alwaysdrawingalwaysdrawingalwaysdrawing

Man! I still have vacation brain... all mushy and filled with sea water. It's taken about a week, but I think I may be finally back in the groove of things.

Excited to be working out my Etsy shop this month! I am still planning on having it open in August. I also will be opening a Society 6 store, which I will tell you guys about in more detail on a later date.

Update about Comic Con: I will NOT be purchasing a booth this year. I decided that I am going to buy a ticket to this upcoming September SLC Comic Con and scope out the area and get a better idea of how people set up their booths. That way, when Comic Con comes around next year, I will feel better prepared! 

I drew quite a bit over vacation, in the airport, etc... and I just wanted to share some of these doodles from my sketchbook with you guys! 

 

"Es-cargot" shorts... get it?

 

My sister and her new red hair..

 

I drew mostly profile views of people the past couple weeks... and they all look like the same human.

 

She wouldn't stop wiggling on the plane... so she gave me no choice but to draw an unflattering picture of her.

cheers,

Ashley Fairbourne

Sketchbooks - Part I

Hello fellow humans! I got my assignments back! I am so stoked to show you guys a little peek into my sketchbooks from this past semester. I am planning on having another post about the process of one of my drawings in a couple days... I think it might be fun. I am really proud of the page of hands I drew and the Emily Dickenson drawing.. let me know what you think! Enjoy! ^-^

 

 

The cup with the sexy legs was a collaboration with a bunch of my friends. Lovely, isn't it?

cheers,

ashley

no school! no rules!

Hooray! I am done with this crazy semester! I am so excited for next school year too, because I will be working as the new illustrator for the school newspaper! I cant' wait. 

I am waiting on all of my finals to get graded and handed back before I can show you guys all that junk... I mostly just want to do a huge blog post filled with cool pages from the 2 sketchbooks I had to keep this semester. But until then, here are a couple things to keep you occupied, cuties!

 

This was my final for my drawing for illustration class. Our prompt was "frog prince" and we could interpret that however we wanted to. I decided to draw a baby frog prince (I know, he should be a tadpole, but look at how cute his weird legs are!) I was really proud of the way this one turned out. Ink will always and forever be my favorite medium!

 

Here is some weird sketchbook stuff from my personal sketchbook. I drew a cat in a fire... kind of dark. Sorry (but not that sorry)...

 

...and here is a creepy girl with what appears to be a dog nose. I was just having fun with exaggeration in the figure and got a little carried away. 

Well, I am excited to be posting regularly, and I will keep you guys updated on my Etsy shop stuff! Thank you for all your support through such a crazy semester! 

much love

xoxox

cheers,

ashley 

INKtober - Day 30: I'm getting carried away with the ink splatters.

Guys... it's almost over. I'm getting a little behind in my schoolwork, so today's drawing is pretty sketchy :P

Also, I splattered ink for fun this time.

 

This poor hedgehog doesn't know how to swim... and the floaties aren't much help. 

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY OF INKTOBER!! You guys are totally in for a treat... or is it a trick?!? 

(I really like halloween and I am going as Dora the Explorer. hee hee.)

cheers,

ashley fairbourne

INKtober - Day 28: What a fox!

It's getting pretty close to the end of Inktober! Phew! I'm not sure whether to be relieved or sad. 

 

Here's a foxy lady...get it? heh heh.

cheers,

ashley fairbourne 

INKtober - Day 27: Attempting to evolve

I bought some red and yellow ink recently... I am pretty excited to try some new stuff with them.

When I was younger I remember always wishing that I could be a fish and breathe under water.... I also remember being sad when I thought about not being able to see my friends and family on land. So here is the solution to my day dream: a fish that can walk on its flippers. Don't ask about its respiratory system because I didn't get that far with my thoughts... haha.

cheers,

ashley fairbourne

p.s. thank you everyone for being so supportive (as always)... It means the world to me!

xoxoxo 

INKtober - Day 26: Erica is a babe

My roommate wanted me to draw a portrait of her, so I attempted to do so. I am pretty happy with the result, although I wish I could have kept the blue ink more controlled. Unfortunately, it spreads everywhere. But the important part is that I enjoyed doing this piece. :)

 

cheers,

ashley fairbourne

INKtober - Day 24+25: its just the tooth fairy and my face, okay?

First off, hello! Hope every single on of your days is going so spectacularly you don't know what to do with yourselves! So I didn't post yesterday's Inktober... so here it is!

 

It's the tooth fairy. Or at least the tooth fairy that exists in my brain. I drew this in one of my classes and didn't really have any reference to draw from... so I used my geology teacher as a model of sorts. It's super hard to draw accurate figures without reference! But I'm secretly pretty proud of the way it turned out.

...and! Here is the doodle for today :D It's what my face looked like in a mirror when I was exhausted. I really love these markers. They make drawing so much more fun than it already is!

