A Year in Art: My Personal Sketches and Growth

this year was a wild ride. moving to a new city, living solo, and trying to balance a corporate job with my art meant learning on the fly. some days i nailed the shading on a hyper-realistic portrait, and other days the background just did not work out, that is just part of the process.

i spent most of my time focusing on hyper-realistic pencil portraits using faber-castell 9000 series pencils. getting those details in the eyes and hair strands takes patience, but it is worth it when the piece comes together. when i needed a change, i shifted to anime and pop-culture fan art. i started using ohuhu alcohol markers and prismacolor pencils to get those bold, smooth colors that really pop. it was a fun challenge moving from black-and-white graphite to vibrant marker work.

i also spent a lot of time on my ipad. learning digital art was a steep curve, but now i can offer high-resolution, hand-drawn digital files that you can print on anything. no ai filters here, just clean line art and rendered digital paintings. if you are looking for a gift or a custom piece for yourself, you can see how my style has evolved. let me know if you want to work on something together.