Artwork: DnD character

A friend commissioned me to draw his DnD character, so here’s what I came up with:

[image error]This sketch passed muster.



[image error]I’m getting into this black and white shading technique. The eyes got kind of funky, though.



[image error]And now with color, the eyes corrected a bit. I want to brighten up the shirt a little before I call it done, but overall, I’m happy with it, and so is my friend.

I think I’m improving. I can now draw something that is fairly close to what I envisioned, even though I still fight the artwork every step of the way. I can’t draw without reference. But even the old masters used reference for everything, so maybe that’s not such a bad thing.

I have a rant brewing about why artists should never run down their own art, and it also applies to writing. But I don’t have the energy to write it at the moment. :-p