Hey everyone, it's the 31st, that means this is the final update of the month. I'll be posting a list of my favorite - and not so favorite - doodles from this month, and the last picture will be the final sketch for May. Let's get started!

NUMBER 10

This one sits at the bottom of the list 'cause it's just kinda boring, and upon further review I don't really like the way it was rendered.

NUMBER 09

This one needs contrast, like, a lot. More contrast plz, thnx.

NUMBER 08

I sort of liked where this one was going, there's something neat in there potential wise, but it just didn't happen. It's not bad - but it definitely could be better.

NUMBER 07

I kind of like this one, it sort of looks like a few different things, but it mostly looks like I'm focusing on a closeup of someone's nostrils.

NUMBER 06

This one's in the middle of the list because I think the post below dos a better job of conveying a human form in a high contrast image.

NUMBER 05

I really like how the overall shape of the figure in this image isn't extremely well defined, but you can still tell it's a humanoid figure. I also enjoy the fact that it looks to be in motion.

NUMBER 04

This piece made it to the fourth spot on the list because it has super interesting texture, and really neat lighting (even if it doesn't really make sense).

NUMBER 03

This drawing is the reason why my top pick of this month exists, and for that reason alone it's placed pretty high up. However, it actually looks really cool too! I love the sheen on the ovoid "head" of the figure.

NUMBER 02

This one is really cool because it reminds me a bit of a tormented spirit of some kind, it looks like it's about to reach just out of frame and grab someone, and a I really like that!

NUMBER 01

This piece is probably one of my favorite things I've done this year. There's a lot of emotion and expression in the eyes, and that's something I've always struggled with. Super proud of this one.

Alright, so without further ado, here's the final doodle for May.

This one's alright, my top pick's rather a tough act to follow, but I'm pretty happy with this doodle overall.

Well that's it, one more month down, seven more to go! I know my doodles this month were a bit hueless, but I'm thinking June's gonna be a whole lot more colorful! Check back tomorrow for something new, thanks for reading!

Hey everyone, it's time for another update!

Here's what I've got for you today.

Today I was playing around with some different brush settings and that's how I came up with the texture in the background. It looked cool, but it needed a little something extra. I drew a simple figure in white that would pop out against the dark background, and that was it, doodle done!

That's all for today. Don't forget to check back tomorrow since it'll be the last update of the month. I'll be doing a recap of my favorites - and not so favorites - along with posting my last doodle. See you then!

Hey everyone, it's time for another update.

Here's what I've got for you today!

I've always loved the way fabric folds and gathers, I was trying to showcase a little bit of that here with this cloaked figure. I didn't get to put too much time into this since it's just a doodle, but I think doing a fabric study sometime would be really cool!

That's all for today, check back tomorrow for something new!

Hey everyone, it's time for another update!

Here's what I've got for you today.

In this doodle I tried to capture the feeling of movement in my subject, and I also wanted it to look barely illuminated by ambient light in the background. I think I did an alright job, Thoughtfully rendering light in an image is one of the hardest things about drawing or painting, because it's what adds the most realness to an image. This was especially hard here because there's not a lot of contrast, I did that intentionally to make this a little more difficult. I definitely want to do more studies like this in the future.

Well, that's all for today. Check back tomorrow for something new!

Hey everyone, it's time for another update!

Here's what I've got for you today.

Today's doodle is more abstract than the last few, I like this one a lot though. It kinda looks like a cool graphic pattern you'd see on a t-shirt or something. My favorite part's the white strip atop the black gradient, it really pops!

That's all for this update, check back tomorrow for something new.

Hey everyone, it's update time again!

Here's what I've got for you today.

This sketch turned out to look something like a humanoid alien creature. I'm trying to work more hard edges into my drawings, and I think I was pretty successful here, since it definitely looks like he's wearing some kind of armor.

That's all for this post, check back tomorrow for something new!

Hey everyone, it's time for another update!

Here's what I've got for you today.

I ended up drawing this rather odd form, and there was a gap in the shape, so I decided to paint a face in there. Voila! It looks like a knight. Kinda cool, right?

That's all for today, check back tomorrow for something new!