Art Journal

Art Journal

MM0252, Hecate

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MM0252, Hecate

Hecate (Hekate) is the Greek goddess of witchcraft, magic, the moon, the night,  and necromancy. Idea Sketch I start with a rough and loose sketch using the Procreate symmetry tool. I know I want to draw Hecate but I’m not sure where I’m going yet. I get a basic composition out and see what I come up with as I go. I search the web for images of a woman’s head to get some basic shapes down but I don’t follow any reference material exactly. In the beginning, I was disappointed with the sketch. I didn’t like the composition and I...

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MM0250, Cat And Ramen

black cats cats japan ramen sketch step by step

MM0250, Cat And Ramen

Inspiration for art comes from experiences. Everything that interest me in some way can spark ideas. I love cats and ramen so I thought of combining the two into an illustration of a creepy but cute cat eating a bowl of ramen noodles. I think of cats as mischievous, friendly little goblins so when I sketch them out I try to capture that spirit. Idea Sketch I started by making a loose and rough sketch in the Procreate app using my iPad and Apple Pencil. I had some trouble getting the head shaped in a way that looked good to me...

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