biggest reason to do it is to color. A lot of the fantasy / character art I do (no matter how good or bad it may be) doesn't color well with pencils or markers... I think digital painting is best. So I"m considering buying a tablet to help assist with finishing some concepts and even help me with incorporating digital art into my skill set. But for now I need to continue drawing - sketching - whatever...
Last but not least, I just need to continue to draw - no matter how it looks to others, if it looks okay to me then so be it! As long as I'm having fun doing it, and I enjoy doing it - who cares!
Any tips or feedback appreciated! Please be kind. : )
Chris
Posted Aug 4, 2025, 4:30 PM UTC