Here is Alex's interpretation of me. Offensive, right?? Just kidding, I look like a babe. But wait, he knows how to draw in real life. So check out his stuff here ----> CLICK ME!

cheers,

ashley fairbourne

INKtober - Day 23: she should really brush her hair.

I got some new markers! I've been messing around with them for the past 3 hours. My friend Dallin Orr recommended them... click his name if you want to see some wicked awesome artwork. I mean it... he rocks.

 cheers,

ashley fairbourne

INKtober - Day 22: a handsome raccoon

Happy Inktober 22nd! I found you a prom date...

 

You can thank me later. :)

cheers,

ashley fairbourne 

INKtober - Day 21: I felt mushy today

Hey all you cuties! Hope today was the best kind of day. So... today for Inktober, I drew the cutest couple in the world. I'm not sure what's wrong with my tummy.. I feel all mushy and warm inside.

 

cheers,

ashley may

INKtober - Day 19+20: attempting to stay on track!

Hey you cool people out in internet land! I didn't post yesterday, which is kind of lame. But good news! I've got 2 doodles for you to check out today! Here is day #19 of Inktober... a little blue girl in blue attire. I recently read Blankets by Craig Thompson again. If you haven't heard of that graphic novel, I highly suggest you check it out. It is a beautifully illustrated book and the storyline is awesome. Anyways! I doodled this after obsessing over his art... go give it a peek!

 

...and here is my doodle for day #20 of Inktober. It's whatever your little heart wants it to be... but it looks like a strange cat of sorts. Just go with it.

cheers,

ashley fairbourne 

INKtober - Day 18: Bill Carman inspired my brains

We had the coolest speaker at my lecture class last night. His name is Bill Carman... if you haven't seen his stuff, I would highly recommend you check it out right this very second! 

Bill Carman<--- right there, folks.

You can just tell that this dude loves what he does... and his imagination is out of control (in the best kind of way). One of the neatest things about his work is how he works on such a small scale. He was explaining to us how he likes to prep small copper plates and paint on them. For those of you who dont know, copper isnt easy to paint on.. so preparing the surface is a major part of his work. He talked about how the texture of the surface he is working on will help decide what he paints on it. It was inspiring to listen to someone so respectable and fantastic talk about their artwork.

 Anyways, after taking in all of that information, I felt like I had to draw something with his style in mind! 

So here is my day #18 for Inktober:

 

cheers,

ashley fairbourne

INKtober - Day 16+17: apologies and one cute pup

I am sorry because I didn't draw a picture yesterday. You know those days where you just want to retire as a human being for a bit? Well, that was yesterday... and I didn't want to do anything responsible. Just sit in bed and eat ice cream and/or french fries. (you know the kind of day im talking about.) Any-who! Here is me apologizing as a cartoon for skipping day #16 of Inktober...

... and here is day #17 of Inktober! Guess what?? Its my best buddy's birthday today... so go send some love vibes her way!(is that weird to say?) She blogs in this general vicinity if you are interested!

 

  

The pup above was inspired by my hunger in my geology class. Sometimes it feels as though I will be stuck in class forever until i starve to death. It is so hard not to doodle in my non-art classes haha. I also attempted a little smidgen of perspective on that table...its somewhat successful!

cheers,

ashley brooke

INKtober - Day 15: a leaning tower of loveliness

Day number 15 of Inktober... I am halfway there! (which is crazy... does anyone else feel like October is flying by??) So here is my doodle for the day: its a girl with the best kind of ice cream cone. I've always had a soft spot for sky-scraping ice cream... it just looks the cutest.

 

cheers,

ashley fairbourne

INKtober - Day 14: scribbling is the best

Today I was just scribbling with some sepia pens and this happened... It's just a babe with huge hair. I've noticed that I have a weird love affair with brown... I like using it more than black most of the time :)

 

cheers,

ashley fairbourne

INKtober - Day 13: Godzilla eats some ramen

Hey! Look at me posting at a decent time! Good job, me. 

Well, happy day #13 of INKTOBER! Here is (probably) Godzilla eating a bowl of ramen noodles. They are his favorite food besides people. 

cheers,

ashley may

INKtober - Day 12: glub glub

Why am I posting at 3am? I am glad you asked... because I am fully dedicated to this whole Inktober thing and I am going to fight until the end!.. even if it equates to sleep deprivation.

Here is a fish dude i drew with markers and a gel pen (yay color!)

  

cheers,

ash

INKtober - Day 11: this alien is bonkers.

Today was super productive/exhausting! I am SO ready to sleep.

 

Here is an alien with a ray gun... he kind of looks like Invader Zim or something, but I dig him. Don't mess with him, he's got the crazy eye.

cheers,

ashley fairbourne

INKtober - Day 10: I almost fell asleep without posting

I DID IT. I was super close to just going to bed and forgetting about Inktober... but I did it, guys. It's just a doodle of my roommate listening to hip-hop. She is awesome like that.

 

cheers,

ash