May 5th posted in the wee hours of may 6th, but actually drawn and colored on May 5th (so there!). This was another one done primarily on the bus, finished and colored at home. The reference for this came from The History of Costume site that I have been looking at using for inspiration and reference every so often for the past...what? decade, perhaps. I don't think the site has ever really been updated much; the images are small and not terribly clear; but I still love it as a source for ideas. This fellow, by the way is an Egyptian king. In the original, there's also a court official and a fan bearer, but my goal is to complete a sketchbook page every day in May, so supporting cast will have to wait for another day.

4th day sketch. For every day in May. Did this mostly on the bus into work and was going to do some more on the way back, but the evening bus was really vibrating. My pencil was like a seismograph. Sometimes I can draw on the bus no problem, and sometimes it's impossible. Depends on the bus.

May 3rd sketch. Done mostly in downtown Sonoma, although I finished it up at home with the help of a photo from iPhone. 3 down. 27 to go!

Every Day In May post for May 2nd. Didn't have a lot of time today so did this pretty quickly but I want to make sure I got something up. And this time I posted before midnight!

I think this is the earliest I've ever put up a piece for Illustration Friday. It's only because I'm also doing Every Day in May, which is another art challenge to do something (a drawing, a painting, whatever) ever day for the Month of May. I'm going to see if I can fill an entire page in my Moleskine. Every day. In May.

I've started using the hashtag #illofri on Twitter because #illustrationfriday doesn't show up on search.twitter. It seems there is a character limit for hashtags, although I haven't been able to find any documentation to that verify it. I've just noticed that longer hashtags don't stick. If you use twitter, and you're doing the Illustration Friday thing, please consider using #illofri to announce your stuff. Or let me know if you're using something else. Also, follow me if you're so inclined: twitter.com/ThreePoint

Could you tell that the face at the bottom of the image is Arlen Specter? The mouth and eyes are more or less correct, but the shape of the face is a little too round.