For anyone else that wanted to read more about it, like me: https://www.muddycolors.com/2020/04/10-things-painting-portraits/

Two of em were, but the middle two I hadn't ever seen before, so thanks for sharing! :)

We could ALL become Syndrome!

And when everyone is Syndrome, no one will be…

Both of your posts are really cool! I dig your style. :)

Guns would definitely fuck up the roof of my mouth :(

Is this a joke riffing on the fact that May 9th is Go(5) Ku(9) day?

Superb. 😩🤌 Thank you 💕

Me too! :)

I opened up the comments to say that it was reminiscent of Lane Smith artwork, particularly "The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Fairy Tales" but I can see how it would remind you of Scary Stories artwork, too. :)

Ooh! I really like how you played with the negative space in this one! The haziness of the background and the way it frames the subject in a hazy aura gives it a real ethereal quality. Our eyes are naturally drawn to faces, so the lack of facial features only accentuates the dream-like quality of the drawing. I like the creepy hands, too! :)

Thanks! The idea of a kelp forest seems so mysterious and pleasing to me.

Something about the combination of the way light refracts through the (relatively) shallow water, the dramatically reduced range of view due to the density of water, plus all the life that these forests can potentially harbor have really appealed to me lately. :)

Thanks! I’ve always been really partial to Tombow Fudenosuke felt tip pens, either the soft or hard tip. I don’t mind using other pens, but I always seem to circle back to those. I really like the resistance/feedback you get from the felt tip, and the fact that it’s water resistant makes it nice to use with watercolors or markers.

It also seems like it’s gotten pretty popular lately, so it’s nice to know that it’s probably not getting discontinued anytime soon. :)

There’s so much going on in this one drawing! I really like the strong narrative you’ve got going on! :)

Cool designs, too!

It looks great! Her expression and facial features are really well done! :)

Ooh, I really like how you chose to light the face from below. It adds a lot of drama to what might’ve otherwise been a static pose! :)

I’m glad you like it! :)

Thank you! :)

Thanks! I filled the page with a Char-Kole stick and then used a kneadable eraser to pick off the lighter portions. :)

Thanks! I’m glad you like it! :)

I don't wanna speak for anyone else, but in my experience, viewing something that was made for you by someone you care deeply about makes it a special kind of special.

Rather than just seeing it as "a drawing" or "an image", you start appreciating the various bits and parts of it, like the thought processes that went into certain creative decisions, or the way something was smudged that speaks to how they might've struggled and persevered through that portion of the thing that they made for you.