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December 31, 2009

Old drawings in glorious high-resolution

Used waifu2x to blow up some of my favorite artworks from 2009. This is especially magical since my laptop hard drive died that summer, and I didn't have some of the original files anymore.







The owliens


I have a very soft spot in my heart for this artwork from 2009. Although I was struggling to develop my skills, this particular picture has always stood out to me as something special. It’s just as much about the memories associated with this artwork as the picture itself. Like a nostalgic smell or your favorite song in high school, it takes me back to a certain time. 

December 10, 2009

Distant Future


One time I had an eerie dream about a post-apocalyptic landscape, covered in ancient alien towers. It was immediately evident that there was no trace of humanity left, and there hadn't been activity for thousands of years. The dream was so vivid I tried to draw what I saw.

October 1, 2009

Future evening

An early artwork of Apollow. You can see the new version here.

September 10, 2009

Mara on bike


She was originally going to be riding a bicycle, but I chickened out and cropped the picture so you can't see the handlebars. Should have left that in!

August 1, 2009

List of drawing ideas

 Old drawing prompt lists

An art idea list I made in 2009. One of the first things I learned to draw from this list was owls, effectively launching my still-ongoing owl obsession.

Animals

  1. Cat skeletal structure

  2. Cat head and face

  3. Cat expressions

  4. Lions

  5. Tigers

  6. Snow leopard

  7. Leopard

  8. Dog skeletal structure

  9. Dog head and face

  10. German shepherd

  11. Shiba Inu

  12. Pug

  13. Beagle

  14. Chickens

  15. Ducks

  16. Eagles

  17. Geese

  18. Hawks

  19. Hens

  20. Owls

  21. Barn owls

  22. Snowy owls

  23. Horned owls

  24. Parrots

  25. Peacocks

  26. Phoenix

  27. Robins

  28. Seagulls

  29. Swans

  30. Turkeys

  31. Bears

  32. Butterflies

  33. Camels

  34. Cows

  35. Deer

  36. Donkeys

  37. Ferrets

  38. Foxes

  39. Frogs

  40. Goats

  41. Mice

  42. Turtles

  43. Horses

  44. People riding horses

  45. Bats

  46. Pandas

  47. Pigs

  48. Polar bears

  49. Monkeys

  50. Dragons

  51. Elephants

  52. Octopuses

  53. Seahorses

  54. Snakes

  55. Spiders

  56. Rabbits

  57. Raccoons

  58. Fish

  59. Clown fish

  60. Gold fish

  61. Jellyfish

  62. Koi

  63. Shark

  64. Betta fish

  65. Wolves

  66. Zebras


Architecture

  1. Castle

  2. Street

  3. Skyscraper

  4. House

  5. Eiffel tower

  6. Sphinx

  7. Big Ben

  8. City skylines

  9. Rooms

  10. Cathedral Interior

  11. Cathedral Exterior

  12. Old European architecture

Objects

  1. Airplanes

  2. Bamboo

  3. Baskets

  4. Bicycles

  5. Cameras

  6. Cars

  7. People driving

  8. Cassette tapes

  9. Celtic patterns

  10. Chains

  11. Chainsaws

  12. Chairs

  13. Clocks

  14. Pocket watches

  15. Crutches

  16. Dolls

  17. Forests

  18. Guns

  19. Hats

  20. Guitars

  21. Piano

  22. Violin

  23. Katana

  24. Lawn mower

  25. Monsters

  26. Mountains

  27. Palm trees

  28. Patterns

  29. Radios

  30. Railroad tracks

  31. Scissors

  32. Shoes

  33. Shovels

  34. Stained glass

  35. Swords

  36. Televisions

  37. Trains

  38. Trucks

  39. Umbrellas

  40. Wheelchair


Fresh foods

  1. Apples

  2. Pears

  3. Cherries

  4. Grapes

  5. Tomatoes

  6. Watermelon

  7. Strawberries

  8. Blueberries

  9. Bananas

  10. Raspberries or blackberries

  11. Pineapples

  12. Peaches

  13. Pomegranates

  14. Carrots

  15. Potatoes

  16. Corn

  17. Wheat

  18. Beans

  19. Lettuce

  20. Pepper

  21. Onions

Pretty plants

  1. Cactus

  2. Daffodil

  3. Daisy

  4. Geranium

  5. Grapes

  6. Iris

  7. Leaves

  8. Lilac

  9. Lily

  10. Lily of the valley

  11. Marigold

  12. Palm plant

  13. Palm tree

  14. Pansy

  15. Pumpkin

  16. Orchid

  17. Rose

  18. Spider plant

  19. Strawberries

  20. Tulip

  21. Violet