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petite_madame ([personal profile] petite_madame) wrote2012-07-05 10:04 pm

The Big "Ballpoint Pen Sketches" Entry

The Big "Ballpoint Pen Sketches" Entry




Some people run every day, some people go to the swimming pool everyday, some people sketch everyday. (I let you guess in what category I'm in ). I sketch very, very often. Everything. From Coca-Cola cans to cats to TV show characters. Here is a small part of what I drew in the last 2-3 months. Contrary to last post, I managed to scan my sketchbooks (I almost sat on the scan....). I just added a light gray texture because bizarrely, the details of the ballpoint pen were less visible with a white background. 



Part 1 - Prompts from friends

I asked some fandom friends to prompt me with various ideas. Sketching is good but if you can sketch for your friends, it's even better. The only conditions were:
* the characters had to be from Supernatural, Sherlock or The Avengers.
* no more than two characters in the picture.

Here is everything I drew. I must admit that, as the following sketches weren't for me, I added more details than usual. I also spent more time on them.

1) Prompt: "I would really like to see Cas getting a hug from Sam. ;) "




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This one was one of the easiest. The pose is simple and the faces are quite big (around 12 cm each - a bit more than 2 inches), which makes them easier to draw compared to smaller faces. I could really have fun with details like Sam's hair and teeth and Cas' stubble.

2) Prompt: "
Romantic or cute idea...Something along the lines of chopsticks, Asian food and Dean and Sam or Jared and Jensen or whoever you like from Sherlock or Avengers. Not necessarily a pair either. Maybe just one character if that's easier."



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This prompt really made me laugh because I am known for my gore and dark art so having someone asking me to draw a super cute scene was really awesome. I see it much more as a J2 art but I guess that it can be interpreted as a Sam/Dean too. Whatever floats your boat!

3) Prompt: "Sam/Dean. Can I request the boys doing something completely normal, not hunting related (watching a movie together, having dinner together, sharing a drink at the side of the road in the middle of the day.)"



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This one was difficult, probably the most difficult of the series. I am going to be frank, I am not good at drawing mechas and drawing the Impala with an open hood was a challenge. I took as a reference some screen shots from Supernatural (of course) but also a promo picture from the movie Drive with Ryan Gosling. It helped a lot.

4) Prompt: "Inspired by a fic I wrote. Young Jays transferring cigarette one to other"



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In the series, "that's exactly what my friend wanted but I didn't do it on purpose", here are the boys smoking together. From the reference picture my friend sent me for the sketch, I thought at the start she wanted something with J2 as the bad boys of their school, the kind of guys who smoke to look cool in front of their friends. I had no description of the fic whatsoever and I couldn't read it either because it was in Russian. I improvised and I ended up with something a bit schmoopy. I was afraid my friend would find it too cute but apparently, no, it was exactly what she had in mind. What can I say? I'm relieved!

5) Prompt: "I think I would love to see you try your hand at some schmooptastic domestic Sherlock. I am picturing Holmes and Watson sharing a blanket and drinking tea. "



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The great question about this one was: "wallpaper or not wallpaper?". If you are a fan of Sherlock, you certainly noticed the horrible wallpaper of Sherlock and John's flat. I wanted to reproduce it but I finally stepped back because it would have been too much and the two characters would have become invisible, lost in the amount of details. So much for the wallpaper!

6) Prompt: "Captain American, with a few bruises and wearing the lovely short sleeved shirt he has on when practicing boxing...maybe include on the shirt a little logo that is the same design as his shield. ^^



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This prompt made me smile from ear to ear. Chris Evans. With a tight t-shirt. Boxing. Nothing more to add! This one was the first one I drew. I didn't include the logo on the shirt because there was already enough details in the picture.


Part 2 - Prompts from Tumblr


As if asking fandom friends wasn't enough, I asked anons on Tumblr to prompt me too. I found around 16 prompts in my inbox and only kept two (some where very close to what you can see above or to things I already drew). There was a lot of Thor/Loki too but as I wasn't interested in this pairing  I focused on the things I loved.

1) Prompt: "Jensen meeting his evil doppleganger"



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I must admit I reinterpreted the prompt and that I adapted it a bit. I don't know why I saw this prompt much more as Jensen having out with his evil twin brother. Don't ask. Just don't.

2) Prompt: "What about skulls? Animal skulls?"



