all artwork © 2012 Lauren Pettapiecedrawings & sketchingsTumblr (3.0; @pettapiece)http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/«gardener»<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1096d40f945edc18b15366b0fb2b639/tumblr_mo59fjcp6b1qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>«gardener»</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/52573208644http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/52573208644Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:09:19 -0400aw look at these little cuties.<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8f6c57e0f8b6ebd14aa66bed354cc6a4/tumblr_mnc4ozLBqh1qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>aw look at these little cuties.</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/51276017512http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/51276017512Fri, 24 May 2013 23:36:34 -0400« loot »<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/807f1b882a60a201c556c038a509950e/tumblr_mnadvwSUz61qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>« loot »</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/51206121646http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/51206121646Fri, 24 May 2013 00:59:56 -0400«back at my drafting table»<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e178fb5b04cce9dabebde63338f4adb5/tumblr_mn6frdLT1Y1qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>«back at my drafting table»</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/51036615228http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/51036615228Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:00 -0400trying out some non-sketchbook paper<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/25bd92c2b87ca3a7e5a05064d8cad2b1/tumblr_mlouzi3q901qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>trying out some non-sketchbook paper</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/48668828924http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/48668828924Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:28:30 -0400«victory cloak»<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c95e6c406d168f31dfa48f4517ecf180/tumblr_mkrj4kVP0r1qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>«victory cloak»</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/47165352981http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/47165352981Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:31:31 -0400preview - too tuckered to finish up tonight<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/551d85c2c9e3f09cdd762b434c94c772/tumblr_mkcq3wBIkt1qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>preview - too tuckered to finish up tonight</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/46479879047http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/46479879047Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:38:20 -0400«page»<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a92587ebf043adfe0773f9e248f586e/tumblr_mjzr7tgLcD1qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>«page»</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/45890155819http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/45890155819Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:33:28 -0400playing around with brushes in Photoshop<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/351ba26181ec9daa9b79c124b640565f/tumblr_mjxv8lAtsj1qio44uo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>playing around with brushes in Photoshop</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/45809524060http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/45809524060Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:05:00 -0400«sketchbook»<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dab278c1c8dcedbb04a61da26069fc15/tumblr_mjscn7HFXi1qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>«sketchbook»</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/45555292390http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/45555292390Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:35:31 -0400I took a couple progress snapshots on that drawing from last...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/639639a7318b0add1b2023c8e8186529/tumblr_mjgbpo5gxC1qio44uo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span>I took a couple progress snapshots on that drawing from last night:</span></p> <ul><li><span>I’ll just start loosely sketching with a regular ‘ol mechanical pencil to get some pleasing shapes and poses down. A lot of the time I don’t know what I’m drawing until a quarter of the way in. Other times I have a rough idea or theme in mind. Default is drawing furry, shaggy things and going from there.</span></li> <li><span>fleshing out the sketch more, getting details figured out, and keeping an eye on the pose. I try not to get too stiff at this point; I want the initial gesture and mood to survive because that’s what keeps the drawing fun. I’ve ruined a lot of sketches in this stage by stiffening up or trying to render things too much.</span></li> <li><span>when I’m feeling happy enough with things, I’ll go in with a soft graphite pencil to bring out the line work. My favorite pencil is a Staedtler Mars Lumograph 8B, I think it’s the softest pencil you can get and it’s capable of creating nice rich darks. It’s got a thick graphite core and it draws like buttah. </span></li> <li><span>lastly, I’ll go in and darken some of the line work in areas I want to imply depth or shadow. I didn’t do it too much on this one because I started the graphite lines a little dark to begin with, but ah well.</span></li> </ul>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/45028753567http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/45028753567Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:44:00 -0400sketchbookprocess«sketchbook»<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c3a7d08a64aa94b8bc2038bcc1d827a9/tumblr_mjfh35gNOx1qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>«sketchbook»</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/44999108564http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/44999108564Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:42:41 -0500so I’ve been experimenting with drawing different ages. I...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cb790c9752a4bf975aa04616e26b3e94/tumblr_mjayc96xGe1qio44uo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>so I’ve been experimenting with drawing different ages. I posted these sketchbook pages out of order, but here they are in a progression. I particularly like the tantrum and high energy stages of no. 2 and no. 3</p> <p>Maybe when he grows up he’ll be a mighty warrior…</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/44793754566http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/44793754566Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:07:21 -0500sketchbook«sketchbook»<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9229d61050106bb3351539b8c1056c6e/tumblr_mj7xamQoZY1qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>«sketchbook»</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/44677748572http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/44677748572Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:51:58 -0500stacking some stuff<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c497d8bcddb74d49bc63f75aa75022f1/tumblr_mil50j3uir1qio44uo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>stacking some stuff</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/43659992701http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/43659992701Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:33:55 -0500fooddiagrama valentine for the fella it was either this or “be...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ada33fd6358d439c56e921fff3e5519e/tumblr_mi803ejUn11qio44uo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>a valentine for the fella</p> <p>it was either this or “be mynock”</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/43083776544http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/43083776544Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:18:50 -0500valentinestar warsewokillustrationValentine's Dayart blast from the past - a red panda warrior I made a long ways...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/98754dacb4fa690511e035b5a85a45ae/tumblr_mi69eq1Y8K1qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>art blast from the past <span>- a red panda warrior I made a long ways back for my friend </span><span></span><a href="http://christiansager.tumblr.com/">Christian</a><span> </span></p> <p><span>He looks like he’s wearing pajamas, but I still like him.</span></p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/43014299749http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/43014299749Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:44:00 -0500illustrationred pandassamurai« Tetsujin Tiger 7 for @dansai on the occasion of his...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a5b81c890ab78e5287c6dd9e8b80042/tumblr_mhu4ud0ix51qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>« Tetsujin Tiger 7 for <a href="http://dansai.tumblr.com/">@dansai</a> on the occasion of his birthday »</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJg_ql-tzGM">how fun is this guy</a></p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/42487796714http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/42487796714Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:35:00 -0500« end of a sketchbook »<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c90a38721b8eb18bb22dfa691fd3cf08/tumblr_mhbdt5kzmN1qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>« end of a sketchbook »</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/41666778940http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/41666778940Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:34:17 -0500« sketchbook »<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/33253056b8a35b2f4b5671cb695247cb/tumblr_mgsujfUSfr1qio44uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>« sketchbook »</p>http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/40809667637http://pettapiece.tumblr.com/post/40809667637Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:21:14 -0500