The · Mousehole

I've been meaning to actually put myself through one of the courses that I taught at college - in this case the Fundamentals of Drawing. Originally it was so that the students could see what level of effort is expected on their part, expecially when it comes to the visual diary aspect, but also for my benefit. Working on a computer means that I don't draw nearly as much as I should. So I may post bits and pieces of what I come up with, depending on how dodgy they are.
Last night I was struck by the need to sketch Frederick, a character from my SO's film, The Adjustable Cosmos. I've done a few animation scenes in Flash with this particular character so wanted to see how I'd go hand-drawing him. I'm somewhat disturbed to admit that I've become a touch possessive of the character and don't like it when someone else animates him. I showed them to SO who immediately claimed that the one in the robe looked like Alan Rickman, to which I answered in the negative obviously a millisecond too quickly and therefore was treated to an accusation of sensitivity and denial. They're similar only in that they're human. Sort of.
There's also a rather ghey elf in there that I drew previously in an attempt to draw something I don't normally draw. And now I remember why.