Fel's Sketchbook [spoilers]

[FelCandy she/her]

Greetings all, I am sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've been going through a lot. I met my best friend on the Stormlight Archive facebook group several years ago. She was very outgoing and friendly and had an AMAZING sense of humor and was so passionate about the Cosmere. Along with a handful of others, she and I helped admin a Cosmere: Theories group, dedicated to theorycraft and more serious discussion. Basically our whole friendship revolved around books as well as art. We even met and roomed together at JordanCon 2019, spending the whole time goofing off together and enjoying the fandom. Well. My best friend passed away mid-March, a couple days after my birthday. She was the one who supported my art by sending me the Sketchbox subscriptions and I sent her all the art I've made with those. I miss her a lot and I just wanted to remember her here before I post the first batch of art I've made since she passed.

Let your friends know how much you love and appreciate them. No one is guaranteed tomorrow.

 

Kokerlii and Sak

 

A kitsen

 

Mistwraith

 

A nightmaw

 

A songling

 

Six Fanarts challenge, characters all suggested from people in the 17s discord.

TenSoon, Sixth of the Dusk, Rock, Azure, Axies, Galladon.

[FelCandy she/her]

Did an art trade with Kandra in the 17s discord, designing female Steel Inquisitors. This is my OC but she is unnamed still.

There's some issues so i might also ink this.

[FelCandy she/her]

Translation for the men:

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"Queen Mother Navani Kholin"

 

Thanks for commissioning this, @Argent. I had a blast playing with markers and drawing this beautiful woman.

 

Coloring stages for the skintone, plus my practice sheet, since I'm very new to marker. 

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Lots of blending, and trying to get her age right since i usually draw youths.

 

Trying to get skintone correct

 

My practice sheet Haha 

 

[theropunk]

Love all of this! Your style is very nice

[FelCandy she/her]

A very quick sketch of my OC, Dominique

 

Just a cute doodle done during a conversation in the 17s discord, TenSoonie and baby Vin

 

And a couple Nikki Savage sketches because of the awesome interview Isaac Stewart did on Tor recently!

[Honorless he/him]

On 4/30/2020 at 8:03 PM, FelCandy said:

Translation for the men:

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"Queen Mother Navani Kholin"

 

Thanks for commissioning this, @Argent. I had a blast playing with markers and drawing this beautiful woman.

Finally, a Navani fanart depicting her like how I imagined her (rather than a supermodel)

Also, Sak and Kokerlii look awesome

Edited May 12, 2020 by R J

[FelCandy she/her]

Thanks so much, I like to think of her as a classy elder Alethi woman.

Here's some more sketchbook offerings

 

A pretty Kaladin who has finally met a hairbrush

 

A Renarin I'm not a fan of and will redo, and a Siri and Vivenna

 

Smol Steris doodle

 

Melaan in a pretty dress

 

A not so well dressed Melaan

(I said her dress was made of muscle juice and got a few grimaces. The world just isnt ready.)

 

Szeth wore a white mistcloak on the day he was to kill a Lord Ruler.

 

[FelCandy she/her]

Sisters

 

Shallan (DTIYS if you want, tag me if you do!)

 

 

[GhostPepperLube]

I am new here. I just wanted to say I love this art so much. Your work is amazing. Even more than the skill, what you choose to portray and how it is done is fantastic. You are clearly a light Weaver of the tenth heightening.

[FelCandy she/her]

Thank you so much, so glad you like it!

 

Here's some doodles I've done recently

 

Rashendi, based on @Comatose fanfic! Go read it, its awesome: 

 

 

A perpetually unfinished Azure that I was using to practice digital art on the Autodesk app on my phone.

 

A very quick doodle of Veil, sketched late last night because I couldn't get the idea out of my head.

Edited June 15, 2020 by FelCandy
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[Trentolio he/him]

Amazing, well done

[Honorless he/him]

Marasi looks cool!

Hmm... actually, what's the canonicity of beards on either Rashek or Alendi?

[FelCandy she/her]

I am back with some doodles. I haven't had the art juju for a while now, so I've just been doing these mini portraits on my phone.

