Photo of an open A5 sketchbook spread containing, from left to right, bust drawings of a masculine, living statue, Claus leSable, viewed from several angles and design sketches of an anthropomorphic couple, HB the Snail and Basic the Bear. The statue character has a face like a Moai attached to a large muscular frame and the left page is filled with test drawings with annotations. The page with the couple mostly focuses on the larger Basic the Bear, with his girlfriend HB shown to establish his tall stature and wide body. This page showcases Basic from angles the artist was struggling with, including worm's eye view head shots and several attempts at a profile view.

Photo of an open pocket sketchbook filled with studies of Basic the Bear's face and skull. Basic's head and neck form a simple sausage shape with interruptions from his snout, ears and angular sideburn tufts depending on how he's positioned in a scene, and the artist has attempted to understand what underlying structure would consistently yield this result.

Photo of a pocket sketchbook open to a spread of sketches of the artist's NSFW mascot, Claus leSable. leSable is a living statue with a Moai style head and is depicted nude but featureless on these pages. These page focus on tilting the character's neck and minor reclined actions.

Several sketches of a nude anthropomorphic bear named Basic, with half a page of annotated busts in blue and black pencil. The sketches constitute a character study, with most attempts rejected in scribbled annotations.

Keeping several sizes of sketchbook helps with concentration while traveling. The usual collection consists of two pocket sketchbooks, two A5s and an A4 book, but recently added B5s in the rotation. SFW & NSFW are separated, hence the number of books.
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