"A Hopeless Dream Chaser"
Been wanting to paint this for quite a bit now. This week has been quite rainy and tomorrow it will apparently be raining all day so it also fits the occasion. The background itself wont be finished till I add the main subject though.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Was just reminded by my brother later in the day that today was G Gundam’s 30th anniversary. That being one of the first Gundam series that I saw as a kid. On top of taking a lot of influences from Hong Kong movies, of course it is still one of my favorite series. With little time I had to come up with something quick to paint to celebrate the occasion. Thank you for all these incredible years.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I finally got to see Frieren last month (thanks to my brother for recommending it). I’m a bit late, but I’m glad I was because I got to binge watch it. The concept felt very fresh to me. What would a being that lives longer than humans feel in terms of time, activities and the importance of the relationships one develops or lack thereof. Now I need to start reading the manga.
Although seeing Frieren in the river was only but a small moment in the anime, I really liked the calm aesthetics of it. But to change it up a bit I wanted to try and get a different vantage point. and also try doing a cross section piece. I really enjoyed and learned a lot while working on this painting. Obviously I want to do more artwork based on the series in the future. There’s so much I want to paint and draw but only so much time available.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
This will be the background for one of my recent favorite characters. Although that series has a lot of characters that I like. Because of the amount of details this felt a bit daunting when I first started working on it. But not much one can do except just do it. Having said that, after I finished working on it I decided to buy some transparent rulers to make long straight lines easier and more uniform. I don’t know why I was so hardheaded and didn’t do so earlier.
The background it self made me appreciate Google Maps so much more. I forgot that I could just use it to get background locations from different vantage points and modify my location to get a more aesthetic shot on the fly. I’m so glad I’m living now.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I’ve been wanting to get back to this painting. Surprisingly only a few things were retouched. I remember being hesitant on adding a shadow to Gojo’s face. I used to be so scared of redoing parts that I messed up. It’s amazing how much growth has happened since then.
On another note, I really loved this scene. I’ve been keeping up with the manga, but I seriously need to go back to rewatching the anime.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
This is the background for an artwork that I had planned for a couple of years now. I finally got to it.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
A while back Meimi had this cute hairstyle that I wanted to try drawing and painting. This time I went for a mixture of my style but also a flat anime style. I need to play with this style more.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
A rocky background for a future upload. Might edit further at a later date.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
To me, one of the most influential pieces of media since I was a kid was Dragon Ball (specifically the original Dragon Ball). Even now I love going back to both the manga and the anime. It always lifts my spirits and inspires me in the sense of wonder, spirit/motivation and also as an artist. It’s always great meeting others with like interests. And I could see all the influences of pop culture that I also enjoy. This being popular action movies from Hollywood (such as Terminator, Alien). But my interest has always been Hong Kong martial arts movies, specially those by Jackie Chan. Seeing homages to that was always a great treat, making enjoying Dragon Ball even more fun. Akira Toriyama’s legacy will always live on and will continue to influence more people in the times to come. Thank you for guiding us in this amazing adventure.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
This will be the background for a future piece. Based on a wonderful adventure. debating whether to add more characters or leave it as is. I’m really tempted to add more but it would be 4 more… Thinking about it now, I think I will leave it as is.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I’ve been told about Chainsaw Man quite a while ago, but it wasn’t till not that long ago that I finally started reading the manga. Personally I prefer the second part more with Asa Mitaka. Having said that, Kobeni is definitely one of my favorite characters. Hope she makes a comeback at some point. With the fan theories out there, that just might happen.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
This background is to recreate a scene that I really like from an anime that I just started watching. But just copying the scene would be no good, so I decided to at least change the vantage point. With that said, I have seen landscape paintings that are done in a cube or in a cross section. I really like the aesthetics of it, so I decided to give it a try for this one. It was actually pretty fun to paint.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
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