How it all began:

Early last year I was rewatching The Mandalorian and doodling in my sketchbook when I decided it would be fun to draw Pedro Pascal (the actor who plays ‘The Mandalorian’, if you are not aware).

Unbeknownst to me this would become a phase, nay an obsession, which would take over my life.

One sketch turned into three sketches, then into ten, until suddenly, I had 40+ sketches of this fella.

My Tiktok Era:

During March I made myself accountable to the kind people on Tiktok and Instagram and posted a video every day of my drawing of Pedro. People seemed to enjoy this trend (which was lovely and flattering), and it was also a great way for me to document my progress. It was interesting AND exciting to see how my confidence grew with each sketch; I was able to capture not only the likeness of Pedro more quickly each day, but I was also technically becoming more proficient with my drawing.

How it’s going:

You would think that after a whole month of only drawing one person I’d get sick of it, but no - Pedro Pascal has become my comfort muse. Drawing him is like returning to a warm medical facility after being trapped outside overnight on the planet Hoth.

Can I pinpoint exactly why he has become my muse? I’m not sure.

Maybe it’s the brown eyes, or the scruffy hair. Or MAYBE, just maybe, it’s that scraggly mustache,