Sketch didn't entirely work, really

 

My biggest thing so far is finding the paper background to lay the linework on. Tutor did a good idea to make me less focused on painting this piece and letting my linework do the actual job of everything. ...not a terrible idea at all, can't wait to see it come out!

Sketching the hummingbird so far, though...Not so well.

I blame this mess on it being 2:40am

At least the paper promises to be good, right? XD Can and will find better hummingbird feet and I've long had an idea for how the top of her head looks. (Pity that this 'long idea' is nowhere but her face and hair feathers! XD) Next time I show this sketch, there will be more detail on the books and much more interest on the bird herself.

The idea of the bird promises to work, at least! And I've got so many ideas for how the books are going to look. At least everything is fun to burn my mind energy on. XD

Sketches for drawing mileage

 

My tutor's starting up an 8-12 week study with me to just help me get faster with all of my work--this is going to be a whole study of how to build a sketch and make things not so flat.. Mercy I look forward to how all of this is going to work out. It's going to HAVE to help stop these pictures from being so one dimensional!

Be prepared for many sketch dumps in the next few weeks! (Provided I can make myself flipping move out of the 'fear' point. Tch. XD)