Ballpoint Cutter

I've been following the Pini's on FB and they do "Fan Fridays". This weeks Fan Friday subject was Cutter. I wanted to do it, but i had so many other projects that I didn't think I'd have the time. However, I, at some point today, found myself with ballpoint pen, scrap paper and no other projects at hand to be done and I was bored. So I doodled and go this.

Let me list some amazing things about this pic:

• 1 - it is entirely ballpoint pen


• 2 - literally, that means i didn't even use a pencil to design the pic, i just dived right in. yes, that means there are mistakes that i couldn't erase and had to attempt to work around instead.


• 3 - I've never drawn an original ElfQuest pic before


• 4 - yes, i have drawn Elfquest before - however, that was over 16 years ago. when i was Directly copying pics from my books because i was bored.


• 5 - i had no reference sheets when I did this. this was entirely from memory. yes, that means there are mistakes in his outfit, etc.


• 6 - literally, memory. I haven't picked up my books in at least a couple years....

While I keep finding mistakes, I'm inordinately proud of doing this from memory, in ballpoint. its got a flow to it that i really like and while his face is really off (i think), the pose is very him...