Jamie Green
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January *✲⋆.Secret Sketches*✲⋆. Batch #2
🕑 Added 2021-01-10 17:47:34 +0000 UTCHappy January 10th (from my timezone)! I have a few more sketches to share with you. The last week has mostly been filled with working on the Anne of Green Gables book, doing some Harvest Patron species shout-outs and filming my week in the life video. I'm kind of relieved to be done with that, so I can continue to focus on patreon content and freelance projects! I'm including a couple crops from the Anne book in progress, and a couple other bits and bobs.
**As always, a short description is included at the bottom of each image if you scroll through the gallery!**
To elaborate on the posca/graphite sketchbook page--it's a bit of a mess of everything. Let me talk you through this sketchbook page to hopefully give you some insight on how I work/how I fill sketchbook pages.
Originally, I started this page while Colin and I were eating at a cafe. I started drawing the plant (on the left side) that was hanging above us, before our food came. I think of loosely drawing from observations as a warm-up of sorts.
While we were eating, he told me about a game where you construct a character for a "wanted" poster based on random descriptions given to you by the other person--much like a Criminal sketch artist who makes Facial composites. So the person drawing asks questions like "what shape was their head? what kind of hair did they have? were they wearing anything distinct? Big or small nose?" etc. until you have a completed person. And often times the character turns out like a complete mess because the person giving the descriptions isn't thinking about an actual person in their mind. It's a lot of fun and it's a great creative exercise especially if you can both draw--or perhaps it's more fun if you don't usually draw. I imagine this would be fun to do over the phone or in a group call too, having people take turns describing the criminal.
So that explains the horrible elf man not wearing his mask on the right page of the sketchbook.
On a later day, I turned back to this page and noticed how empty it was, so instead of doodling Ashitaka from Princess Mononoke on a new blank page, I decided to add him to this pre-existing one. And even later that day, I wanted to do some drawings inspired by simple designer toys, hence the red and grey posca characters surrounding the horrible elf man.
I often get questions on how I work in my sketchbook, or what's running through my mind. I hope this breakdown made sense. Anyways, see you very soon with this month's podcast and step by step video! Sending love.
-JG
Comments
Zandermans
Your demon boys are giving me big 'ol HIM vibes & I am HERE FOR IT!
Marlo
It’s so nice to read about your thought process while you were creating these sketches. I’m especially in love with the demon boys haha And the sneak peeks of Anne are always exciting to see. Can’t wait for the final product!
Jamie Green
They won the three legged race! :-D
Jamie Green
That is completely okay. When I asked "what was his face shape like?" I was given the response "nearly a circle" and when I asked about his eyes I was told that they should look "beautiful, doll-like, sparkling, like a pinup girl" ...so inevitably he has some very appealing features
Jamie Green
I'm happy it ~opened your eyes~ in some way. Thanks for letting me know that it was helpful!!
Designpill
I love this story so much<3
Parker Oberreit
fascinated by the torn ribbon on the second anne page
Sonya Lis
wanted portrait game sound like a whole drawing exercise to me! wanna try this one when i'm hanging out with a friend. and ashitaka made me want to binge watch everything ghibli right this moment... oh pain
Misty Blaze
Not me thinking Horrible Elf Man is kinda cute...
Antonia Pia Berger
Those sketchbook pages always look si enigmatic to me! While reading your breakdown I was constantly saying “OHHHHH I SEE” and it makes a lot of sense!! I guess that happens everytime you get to know the process of something haha. Thank youuu 💖
Shelly Swann
Ahh I love seeing your sketches and doodles. And the video was super fun to watch, I kept coming back to it/rewinding to watch what I missed whenever i got distracted lol. They’re really fun to watch while drawing and relaxing 🧡
Lilah Schipporeit
This is such a fun post!!! I love that you broke down your through process about the sketches. I’m also totally in love with the demon boys 💕🌸
Bea McCormick
definitely keeping that face game idea tucked away in my head, sounds like sm fun! also bless princess mononoke it's my favorite ghibli movie ever
