Early Stage

This concept was originally going to be a drawing of a baby. But I messed up somewhere and decided to make it a clown instead. I wanted to show the idea of,

It's all fun and games til you hit your head on a carousel

A bit of sarcasm, hence why the dry expression. He was having too much fun, banged his head on a carousel, and now he's out of character. Thinking of switching it to a jolly comic vibe instead of this, so will postpone this composition til I come back to it later on in the year.

I would elaborate more on this but I decide to take this drawing further next time, maybe re-draw it a few times because I like the idea. So for now, I'll keep it short.

Equipments:

- The orange really pointy Bic pen!

- Photoshop 7.0 (2002)

- Wacom Tablet

Not Everyone Sees Your Struggle

The concept of this is inner war and inner peace (see previous sketch entry). It takes most of its inspiration from the battle in within ourselves, the battle of judgement, conscience, perspective, the good and the bad.

You can see a man with Zen-like mind state in two different lights. But notice he has a crack on the shadowed part of his skull to show the struggle and the war that was happening within. His conscious, judgment and other thoughts fight a fiery cognitive battle, unseen in the outside world.

This can be applied to what typically happens when trying to achieve tranquility, where fleets of thoughts fight throughout the arena of his cerebrum. His past demons battle toe to toe with his guardian conscious today, his history with his present and future.

Note:
I started with an intent to draw something with a completely different meaning. Then halfway, it becomes clear to you what that whisper in between the pencil lines is trying to say. It's like the artists draws a teacher and learns from him.

Equipment:
2B Mechanical Pencil
Photoshop 7.0
Wacom Bamboo Tablet

Previous versions:

 

Inner War, Inner Peace

Just another impulsive sketch looking at overcoming 'war' within; war of the soul, war of judgement, in our conscious, the good and the bad in ourselves.Emergeance from shadow.

But for one to exist, the other has to co-exist. War will not be war without peace, it would be 'norm'. Peace will not be peace without war. Balance.

Will likely take this project further, there are proportional imbalance. I think I'll keep them for identity. Lips might need modification though.