Weekly Drawing Prompt Thread

I was thinking about this while I was breaking down cardboard boxes and vacuuming, and I think I figured it out: I want to be done! (Come to think of it, it wasn't so difficult an answer to find.) I said I was going to do 10 stories, but I have 7 and I can always save those three for some other time (maybe Volume 2), so why insist on doing all 10 when I am not contractually obligated?

This is what I'll do. I am going to letter The Foxhunt (I've decided not to color it, either, at least not for this first volume), which should only take a couple of days, and then I'll put all the stories together. I might do illustrations to serve as chapter breaks, but I might not. (I will do one for the cover, though.) Then, I'll take September off, and I'll be ready for Inktober. Sounds like a plan!

Sounds like some warranted burnout.
Also sounds like a solid plan

I think it is a combination of burnout and having started at a new school, which means I have to do a lot more work to prepare my classes than I would otherwise do. At least, it has been a very, very positive change for me, so I am glad I have to do all this work now. It will be easier next year when I already have everything in place!

Also, it's funny, because I started to letter The Foxhunt last night and I found myself thinking I really wanted to color it. However, I should not start doing so because I know I am not going to have time and it will become a source of stress. But maybe in the future I could do some special edition in color!

But yes --ending the anthology at seven is definitely the way to go. I already feel a lot less stressed knowing I don't have to find time to produce.

Here you have the finished version of The Foxhunt! Finished for now, that is. I vow to color it before the next chapter comes out!

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Now, all that's left is the cover for the collection. Maybe this week?

Lamest update ever because it doesn't come with an image, but I have started coloring The Foxhunt, which I said I was not going to do. However, I can't help but feeling it would be a disservice to the story to leave it in black and white. So, I don't know how long it is going to take, but I am going to color all ten pages before I call the anthology done. So far this week I have almost finished one panel, hahaha.

Well, I surprised myself and finished the page!

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She is giving it away... How does she know Spear is a she?

I would guess the Spear is a well-known wanted criminal, and she knows her dad's been working the case for a while now. I bet he talks about it over dinner.

[Opens the door to the thread with a drawn-out creak, looks around anxiously.]

Okay, so I drew something a couple of weeks ago, but wasn't satisfied... so I put it aside to edit later. Looking back on it today, I decided that realistically I wasn't going to be able to fix all the problems without effectively ending up redrawing the whole thing, so I'm just going to post as is. So here!

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Mario_Alba wrote:

But yes --ending the anthology at seven is definitely the way to go. I already feel a lot less stressed knowing I don't have to find time to produce.

So are you going to publish the complete anthology together somewhere online rather than spread across the thread?

Mario_Alba (slightly earlier) wrote:

Then, I'll take September off, and I'll be ready for Inktober. Sounds like a plan!

October is coming.

(Ahem.)

Yeah, I'd like to jump into something next month too. Could be Inktober, but I could also do Arttrober again, since I found myself enjoying drawing all the characters more than I expected.

So this is a thing for sculpting cloth on 3D models. At some point soon I will have some time play with this.
I am EXCITE!!!

fangblackbone wrote:

So this is a thing for sculpting cloth on 3D models. At some point soon I will have some time play with this.
I am EXCITE!!!

Hmm... I've been wondering about making use of 3D models as a foundation for 2D art. Cloth sculpting is of particular interest (see previous post), since I still haven't got the hang of drawing it convincingly. How easy is Blender to learn to use, Fang?

Your drawing is what inspired me to post that video. I really need to start working on my TTRPG cover and characters. I think I've figured out what I am going to do so it is just setting time to do it.

Blender? Persistence is key. There are a lot of tutorials out there which is a blessing and a curse. You have a wealth of info, and you also have more to sift through.

Blender is only getting easier to learn but I wouldn't say its easy. You also need rigging and posing skills. Which are very technical and very down the rabbit hole.

I don't want to discourage. I just want to warn that people that know what they are doing make it look a lot easier than it is.

Just some tragic character backstory stuff for my current Sunday game PC.

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Another fun sculpting cloth video:

And this one:

Ravanon wrote:

Okay, so I drew something a couple of weeks ago, but wasn't satisfied... so I put it aside to edit later. Looking back on it today, I decided that realistically I wasn't going to be able to fix all the problems without effectively ending up redrawing the whole thing, so I'm just going to post as is. So here!

Well, I think it looks awesome!

Ravanon wrote:

So are you going to publish the complete anthology together somewhere online rather than spread across the thread?

The idea is to get some covers/illustrations done and put it all together as a pdf. Then, I'll see if I can put it somewhere where you can download it for free but also tip whatever you want, if that's what you'd like. Since I never planned on making a dime with the project, I don't care if no one tips a cent.

Which reminds me, I almost finished coloring the second page of The Foxhunt yesterday, but had to stop to cook dinner. Hopefully, I'll get it done today!

Ravanon wrote:

Yeah, I'd like to jump into something next month too. Could be Inktober, but I could also do Arttrober again, since I found myself enjoying drawing all the characters more than I expected.

As for October, I have been watching and thoroughly enjoying Jim Rugg and Ed Piskor's YouTube channel "Cartoonist Kayfabe," and I just found out they are going to have a list of prompts as well. The list looks fun, and they said they'll retweet, re-whatever the entries, which is also fun, so I might do that.

I got this from one of their videos, in case you were wondering:

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I am vaguely reminded of

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Which would also be a good prompt set.

It would be! Now... what is it?

Mario_Alba wrote:

It would be! Now... what is it? :P

First, stop whatever you are doing right now and go watch Cabin in the Woods.

Second, it's basically every horror movie trope.

Ah, okay! I saw that in theaters on opening night, but haven't watched it again since, so I did not remember.

I haven't been able to make any progress coloring The Foxhunt... and Inktober is almost here! I am actually not sure I'll be able to see it through this year, given how little time I have, but I have to do it! (Or, at least, try.) I am envisioning quick, simple drawings, black and white, all done with pocketbrushes to both practice with the brushes and also keep the time commitment to a minimum. I'm also almost out of 9x12 sheets, so I might work on a smaller format, which would also help with the time commitment. Anyone else getting ready to draw for 31 days straight? (Besides Ravanon --I know he will do it! )

Page 9 done!

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Let's see how long it takes me to color the next one...

Warming up for Inktober with a quick drawing of my bearded dragon, Neptune:

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Mario_Alba wrote:

Warming up for Inktober with a quick drawing of my bearded dragon, Neptune:

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Nice!

I've missed the past 2 Inktobers, pondering giving this one a go. I really enjoyed the two times I did it, thinking the stress relief would be helpful.

You should absolutely do it!

I think it's going to be kind of stressing for me, but I've done for the past seven years, so I can't break the streak! (I wonder how long I'll keep telling myself that)

Zilla Blitz wrote:

I've missed the past 2 Inktobers, pondering giving this one a go. I really enjoyed the two times I did it, thinking the stress relief would be helpful. :)

Yes! The more the merrier!

Ready for tomorrow!

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I managed to finish Page 8 before Inktober starts tomorrow!

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This will most likely be the last page of The Foxhunt I can color until November.

Kayfabetober Day 1: Grendel done!

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Mario in first as usual!

Arttrober Day 1—Yor Forger of Spy x Family:

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I really should finish watching that show. It's a good thing we're starting this month on a weekend, because that took way too long for a daily picture.