May Book List + drawing myself as Lady Sabine

Hey there, Hobbitses! It’s been a while. Not a very productive reading month for me, but here’s the one book I read:

Despite the girl on the cover being very elegant- looking and beautiful, Lady Sabine really isn’t all that. She has dull brown hair and a freckled plain face. Neither of those things really hinder her from finding a suitor for she is also very witty and wealthy. However, she has a big purple scar, which could brand her a witch if anyone knows of it, so she makes sure to wear gloves at all times. Also, she loves art and that’s how she meets Sir Bennet.

Who is Sir Bennet? Sir Bennet is a dashing young knight who’s family is head over heals in debt, and it is all his brother’s fault. The only thing he can do is make an advantageous match, but what wealthy woman would want to marry a poor man like him? And what about true love? Must he lose the castle and the wealth of paintings within (which are heirlooms and he hates to part with) to save his honor?

I don’t read books like this all the time, since they all tend to have similar story lines, but I enjoyed reading this for a change. Since the author is a Christian, I didn’t have to worry about bad morals or language. Not saying some parts weren’t a little cheesy, and that I wasn’t very disappointed with some characters’ choices in the story, but I’ll definitely give it a 4/5!

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So I thought, “what would make this blog post a bit more interesting?” And then I thought “aha! A drawing.” I figured it should have something to do with the book, and I immediately thought of drawing a more accurate depiction of Lady Sabine. I decided I referenced my own face, and then realized I look nothing like how I imagined Lady Sabine to look like. But I still went with it, and here’s the drawing process in 5 steps:

1: ROUGH OUTLINE

2. HAIR

3. THE FACE (my favorite part)

4. SHADING IN THE REST

5. THE FINISHING TOUCHES

So, what was the point of this drawing again? Oh, yeah, I was supposed to be making a more “accurate” depiction of Lady Sabine. Well, the point was kinda lost, because that’s not the way it turned out, but hey, I made some art to share with you, dear Hobbitses!

In conclusion, I hope you enjoyed this blog post almost as much as I enjoyed making it! Have a great rest of your week!