Out of My Element

I'm not really into fantasy.

Okay, so I love Harry Potter (the hub and I have a HP marathon every November!) and The Lord of the Rings (also in the regular 'marathon' rotation), and I am definitely intrigued by fantasy...but I just have a hard time drawing it.

You know, trolls, elves, orcs, pixies...I don't really know the difference (even after watching TLOTR series).

But my husband loves all things fantasy. In fact, he has been writing an amazing fantasy novel and it will probably be some epic movie series in the next 20 years. So get excited! Anyway, he is always trying to get me to draw him something fantastical.

So I decided what the heck.

And you know what? I liked it! A lot actually! Getting out of my element is healthy, I think.
I think I'll do it more often. It's just a quick sketch, but it was a good exercise for my creative muscles.

Cool-Wig-Man

So my husband and I have been watching the HBO John Adams movie. It is super good, and has really opened my eyes to the embarrassing amount that I did not know about American history.

As I watched though, I became fascinated by the fashion and political wardrobe choice I will call the "Curly Wig Wonder." No disrespect to the wonderful Founding Fathers intended, but it is really hilarious to me that they wore super curly, long wigs to conduct affairs.

Anyway. I hope you enjoy this little sketch. I had fun. Enjoy.

Some Fun Sketches

This one was a lot of fun. I just selected areas with the lasso tool and filled with different opacities of color. Work in progress. I think I want to add some background elements.

I'm having fun trying some new things on Photoshop. Yay!