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This one is original. I love drawing skulls. I draw them quite often so I was very excited about this prompt. Because I like complex drawings, I added a distortion effect as if the scene was seen through a crystal ball.

Part 3 - Random sketches

I also draw for myself a lot of random fandom stuffs. Here is a small selection

1) Sketches for the Paris Apocalypse Convention



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On June 1st, 2nd and 3rd, I had the chance to go to the Paris Apocalypse Con where Mark Sheppard (Crowley), Richard Speight Jr (Gabriel) and Sebastian Roché (Balthazar) were the main guests. I thought that you could only give official photos provided by the con staff for the actors to sign but...no! Thanks to some great ladies I met there, I learned that drawings/art were allowed. Only printed photos from the Internet were forbidden. I fixed VERY quickly 3 sketches when I came back home after the first day. I drew from 10:00pm to 2:00 am. Unfortunately, I was too tired to draw something for the 4th guest, Chad Lindberg. I had to wake up at 5:30am to be there at 8:30 so no way I would stay up longer to sketch something. I'm sorry, I had to take photos for those ones: they were too difficult to scan and the autographs weren't visible because the actors used a kind of silver marker to sign my art.

2) Androgynous Sam



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I recently fell in love with the fic Silk by [livejournal.com profile] minchout written for the latest round of [livejournal.com profile] spnspringfling. From the moment I read it, I knew I wanted to draw this androgynous version of Sam and more particularly the following sentence:  “His jeans were skin tight, tucked into a pair of calf-high black boots, laced halfway up, and he wore a slouchy sweater half hanging off one shoulder, his duffel slung over the other. His hair was half up in a messy knot at the back of his head. A cigarette dangled from his lips”. I asked the permission to the author and [livejournal.com profile] minchout kindly accepted! I hope to draw a color version of another scene in August but first, I have to finish working on my [livejournal.com profile] spn_j2_bigbang.

3) Man's best friend



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I am a cat person but sometimes, very rarely, I find dogs cute too. I found on Tumblr a photo of a dog "smiling" while watching out of a car window (and I lost the original pic. If someone has a link, I would appreciate). I've been wanting to draw Jared with a dog for a long time and I thought that this precise dog was perfect. He looks completely stupid but so happy. I couldn't resist!

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The Ballpoint Pen Entry Trivia

1) Tools of the trade



- Ballpoint pens (BIC pointe fine). I usually use two ballpoint pens. One new (= full of ink) for the outlines and dark shading and one old (= with not a lot of ink left) for the small details and lighter areas.
- A blue watercolor pencil for construction lines.
- A BIC mechanical pencil (Bic Matic, 0.7mm), also for the construction lines.
- An Staedtler eraser.



- Sketchbooks. I am not picky but I must admit I prefer when the paper is thick so I tend to choose sketchbooks with a 80g (or higher) type of paper. I prefer sketchbooks with a metal spiral binding. The big drawback is that it's a pain in the ass to scan but I feel more comfortable with this kind of sketchbooks. Sometimes, it's not even a sketchbook per say. I use photo albums. They are great too!

- Scanning and picture enhancing: I use a Canon scan and scan in 300 ppp. Then I open the picture in Photoshop and darken the picture with the Levels Tool. I add a light gray texture with a layer set to Multiply.

Fail?

It happens! I had a lot of problems with the "J2 smoking together" art. I screwed up Jared's face. The likeness was off so I decided to start from scratch. Here's the first version (just a photo, I didn't have the occasion to scan it).



How long does it take for a sketch?

That's a very tough question. I can't tell precisely. Maybe two hours, two hours and an half per sketch. The problem is that I don't sketch in a continuous way. I sketch, then I stop, I go to the kitchen to eat something, I come back, sketch, go to watch some tv, come back, etc...I always have problems answering this question. It takes time, yes but how long does it takes... I have no idea! What is sure is that some sketches take more time than others. For example, the one of Sam & Dean drinking on the edge of the road took maybe 3 hours because I had to draw 2 characters + the Impala with the hood open.

Voilà!!!!!! That's it!!

I'm sorry for the rambling.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate!


[identity profile] theextrac00kie.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I admire your talent. Stunning work.