Shallan

 

Jasnah

 

Renarin

 

Eshonai

 

 

[Lunamor she/her]

Your phone skills keep improving like crazy, it’s ridiculously impressive how you can draw stuff like that on such a small screen!

[DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns]

So I am very late to this thread, your artwork is incredible!!! Any tips on how to improve on basic sketching of people? I have some good pencils, not so much anything else, but I would really like to be able to sketch my characters in different positions and different styles such as making them look more realistic or make them look like someone who's actually good at drawing sketched them.

[FelCandy she/her]

4 hours ago, Lunamor said:

Your phone skills keep improving like crazy, it’s ridiculously impressive how you can draw stuff like that on such a small screen!

Thank you so much! I have been getting a lot more comfortable with the different tools in Autodesk, which helps a lot. Before, I was struggling a lot with the interface and it just made me so frustrated. Hopefully my newfound knowledge with the app will translate once I have time to do a big drawing on my computer!

 

4 hours ago, DramaQueen said:

So I am very late to this thread, your artwork is incredible!!! Any tips on how to improve on basic sketching of people? I have some good pencils, not so much anything else, but I would really like to be able to sketch my characters in different positions and different styles such as making them look more realistic or make them look like someone who's actually good at drawing sketched them.

I find the best way to improve is to DRAW DRAW DRAW and don't stop drawing! Stockpile some references, make a folder of inspirational artwork that you want to learn from, and get a private sketchbook that you can just mess around in without being afraid of judgement. I only start improving once I practice with intent. As far as poses and styles, find references similar to what you want to draw and use them to help with the framework for your own art. With enough practice, I know you will be very happy with your sketches!

 

Here is a bonus Szeth

 

[Emi she/her]

Woah! I’m just looking at your art and I can’t believe! It’s amazing, looking almost like a photo! I love it! You prefer drawing people or animals?

[FelCandy she/her]

On 7/22/2020 at 11:58 PM, Emi said:

Woah! I’m just looking at your art and I can’t believe! It’s amazing, looking almost like a photo! I love it! You prefer drawing people or animals?

Thanks so much! I dont draw a lot of animals. I should do some more! Thanks so much for your comment.

 

 

Here is a (not spoilery) drawing of characters from Brandon Sanderson's Dark One graphic novel, I highly recommend it. Its so goood!

 

[Honorless he/him]

Looks good! Unfortunately Dark One isn't currently available in my region

[Chinkoln he/him]

Those Parshendi sketches that you posted originally are great! Until I saw those sketches I kind of envisioned them as looking like Ultron. That is how my mind works, I connect people to those I know in real life or have seen in real life. 

[FelCandy she/her]

On 8/11/2020 at 11:52 PM, Honorless said:

Looks good! Unfortunately Dark One isn't currently available in my region

Oh no, what a bummer! Hopefully it will be picked up in other regions for distribution soon! Its worth a read, imo.

 

On 8/14/2020 at 0:26 PM, Chinkoln said:

Those Parshendi sketches that you posted originally are great! Until I saw those sketches I kind of envisioned them as looking like Ultron. That is how my mind works, I connect people to those I know in real life or have seen in real life. 

Thanks! I do the same thing, but I also like to mix and match features from other creatures to make it fit my headcanon. I had some fun Mass Effect feels for Eshonai and Venli.

 

Okay here is a Skyward doodle that I couldn't decide on the background. What do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

Oooh, I think the star background looks fantastic. 

[Aon Tia she/her]

6 hours ago, Shard of Thought said:

Oooh, I think the star background looks fantastic. 

Definitely agreed 

But it could be cool to have the Distant  platforms In the background 

 

I loved your take on Jasnah, Renarin and Eshonai. 
 

[Mist she/her]

I like how the first background sets up the lighting on Spin and Jorgen. I like their fade with the second background. 

Edited August 16, 2020 by Mist

[Honorless he/him]

Either the second or third one. I actually like a stark background for this, it fits well with the characters. The starry one is quite appropriate too with the theme & setting. Though the first one isn't bad with the contrast between the two characters but that's still there in the other two pictures without the... glare from the light source?

Edited August 16, 2020 by Honorless