Medieval in ballpoint

I love medieval images.  And nice, non-blobby ballpoint pens.  Right now I'm using Bic Round Stic Grip in black fine point.  Nice!  This was scanned out of my sketchbook from this evening.

Illustration Friday: "Swamp"

I looked up swamp trees this week and thought they look just like they are wearing gowns that reflect in the water like they're on a marble ballroom floor!  This is a crow quill pen drawing on bristol board.

Illustration Friday: "Fluid"

This one's for everyone who spends any time with little children and is constantly on "nose watch" at the first sign of a cold.  Kids' cold germs are the worst, aren't they?

Illustration Friday: "Suspense"

I was thinking about this idea all week but never had time to do an inked version!  This is my sketchbook rough, scanned and worked up in Photoshop.

Darn naggy art pencil.

Illustration Friday: "Grounded"

Illustration Friday: "Highlight"

I was working on this today and realized there are highlights on the shoes so I could use it for Illustration Friday!  The pencil lines and markings are due to work-in-progress.  The original art is 2.5x3.5 inches but was designed to crop at closer to 2x3".

I found a picture of these shoes in the September 2011 issue of "Vogue".  This is a bit of an interpretation because the shoes were very small in the photo, but they really caught my eye!  They were designed by Tabitha Simmons for Creatures of the Wind.