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm very happy you liked this entry :D
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥

[identity profile] winsangel.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
beautiful, amazing, breathtaking, enchanting....I could go on :D Thank you for sharing your amazing art (and for not spending your days at the swimming pool, besides sun burn is overrated)

;)

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha! Ha! When I see my big ass, I think I definitely should spend more time at the swimming pool and less time sketching. Art isn't good for me even if people enjoy it ^^
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥

[identity profile] vongue.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I LOVE YOU!!!
Your mysterious friend is going totally insane of happiness, just so you know ^^

How did you get into my head? You're just incredible, it's impossible to be so amazing! ImageImage
PM PLEASE MARRY ME!!!

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly I don't know how I did it! It's not being amazing or something is PURE CHANCE xD I was happy with the sketch when I finished it but I was like "Oh my god -______- It's SO far from what Vongue wanted /o\ She wanted badass high schoolers and I am going to deliver her an art full of love and rainbow"
I'm always afraid to draw things that are too dark or too depressing when it's not for me so I tend to "over-schmoop" my art ^o^
I'm SUPER happy to know that it was what you wanted!
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥

[identity profile] queerly-it-is.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
They're all amazing, really fantastic work! I especially love androgyne!Sam, you captured the image of him exactly as I was picturing it when I read the fic! =D

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥
I absolutely wanted to draw this version of Sam. That's the image I had when I read the fic "Silk" and I couldn't wait for Minchout to grant me permission to sketch something. ^o^

[identity profile] sagetan.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
These are really lovely! My favourite is the one with the car. It really doesn't show that it gave you trouble!

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Your comment really made me happy because. O M G THAT CAR -_____- I thought I was never going to be able to draw the hood perfectly and to reproduce all the details xD
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥

[identity profile] taliku.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
All of it. It's just-- wow. It's beautiful.

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥
I'm very glad you enjoyed them so much!
What a cute icon you have :D

[identity profile] yohkobennington.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
SKETCHES YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha! Ha! Dean is hilarious in your icon!!
Thank you so much for your great comment about my sketches ♥

[identity profile] jesseofthenorth.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Your work is always so compelling! It never fails to capture my imagination. I especially loved the androgynous Sam sketch which actually motivated me to read [livejournal.com profile] minchout's story (despite being a fan of the author I am not generally a fan of the pairing and I'm glad your sketch compelled me to move past that :D)
Thanks for continuing to share your beautiful work with us all!

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-07 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥
Minchout's fic really inspired me. It was the contrary for me: I didn't know this author and I read the story because of the pairing. Now, I am spending my weekends browsing through her master post and reading her great fics! ^^ Silk is a very original fic and I love Sam's characterization ^^

[identity profile] frogmanlj.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I have always admired your work. These are stunning, with so much detail. Even the expressions on their faces. WOW.

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥
I love drawing details which is a bit of a problem because I can't draw simple stuff with just a couple of strokes. I always have to add details...and more details!! /o\

[identity profile] novakev.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, again, it's stunning what you can do in a sketch! They are all so lovely.

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
The sheet is the limit (and my patience xD )
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥
I'm very glad you enjoyed them so much :D

[identity profile] alena2b.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Gorgeous work! Your talent fascinates me!

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-07 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥
I'm glad you loved them ^^

[identity profile] obstinatrix.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
:DDDDD

You can probably guess which of these I like best, but I also love the one of the boys drinking by the road (the Impala is amazingly well captured, given that you say you can't draw mechanical things!) and the one of Jensen and his doppelganger.

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-07 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches particulary about the Sam/Cas' hug ;) ♥

the Impala is amazingly well captured, given that you say you can't draw mechanical things!
Mechas are my weakness (like feet. You will rarely see a character barefoot in my art. They always wear socks or shoes ^^;;). Mechas are a field of their own in art and I am far from being a fan of mecha designer. I hope I'll never have to draw a Gundam or a Space ship one day ^^;;

[identity profile] sw0rdy.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
All your artwork is amazing but I particularly love your ballpoint sketches and was very happy to see more of them. I'm blown away that you managed to do those three for the Paris con overnight!

AWESOME ARTIST IS AWESOME. :)

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-07 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥
I was almost sleeping on my sketchbook when I drew the art for the Paris con. The venue was quite far from my house (I had to take the subway + a train + a bus) so I was already tired when I reached home at 10:00pm xD I finished the one of Sebastian sat on the grass in a park behind the hotel where the con was held. ^^;;

[identity profile] katbcoll.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
WOW! Jensen and his evil twin is something else! (I'm a sucker for that lip ring) The scene through the crystal ball is just amazing! I am always blown away by your skill and talent. Thank you so much for sharing it.

