heya!!! so excited to see you use tumblr. i have a question: what’s a painting you used to dislike but now find joy in? a lot of my old art i used to dislike and tried to think of all of the ways of fixing it, but now in the present i’m starting to grow really fond of it. kinda like a “wow i’ve actually improved so much but i still like the way i did this work” if that makes sense? have you ever had an experience like that?
Hi. Great question.
I think this piece of Marion from Raiders of the Lost Ark that I did for my friend Charlie back in 2002.
I had pretty much given up on traditional art at this time. I hated my art. I hated colored pencils. I literally took 10 years off (away from traditional art) after this piece.
Charlie was a good friend and he loved Indiana Jones. So... I slapped some watercolors down on bristol paper and did a REALLY quick sketch of Marion for him... and... never thought of it again.
For the next 10 years, I worked mainly in 3D/Digital doing my webcomic The Dreamland Chronicles. I didn't touch traditional art until 2011 when I decided to learn watercolors.
I look back on it now with a sense of nostalgia as this was the last colored pencil illustration I did before that long 10 year break and even though it was just a quick little sketch for a friend... it's not that bad.
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Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
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Love Marion to death as she gets used to the monkey in the span of an hour and then goes
“this is our baby now, say hi to our baby Indy. Why are you meaning mean to baby? :(.”
As Indy proceeds to buy her half the market.
My second favorite part is that Indiana keeps the monkey! He keeps it after he thinks she is dead because she liked it so much!! Also that he never finds out the monkey is a nazi—
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Indy Marion on a well deserved vacation after carrying cinema for years 🫠
Jk. I love drawing them 🫣
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“Marion Ravenwood" by Nathan Anderson
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same couple, different font
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Promotional image for Raiders of the Lost Ark - 1981.
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