Mothvember

It's Movember, but someone's lost their facial hair! Who do you think is responsible?

Agrius Moth has taken some hair removal cream and used it on Droey's facial hair! Poor Droey is not happy about being baby-faced. Agrius Moth on the other hand has an impressive head of facial hair which he has grown out for this month. But the truth is that he's actually purchased some false facial hair and stuck it to his face! He's trying to convince people that it all just grew overnight!

This illustration was done in my toned sketchbook which I wanted to play around with. It's done wonders on Droey's skin. Of course I was going to do an illustration with white elements in a toned sketchbook. Unfortunately the blacks seemed to come out in a dark grey which was not intentional. This could be because I did not place enough black pigment down or that it is the paper causing this change in colour. For Droey's shirt I took the 'baby-face' idea and designed a Teletubbies themed shirt with the baby sun on the shirt.

That's all for this piece, but as you may know this is the last post of November. Normally this would mean you're in for a Santa and Elle series but there has been a change of plans this year.

For the past two years we have had the Santa and Elle series which has entertained readers and art fans alike. Unfortunately this will not be renewed for a third year, at least not this year. Instead we'll be focusing on the main Droey's Draws cast going about their festive activities, posted according to the regular schedule. I'd like to be able to focus on Elle the elf but I'm going to need more time to prepare a third series of escapades for her and I'd rather give you 25 decent stories than 25 poorly written, rushed ones. All the same, I hope you enjoy this year's festive content!

Droey and Gym : Part 2!

Do you remember the comic strip with Droey going to a gym? Well this is something that happened later that day, enjoy the comic strip!

Ariana Sketchbook and Taniya have been attending the gym and they are feeling good about themselves. However when it comes to their downtime, it seems Ariana is going to put her thoughts towards a pop song instead of her goal!

For anyone who finds the joke too obscure, the last panel is a reference to the Ariana Grande song 'Thank you, next' in which the lyrics have been misheard as 'Bacon, eggs'. I thought to make this reference more obvious I'd have Ariana dressed like Grande as she appears in the music video for Thank you, next.

This comic strip has appeared on YouTube, hilariously but poorly dubbed my myself!

One Colour Challenge | Seance

There isn't really a story to this piece, it was just a fun idea I wanted to try since I have been pretty busy lately. So here's a few characters at a seance.

From left to right this piece features the Weirdo with no name, Foxy Archi, Witch, Sabine and Mona Mohawke; the latter two I haven't drawn in a while so I thought I'd bring them back.

I didn't intend for this to become a one colour challenge, but because of how busy I had been lately I was hoping to get this artwork done as soon as possible. I wasn't even sure on what mediums to use for colouring this piece until I decided to use pencil but with only one hue. A total of four pencils were used in this piece, all shades of purple; the line art was done with a purple pen.

I think this allowed me to effectively show my understanding of tonal studies with the one light source coming from the sphere. I almost convinced myself to put some yellow in this piece for the lighter areas but decided against it as I felt this piece was fine just being purple.

Have you tried the one colour challenge? Give it a go, use any colour you fancy!

Don't Move Jirou!

Don't move Jirou, there's a spider on your head!

Jirou has a phobia of spiders. He was having a chat with Anne Natalie, trying to impress her, when Ichirou noticed that there was a Spider crawling on Jirou's hat. Ichirou tapped Anne and eyed the spider with a smirk on his face. Anne noticed but didn't know about Jirou's phobia.

'Oh goodness, how did that get there?' Anne asked when she noticed the spider. Jirou was puzzled.

'How did what get where?' he asked. 'There's nothing on my handsome face is there?' Jirou felt around his face and there was nothing different. 'My clothes?' all of the sudden Jirou was frisking all over his clothes to check for any specs of dirt or anything that might spoil his looks. Ichirou tried not to laugh but let out a little snort. Jirou looked up, glaring at his twin. 'It's my hat isn't it?' Jirou stood up and was about to feel over his hat when Anne grabbed a hold of his arm.

'Careful, don't hurt it!' Jriou's eye widened with fear, he now had a good assumption of what was on his hat.

'Ichirou, Anne, is there a spider on my head?' Ichirou tried so hard not to chuckle but failed to properly fake a serious tone. 'There is isn't there?' Anne firmly placed her hand on Jirou's shoulder and gave him a stern look.

'Don't move Jirou! Let me get it.' Anne gently brushed the spider off Jirou's hat as he winced with fear. He was also rather embarrassed about being made to look cowardly in front of Anne Natalie. Ichirou grinned for a long time afterwards, he'd been given his entertainment.

This would have probably been better to show up around Halloween time, but better late than never eh? In any case Christmas isn't so far away, so I'm sure all the spooky vibes will be gone by then. Stick around for more Droey's content!

Lottie's Road Trip

Droey and Co are going on a road trip and Lottie's hired a nice big car to take them all in! Let's see who's along for the ride.

