Brace Yourselves... Doodles Are Coming

I'm not sure what space time y'all might occupy, but in my time continuum it is November and it is COLD! Ugh, sometimes Georgia really gets on my nerves. In the summer I'm sweating like a sinner in church, and in the winter I'm shaking like a leaf on a tree! -And THEN there are those weird times when the weather just goes haywire! Hmph...

Seriously, though!

Geez! Enough about the weather already! What am I, some sort of weather person?!

Recently I have been steeling myself for an endeavor of epic proportions (to me, at least). I'm going to paint my room! I want to go crazy and make an awesome mural in my little space, but I haven't come up with any solid ideas. There are a few "concepts" I've batted around, some doodles hastily scribbled on napkins, etc, but nothing solid. Maybe I'll dream about it tonight? My poor room's gone through the overhaul of its life. Papers, old shoes, and ratty clothes were tossed to make way for a cleaner and more livable habitat as well as prep for the painting. Why am I so messy?

Almost this bad… definitely more books than beer cans, though.

I'm still not quite done, and I've been at it for about 2 weeks! On and off, sure, but still. How much mess can you fit in one room? As I was cleaning, I found some doodles from when I was young and foolish. Wow, it hurts a little to see them! I'm not quite sure why they haven't been engulfed in flames, but here they are for all to see. To be fair, this first bunch was when I was in high school.

There were a couple of doodle phases I went through, the biggest being the "drawing faces in profile" phase. I read somewhere that if you doodle profiles a lot that it means you are an introverted/ introspective type person. Yes, some people argue that there is a psychology to what we doodle and why. This is a lot like graphology (the study of handwriting). Depending on the doodle's placement on the paper, how hard or softly you pressed your pencil/ pen, the overall style, etc, you can discover characteristics about an individual's personality.

What's up with the face tattoo?

Of course there was an attempt at "anime/ manga style" phase. The allure of huge eyes and amazing hair was too strong to withstand! I was QUITE the Clamper in my day, voraciously reading through my friend's volumes of Cardcaptors, Rayearth, and Wish (among many others).

Here's some more random ones. The deer head is one that an aunt owns, actually. Next is one of a few faux tribal tattoos that I attempted. It was another one of those phases, I guess. Thanks goodness it didn't last long. The last of these is a lone wolf. I wasn't very confident in my drawing abilities in high school and ended up tracing over some Okami art, honestly. A few aspects were changed, but not enough to call it an original. Although… seeing it now, it might be a good idea to redraw it. This way, I could really see how far I've come!

Stagshead Revisited

My attempt at a tribal hummingbird? I can't tell anymore!

It's decided. I shall redraw you!

This second group is definitely more recent. These were drawn within the last 3 or 4 months, I would say, and they're more to my liking. My quest for style has been a success, and I'm loving everything I draw as of late. Face doodles are still my favorite, apparently.

Her name is Sarah.

"On a tropical island..."

Random heads and a new addition to my Goddess series.

This final bunch is interesting. Here it's just about experimentation. I like to be tidy with my inked lines, but I recently acquired a black brush pen in an attempt to loosen up. It's definitely fun how the shapes drawn flow nicely, but it's not as easy as I thought it would be. It's just going to take some practice... The pink haired chick was my first attempt. Ha ha, I just went all over willy nilly, so it's not great, but it's something! The next one is getting there. My final doodle was done with a leaky pen. I didn't known the pen was broken and had globbed ink where the right boot is most scribbly. I freaked, but instead of trashing it, I ran with it. I might just have to use leaky pens more often because it looks so cool, in my opinion!

Her hair reminds me of Ramona Flowers.

The colors of the leaves around here

I've always wanted a mohawk!!!!!

There are quite a few things I'd like to draw more of (not just doodle) such as fan art or stand alone ideas I've only thought about but not written or sketched out. Songs have been inspiring my mind space like crazy! It might be a good idea to make an everyday or every week art project based around songs, movies, or fandoms. I'll have to give this more thought...

Well, that's it for me. Until next time! ~~~ <(*-*<)