Sketches & WIPs

Here are some sketches/other unfinished work I have

Aria stands, confident and ready to go, in golden Windstepper boots that allow her to walk on air

Aria the Windstepper

Allie stands on a balcony overlooking the space below. A butterfly gently rests on her hand.

Allie on the Overlook

Aria does a roundhouse kick

Roundhouse Kick

Aria prepares to swing her huge sledgehammer

Hammer Arm

Aria flies up, kneeing an enemy in the face

The Small Warrior

Axel vaccumes. He looks happy.

A normal day

Aria and Pippit cuddle atop the dire wolf

Comfortable Atop The Dire Wolf

Aria invites Pippit onto the dire wolf

An Invitation

Aria pets the dire wolf!

Pet the Dire Wolf!

Aria soars onto the top of the dire wolf

Onto The Dire Wolf!

Aria stands in front of a dire wolf

Aria Meets a Dire Wolf

Aria balances on a pole, to the side

Aria: Pole Balance 2

Aria balances on a pole, swinging

Aria: Pole Balance

Aria the Windstepper
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Allie on the Overlook
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Pet the Dire Wolf!
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Aria Meets a Dire Wolf
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Aria: Pole Balance 2
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Old Art

These are all sketches and works from really early in my art journey; I wanted to share them in case they find themselves encouraging to any other artists about there :)

A friendly-looking fox moves forward over a watery lake

Fox Background Redraw

A friendly-looking dragonborn looks forward

Etney Redraw

Pippit, snarling, asks WHO did it to Aria

WHO?

Pippit and Chiaki watch Aria approach a big bioluminescent tree

Aria at the Zalh Manor

Aria looks down with some concern

CONCERN™

An attmept at drawing a forward-facing Aria– the snout is way too long but it's not an awful attempt all things considered

A perspective attempt

Aria looks up at something!

First digital art!

Lots of having a hard time with a new angle

there was an attempt

Aria laughs as she summons a rudolph-red ball of light over the tip of her snout

Christmas Aria!

Aria looks forward with determination. And with more detail than she's ever had before!

Aria is determined!

More side views of Aria

Settling on a more anthropomorphic facial structure

More side views of Aria

More exploration of her design with fins

More side views of Aria, but with a body now

Introduction of a body

More side views of Aria, but with fins now

Introduction of fins

More side views of Aria

Snout exploration 2

Yet another side view of Aria

Yet another side view of Aria

More side views of Aria

Snout explorations 1

Aria looks like her world broke and she's about to do the same to whoever is responsible

More extreme expressions

Pippit looks confidently forward. Honestly it's giving 'rat' more than 'tabaxi'

It's Pippit!

Aria looking devastated, crying

Extreme expressions

A super sketchy attempt at top-down

Top-down attempt

A more detailed and attempt-at-shading piece with an open mouth

Open mouth and detail experimentation

Experimentation with more expressions, mostly very tired looking

More expression experimentation

Experimentation with mostly angry eye shapes and brows

Eye experimentation

Two expressions giving acutely annoyed

Annoyed Aria

There was another attempt at a side view but it didn't work out as well

3nd attempt at rotation

Reproduction of an earlier sketch from the top down

2nd attempt at rotation

Aria facing left, now in color (she's predominantly green, with brown eyes, white jaw, and yellow horns. She has a blue and yellow flower attached to her horn.)

Aria in Color

A set of several attempts at creating an angry expression

more experimentation

A set of three pencil sketches with different expressions - happy, meh, and shocked

Experimentation in Pen

A little pen sketch of a draconic D&D character

Welcome to the World, Aria

Fox Background Redraw
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A freehand redraw of one of my computer wallpapers

3/8/2020
A friendly-looking fox moves forward over a watery lake
Etney Redraw
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A freehand redraw of something Jamscandraw posted on their instagram story

2/29/2020
A friendly-looking dragonborn looks forward
WHO?
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Pippit saw Aria's scars and– without even hesitating– just asked who

2/25/2020
Pippit, snarling, asks WHO did it to Aria
Aria at the Zalh Manor
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This piece as multiple versions: Sketch
2/23/2020
Pippit and Chiaki watch Aria approach a big bioluminescent tree
CONCERN™
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A perspective attempt
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First digital art!
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there was an attempt
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Christmas Aria!
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This was my favorite picture of Aria for a long time (this and the last one)

12/26/2019
Aria laughs as she summons a rudolph-red ball of light over the tip of her snout
Aria is determined!
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This was my favorite picture of Aria for a long time (this and the next one)

12/25/2019
Aria looks forward with determination. And with more detail than she's ever had before!
Settling on a more anthropomorphic facial structure
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More exploration of her design with fins
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Introduction of a body
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Introduction of fins
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This piece as multiple versions: Progress 1Progress 2Progress 3
11/27/2019
More side views of Aria, but with fins now
Snout exploration 2
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Also the introduction of the choker/necklace, and hey!! Aria can face right!

11/27/2019
More side views of Aria
Yet another side view of Aria
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Snout explorations 1
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This piece as multiple versions: Original long-snouted version
11/9/2019
More side views of Aria
More extreme expressions
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It's Pippit!
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Look at her go! I had no idea how to do fur so she looks just hairy lol

This piece as multiple versions: Colored version
11/1/2019
Pippit looks confidently forward. Honestly it's giving 'rat' more than 'tabaxi'
Extreme expressions
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This was another piece I ended up SUPER happy with, I think the extremely bold pupil really lands it

11/1/2019
Aria looking devastated, crying
Top-down attempt
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Open mouth and detail experimentation
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I was so happy with this one when it happened, I actually like it more than the colored version.

This piece as multiple versions: Colored version
11/1/2019
A more detailed and attempt-at-shading piece with an open mouth
More expression experimentation
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This piece as multiple versions: Sketch
10/31/2019
Experimentation with more expressions, mostly very tired looking
Eye experimentation
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Annoyed Aria
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I'm still pretty happy at the expression on that bottom one there

This piece as multiple versions: Sketch
10/31/2019
Two expressions giving acutely annoyed
3nd attempt at rotation
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This one didn't work out as well

10/30/2019
There was another attempt at a side view but it didn't work out as well
2nd attempt at rotation
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Aria in Color
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Her color pallette pretty much stayed (although the flower changed!)

This piece as multiple versions: SketchPartial color
10/29/2019
Aria facing left, now in color (she's predominantly green, with brown eyes, white jaw, and yellow horns. She has a blue and yellow flower attached to her horn.)
more experimentation
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"i don't know how 'angry' works"

10/29/2019
A set of several attempts at creating an angry expression
Experimentation in Pen
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"Woah, I can draw now??" - continuing to experiment and follow the spark of joy

10/29/2019
A set of three pencil sketches with different expressions - happy, meh, and shocked
Welcome to the World, Aria
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The first drawing I was proud of and the start of my art journey; welcome to the world, Aria! (Aria is my character in the D&D campaign I'm currently a part of).

10/29/2019
A little pen sketch of a draconic D&D character