Hey everyone,
took a break from the net for a while, the patience is appreciated, etc

The year cometh to an end and so does ye olde sketchbook. so before the whole fling-out-the-old-bring-in-the-new I thought I'd get some closure and put up what remains of the few last pages because god knows can't leave this unresolved. I'd be a nervous wreck if I was always worried about some old sketchbook out to get its revenge. Don't want all that hanging above my head come the new year so for the sake of sanity:


First one's for Hinata Hyuga because it was her birthday on the 27th.
There is a lot of criticism when it comes to discussing her, but she's been a model of change and perseverance for me, brave enough to stand up for herself when it mattered. She was never meant to even be a ninja and look at her now.
Only thing I don't appreciate is (SPOILER ALERT) Neji sacrificing his life for her ahah could have done with him alive personally.

...and a whole lot of doodles featuring the brush pen

Me and my friend went ice skating, and there was this young kid with long hair, he was so good at skating it looked like he was just floating around with no effort while we were just trying our best not to fall on anyone or get our fingers sliced off.

There was a boy play8ing and climbing on a really cool tree near my mother's home in India











And here are some observational drawings of my cousins

Happy new year to all!

Hey peeps!
this would be my last post in England this year. which is not saying much as the next year is right around the corner, but it always feels like something immense is going to happen, going back to family and the return.
I'm tempted to put up two posts today, but there's still so much to pack, might keep it to one condensed post tonight and update during winter break.

Here's a couple of digital layout designs I've been trying. I've been inspired this time by an artist called Robert Dean, who illustrates a lot of marvelous things, but his layout designs are ambient and quirky and stand out to me, and I couldn't help but try my hand at it again.

I've based them on the places I'll be returning to this winter, the first the deserts in Dubai, and the second a hill in India roughly translated to Elephant Hill.

and a few doodles to keep you going...

When I was younger all I ever wanted to be was one of the boys, but was sent to an all girls school with my hair neatly sectioned, so I'll vent it out in creating a tomboyish character.


We're almost done, I was playing with ink and got a bit conceptual

....
and
I'll leave you guys tonight with a bad joke:

what did the otter say when he was fired?

ahaah! our friend's an optimist. sorry guys I'll think of an otter one

Goodnight and goodbye Bournemouth!