{"id":6606,"date":"2025-03-21T12:09:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T19:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landylachs.com\/sketchblog\/?p=6606"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T21:05:53","slug":"impale-work-in-progress-march-21-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landylachs.com\/sketchblog\/2025\/03\/impale-work-in-progress-march-21-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Impale&#8221; Work-in-Progress | March 21, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6608\" style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lizliu.com\/sketchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025.03.20-arquel-and-corveil-wip1d-web.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6608 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lizliu.com\/sketchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025.03.20-arquel-and-corveil-wip1d-web.png\" alt=\"Corveil and Arquel. Corveil stabs Corveil under a red moon. They are below an archway, greenery growing around them, with water streaming by their feet. \" width=\"615\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lizliu.com\/sketchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025.03.20-arquel-and-corveil-wip1d-web.png 615w, https:\/\/lizliu.com\/sketchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025.03.20-arquel-and-corveil-wip1d-web-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corveil and Arquel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There seems to be a theme between this and the last post. Haha.<\/p>\n<p>This was a sketch idea I wanted to jot down yesterday. I started trying out some vague decorative background ideas. Still deciding which way to take it. Other than the general pose, I didn&#8217;t plan the rest out. It felt nice to just scribble-wander for a bit. Backgrounds are secretly one of my favorite things to paint &#8211; but I oddly don&#8217;t end up showing too many here. Maybe that&#8217;ll change this year!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6607\" style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lizliu.com\/sketchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025.03.20-arquel-and-corveil-sketch-web.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6607 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lizliu.com\/sketchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025.03.20-arquel-and-corveil-sketch-web.png\" alt=\"Initial sketch. Messy line drawing showing Arquel impaling Corveil. \" width=\"615\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lizliu.com\/sketchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025.03.20-arquel-and-corveil-sketch-web.png 615w, https:\/\/lizliu.com\/sketchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025.03.20-arquel-and-corveil-sketch-web-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Initial sketch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are some things about the sketch I like better than the current version &#8211; mainly the angle of Arquel&#8217;s head. The way it was changed probably reads slightly more clearly &#8211; I think &#8211; though I like the intensity of the sketch. That might also just be by virtue of being a sketch, though. That sketchy energy! Why sketching is still probably my favorite part of the drawing process.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6609\" style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lizliu.com\/sketchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025.03.20-arquel-and-corveil-wip1a-web.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6609 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lizliu.com\/sketchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025.03.20-arquel-and-corveil-wip1a-web.png\" alt=\"Earlier background idea. The two characters float in front of a red moon. \" width=\"615\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lizliu.com\/sketchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025.03.20-arquel-and-corveil-wip1a-web.png 615w, https:\/\/lizliu.com\/sketchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025.03.20-arquel-and-corveil-wip1a-web-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Earlier background idea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There seems to be a theme between this and the last post. Haha. This was a sketch idea I wanted to jot down yesterday. I started trying out some vague decorative background ideas. Still deciding which way to take it. Other than the general pose, I didn&#8217;t plan the rest out. 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