Lottie is of course going to come along for her own road trip, she's the one driving! She's not the only one who can drive, Anne is also capable of driving but Lottie nominated herself as driver and nobody complained about it. Anne got to be the DJ instead, she connected her phone to the car radio and played her driving playlist for most of the trip.

Droey came along but didn't manage to get a window seat. He usually likes to be at a window seat for the view but didn't mind where he was sat because he could just look straight ahead for the view. He also accepted the middle seat as he rarely has any need to get up from his seat when he is on a vehicle, so it seemed the most convenient place to sit. Ironically, Droey finds himself needing Lottie to pull over, but there isn't a service station in sight! Worst of all he is sat between two of the grumpiest people he knows, so he's too shy to say anything.

Gary and Lexi were invited along since things really haven't been great at all between them and Lottie, learning the art of psychology, thought it would be a good chance for the two of them to bond and reconnect. They both accepted (Lexi only accepted on the conditions Gary came along to be under her supervision) but had a row before getting in so they refused to sit next to each other. They continued to give each other the cold shoulder throughout the journey, occasionally making passive aggressive remarks about each other. Poor Droey!

Behind that trio were John and Ida. John had been put in charge of the refreshments, a given since he works at a restaurant. John was very pleased to have Ida sit next to him and every so often he would flirt with her. He even tried to feed her a strawberry romantically, very forward of John!

Tenvad was in the boot of the car, as the car they hired did not have proper Technobian accommodation. Tenvad was okay with this as she laid back with a microphone in her hand to better project her directions. She was in charge of the map and it's directions.

Lastly there is a stowaway, someone nobody truly expected to tag along for the journey. This is especially because he wasn't invited, it's Agrius Mouth! Agrius has been on the roof car surfing this whole time, I suppose it's easier for him than most people given that he has an extra pair of hands to grip the car with. The only reasons nobody has noticed that he's up there is the lack of a sunroof and that Anne's music is too loud to hear his footsteps with! Gary may have heard, but Lexi just accused him to being stupid.

How would you or your characters manage a road trip? Take them out for a journey sometime and see what they get up to!

The Pricness And The Hedgehog

Someone has gone missing, a lady from rural land that led her kingdom into battle. She one day took off on her noble Hedge-hose and to this day remains missing. Here is an artist's portrait of her.

This is Princess Kitty and her Hedge-horse, Mr. Darkcie. This painting was painted from reference of a photograph taken before Princess' most recently fought battle. It is one of the most valuable paintings in modern history and kept in Princess' palace grounds so her family can see her everyday. The whereabouts of Princess are unknown, though rumors have gone around that there is a likeness of her living in Birdbarneslynn.

This illustration was done similarly to the Droey illustration of him obsessing over Chocolate Brownie ice-cream. The line art is done with a sepia toned pen and the colouring has brown/dust tints all over. This helps to gives the painting a more aged effect.

If you ever find Princess Kitty, give a shout out as her people would be interested in finding her again! Keep your eyes open in future Droey's Draws works, she could be there...

Rosie Quill

Recently we saw Droey and Co going to Comic-Con and one of the celebrities there was known as the voice of a fictional character, let's take a deeper look into that shall we?

This is Rosie Quill, the hedgehog with a hammer. The game is rather simple, you explore a fictional world dominated by robotic bat creatures and smash them up with your hammer. Rosie is a feisty hedgehog with a remorseless sense of humour who is out to seek the attention of her idol the Robat Ruler. Will be be able to escape her clutches, it's up to you to see that he doesn't!

What does this concept remind you of? Could it be Sonic the Hedgehog? Well you'd be very right if that was your guess! I based most of the visual concept on Sonic the Hedgehog with Gotham elements inspired by it's city and Harley Quinn. The plot is merged with Sonic's to suit the personality of a Harley Quinn like character. The environment was mostly made to look more urban, with this interesting quirk of traffic lights in the ground that release spikes!

Would you play this if it was a real game? I'd certainly be interested in giving it a shot! If you're stuck for drawing ideas maybe you can parody an existing property or draw some fan art, it could be rather fun.

Ida's Hat

For Comic-Con, Ida dyed some of her hair black to fit with her Harley Quinn costume. Now she has gone and dyed it fully black and is experimenting with a new style!

Ida found a pink hat with a white brim and she loved it, but she didn't think it complimented her red hair. Now her hair was black it felt right for her to buy the pink hat and she had no regrets. Ida loved her new look and was sure to let people see her new hat. A lot of people struggled to recognize her initially because they were so used to seeing Ida's distinct, red ponytail over the rather plain looking black pigtails. Even though John claims to adore the new look, a lot of people could tell he missed the ponytail more. Will Ida consider reverting back to her old look?

For this piece I sketched using a pink ballpoint pen, the results are so much more beautiful if you sketch with them rather than draw over pencil, I think I'll drop that method from now on. There are just some forms of media that should not be mixed together. Have you ever learned that the hard way what supplied do and don't go together? Share your artsy mishap stories, I'm sure we all have several!