And today, I finished that drawing 🖼️
I completely lost track of time because I was in a flow-state 🌀
It felt right ✨️

Last night, after an overwhelming day 😮‍💨 I really needed to rewind.
So I started drawing Data again…
But here’s the twist: I used the exact same reference photo I used back in 2011 🕰️📸
I wanted to see how much I’ve grown — not just as an artist, but as a person 🌱💫🧵

I was scared to fail 😅 He meant so much to me…
But somehow I pushed through and managed to draw him pretty well 💪🎭

Fast forward to now — I’ve drawn and painted Data a lot over the past few years 🎨🖤
He’s become my ultimate comfort character 🫶
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She's shown so many girls and women that you can be both goth and genius, playful and powerful. A true role model for female scientists everywhere. I used black graphite pencils ✏️ for this one—seemed only fitting for her...

🤩 thank you for reacting!! This really means a lot!!!

Big thanks to @ssavaart.com for constantly inspiring artists to push through the weird phases ⚡

Loving the unexpected colors in these portraits!

sometimes it works out better than other times 🤭

I feel like my shading, anatomy, and overall depth have improved a lot—but I’d love to know what you think!

This newest one was done with Mars Lumograph Black pencils. Gorgeous rich blacks, but wow… they’re NOT forgiving. The leads are really hard, so I can’t layer as much as I’d like, and sharpening feels like defusing a bomb 😅 Gotta be super gentle or the paper suffers. 💛

But amidst the chaos, I finally found the time to finish a new portrait in my Book of Faces: the amazing Tine Embrechts (F(l)amme Fatale — and so much more!). She’s portrait number 29 in my little book.

Now the big question… who should be number 30? 🎨 Drop your suggestions below! 💛

Had a lot of fun experimenting with layers on this one! Really happy with how it turned out—the expression on his face was a fun challenge to capture. Major props to Brent Spiner for his incredible acting in this episode! 👏

What do you think?