Getting My Mojo Back (pt. II)

 I have been making works of art, intending to continue filling up the sketchpad. The first is a remake of my previous work on another sketchpad. It depicts me and my girl lying down while holding hands. The two others are just random artworks. 

The next three are music-related. Left: One is a scene from the My Chemical Romance music video of their song "Helena." It depicts the scene when the lady is about to collapse into the coffin again after ballet dancing when she rises from death. Center: This is an attempt to make a Chester Bennington image. Chester is the vocalist of the band Linkin Park, which was very influential in my youth. Right: This one is an image of a Rastafarian smoking weed. I made this on April 20, 2024 (4-20). Of course, it is not that music-related, but the model I thought of drawing was Bob Marley.

Two recent charcoal sketches I made were Yoshi Toranaga from Shogun (left) and Robin Scherbatsky from How I Met Your Mother (right). I made the Yoshi Toranaga sketch because I recently became hooked on the show Shogun on Disney+ and instantly became a fan. I have also been a fan of Hiroyuki Sanada as an actor. Finally, the last sketch I made is an attempt to make Robin Scherbatsky, played by Cobie Smulders. I have long been a fan of How I Met Your Mother and have watched 9 seasons more than 10 times. Sometimes, I even enjoy leaving it to play in the background while doing other things.

Getting My Mojo Back

I have been making a lot more artwork recently since I just want to fill up my sketchpad fast. Aside from that, I want to explore all the other visual art media that I have available. It has been a while since I made an artwork using colored pen and charcoal. I know that I am not good at using them, but I try. So far, these are my works on the sketchpad.

I have made these works for various reasons. The top left work is entitled "Every Time You Go". This illustrates a scene whenever my girl travels on her motorcycle. It has the word "amping" which means "take care". It is something I always tell her. On the other hand, the top right image is "Pass The Leaf". I have an entry about it on this site. The mid-left is "Cobain" which I made during the anniversary of his death. Opposite to it is the mid-right sketch study of Taylor Swift which I did just because I am a fan of hers. I also made this to see if I still know how to make a charcoal portrait. Next is the bottom left, which is a splashing of water. This was something my girl told me to make after asking her sister to suggest something for me to draw. I feel that this work sucks and I am really not good at using pastel medium. Finally, the bottom left is "A New Tattoo" which portrays a person who is just beginning to tattoo another person (still with a stencil on his arm). I actually fashioned the tattoo artist with my tattoos, as if it were me tattooing another person. This is because I once dreamt of being a tattoo artist, but I know for a fact that I am not fit to be one (patience issue, and hand steadiness issue).

I have uploaded these works on my social media pages. On my Facebook, my Taylor Swift sketch had a good reception from my friends and followers. Friends were asking if I do sketch commissions, which unfortunately I do not (for the time being). On my DeviantArt, it is also my Taylor Swift sketch that garnered lots of favorites.

Overall, I am happy with the art I have produced these few days. I believe I am getting my mojo back which has been dormant for a while.