Elven warrior

This time, I managed to keep him the gender he was supposed to be. Male, that is. I'm on an elven kick so I went to find some elves on Pinterest and this is what I got. So I let myself be inspired. Done in pencil and then finished with a black oil-based pencil. Whatever that was. I completely forgot I even had it. Well, now it got some use out of it. I love how it made the whole drawing more contrasting. The only thing I'm a little disappointed in is that I did the neck a bit too long. Oh well, nothing to do about it now. Unless I wanna run this through photoshop which I'm not gonna do as I'm not that good with it. It would ruin the whole thing. I'm sure of it. Still, not counting the neck, I'm very happy with how this drawing turned out. Also, it was done on an off white paper and I think it looks really good on it. I mean, I like bright white paper as much as anyone else, but hey, sometimes, the not really white makes it look even better. So yeah. Tell me what you think about it. I would like to hear it. Well, read it. 

~AnnElfwind
Written on the 9th of May, 2020

Deadpool 2 [2018]

So, yesterday. I was reading a fanfic. The name is Point of No Return and you can find it on AO3. That is not the point. I was also looking for something to watch and well, the story featured Deadpool. And I'm like... Maybe I should watch Deadpool 2. I've been postponing that for so long. I'm not saying that Deadpool 1 was bad, it is just that Deadpool is not my favorite superhero. I have nothing against him, but I'm not as invested in him as I'm in some of the other major MCU characters. But, I was running low on things to watch so Deadpool 2 it was. Mostly because he was really funny in the fanfic. So yeah, I went to watch that. And again, Deadpool has a tendency to first show the middle of the story. Well, not the middle, but about a fourth in. Also, the guy keeps breaking the fourth wall. I guess that's just him, but well, I think it wouldn't be as funny if it was any other character. I'm still not sure if I really liked the movie or not. It was definitely watchable. But that's really all I can say for certain at this point. Though I did enjoy the credits scenes. What I didn't like was the kid - Russel or whatever his name is. I don't know... I just really didn't like him. From the beginning. I liked Cable better than him. And he started out as the bad guy. At least I'm pretty sure we all agree that Juggernaught was not likable at all. And if there is anyone out there who liked him, well, you're weird. And I don't wanna talk to you. 

I honestly don't know what else to write about the movie without giving out spoilers. Fuck, writing a book review is simpler. Maybe because I have no problem with giving a summary of the book. But with movies, well, not that simple. Also, a movie storyline is usually shorter than a book.
This movie is definitely for those who like dirty jokes and comedies with a bit (a lot) of violence. Whatever, screw the no spoiler thingy. So! Deadpool kills a lot of people, his girl gets killed, he goes to mope to the X-men, then Russel enters the scene, they get sent to prison, Deadpool breaks out when Cable attacks it, prisoners get transported somewhere else, Deadpool forms a team and highjacks the transport, Russel leaves with Juggy, Deadpool, and co. go stop him before he kills the head of the orphanage after they join forces with Cable. Fight, Deadpool dies, Cable rewinds time, saves him, everyone is happy. Then cue the credits scenes.
And I suck at this. Maybe because while I did watch the movie, I didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to. Like, certain scenes were really funny, but still... I think I need to go and watch Advent Children again. And yes, I'm on a Sephiroth kick. Sue me. Deadpool has nothing on Sephy. Still, I'm also on Marvel kick and well, this was something I had yet to watch so I did. Next on my list is the Daredevil Netflix show. Already about four episodes in. And it already looks better than Deadpool. Sorry Deadpool, you're not up to par. 

~AnnElfwind

Written on the 8th of May, 2020

A flower for an elf

So, two new pics. Seems like I'm only posting pics... Well, I'll see if I can come up with something else soon. But for now, you'll have to deal. So, this first one is of a flower, well, a bunch of flowers. I had this old sketch that had some green on it in the shape of a stem and some leaves so I decided to do something about it. And took my markers and looked up some pink-ish flowers. Because pink was the first marker I grabbed. And there were these, lilies I think they are called. I think it is a species of lilies. And if not, they are now. And while they were arranged differently in the picture, I decided I would take them and reuse them for my pic. So, this is the result. The background is just a wash of watercolor with a bit of a blue marker at the bottom. The rest is done in markers and the highlights are done in white acrylic paint marker. I'm not really happy with the stem, but the flowers are really good. I like how they turned out. What do you think?

