Stuff from last month is at the top, stuff from yesterday is at the bottom. 
Been trying to push myself to draw more full-bodies (and shade as well…) instead of automatically lapsing into headshot world.

Got bored of the original (unfinished). 
Hi-res for a better view :) 

Juuuuuust places I went to last month.
That steelworks place was amazing.  

Experimented with (see: vomited) some textures on top of a scribble.
Just realised I’ve been on Tumblr for a year haha. 

Have a fried egg :)

PROCESS GIF: [link] 

Obligatory Music (that I was listening to whilst drawing this): 
Formula of Fear- Hybrid
Just for Today- Hybrid
Until Tomorrow- Hybrid 

Located on the outskirts of the main metropolis, lies an anomaly of a town which acts as a bypass to the other less densely populated urban regions.

Although its citizens have lower standards of living, a unique culture has sprung up in recent years in compensation of being unable to experience the benefits of new technological advances (as seen in other regions).

Street art has been rapidly gaining popularity- scarcely is there a wall on the streets not filled with optimistic decorum and crude imitations of characters from popular culture. The trade of antique gaming devices and cartridges, such as ‘gameboys’ have been also been a rising market- the results seen littered around the town, in the hands of bored adolescents wearing their thumbs out on a sunny afternoon.

Perhaps the best perk of outskirt towns in general is the sense of community that runs in the blood of the town; a throbbing vivacity that lures tourists to its flamboyant appearance and in turn, generates revenue for its citizens. 

Perhaps ten meters to my left, the pale, empty-stomached girl was standing, frost-stricken.
Her mouth jittered.
Her cold arms were folded.

Tears were frozen to the book thief’s face.

- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

chellzdum asked: oh dear hello o: my friend found you a billion years ago searching my name on deviantart but misspelling it, and today i finally decided to search it up. your art is BEAUTIFUL. and i'm michelle too c:

Wowza thank you so much for taking the time to drop such a lovely message! Aw man I’m pretty undeserving of your praise, but I guess my completely unoriginal name has its uses fufufu. And hello fellow Michelle! :D
Nice to meet you ^^

Aaah sorry for the inactivity, school is kicking my butt.
Will probably be more active in say, April. ;___;

I wanted to finish these sometime but it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. 

artsyambitions:

VERY SHAMEFULLY LATE art trade with Michelle! She requested this guy Killy from the manga Blame, and I must honestly state, drawing for this character is difficult because the artist’s style is so cluttered. HOW DO I DO THIS, NOO.

So I threw in an octopus to compensate.

OCTOPUS.

HAHAHA SORRY
FHFGFHFHS I LOVE YOUR STYLE SO MUCH
There are so many things I like about this that I cannot put into words- from the ingenious composition (the general flow is amazing horry crap) TO THE SMOKE AND THE TENTACLES AND THE CRAZY COOL POSE.
Also an OCTOPUS (you sure know how to please me) 
Thanks again for art-trading with me! It was fun! :’)