Nameless Scion Sketches 1

I called her just the Traveler last time, but Nameless Scion felt very appropriate now in comparison.

I struggled for a while to draw her facial features in free sketch, so I tried to draw by tracing over screenshots first and then attempting to imitate a reference without tracing afterwards.

I feel comfortable with my free sketch of her now, but I still have to do free sketches her in different angles.

Nose Studies 2

More nose studies, but this time I apply an art style that uses only a hard round brush and a bit of the smudge tool.

Lighting Study 9 + Self-Insert Traveler

Been playing the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV Online with an expanded free trial, which you could play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn AND the award-winning Heavensward expansion and ALSO award-winning Stormblood expansion up to level 70 for free with no restrictions on playtime. I really like my character, so I turned her into another self-insert OC and tried to do some lighting practice with her.

I do find myself feeling more weird about this than actually satisfied, frankly. But I think it's because I'm not used to painting realistic faces in general. Maybe the feeling will go away with practice.