Thanks for the feedback!
No guarantees on how often I can get around to sketching stuff like these, as drawing is one of the lighter hobbies that I partake in. I used to draw a lot more but never landed on any kind of cohesive style; I could post some of my better older works as they are of similar quality to my current proficiency.
So I found a couple of sketches I never finished; and figured that leaving them as such was awful. I'm terrible at drawing hands, knees, or feet; so legs in particular prove problematic for me. Still, here are some more pics of April!
Hair isn't quite right here; probably the least likeness captured so far.
This one was ambitious. I remember using a reference for the face, which is why it looks a bit closer to the cartoon version than the previous ones. I wanted to do a shibari type bind to hearken to the term "tortoise shell bondage", as I thought that to be a clever use of puns.
Edit: In lieu of double posting I'll edit this in. Not sure why, but I'm on a bit of a April O'Neil kick lately. Whenever I figure out how to draw a damsel, I tend to utilize the design repeatedly till I lose interest; and currently I'm liking how my reinterpretation of her is forming. So, here's one more to add to the pile:
I figured drawing a "bound to pier pole surrounded by bombs" scenario would save me the effort in drawing the entirety of April's legs. Also provides a background; albeit a rudimentary one but one nonetheless. April's hair now reminds me of Motoko from Ghost in the Shell; not a purposeful development but one that came out of the design. Also kind of like Rally's hair from Gunsmith Cats; but I digress.
Double Edit: Okay, I just had to bump this further. This following pic, in my opinion, is one of the best I've ever drawn; if not the very best. With that hype out of the way, here we go:
I like everything here. The head, the body proportions, the binding, I'm stunned. It's got its flaws (like the fact I drew it on lined paper; WHY?!
) but it came out so much better than I'd anticipated. I utilized various references in order to perfect this piece; I won't lie, there are much MUCH better artists than me out there but this is my own personal achievement, so I'll bask in it's glory while it lasts. I'm glad to have reached my own high point for once.
Triple Edit: Got a new pic with a colored and noncolored version of it. I really need to stop drawing these but I'm having too much fun with it.
I am the WORST at hands. I do however appreciate "kawaii" Krang; a strange choice but one that I like anyway.
And here are the colored pics:
I like these two the most so as far as me coloring these goes I'm not going to do so for EVERY pic.
Quadruple Edit: After these pics are posted I'm taking a break. For how long I do not know; I feel as though this flood has run the majority of it's course by now. On to the pics:
Ugh, not a huge fan of this one. Tried to vary the bindings and scenario a bit and it just fell flat.
I figured if I was going to take a break I ought to do a good finale. I feel as though this pic exemplifies that; it has a background, extra characters, etc. Not the best pic I've ever done, but it's up there at least. Note: April is pushing the chair around but it's kind of hard to tell.
Aaaand here's that pic colored:
That's it for now; gotta take a break from all these pics. Coloring in particular takes a LONG time, so that alone will be super in granting me a break. Hope you guys like these as much as I did doing them; I'm still out of practice but this made for a great refresher.
Once more feel free to critique and comment.
