Art stuff

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Tried looking for an art thread to post in but can’t seem to find any active within the past few months. Figured I’d start one with a sketch I did earlier today.


I’ve enjoyed drawing from an early age but never really took any classes or anything, and I believe this is the first of anything Shenmue related I’ve done. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to save everything I had on miiverse, and the tablet I got early this year along with the laptop I had are just not working. So for now it’s back to pen and paper.

None of these are great but Lan Di is especially deceptive, trying not to get him to look too old but he does seem at least a bit older than Ryo.
 

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Thanks, but I meant more general than just Shenmue related art. But then again, I probably shouldn’t have started off with just the one sketch.

I’ve been doing a little more learning and practicing lately and came up with a bit of an odd piece for Deadly Premonition 2.

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So, since the new year started, one resolution I’ve sort of been keeping up with at least has been drawing something every day. I’m sure I’ve missed one or two, just how busy I am, but my disdain for my day job pushes me to try and get as good as I can. And with my taxes all set, hoping I’ll soon be back to digital.

Mostly been on a sort of Jojo kick. Started out designing some more medieval characters for a dark fantasy setting, then went to cyborg ninjas for something else, and lately I’ve thought of crossing Jojo and Sailor Moon, but also trying to make it my own. You could say I probably have too many ideas for comics or whatever I’ll use them for, but I just consider it practice for now for whatever I decide to do first.

Though, my latest piece was a sort of a different crossover, for anyone familiar with The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories...I think that’s what it was called. :p

Not gonna post everything I’ve done, just the stuff I was satisfied with.

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Don’t mean to keep bumping my own thread so often. Always nice to receive any compliments or feedback, and I’m sure he feels obligated to like any fanart people share with him, but it feels nice to get particular comments from someone you look up to for inspiration.

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Good news today, got my tax refund earlier than expected, probably because I’m part time and don’t have much to claim. So I decided I’d invest in some new tech and finally get back to digital art.

Ordered a tablet that’s not exactly cheap but definitely within a range I’m willing to risk, especially with plenty of reviewers I like saying it’s pretty good for its price. For me it’s just being able to draw on the actual device itself.

I was ready to put down more than $1000 on a laptop but reviews for many of these seemed so mixed that I decided on something a bit cheaper for now, so long as the tablet actually works with it. Would be nice to actually have something that could run modern games but that can always wait for when I have a better general income.

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Hoping to have something to show for it on the weekend granted they get here on time. Still have to see whether the art program I had been using has more than 1 license or if I’d rather just buy something more recent or better.

In any case, maybe I’ll try and start taking commissions, and at least put more planning into my comic ideas.
 
Thank god I was able to remember my wondershare account and get it on my new laptop. To add to my already embarrassing playlist( ) I decided to try and just kind of straight copy artwork from Travis Strikes Again, just because I’m excited for No More Heroes 3 this year.


Not sure I’ll be doing these so much now. Initially I thought it would be nice to see everything I’m doing exactly in a short time, to find what I’m doing right or wrong, and that helps, but I do feel that some of this is just enforcing some bad habits. Watching a few different artists on YouTube for the past few months, I agree with some that you actually don’t want to take so many hours to finish one piece - at least depending on what your goal is - but I do think I’m rushing a bit too much.

As for copying work, I think it could be useful for studying form and understanding what works and why. I feel like I’ve already had a good visual memory for more distinct stuff like DBZ and Jojo, even stuff like Ed Edd n Eddy or Courage, but I also really like all the character designs from this series as well and although they’re out-there in terms of content, it feels to me the actual style is a lot more subtle.
 
Have had a bit more time to get used to a lot of features and think I’m getting the hang of this program and getting back to digital art, more or less. I’m not certain about policies or rules involving money but I figure not putting myself out there is just shooting myself in the foot. May also try some kind of cheap patreon thing with exclusive content but I’ll see how this goes first.

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Been a bit. Done other things but mainly decided to start on two different comics. Initially was just going to do one but felt I might get burnt out on it, so the other I’ve got is wildly different in contrast to it. First one I feel could use more time and planning, while the other will probably be just whatever I think is cool or funny while I do it.

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It’s been a bit longer than I’d realized. Guess I’ll post a few more recent pieces in here. Had lost a bit of motivation with how much work I got piled on me but now that I’m off I think I’ll be getting back into it.

