Hello for another Tuesday post. Today, it's going to be a quick little art roundup, so let's just get onto the main events.

A ballpoint pen drawing of the Female Cenobite portrayed by Barbie Wilde in 'Hellbound: Hellraiser II.'

First, I've been continuing with the page of drawing depicting the Female Cenobite from the first two Hellraiser films. Instead of just sitting down and just doing all four of the planned drawings in one sitting, I decided to work on them with breaks in between with said breaks focusing on other drawings and topics. This way, I can return back to the page and add another drawing when I feel like it and/or when I can't think of anything else to draw. Having reached the third little piece, I'm starting to consider adding a fifth drawing (maybe even a sixth since I would want equal representation of both portrayals of the character) to the page for the sake of not having too much white space since using sticky notes for these last drawings left me with more space than intended. Well, since I'm going about filling this page in gradually, I don't think increasing the number of planned drawings here will be that daunting in comparison to if I was doing this all at once, and on top of that I have something that I know I can and should focus on in those moments when I can't think of what else to draw.

A ballpoint pen drawing of the Female Cenobite portrayed by Barbie Wilde in 'Hellbound: Hellraiser II' making a snarling face.
Based off of a photo of a behind-the-scenes photo for 'Hellbound: Hellraiser II.'

In addition, I've also been continuing with my regular timed sketch practices with most focus being on capturing people in various poses as well as hands. I've been finding myself more and more comfortable with capturing the basic simplified shapes of these figures with the process feeling less intimidating the more I do it, and I've started to try focusing on the basic shapes that comprise complex forms instead of immediately looking at and starting with the individual elements with their little curves and features. This way, I can make even more sure that I've gotten the basics of the body down, particularly in relation to proportions and getting certain points right in relation to one another.

A sketchbook page with nine simple sketches of hands in various poses and angles.
A sketchbook page with ten figure drawings done in ballpoint pen.

Moving from observation to imagination, I've also quite a bit liked two pages that I filled up with drawings of images that came from my mind and without direct reference. The first of the two was a page in which I just did drawings of a two-funneled passenger ship that's just a simple amalgamation of various liners from the late 19th century or early 20th century. With this, I let myself have a little bit of fun with a theme I find interesting as well as challenged myself to try and practice capturing how a ship like this would look in different positions and situations. Another thing that I also reestablished for myself here was the fact that not all of the little details have to be precise and neat for the overall drawing to work, such as how in the last drawing on the page how little details like lifeboats and deck equipment are more often just messy lines and crude shapes that still suggest what they are supposed to represent while still adding to the bigger picture.

A sketchbook page with various ballpoint-pen drawings and sketches of a fiction two-funneled passenger ship based off of ones from the late 19th century or early 20th century.

Another page that I really liked in how it turned out was one that I filled in after glancing over and seeing an old book of mine that's comprised of "The Pit and the Pendulum" and other writing by Edgar Allan Poe. First, I'm going to admit that I haven't read the original story of "The Pit and the Pendulum" yet, but I did watch the 1961 film adaptation starring Vincent Price that I remember liking quite a bit even if I can only recall bits and pieces of it, including the scene with the titular pair. Nevertheless, I felt inspired by what I knew and remembered and did a simple line drawing based on that depicting a poor victim tied down as the sharp pendulum comes swinging ever closer. In addition, I also did an additional two drawings of the titular pendulum with one being a more simple design followed up by a more elaborate and probably impractical design that I sort of wanted to look as if was an arm reaching down with a hand with digits stretched out holding the blade in place. I had quite a bit of late-night fun with this page, and I will probably look to similar sources of inspiration when I want to fill in another page of my sketchbook.

Drawings loosely on inspired by

Well, that's all that I have for today's post, so until Friday when I can do another roundup and update on my current little projects, thanks for reading, stay safe, and have a pleasant rest of your week.

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