= cross your hart, give your word.
Promise Hartung is currently a first-year student at VCU School of the Arts looking to major in Communication Arts with an emphasis on Advertising Illustration. She loves typography, minimal color palettes, excessive line work, movies, web comics, and tiramisu.
This will be the home for her inspirations and aspirations. Come on in. n__n
(artwork © Promise Hartung unless otherwise stated. )
text study.
angst outlet. glad that’s over now.

text study.

angst outlet. glad that’s over now.

third male model this year. he was uncomfortable about being naked, so he covered his junk. baffled me that he was even doing this. least favorite; prolly because of his awkwardness too.
graphite. 2 1/2 hours.

third male model this year. he was uncomfortable about being naked, so he covered his junk. baffled me that he was even doing this. least favorite; prolly because of his awkwardness too.

graphite. 2 1/2 hours.

when i’m feeling angsty, i like to sleepily draw out quotes from movies in horrible font. done in pencil.

when i’m feeling angsty, i like to sleepily draw out quotes from movies in horrible font. done in pencil.

personal sketch. asian chick with triangle nips.
yup.
my teacher said “I see I have taught you well.” 
he is correct.
pencil and felt tip pen.

personal sketch. asian chick with triangle nips.

yup.

my teacher said “I see I have taught you well.” 

he is correct.

pencil and felt tip pen.

tubby guy live model session. i think this was about 1:30-2 hours.
pencil, graphite.
i drew a fancy K so i didn’t have to draw his nether-regions.
ignore the random hand. and the poorly drawn one.

tubby guy live model session. i think this was about 1:30-2 hours.

pencil, graphite.

i drew a fancy K so i didn’t have to draw his nether-regions.

ignore the random hand. and the poorly drawn one.

personal sketch; gender bend “Little Prince” reference. 
“Little Princess and The Snake”, if you prefer.
pencil, india ink pen, and felt tip pen.

personal sketch; gender bend “Little Prince” reference. 

“Little Princess and The Snake”, if you prefer.

pencil, india ink pen, and felt tip pen.

skinny guy live model session. one hour. pencil/graphite.

skinny guy live model session. one hour. pencil/graphite.

some personal sketchbook studies;

painted is my version of the wall pattern on the female spies hotel room from the movie “Flame and Citron”. acrylic, permanent marker, and watercolors.

drawn is a page full of lips, because for some reason i can’t even do them. pencil.

also tumblr is rotating them REALLY weirdly, so uh… apologies.

alright, to start this whole uploading business off, here are my 10-minute sketches.

now, ONWARDS. 

i have been gone from here for a while…

personal sketchbook pieces.

ink pen and graphite pencils.

oh, and a little permanent marker squid. he’s just chillin.