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So we’ve got one minimalist thing from the game I was planning for, the Reese’s “cups” Easter bunny, a couple from Nier being from the prologue and one of Kaine, one Jill sandwich, and lastly a couple from Zelda - one being a more adult version of Tetra that looks kind of weird though I like the lobster tattoo I gave her, and the other based off a shot from Ocarina of Time that I thought of after seeing box art for Final Fantasy 7.

I haven’t given up on my comics but I guess I just feel like this time away from drawing has got me back into my more lazy habits and I want to get back into the right state of mind to get back to them.
 
Has it really been since mid April? I guess having covid for most of May had more repercussions than I realized. Not that I want to bump this thread all the time if no one is interested, but then it’s nice to have another archive for some of my work.

I didn’t draw a lot and most of these were from before I contracted covid, but here they are.

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First is an attempt at my friend from China who had been pretty upset with me for not telling her I was sick. Hadn’t wanted her to worry too much unless for whatever reason it got really bad. She told me she’d send masks, I thought maybe one or two but there’s like multiple sets of 50 in here. She told me it’s pretty safe where she is now but I still kinda feel bad...and with my usual luck with women I feel pretty fortunate that she still likes talking with me for over two years now. She tells me her parents ask when she’s going to get married, I try telling her it’s ok if she finds someone that makes her happy there, because I don’t know if meeting will ever be a realistic possibility, but who knows.

There’s a couple of lazy ones for Nier Reincarnation and Deadly Premonition 2. Really excited for the later. There’s some worry about the Nier game being mobile, free to play, and having multiple new writers, and it does sound like a recipe for disaster, but I’m willing to give it a chance.

Lazy Sailor Mars practice, and a misgendered character from Animal Crossing. Not really my best.

Some new stuff for my game project, new name and new details on characters. I think I’m happy with Ed’s design but the other guy needs some work.

Lastly there’s Plink from the new Shantae game who I have been mistakenly calling Vera. Don’t know how I got the two confused. The powers they give you made me want to try a Jojo kind of thing, so I’ll probably do a full set of them eventually.

Plans for the future, well, my uncle/god father passed unexpectedly, so I’ll probably do something in his memory. Probably more game project concepts. I read a manga today titled “Inside Mari” that was suggested along with one called “Trail of Blood”. Both were promoted as horror, the first one in particular in comparison to stuff like “Your name” as far as body swapping stories go. I’ll say it was unique, interesting, scary in some very specific ways, but still had romance and got kind of ridiculously dramatic in the end. Even so, it’s something I might try my own hand at eventually.
 
Time to bump an old thread but I thought it might be worth it as I’m starting up again after so long. Has it really been since June? I think I’ve done a few things here and there but not any serious practicing. Probably in part due to having gotten swamped once I went back to work and then having a long, long moving and decluttering of a hoarders’ stuff. Now that I’m thinking of making a book for my niece, I’ve got a bit of a project to work on in mind.

Think I’ll make it about a witch who moves to the dessert, as in her grandmother and the rest of us moving to “the desert” as she calls it. That gave me the idea to turn the nearby Sandia Peak into Pecan Sandies:

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Tried to apply some things I’ve learned recently to the way I’d normally do landscapes(which I don’t do near as often as characters and fanart) but I think I’ll need to practice a bit more. Also need to work out a consistent style for this, actually think about what I want to write, find out how many pages it will be, etc. but I guess for now I’m just brainstorming.
 
Been a bit. Have some more to share since 2021 started but I think I’ll show off this other artistic venture I’ve decided to try out. It’s not very good but maybe it’ll entertain some people here.




I’ve wanted to do some kind of music, covering all my favorite songs mostly, and while I’m interested in trying out the harp, I thought a kazoo might be much easier to try, and at least be funny if nothing else.

Seems a bit harder than I imagined but not impossible. Have tried looking for tips and stuff but really just gotta practice more...that and I’m wondering whether I should overlay different tracks or not. The Deadly Premonition one kind of all sounds the same, so I don’t know if it’s my poor editing or mixing or what.
 
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An old drawing I found on one of my old Hard Drive's...from that time when I was really into Kevin Smith. Not much of an artist but this one came out okay.
 
Thanks man. I appreciate the ocelots.

Much smaller update, really just because it’s Easter. Did one God Hand fanart just for the hell of it, another Omori one that I feel is not as good. One for Calliope’s birthday. And lastly a Jojo one in light of news about part 6.

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Monthly-ish update. Got a new sketchbook recently to doodle in during the week when I work 10-12 hour shifts and can’t take the time to sit down with my tablet to draw. Unfortunately that’s only been weekends when I’m not binging a new game or even old ones.
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