Another in a series of female fighters drawn by me without reference in Procreate. Extreme poses are difficult; extreme facial expressions, even more so. At one point, I looked at my face in the bathroom mirror and made a few mental notes. Didn’t draw from my reflection, however. Tried not to fuss.
Another fighting female made up by me without reference in Procreate. Theme here seems to be overkill. Moving on…
Wallace Polsom, Study for a Portrait VI (31 Mar 2025), paper collage, 21.9 x 29.2 cm.
Inked version of the female fighter that I posted yesterday at the block-in stage. Realized halfway way through that the torso was over-torqued and couldn’t convincingly be resolved in line, especially as my current “style” is more literal/specific than expressive/suggestive. Changes had to be made!
Blocking in a figure without reference in Procreate. Don’t know much about the software, to be honest. Working with “soft pastel” brush & eraser in black, but w/ layer opacity at 35%. Ghostly image is intriguing, maybe better than the inked version will be, but inking practice is the point. Ah well…
In fact, the figure you see above has reached the point where I usually start to develop the line art these days. A bit reckless not to properly pencil, but I lose interest when I feel like I’m just tracing existing lines, although — note to self — even when inking tightly pencilled work one must try to keep drawing. No autopilot.
Another fighting female — this time triumphant! — conjured by me without reference in Procreate. Angled pose, with arms upraised, along with my decision/attempt to slightly exaggerate the perspective, made it tough to decide on limb sizes that look, uhm… okay…
Wallace Polsom, Re-Construct L (26 Mar 2025), paper collage, 19.6 x 29.1 cm.
Another in a series of female fighters made up by me without reference in Procreate.
Wallace Polsom, Spectral Interference XXVII (20 Mar 2025), paper collage, 19.9 x 26.5 cm.
Wallace Polsom, Ask Me No Questions CLXXX (18 Mar 2025), paper collage, 22.2 x 30.7 cm.
It’s been a long time since I have paid any attention at all to my Redbubble account, but a follower – at least, I think they were a follower – recently asked me if I would upload my image, “The Realm of Freedom vs. The Sphere of Necessity,” and after some consideration, against my better judgment, I have done so, although, sadly, the format of the image is unsuitable for many of the products that Redbubble offers. Anyway, if you’re interested, here’s the link:
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/169221514?ref=studio-promote
Hope it reproduces decently. I hate selling stuff.
P.S. The original post, which doesn’t include the above sales pitch and so might be a better choice if you would like to reblog the image, is here:
Wallace Polsom, Fun House XVII (11 Mar 2025), paper collage, 19.9 x 29.8 cm.
Athough Tumblr has long been home base for me, these days I’m probably most active online over at Bluesky. For some strange reason, however, I am unable to post the link here.
Wallace Polsom, Ask Me No Questions CLXXIX (07 Mar 2025), paper collage, 22.6 x 30.5 cm.
Wallace Polsom, Re-Construct XLIX (06 Mar 2025), paper collage, 20.5 x 28.5 cm.