March sketches + time lapse video! (Patreon)

Hey everyone! March is done and I managed to do a decent amount of sketching throughout the month, and I just want to share it here with you!

(Note that this isn't content you'll pay me for. Since the content is irregular, it's just free! And if you've signed up here to get past reward packs, it might be easier to pick them up over on my Gumroad store this time around. I'll return to the regular format next time!)

You can find all the sketches I did in March (+ some bonus sketches!) in the zip file I've attached. I've also attached the individual image files in case that's more convenient for some of you.

I also have a time lapse video for you guys showing most of the sketching I did! It's too big to attach here, so you can download it through this link instead:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/w3sbxea9c6g2gvt/Calm_MarchSketches.mp4 

It is quite a long video, which I know some of you love, but I assume most of you don't have 7 hours to spare to watch it, so don't be afraid to crank up the video playback speed.

I had a goal for my sketching in March, which was to move more towards simplifying and streamlining the early stages of my sketching. When sketching I often add details before the position of everything is nailed down, or do rendering that I end up painting over later anyway. Those are distractions and a waste of time. In the early parts of the time lapse video you'll see me do some large sketches, and when viewed in contrast to the last sketches in the video it's very clear that I kind of fumble around and, for example, noodle on facial details before I've even given the person arms.

What I've found to work well for me, which you'll have seen me do in the past too, but more deliberately in the later part of the video, is to draw at a small scale. That way it's impossible to draw any details even if I wanted to. It ensures I only focus on the characters' poses and the composition of the sketch, which works out perfectly! I'll be making an effort to continue sketching this way.

Oh, and I've also attached a lot of the thumbnail sketches I've been drawing over the past few years. I thought maybe you'd enjoy seeing all of them collected in one place. :)

It's April now, which means I'll start working on the next illustration! I'll also have a new poll ready in not too long. It feels good to have the schedule back on track. Please don't mess it up again, Calm!