A snippet - spiders and scorpions, oh my

[wayfaringwordhack]

 After the post about electricity here in Lebanon, I was going to write about our water situation, but I don't have the energy (seriously, no pun intended) for that right now.  Instead, here is a peek into this week's creative endeavors.

I know I did some stuff, but I did not do all the stuff I wanted to.  Let's call it forward motion, albeit by half-steps.

I got back to my Dynamic Sketching. 

Pounce:




Gotcha:





After two more scorpion studies and one final illustration of an orb-weaver spider, I will begin the segment on"Automobiles."  As you might imagine, if you know me at all, the "Bugs" section was very interesting, and the automobiles...well, I have never really wanted to draw a car. :P However, I do see the benefit of the studies and know I will learn a lot and improve further.

I have not made much forward progress on the writing exactly where I thought I would, but I realized an earlier chapter could use some tweaking to make my protag front and center and have written a couple more pages on that.  It's writing; it will make the story stronger; I declare it a win!

Comments

[tolcath]

yikes! So graphic! So realistic!

*checks surroundings for spiders, flies, and scorpions*

[wayfaringwordhack]

If you see any, promise me you won't smash them.

[tolcath]

Fortunately the only ones visible were yours. No ipad smashing allowed. :)

[asakiyume]

I'm really struck again by how mechanical they look--or maybe it's just that many mecha-monsters in anime are based on insects? Anyway, really cool.

[wayfaringwordhack]

Yes, the animal--especially the insect--world provides great fodder for monsters. :D