"A Hopeless Dream Chaser"
I decided to draw Airi today. Was a bit worried because I was low on time today. But I think today’s drawing makes up for previous rough attempts. It takes a while but it’s worth taking my time hatching and thinking ahead.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Still a bit rough but I am getting used to Krita. By this point I still hadn’t used my new edited brushes though. Practicing gives me a good excuse to paint Airi.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Here is another test with Krita, this time in black and white. I chose Airi as the subject. I found more brushes that emulate what I prefer so I hope it works out better once i add in color.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I decided to invest on some new refillable brush pens and pens by Kuretake and Pentel. For the first test I decided to draw Airi with the Kuretake brush and pen. Bit of a shame that I didn’t have enough time today so I was limited on the details I could draw.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
There was a ranking done by current idols regarding their all time favorite songs. I was sad that there was no Berryz Koubou and ℃-ute songs that made it, but we got the ultimate convergence of both groups up to second place. Buono! Seeing that made me so happy and tear up again. They have so many good and fun songs but of course they went for Hatsukoi Cider.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
Last time I uploaded the rough draft, this time it’s the cleaned line art. I decided to finish it all using Clip Studio Paint. Next time I’ll upload the background.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
Here is a rough draft for a future painting of Buono!
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
It’s about to get even colder where I live so I wanted to paint something to reflect that. Looking at some references I remembered a painting I made back in 2021 that I wanted to eventually get back to and give it another try. So I decided to RE:do my Airi painting of her in a jacket. I also decided to try out a couple of new brushes aside from the sargent brush. I’m glad I did so because some of them fought me less when I was spreading paint and mixing. My plan is to continue practicing until I understand them better. This time around I was also more confident in giving her mitts a try.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE.
Today’s drawing is of Airi wearing the Kimono from the latest Ray Magazine cover.
I love using Corel Painter for painting, but when it comes to rough drafts, line art and flat colors Clip Studio Paint is the way to go. It’s amazing how the feel of the stylus feels when I change from pencil to pen.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I wonder how long it has been waiting to be uploaded? I just had a full day of snowing yesterday so I think it’s appropriate to upload a Wintery painting before we enter Spring. It was weird painting with Krita from Corel Painter. But for a free program it’s awesome. After playing around with the settings though it felt a lot better. But I guess for my painting style I’m just too used to Corel.
I’m so glad Airi has been very successful once she went solo. It’s always great when a new song or acting project comes out. There are so many Airi paintings I hope to make.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Airi made a cute post on her Instagram promoting CDTV’s New Year Live 2024. I wanted to paint something for Chinese New Year and this was the perfect subject. Her outfit was super cute.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Today was a bit hectic so no inking or hatching.
I’ve been wanting to draw Airi in her maid outfit for a while now, so today ended up being a good excuse to do so.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
