EARLY ACCESS // old men studies (Patreon)

Some rough digital studies of some older guys! I wanted to break out of my usual subject matter and try something different. I’ve been wanting to capture wrinkles, folds, and volumes more lately so this felt like a good subject to try it on! I’ve also been trying a new approach to lines lately: instead of building up the basic shapes first, I just start drawing the lines straight ahead. It’s a pretty scary process for me since I’m used to building up the basic elements with very light lines before going in with darker lines, but I really like the result of doing it differently. The sketch can turn out a bit more lopsided than it normally would but I think it adds personality to the sketch. This is something I want to do more in the future because it feels quite freeing. How do you build up your sketch? Do you start setting down lines right away or do you also tend to build up very gradually like I do?