Sketchdump: Ferrets, Foxes and Fantasy Creatures

Haven't made a sketchdump in almost a year, but it does not mean I did not make any sketches: I am simply approximately 100 pages behind on scanning... All of these were made in the past week, when I got this new sketchbook. It's really lovely, with thicker paper than usual and a hard, black cover, spiral bound. Only disadvantage is that this paper is much more sensitive to pencil hardness than my previous ones, meaning that I can't really use my trusty HB mechanical pencil because the lines look too light! Funny how a different sketchbook can make you draw so very differently, I am really enjoying this way of drawing though, it's fun and the art feels more 'alive'. Gets me to use my graded pencils again as they smudged in my other sketchbooks.

As for what I drew here, some of it is pretty straightforward: some Jacke the fox, a young Millie the mouse before she got the scarf, Mortimer the garden dormouse, Esben, Tobi and Akiko, and two drawings of Zosimos, lower right corner, trying to figure out his back markings. There's also a lot of grumpy ferrets/polecats, the reason is that I went to see Captain America: the Winter Soldier in cinema last week, I really liked it, Bucky reminded me of a ferret (dunno why, maybe the black around his eyes?), therefore grumpy ferrets must be drawn.... My mind works weird that way. I may keep him as a character, could be a ferret or a polecat, likely the latter as then he's a wild critter Very much still under construction. There's also a Copic doodle of the deer thing I drew before, along with some pencil sketches. He'll definitely stay as a character but still needs a name etc. And then there are a few humanised OCs at the botton (the usual suspects haha, Mortimer as a kid and young adult, Sibirica and a sassy Esben). Hmmm yes, nothing else to say here, hope you guys like it


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The other drawing of the deer creature: