lots of things happened and so i drew them: a sketchdump

sometimes i like looking at my old sketchbooks and now, for the low low price of free pay what you want, you can also look at them too! [loud audience applause and cheering] sneak peek below 👇

this is a collection of drawings from my most recent finished sketchbook (started in mid-2018 and going until mid-2019, then picked up again in 2021 until completion around august). it has life and gesture drawings, ideas generated from my own head, fanart, and small written bits of the dialogue around me and my own personal thoughts.

it's pay what you want because these sketches were done for my own practice and enjoyment and the sketchbook is kinda just sitting there in my room otherwise lol but if you really enjoy my work and would like to leave me a tip please feel free to show your support!

i grew a lot as an artist and a person between starting and finishing this sketchbook. i hope the mistakes and process and growth i experienced in making it, and the joy i found in those things, brings you mistakes and process and growth and joy as an artist and a person too.

the world is a big and scary and absurd and difficult place! and i loved catching the happy little pieces of it and putting it in my silly and weird and human little book. i hope once you've read it you're inspired to go and do the same thing too!

love, ari

p.s. there are two versions you can download! one has a free picture of my dog as an additional download and if you choose the other version that does not have a picture of him you are dead to me! enjoy :)