Second one. This one is made with a reference from Pinterest. Only, the reference was male. So how the heck did this turn into a bloody female?! I don't even know. I think it's the mouth. Probably. I would have erased it and redone it, but I did this in markers. Alcohol markers. Tombow markers to be exact. And well, you can't really erase those. So a she-elf it is. Still not happy about that. But nothing I can do about it. I did not pre-sketch this with a pencil. I just took my three Tombow markers, the only three I own, and went right in. I have a black one, dark gray and a really light gray. So I decided to try them out. Finally. I mean, I swatched them when I got them, but that was about it. And now, I have a finished piece done with them. And apart from the gender of this elf going haywire, I really liked working with them. Guess I should get more of them. Well, we'll see when the store opened. Here, where I live, I know only about one single store that sells them and I'm not sure it's already open what with the COVID virus... Bloody thing... Ruining everything. Well, anyway, hope you like the drawing and I'll see you later. Bye. 

~AnnElfwind

Written on the 8th of May, 2020

Picture Vomit

Yeah, I'm not taking the post name back. Nu-uh! I like it. Because that is precisely what this is. And this first one is a fish. Don't even remember why it is a fish. But I like it. It's simple yet looks kinda good. Excuse the pencil on the side, there was another drawing beside it and the fish would be cropped if I cut it off. So I left it. I'm thinking I could have done more with the weeds and corals, but I just wanted a bit of a different color there and the main focus be the fish, so it is what it is. I still like it. What do you think?

A fairy mischief maker

So, a fairy. Done in pencil even though I took out my markers. So why the heck did I take them out? Waste of time, that. But back to the fairy. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Hell, even the hands are decent and I have to confess that I have a big problem drawing those. Especially without references. But this time, it kinda worked. This is done in pencil and on slightly toned paper. Like, this off-white kind that doesn't really qualify as toned but isn't really just plain white either. So I could have gone back in with a white pen or something and made the highlight really pop, but I didn't. Guess it didn't occur to me until now. And I'm not going back anymore.
So, am I happy with this? Yes, I am. Could it be even better? Yes, it could, if I thought of it before I sealed it and started writing this post. So whatever, maybe next time. But please tell me what you think. And you don't need to mention the hands. I know they are not perfect, but by my standards, they are pretty decent so I'm happy with them, though I will, of course, try to do even better next time. See ya!

~AnnElfwind

Written on the 26th of April, 2020

Just some junk and a face

So, this is a sketch of a set of junk items one could find in an art room, or perhaps a crafting room. I like how it turned out even though it's definitely not perfect. Partly, the blame lies with the source image being too small and me not being able to see the wrapped box well enough. I did not know where the details were and so I had to improvise a little bit. Despite that, I think it didn't turn out too bad. For a sketch that is. It was drawn on an A6 format with a regular pencil. And with a lot of help from a kneaded eraser. Tell me what you think? 

Okay, this one is photographed wrong. Just wrong. When I compare it to the real thing, this one's chin is too long. I don't know how I managed to do that, but at the same time, I was too lazy to photograph it again. And yes, if you haven't noticed, I photograph my drawings instead of scanning them. I find that it's faster. Especially as I can just upload it from my phone to google photos and then directly insert it here.
This picture was also done on an A6 format and with the same regular pencil. It was done in two steps. The first one had me finishing most of the face, while the second one focused on the neck, hair, and some details I missed in step one. For some reason, the end result seems like ti's really good while at the same time, it seems really really bad. Most of the bad vibes come from the chin looking too long in the photo. Trust me, the real deal looks quite a bit better. Still, I would like to know if you like it and if you don't, I would like to know why. Though, please, keep it civil. At least a little bit. Okay?

~AnnElfwind

Written on the 24th of April, 2020

Because I could

So, I did some tweaking of the design. Nothing drastic, just some cosmetic changes. I changed the width of the page and increased the width of the sidebar a little. I also changed the font size and some font colors. Mostly to make it a bit more contrasting. Also, the font size change was because I have a huge monitor and it has a huge resolution. I also have it quite a bit of a distance from myself and so I have a hard time reading small text without magnifying it a little so I increased the font size to an optimal size of 20px for the posts and similar size for everything else. 

Hope you don't mind this change as it is here to stay. At least for as long as I have this display. 

~AnnElfwind

P.S. I decided to no longer use only 3 tags per post. I'm now using as many as I want. So I might end up tweaking the way the tags show, but I'm not sure yet. 

Written on the 24th of April, 2020