https://www.dismal.ink/ A new place to put my stuff https://www.dismal.ink/home/media/thumbs/Favicon128.png https://www.dismal.ink/ 128 128 https://www.dismal.ink/home/Aftyn/fairies.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Aftyn/fairies.md Sat, 09 May 2026 08:00:00 -0500 As I have combed through my gallery, I have found a few additional pieces I dislike looking at. Not failures, exactly, but pieces I don't think are good representations of my ability. My first pass at the "Sharing my fairies with you" video... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Misc/Alien.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Misc/Alien.md Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:39:17 -0500 The pencil on my iPad has been giving me trouble for months, and rather than buy a replacement, I chose to get a whole new tablet. I now have a Wacom Movinkpad Pro 14, a tablet built specifically for art purposes... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/Evil-dead.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/Evil-dead.md Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:15:31 -0500 This painting from a moment late in Evil Dead 2 is to celebrate the incomparable Bruce Campbell. The man with the best chin in Hollwood recently announced he was going to prioritize self care... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Aftyn/Bite.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Aftyn/Bite.md Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:14:54 -0500 I have seen and admired a number of intentionally minimalist portraits. They'll pick some trait of their subject and show just that. Can you recognize Clint Eastwood... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/City-of-Lost-Children.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/City-of-Lost-Children.md Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:02:56 -0500 When I thought about actors with distinct faces, Ron Perlman came to mind right away. And what better role to exemplify him than One in City of Lost Children... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/Myrna-Loy.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/Myrna-Loy.md Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:31:01 -0500 Back in October 2021, I produced a truly awful drawing of the great early screen idol Myrna Loy. Of all the failures I have posted here, that was the only one I called that from the start... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Aftyn/Sensual-and-touchy-girl.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Aftyn/Sensual-and-touchy-girl.md Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:13:52 -0500 This is the second in line of revisiting old failures. The original is the only Aftyn piece I consider a failure but still released... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/Anna-Chlumsky-revisited.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/Anna-Chlumsky-revisited.md Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:39:11 -0500 Once upon a time, I painted a portrait of Veep star Anna Chlumsky, and it was... not very good. One of the few that has diminished in my estimation as time goes by... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/George-Washington-Carver.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/George-Washington-Carver.md Sun, 08 Feb 2026 22:39:53 -0500 To celebrate Black History Month, I present this charcoal portrait of agricultural scientist and educator George Washington Carver... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Misc/Aiyana-Lewis.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Misc/Aiyana-Lewis.md Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:34:05 -0500 This is a charcoal portrait of model Aiyana A Lewis. I'll be honest, I don't know a thing about her. About a year ago... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/Krysten-Ritter.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/Krysten-Ritter.md Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:25:27 -0500 In amongst all the moving drama, I squeezed in a bit of time to do a drawing. This is actor Krysten Ritter, referencing a still from Breaking Bad... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Misc/Retrospective 2025.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Misc/Retrospective 2025.md Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:00:00 -0500 This year I discovered a joy working in a more sketchy form, lots of pencil, charcoal, monochrome pieces. Of course I also made a number of paintings, several of which I am quite proud of... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/Margot-Kidder.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Celebrity/Margot-Kidder.md Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:00:00 -0500 I have admired Margot Kidder since I first saw her in Richard Donner's Superman. I don't think I saw it in the theater, so I'm guessing I probably saw... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Misc/Frieren-looking-up.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Misc/Frieren-looking-up.md Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:54:55 -0500 There's a trend going around on social media right now where someone on Reddit posted an attempt at drawing anime character Frieren from a low-angle perspective and asking for advice on how to do it better... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Aftyn/Sun-shines-through-her-smile.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Aftyn/Sun-shines-through-her-smile.md Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:08:22 -0500 This is a charcoal rendering of Aftyn Rose, with a focus on making clear separations between the shapes of value. I have long admired... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Aftyn/Top-tier-bottom.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Aftyn/Top-tier-bottom.md Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:19:47 -0500 Last year I did a pastel drawing of Aftyn Rose getting a little cheeky in a comfy green sweater. This painting is from a related moment that shows off her glorious butt... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Misc/A-new-life-together.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Misc/A-new-life-together.md Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:53:47 -0500 In September of last year, I embarked on my greatest adventure ever — I got married to the most wonderful woman! We have been together for a year now, and to celebrate I painted her portrait... https://www.dismal.ink/home/Study/Stephen-Travers-eagle.md https://www.dismal.ink/home/Study/Stephen-Travers-eagle.md Sat, 13 Sep 2025 16:39:18 -0500 This is a study exercise prompted by the Stephen Travers video below. He was trying to teach people how to approach ink-based shading. Hatching, cross-hatching, creating forms, and giving...