Sketches

Here you will find all of my sketches accompanied by a small description!

Colorful artistic drawing of a woman's face in profile with flowing hair in warm shades of red, orange, and yellow, and a blue sky background inspired by the movie Ponyo.

This sketch is based on Ponyo’s mother in the Studio Ghibli film “Ponyo”. I actually just started drawing a face from a reference and drew the orange hair and then I realized it could be Granmamare, Ponyo’s mom and so I added more details.

Colorful abstract pattern with starburst shapes in red, blue, orange, yellow, green, and pink, created with soft pastel colors.

I made this sketch on vacation in Friesland with a friend of mine. She was reading a book, so I was just messing around with my colored pencils. I was doodling pointy shapes and then I got the idea to make a rainbow background. I was curious how smooth of a transition I could make between opposite colors, so I spent my time shading as lightly as I could.

A hand-drawn sketch of a person's face with long hair and an eye, alongside a small drawing of a cat's face. The background is green, and the sketch uses black lines with some shading.

This sketch is based off of a photo of Liz from the kpop group Ive. I think I had just made my piece Joy with Rose and I wanted to make something in a similar painterly style.

DISCLAIMER:

This is my art based off of a reference image. I do not claim rights to the original reference. If the original owner wishes me to take down this piece, please contact me at camimellovv@gmail.com.

A line drawing of a person with long hair and a star necklace, wearing boxing gloves, with a handwritten list of words and numbers on the right, including 'Robot: Rabbit' and 'Yizk'.

I first started drawing the girl for this sketch. I wanted her to have a kind of Gyaru style makeup and vibe. After I had drawn her, I was thinking of what else I could add to make the drawing more interesting. I decided I would make it like an album cover.

A colorful drawing of a woman's face with brown skin, big eyes with red and white details, a small nose, and full pink lips. The face features expressive lines and shading, with some unfinished pencil sketches visible around it.

This is a half finished sketch of my original character Ruby! She is a shapeshifter alien come to earth to escape an alien government with her friend Crystal. I recently made a new piece with ruby in it, check it out here!

Black and white sketch of a person with short hair wearing goggles, looking surprised, with a large hand visible in the foreground.

This was a sketch I made when I realized I don’t draw men very often, other than in fanart. So I was practicing drawing a guy from my own head instead of a reference. I was planning on making this a very steampunk inspired piece and have him hold some kind of fire or light.

A colorful, hand-drawn illustration of a person with glasses, surrounded by rainbow, stars, flowers, and hearts, created with purple, red, yellow, and green colors.

I can’t really remember what the inspiration was behind this sketch, but I think I was cat-sitting at the time for my friend and drawing something for fun to pass the time. I do however remember drawing a woman at first, but accidentally shading too much on the chin. So I turned it into a beard and made her into a feminine man!

Colorful pencil drawing of a girl's face with three butterflies and two birds near her eyes, and a small orange fish below her chin, with light pastel colors.

I don’t think there was much inspiration behind this sketch, I’m pretty sure I had found a photo on Pinterest and used it as reference!

Colorful sketch of two women's faces with large eyes, one with blonde hair and the other with darker skin and hair. Handwritten words 'Crystal' and 'Ruby' are visible. Decorative elements include swirls, flowers, and abstract shapes.

This sketch was the first one I ever made of my characters Crystal and Ruby. I was drawing a face and decided to give them faceted eyes, because gems are something I often sketch if I’m bored or don’t know what to draw. I thought Crystal would be a good name and then tried to think of other gemstones that are common names and landed on Ruby!

A pencil sketch of a woman wearing jewelry, including earrings, necklaces, and a belt, with her face turned slightly to the side, and a detailed background that appears to be a portrait or a figure.

This was a study I did in 2020. Back then I had trouble with proportions, so I sometimes measured out a few key points before drawing faces. This time I wanted to draw from reference without being able to measure anything. So I took a photocard and drew directly next to it. This is member Seulgi from the group Red Velvet!

DISCLAIMER:

This is my art based off of a reference image. I do not claim rights to the original reference. If the original owner wishes me to take down this piece, please contact me at camimellovv@gmail.com.

Colorful drawing of a girl with closed eyes and short multicolored hair, with strawberries, oranges, a cat face, and a blue star on her shirt depicted around her, created with colored pencils or crayons.
Watercolor painting of a strawberry with a green leaf at the bottom.

This sketch started with the face in the right corner. I wanted to try to make a natural looking portrait using bright, non-skin colors. I then made the glamorous cat and then the beach landscape on the left. I also really liked how the strawberry turned out. I had used a yellow for highlight and instead of using black for shadow I opted for a blue and I think it turned out very well!

Colored pencil drawing of a bird sitting on a branch, with some sketch lines of the branch visible.

This is a little piece I did in 2022. I remember I was at high school in a free period with nothing to do. So I looked for interesting reference images to draw and this was one of them! I think I wanted to draw this one also specifically because it’s not a person. At that time and honestly even now, I really only drew people. So I thought this would be a nice practice for me. I think it turned out well and I especially love the way I did the negative-space branch. I think it makes the scene feel a bit cold and wintery, as opposed to a warmer brown color.

Hand-drawn portrait of a person with green hair, glasses, and full lips, colored with markers, with a color palette and speech bubbles in the background.

I made this sketch in 2024 when the ‘Bayonetta’ makeup look trend was popular. I thought it was really cute, but it felt kind of embarassing to wear glasses when you don’t need them haha. So Instead of me wearing them I drew a character to wear them! I don’t remember where I was when I made this, but I do know that I only brought a few markers and colored pencils with me. So I decided to make her skin green for the fun of it! I also added a simple background of text messages and a phone ringing symbol on silent.