I used to draw. A lot. In high school, I fancied myself an amateur artist, and away I went, sketching girls, monsters, and fantasy settings.
My work was juvenile. Unpracticed. Untrained.
But still a lot of fun.
Most of these are drawings I doodled between 1994-1995. Mostly while in school…while I should’ve been studying. I still have the originals in my house.
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A tower in the woods. I drew this one during a loooooooooong math class.
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Knight on horse. I really could’ve used a better reference photo of the horse. I just kinda BS’d it.
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Demon guy. 20 years later, he became the basis for the antagonist in my fantasy book series. Here, he just kinda sucks.
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Every teenage boy likes to draw boobs, right? This drawing might’ve been competent had I not given her spheres instead of actual breasts.
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Same girl. Different angle. I like the mug. And the knife.
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He’s mildly ok. The background is pretty boring. His necklace should probably be beneath his sleeves…realistically speaking.
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Fast forward 20 years…
After a long layoff, during which I played too many video games, airbrushed cheesy T shirts, and pretended to be an author, I started drawing again. But this time I tried to take things more seriously. I wasn’t just avoiding homework or ignoring math class. I began doodling as a passion, not just to pass the time.
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I used grids to help me get back in the feel of drawing faces. For this girl, I almost left her as-is. She looks pretty intense, right?
![](http://tesseraguild.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Callista-hi-rez.jpg)
Changed my mind. Finished her. Added some blue.
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She probably needs a sandwich. But I like the feel of her pose. And the grass she’s sitting in.
![](http://tesseraguild.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Valeria-Sketch.jpg)
Now look what you did. You pissed her off. Smooth move.
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More grid work to help with her mouth and eyes. She’s the heroine in my fantasy novel series. You’d be serious, too…if you were in her shoes.
![](http://tesseraguild.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Blood-Princess-Sketch.jpg)
An intense warrior woman. For no reason other than I felt like it. Look at her shoulders. She’s pretty much ripped.
![](http://tesseraguild.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Nadya-2.jpg)
I decided to step things up and invest in a few quality tools. Charcoal sticks, high-quality pencils, blending tools, powdered graphite…
![](http://tesseraguild.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Mother-of-Midnight-up-close.jpg)
…and with the powdered graphite, I went nuts. This fearsome girl stands five feet tall on a giant canvas.
![](http://tesseraguild.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Nameless-Throne.jpg)
And now it’s time to step away from simply drawing faces. Full bodies. More expression. Abstract elements paired with realism. Also…no underwear.
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Anyway…I hope you enjoyed this little sketch timeline. I’m trying to get a little better with each piece I create. And a little darker, too.
Love,