"A Hopeless Dream Chaser"
This painting is influenced by the poster of “Maboroshi no mizuumi”, it reminded me of the first episode of Ranma where we were shown how diligent Akane was in her training. Looking at the plot of the movie though, it has a rather sad plot. That was a bummer. I wanted to do an 80s anime style where I try to replicate Ranma 1/2s look.
Poster used: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0226998/mediaviewer/rm112027904/
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I’m quite enjoying these latest chapters of Watamote and the depth they are giving to the side characters. What was a greater surprise to me was that the attention was directed towards Futaki, aka Emoji mkII. I always liked when she would appear every once in a while so this better look at her character and how she takes gaming super seriously to the point of training is somehow super motivational. For those of us who have a passion we take seriously, this is very relatable. And of course, I’m glad that things are making Koharu Minami look deeper into her personality and her actions. Hopefully she will grow as a person and her relationships with people will truly be genuine.
I decided to paint a scene of them in the weight room since it’s both comical and also a special place for this odd pair-up.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I finally got a chance to read some manga again, one of them being one of my favorites. Watamote. I quite like the cultural festival arc and the way some characters are being given some more attention and growth.
This piece though is based on volume 17 chapter 167 where Tomoko and Yuri are both studying with each other but their antisocial personalities make some rather humorous moments.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
It’s a bit sad that Pink Cres. will be disbanding but I’m glad that Miyabi has decided to continue singing. I wonder what new direction her solo career will take. I hope the best for Kobayashi Hikaru in her pursuits in the fashion industry and Nihei Yuuka’s plans to become a stage actress.
I decided to make a painting based on my favorite song from Pink Cres. “Tokyo Confusion”. I wasn’t too sure about the style I should go with so I just started painting until I arrived at this final painting.
In any case, thank you Pink Cres. for these past years of happiness. Here’s looking to the future.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
After not making digital art for about two weeks I decided to paint once again but came to a rather sad surprise, my XP Pen is having some issues working with my art programs such as Corel, Krita and Clip Studio. The pen cursor gets trapped into a small central rectangle of the screen. Putting my pen on any part of the actual physical screen has the cursor stay in this invisible barrier on the center of the display (hopefully this makes sense). For whatever reason this problem isn’t happening in Photoshop though. I figured this was a perfect time to buy some brushes from an artist that I like, Toko Suzuki:
https://www.instagram.com/toko_suzuki/
I quite like the texture that Toko’s pieces have so I decided to buy the brush pack listed on the bio. So far I have only used the “Sampled brush 4 15”, but I quite like that rough texture and translucence that happens when using pressure variation. I’ll be practicing a bit more with them and then seeing some of the video tutorials to get a better sense of them.
Reference used is from Airi Suzuki’s instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/airisuzuki_official_uf/
and coloring inspiration was from the artist DannyLaiLai:
https://www.artstation.com/danny008
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
A rare pairing, Sayu and Miyabi.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I’ve seen some drawings in old books and what not so I wanted to give that a try. Reference used was Arnold from “The Running Man” poster.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
It was really nostalgic seeing the Ooki Hitomi pose from Sayu and Reina. A shame we can’t see Kamei with them though…
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
For today’s drawing, I have Momochi in her “Ai no Dangan” outfit riding a motorcycle. There are a lot of options and possibilities when it comes to adding a background. Maybe I should try out different styles when I end up painting it.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
A manga version of the Yamaha scene from Jackie Chan’s Police Story.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I’m a couple of days late, but I wanted to draw a piece commemorating the anniversary of ℃-ute, a group that I hold very dearly along with Berryz Koubou. I’m always delighted in knowing that they performed in Mexico.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
An ink drawing of Momochi in a biker suit from the music video “Ai no Dangan”. This mv gives me some Bubblegum Crisis vibes which might me a good idea at some point.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
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