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[sarahfogg]

When I restarted this little book I went back and drew new versions of the old pictures to see if it looked different. I think I used to use harder lead in my pencils. You can see I didn't even make it past the layout sketch for the bluebell in 2017.

#art #art journal #sketchbook #fairies #fantasy #bluebell #crocus #jackalope #pencil #mechanical pencil #miniature

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A while ago I dug out a teeny tiny notebook (only 6.5x10.5cm) I'd never finished and started drawing in it. I remember I bought this book in 2017 while in a slump, hoping it would make me want to draw more, which didn't work but I did suddenly feel like using it last year.

The mushrooms are from 2022, but squint at the dates and you'll see there was a 5-year gap between drawing and colouring the lionfish mermaid because I sketched her in 2017.

#art #traditional art #art journal #sketchbook #mermaid #mushrooms #lionfish #fantasy #coloured pencils #miniature

[sarahfogg]

2002 vs. 2022

Last year I came across a set of season fairies that I drew when I was still in school. They were the first art I ever posted online and were the best I could do at the time. Since it had been exactly 20 years, I decided to redraw them and see the difference. I tried to retain some elements from the original set; each fairy is facing the same way and has a similar outfit and colour scheme. In 2002 I used coloured pencils because that was my standard medium for colour, so I did the redraw in watercolour because that's become my standard medium over time. (Maybe I'll redraw one in coloured pencil too.) Autumn is first because I drew her first back then! It was my favourite season. Autumnal fairies are still the kind I draw most, so the Autumn fairy was probably the easiest.

Winter is the one I changed most because she had a definite Christmas vibe in the original, which I remember being unintentional. (At the time I just couldn't think of any Winter plants other than evergreens.) I tried to make the new one match what I was aiming for in the past, rather than what I managed to draw.

Spring flowers are all very low-growing, so I moved the Spring fairy down to the ground. I'm really pleased with the mist effect in the background and how closely I was able to match the old colour scheme.

Finally, Summer! This one was interesting, I absolutely hated the season as a child (I had fair skin, light-sensitive eyes and debilitating hayfever) and I have strong memories of just bashing this one out to complete the set, so I had to figure out if there even was a flower that matched those generic 'flower' shapes I drew in the original. I hadn't tried very hard at the time, but in hindsight I thought her pose was more interesting than the others, so I tried to retain things like the bent legs by hooking them round the flower stem. She's also the one whose character design changed the least. I'm still not a huge fan of the season but I think the updated illustration might even be my favourite in the set.

Maybe I'll make some prints of these or some Redbubble products?

#2002 vs 2022 #old art #redraw #old vs new #art #traditional art #fairies #fantasy #seasons #spring #summer #autumn #winter #watercolour #coloured pencils #periwinkle #snowdrop #oak

[sarahfogg]

Happy Hobi Day! He's not my bias but I could watch j-hope dance all day.

His trousers in this dance practice remind me of a watermelon and I love it.

#bts #jhope #hobi #fanart #hobi day #watercolour #pencil #traditional art #hope world #watermelon

[sarahfogg]

Picnic with friends, version 2.

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Here's a sort of bonus Inktober. I had half a page left and I was still disappointed about using the wrong midtone in this Inktober picture, so I redrew a Winter version with the right pen. Which one looks better?

#art #lottie #crows #birds #picnic #fineliners #grey pen #dolly style #inktober #sort of #OCs

[sarahfogg]

It's a good day for friends to visit.

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Inktober 2022 Day 31: dip pen and ink wash

Last one! As usual, finished with about 2 hours to midnight. I was screamingly busy at London MCM Comic Con for the last 5 days (including travel and packing/unpacking etc.) so I'm really pleased that I managed to keep going to the end.

This makes 5 of the Mirror Twins for Hallowe'en, so I'll probably get them printed as postcards like the 5 Tabitha drawings. Who should I pick for the next series?

#inktober #inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 day 31 #art challenge #art #ink art #ink #dolly style #mirror twins #OCs #gothic #gothic art #halloween #seance #ghosts #ink wash #dip pen #traditional art

[sarahfogg]

Carnivorous plant 3

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Inktober 2022 Day 30: G-pen

#inktober #inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 day 30 #art challenge #ink #ink art #traditional art #art #chiihon #ocs #plants #aliens #sci fi #sci fi art #crosshatching #g-pen

[sarahfogg]

Long day.

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Inktober 2022 Day 29: gel pens

#inktober #inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 day 29 #art challenge #art #traditional art #ink #ink art #crosshatching #gel pen #ocs #jessie #fantasy #fantasy art #patchwork

[sarahfogg]

Boo!

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Inktober 2022 Day 28: plastic nib fineliner

#inktober #inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 day 28 #art challenge #art #traditional art #ink #ink art #plastic nib fineliner #fineliners #dolly style #ocs #poppet #fairies #fairy art #fantasy #fantasy art #house fairy #bao

[sarahfogg]

Dead weight.

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Inktober 2022 Day 26: Fountain Pentel

#inktober #inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 day 27 #art #art challenge #ink #ink art #fountain pentel #traditional art #ocs #vrega #meruch #visuk #aliens #sci fi #sci fi art

[sarahfogg]

Carnivorous plant 2

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Inktober 2022 Day 25: G-pen

I swear I was still doing these! I fell behind on scanning and posting them but they were all drawn on the right day.

#inktober #inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 day 25 #art #art challenge #ink #ink art #g-pen #crosshatching #ocs #chiihon #plants #aliens #sci fi #sci fi art #traditional art

[sarahfogg]

your wonderful crow boy character reminds me of morpheus from the sandman :)

Aw thanks! I've never read the Sandman comics properly, but I looked it up and I do see the resemblance! I think the crow boy would be flattered by the comparison (and by being called wonderful). <3

#ocs #crow boy #asks

[sarahfogg]

Not good with stress.

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Inktober 2022 Day 25: ink and water

#inktober #inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 day 25 #art #art challenge #traditional art #ink #ink art #ocs #lucas #ink and water #scars

[sarahfogg]

Time to leave.

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Inktober 2022 Day 24: uni-ball eye fine tip

I spent about 6 hours on trains on this day, so this was done on a moving train. I also used a pen I found on the platform because I thought I should obey the obvious promptings of fate.

#inktober #inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 day 24 #art #art challenge #ink #ink art #ocs #crow boy #birds #crows #fantasy #fantasy art #gothic #gothic art #gel pen #i think #this isn't a pen I usually use #traditional art

[sarahfogg]

Never gets old.

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Inktober 2022 Day 23: brush inking and ink wash

This is the only one so far that's A5 instead of A6. I've drawn a version of this picture every Inktober since 2014 and it's fun to look back at the set and see the differences, so I try to keep them the same size. I also try to use a different type of ink every year, but I only have 2 or 3 left that I haven't used so I might abandon that eventually.

#inktober #inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 day 23 #ink #ink art #art #art challenge #traditional art #brush inking #ink wash #ocs #nettle #spider #paranormal #paranormal art #telekinesis #psychic #levitation

[sarahfogg]

Nothing but hair and bones.

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Inktober 2022 Day 22: gel pens and Pentel Pocket Brush

#inktober #inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 day 22 #art #art challenge #ink #ink art #traditional art #gel pen #crosshatching #lob #lob lie by the fire #house fairy #fantasy #fantasy art #horror #horror art #skeleton #bones