Some art I did! // Sir Gawain and the Green Knight fan art!

A handsome headshot

 

I can't get the Sir Gawain and the Green Knight poem out of my head. King Bertilak is such a handsome fellow that I have to draw him.

Right now, I have drew his head, which I like a lot. It's my first time drawing a beard and it doesn't look too bad. I think it works this time.

Every time I try to draw facial hair, I'd always think to myself, "Eh... It looks weird" and erase it. It suits him proper now, especially if I draw more wrinkles around the cheeks.

Now, I wonder how he should look in the final drawing. Should he be sitting or lying down... I'm confused. I'll leave it here for now :) I have work to do so hopefully that should give me a new perspective.

Also, since I'm here, I want to show you a drawing I did not too long ago.

When I finish this, I think I'll be super proud of it! I like the shape of his hat, though I'll have to clean up the back flap there. I think his moustache is quite charming and I like his hair. He's handsome but in a less rough way. 

I'm envisioning a green foresty scene for this. While writing, I suddeny thought of making him a cowboy and somehow, that makes sense. I can't unsee it... 

Edit: 5:38 pm, 15 September 2025.

A potential sketch!

The anatomy is a little janky but I like the composition. I want him to sit on grass, with trees in the background. I'm tempted to make him a giant where there's villages in the foreground (that's what the rectangle-blobs are for). I want him to hold his axe too.

For the colours, I'm thinking highly saturated reds and blues like this:

Or something highly saturated like this.

Before I even think of colouring, I'll have to finish the lineart... Good luck to me! I love feeling inspired.

Edit: 12:24pm, 16 September 2025 

Something I'm finally happy with!

I feel I like drawing handsome men lying down too much... Yet, there's a reason why I keep doing this! I keep beating myself up for not switching it up, for always relying on this cliche. Still, I think this composition makes the most sense for the vibes. I'll challenge myself elsewhere LOL

At any rate, I've decided to have him be a giant lying down amidst a forest with trees and bushes. There's a little figure on his stomach. That's Sir Gawain. I'm going to draw him on his horse meeting this giant man.

If I do the lighting right, Gawain would be glowing with fuzzy sunlight.

I like that the colour palette immediately changed when I saw a new reference picture.

My ideal colour palette :)

I think following this colour palette will let me play with more greens. I can't wait to make his eyes red. This drawing will have so much green in it and I'm not complaining! I keep wanting to draw new poses and I beat myself up for not 'mixing it up'. That said, I think this is good enough. I can challenge myself in a different piece LOL