He's no longer just a head and some shoulders lmfao, look at him go :D
I always knew pirate clothes would be fun to draw ^-^
And don't worry, I've done some research!! Any 'rules' that I've broken in this doodle, I've broken on purpose for the sake of a more interesting picture
A pirate captain wouldn't have worn a fancy long coat while out at sea, but rather something similar to what regular sailors would have worn at the time, just like the rest of the crew. If a pirate captain did have such a coat, it wouldn't really have been worn unless they were up on land. (or, down on land, in this case?)
But this is just a silly little fantasy doodle, so I've decided to let him have his fancy coat, along with a slightly more luxurious red fabric for some details (some of which I have yet to add) in his get-up :]
If anything about the pose looks off, please do tell me! I draw most of my doodles without reference (other than what I have in my head, I suppose), so constructive criticism is very welcome! ^-^
Historically inaccurate pirate captains aside, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day! 🧡
2023 was a weird year where Instagram desperately wanted to become Tiktok, Tiktok still did Tiktok best and now also is the better platform for artists to post image albums on. Twitter died and Tumblr continued its resurgence. If not for Tumblr doing so well I'd feel pretty bad about the year social media-wise. Art-wise though I'm very happy since I managed to significantly upgrade many of my old favorite designs (to use for merch and finally my own site) but also was able to push forward on new illustrations and test out many new series ideas. My goal for 2024 is to keep the momentum going, since there are a few other longterm plans I want to do. Thanks for following!
If you're curious you can see the last couple of years of Top9 posts here
I made this one for instagram but I think it would fit here too, especially considering that tumblr was the first place I started to post my Homestuck art to :)
So here’s a recap of three years worth of Homestuck art from me!✨ …at least most of it because while making this I realized I couldn’t fit every single drawing, oops! If you remember some of the first ones omg thank you for being with me this long! ❤️ And once again Happy 413 everyone! 🎂✨
While I was lying in bed and tangling in blankets, I was thinking about new jobs... I have long wanted to draw a portrait of the captain and found the first strength in myself. I figured out where to go, more or less... I don't have enough inspiration, because many of the factors that inspired me have disappeared, and I can't come up with a new one yet. But I'll decide that soon too.
I haven't painted full-fledged color portraits for a long time, I need to fix this. My skill improved while I was ill... I'm surprised, because my hands haven't picked up a stylus for about a month