new ideas
I have been working on sketches for a story idea based loosely on my grandmother’s stories of her young days. She was born in 1913, so she grew up in some interesting times. I am still formulating the characterization and plot lines but I thought I’d post some of the character sketches I was working on. It’s easier for me to draw the characters in a story, first. Then I work on personality traits and unique qualities they might have. That’s very different from illustrating someone else’s story, as you are given the manuscript and have to draw the character to suit the authors description. Both paths are fun, but it’s always more fun for me to do my own stories.
pen and ink sketch