Today's Line Of Action

wanted to look at old doodles to see my progress. this sketchbook is mostly undated but i finished it in february 2024.

i was rather hesitant to try to draw stuff i was bad at drawing, and used pencil to be able to erase and redraw any line many times, so sometimes it feels like nothing improved drastically. but i think i would be able to draw same stuff much faster now and be more confident in shapes and proportions and do less awkward mistakes such as too long torso or tube shaped shins.

bonus furry barterder wolf and pen doodles pic with some girl and memes

when snake takes miller's hand to get on the chopper in the end of ground zeroes, i wonder if he remembered the time he took the boss's hand on the bridge. back then, his world was crumbling because she was defecting, and he accepted the hand only to be broken (literally broken bones first and metaphorically in the operation snake eater in general). in ground zeroes, his world is probably crumbling again together with the oil rig, and a person who is close to him extends their hand to help him up. i wonder if he thought of it briefly before placing his trust in that person again, both times not having much choice anyway. i wonder, if he could go back in time, both to virtuous mission and ground zeroes, and if he had some other option, would he still accept the hand. both times he did it led to major changes in life and getting hurt.

ironically, the man who was a double agent stayed loyal to him in the next 9 years, and the woman who was immaculate kept her loyalties too but he felt betrayed.

i tried to go to femboy hooters but it was just this guy there and he'd only talk about the horrors of war has this happened to anyone else

Jack the gifter 🎁

@mieowcelot everywhere

big boss from peace walker seems to be easy to draw. mb it's a perception issue bc i don't care much whether he will look attractive or not. i should draw some memes with him or draw him in silly situations tho, my ask is open for suggestions

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i guess drawing this guy the other day paid off bc this is the best i have managed to make to date. didn't actually take me 25 minutes, i was doing it for ~20 extra minutes bc i liked how it was going so far and wanted to finish. might return to it later and fix it a bit more.

i am satisfied with the 5 minute guy and not satisfied with the 5 minute lady at all, as well as the 10 minute lady except for hair which is my most decent attempt at conveying long hair structure so far.

quick naomi hunter

"snake..... 😔🥺 don't forget to kill yourself....... 🥺😔"

heck yes, coercing my roommate into drawing miller by yapping about him all day every day! >]

kazuhira miller for my roomie bc the guy cant stop talking about kazuhira miller

miller yawning, circa 1973

i tried to do the pose myself and found it inconvenient and to face the higher lifted arm while stretching my back, but didn't want to redraw it that much

also i know he's not that bulky but it's just using him as a placeholder character tbh

this was a fun study. i think i'm finished with this photo, might try different ones in the future. looks a lot less white washed to me (or did look at some point, lol), although he still has the white man stare (one eye at least) and his lips are too full, as well as many other minor mistakes. anyway i improved and i'm glad.