art – Page 8 – Scribblings of Brina Williamson

Wizard

Here is a close up of the wizard from the 2006 Dragon & Wizard sketch. I like some of her design and facial expression, even if she’s not very detailed. But what can you expect? She was, after all, under an inch and a half on paper.

Tiger mother – black and white

This is the mother tiger at its black and white stage. I was just using pencil and smudging here and there with my finger for this one. I’m so unprofessional sometimes.

Tiger mother

This one was a pencil sketch that I colored using Photoshop. Most of the shading was done with pencil, and then I strengthened the shadows and added highlights on the computer.

How not to write.

Again and again I see writer’s guides or tips on writing and a lot of them seem to give the same advice. They tell you what NOT to do. “This word is overused, don’t use it.” “This style is boring, don’t write that way” etc, they give you more road blocks to dodge in a…

Dwarf

An old black and white I did of a fantasy dwarf warrior. I wish I had dated it so I could tell you when I did it, but I’m the kind of artist that just sketches and doodles endlessly and never remembers to make note of when I do so.

Celtic Warrior Woman character study

Just a sketch of a Celtic warrior woman I did as a sort of face study. She is actually a character from one of my stories that ended up being put on the backburner, and has remained there for a long while now.

An artist’s condition

It’s an odd condition, the condition of the artist. Most are recluses (myself included) and do their best to avoid contact with the world as much as is achievable. However, the whole idea of art is to communicate a feeling or message, a message from someone who avoids communication altogether, and more often than not…

Cafe girl 3

Here’s another Café Girl. I quite like the shape and style of the hat on this one.

Dragon & Wizard

Here is the full picture of the dragon sketch, where you can now see his wizard travel companion. She was really just put in there for a size comparison but I tried to give her her own little personality. You can kind of see her holding her head up high, as I imagined she would…

Cafe girl 2

Another B&W from my Café Girl collection. She’s one of my favorites, I’m quite happy with how her hands and the shadows on her face turned out.