"A Hopeless Dream Chaser"
It is the end of Spring. This will be the final Spring painting for this year. Since the last time I uploaded the background, I decided that it just didn’t look right. It became super apparent when I added Shiro. This time I decided to go for a flat anime style.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
Here is the pencil line art of my Taeri drawing.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
Crazy but Spring is coming to a close, I have one more Spring painting before we move on to the Summer.
The original idea for this painting was from an Inktober drawing I did back in 2024 day 8. I was a bit overwhelmed throughout the whole process but eventually got into the flow of things.
I wonder how long it took Ryoga this time to get back home?
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
In the end to fit in with the background I had painted before, I chose to resize and crop the model Shiro.
On another note, I feel conflicted about drawing the line art digitally with Clip Studio. I really love drawing with dip pens and actual ink, but drawing it digitally is great for when I paint or add want to modify things digitally at later processes. Be it painting or adding screen tones and hatching. Although when I think about it, I could always do it traditionally and then just redo it digitally when I have a better idea of what my plans end up being. Luckily by this point I have gotten used to just redrawing it all.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
When I painted the flower background I decided that I wanted to have someone frolicking through the fields. I didn’t really have anyone in mind. Then while playing Battle Cats I came to the realization that I have been playing the game for about a decade now. That’s crazy. I also can’t believe I haven’t really done much art of it either. I felt Red Riding Mina would be a good option since she fits the scenery and she is always frolicking. I could have just had her in the painting but decided to also add in her animal companions as well. I also thought it would be fun to add in a cat in the foreground.
One of the problems though when I was planning where to add in Mina I noticed that I made the scene to cropped so I decided to add in more to the surroundings… if you look at the background I uploaded you will know what I mean. Hopefully I get to make more Battle Cats artwork in the future.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
Here is the rough draft for a future painting.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
Even in the last minutes I was making some last minute touch ups to the hues and values. I also went back to the window to repaint all the raindrops since they were too big. I should have noticed that before when I painted the background but it became really apparent when I painted in Karin. Speaking of Karin, despite my instincts I tried adding in more blue/green hues to the shadow areas on her skin. I’m still rough but it definitely made the colors pop.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
This drawing will be turned into the main subject for the Spring Roses background, which has also changed a bit since the last update.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
It is now finally time to upload my color painting of Meimi Tamura. I’m glad I waited on uploading it because I made a few touches today. I think it’s time to read books about color theory so that I don’t just rely on instinct. Like last time, I also want to edit a video of the process for this painting. I’ll probably do a short and eventually figure out what I want to do for the longer video.
Reference video:
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-NUBE
Today’s drawing is from a reference photo I’ve been wanting to draw for quite some time.
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-NUBE
When I first started I was a bit overwhelmed due to all the details. It got to the point that I had to take a week or two after I started. But once I came back to it, it wasn’t too bad.
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-NUBE
Today’s drawing is a rough draft of Asuka.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
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