Well, here she be. This is about 60% as far as the coloring job I’d like to see, but part of why I’m doing the art 52 thing is not only to discipline myself (I’ll never put myself and my art as a priority if I didn’t), but also to get used to working within a time frame/deadline. If I don’t find the time to push it as far as I want in a week, it forces me to reference that fact during the next week.

I will probably be posting an updated version of her as I wanted to include a bunch of shiny jewelry with her costume. I’m posting this before the weekend end so I can hop on this week’s sketch and hopefully make myself find extra time for a better coloring job this week. I also want to incorporate the whole life cycle – birth, life, death, and whatever comes after – into each season/faerie. Summer I see as life, thus her creation of energy/sunlight.

Not sure whom I’m doing next – I’ll probably go in order and do fall. We shall see who shows up as I start sketching tonight!

ETA: I’m thinking I’ll be warming her skin up, as well. Didn’t realize the hue is too cold until I stepped away for a few hours.

So, I’ve known for a while that I’m not disciplined enough to do a daily sketch/art update, despite how in reality, that should be my goal. I was recently browsing Flickr and discover a ton of 52 week studies – including my personal favorite, Plastic 52. I thought to myself, “Geez, you ought to be able to do at least a sketch each week.”

And so, this is the start of my Art 52 project. I’m hoping to update weekly, likely on Monday or Tuesday as they seem to be days where I have more consistent downtime in the evening. I may post a lame sketch, I may post pretty colored pieces. It will depend on the week. The important part is that I give myself a goal that I feel is obtainable while I get my drawing shoes broken back in.

Here’s my first piece – it is also the illustration I will be basing my new site design off of. Enjoy!