Weekend Sketches #17 - Halloweenies 2022

October 30, 2022

A black and white drawing of Sol walking through a pumpkin patch and holding a pumpkin in her arms.

Hello again!

My goodness! I've definitely been busy this October! I think it was all the time I spent outside and with friends this summer. Touching grass recharged my batteries and I feel ready to spend my autumn and winter drawing inside.

a black and white drawing of Nova depicted as a vampire. She holds a bloodstained sword aloft and she is similarly splatter with blood on her frock and across her face, some of which she licks from her lips with her tongue.
a black and white drawing of Nyx dressed as a witch and flying on a broomstick over a quaint town. There is a large bright full moon behind her, and bats fly around her in the sky. Her right hand is outstretched as she conjures magic sparkles.

I did another drawing challenge this month! I was all revved up from Swordtember that I gave Killswitchkatie's Zine-o-Ween prompt list a shot. I did only 13 illustrations in black and white. I made a bit of a small narrative out of them featuring my OCs from Earthshine in an AU where they are creatures of the night. There's even a couple of illustrations featuring Sol's moms. These illustrations are a bit spicier than what I drew for Swordtember since my gals are actually interacting with each other.

a black and white drawing of Nyx dressed as a witch and flying on a broomstick over a quaint town. There is a large bright full moon behind her, and bats fly around her in the sky. Her right hand is outstretched as she conjures magic sparkles.
a black and white drawing of Sol as a half turned werewolf holding Witch Nyx aloft in her arms as she gazes up at her in agony while Nyx looks down at her in sadness and placing a hand on Sol's cheek. They are framed by the full moon in the background.

Just like with Swordtember I compiled all these illustrations into a zine, which I shared with close friends as well as put up on my Patreon. I'll probably get this one printed out as a limited run for local and small zine fests as well, but I don't have any plans to make the PDF available to non-patrons. I'm also only sharing the first 6 illustrations from this challenge here.

Just like with Swordtember I had a lot of fun with these and I look forward to doing more challenges in the future. I think this method where I keep what I make to an insular group, and then post only bits and pieces publicly is the way to go for me. It's a nice thing to find out your favourite way of having fun.

A black and white drawing of Sol as a werewolf. She is framed by foiliage with the bottom half of her body hidden. She looks back at the viewer with a bright light reflective eye. Above her head is a small full moon.

Have a Happy Halloween, and thanks for stopping by!

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