Casting spells with this afternoon sketch

I woke up this morning and told myself that sketching this afternoon would be a fantastic idea. I felt motivated after seeing @chrsart's Steemit Gets Drawn #02, and was surprised to see that it was me! I was extremely flattered. It made me think of @steemitadventure who does some wonderful illustrations of steemit users in the form of trading cards! It's so great to see the community coming together to create amazing art!

I've been sketched before in the past. 

The image on the left was concept art for a comic book idea by my friend Blong. Sadly, it never took off because of time restraints and a handful of excuses. The right imagine was done for fun by @kommienezuspadt. He's hard to keep up with since he overflows with talent! Can you see the connection between both images?

Once I got my anime fix in for the day, I played the Nightlife album by Phantogram. I let my hand loosen and let the lines slowly build. If I'm able to get a good expression going then I have little worries.

I'm starting to feel more confident about drawing fingers. I tested my skills in my first attempt at ink studies. The pencil tools are easier to control and I'm not too worried about going back and erasing lines. I did get a slight headache after finishing them. I'm not too sure if it was from my unbroken concentration or dehydration. I felt really good about stopping right here and I'm still open to adding color in on another day.

Is she a work in progress or beautifully incomplete? 

Thanks for checking out this sketch! 🦊