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-07 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I was afraid the lip ring was a bit too much to show what a bad boy Jensen's twin was xD But I love piercings so I couldn't help adding one :) I remember I had a lot of fun drawing this one because of the "bad!twin"'s leather jacket.
Thank YOU so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥

[identity profile] bt-kady.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I am always amazed at the sheer talent you have. I just wish I had the amount of drawing ability you have in one finger. I used to be able to draw, somewhat, but my skills were never as good as yours, and without practice, I lost the ability. I adore your art!

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-07 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I understand what you mean about loosing you ability to draw if you don't practice. Unfortunately, it's not like bicycle about which people say you never forget. It's a question of time and patience. I don't sleep at night so I have time to practice but I don't know how people who have a normal cycle of sleep + a job can even find time to doodle :S
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥

[identity profile] eviljellybean88.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
god damn, i always love your ballpoint sketches! <3

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm very happy you did ^^ What is sad is that I sketch all the time and that I lost a lot of them because I don't always pay attention where I put them xD
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥
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[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-07 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥
I always have problem to understand why people prefer my sketches (even if I'm really grateful!) but from the comments I received here and the great feedback on Tumblr, you are not the only one to prefer sketches to color CG art. I didn't even want to post them at first. It's a friend who convinced me. I didn't want to because I was convinced that nobody would care about stuff done with a ballpoint pen in a loosy sketchbook xD I was wrong ^^
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[identity profile] raloria.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Amazing work! I'm in awe. :D

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥
(And thank you for your LJ too and for always providing great screencaps, location guide, daily fan art, etc...Your patience and your dedication to this fandom are amazing! ♥ )

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[identity profile] a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG...as always, you have completely blown me away!! Just...wow!!

And your gots your lovelies autographed!! THAT IS STELLAR!!

*DANCES*

*SQUISHES YOU*

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-07 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I got my autographs!! I was SO happy! I've never been to a TV series con before so I was very excited. It was a lot of fun and I could have my art signed ^^
Thank you for your kind words about my sketches ♥
Glad you loved them so much ^^
*HUGS TOO*

[identity profile] the-dean-team.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Amazing creations!!! What talent!!

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥
Glad you loved them! ^^

[identity profile] galwithglasses.livejournal.com 2012-07-05 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
THE ONE WITH THE CAR!!!! Dean's smile and Sam's sprawl.

I really like the perspective on the animal skull one and the drawing of Sam that goes with Silk is perfect for the way Sam is written in that story. Thanks for sharing your work.

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-07 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I had a lot of pleasure working on the one with the car :) I love how Sam looks completely drunk. However, the open hood of the Impala drove me crazy. I am not good at drawing mechanical things so I was a bit afraid to have the shape of the car wrong :/
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥

[identity profile] cherie-morte.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
These are so beautiful! I am too tired to leave them each the comment they deserve, but they are just so gorgeous in their simplicity. I especially love the Chinese food one and the drinking on the side of the road. I've decided they're both Sam/Dean, because I just love so much too see them being casual and happy together. *____*

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-07 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥
I guess that you can interpret the Chinese food one as J2 or S/D. I tried not to include details that could make people think it was more a J2 art or more S/D art like Dean's amulet for instance :)

I am too tired to leave them each the comment they deserve
Oh, no!! You don't have to! A short comment is perfectly ok and makes me very happy!

[identity profile] sandymg.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. I loved all of these but I gotta admit the doppleganger/twin Jensen's were just. UNF!

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-07 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't know that this one would be so popular ^^ I had a lot of fun working on it and drawing a good and a bad Jensen :) I remember that my favorite part was the leather jacket.
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥

[identity profile] borgmama1of5.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
Just amazing, as always...you do so much complexity with deceptive simplicity!

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Complexity is a problem for me because I CAN'T draw simple things :/ I'm very jealous of artists who can draw something with a minimum amount of details ^^
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥

[identity profile] hils.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
Obviously the Sam hugging Cas one is my fave :D

But they're all amazing! Your art makes me so happy

[identity profile] petite-madame.livejournal.com 2012-07-06 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Now that you mention it, I realize that I have drawn Misha only once in this post xD
I'm very happy that my art make you..happy too :D
Thank you so much for your kind words about my sketches ♥

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