"A Hopeless Dream Chaser"
Wow, can’t believe I forgot to use the brush pen. As soon as I started using it things flowed so much easier and faster. Aside from areas that required finer lines. I’ll probably be incorporating it into the next drawings. Sadly I didn’t wait for some of the ink to finish drying and smudged it a bit on the face. Luckily I managed to fix it a bit with an eraser.
Apparently Berserk will be back later this month. Can’t wait if true.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Limited time today again so I decided to do another portrait today, but in exchange I decided to add more details. I had the option to either hatch or ink. And although inking has it’s appeal I decided to go with hatching. When it comes to hair, following the contours just looks better. But on the flip side it takes a while to do. And when working with dip pens, one has the danger of spacing out and smearing the ink. But it’s so worth it.
Looking back at past ink drawings such as my previous attempts at drawing Sayumi Michishige, I have improved quite a bit. I always feel a power up every Inktober.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Had limited time today so a simple drawing. Today’s model is andylinaa__:
https://www.instagram.com/andylinaa__/?hl=en
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Today’s prompt is the Sun. I didn’t have any real plans at the beginning but it eventually culminated in Madoka. And I’m so glad it turned out that way. Wasn’t too sure what I would do for the sun, but this form started taking shape as i was drawing it. Covering the page in black took a while…
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I had the idea of drawing the Dungeon Meshi crew but I would have a good bit of time to actually do a good job. I’m still currently planning it out. But then I remembered that one time that Goku had to travel the whole world by foot. Using the 3d model really helped me visualize so easily what I wanted.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I started re-watching Psych. Man I love this show. Funnily enough in the first episode they were using binoculars so I decided to draw one of the scenes. Everything is traditionally done but I messed up Gus’s skin by using a really dry Copic marker and in the wrong tone. Thinking back, it might have been better to use an ink wash. I was also contemplating just hatching it all out. but that would be an insane amount of lines to try out some of the ideas I had. So I had to make a choice, redraw it all and hatch it all again or just edit it digitally with Clip Studio Paint. I opted for doing it digitally. Although if I was smarter I should have played around with it digitally first before committing to just doing something irreversible. One other mishap was on Shawn’s hair where I was careless and rested my finger on some fresh ink. Hopefully I won’t be as tired tomorrow.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
It’s day 4, I wasn’t too happy with yesterday’s hatching so I was a bit worried for today’s drawing. I decided to draw my own prompt today. I have started watching Omusubi, an NHK drama. The only reason I knew about it was because of Meimi Tamura. I was a bit worried that her role would be limited but luckily she has been a prominent supporting character. I hope it stays that way because her character has been hilarious. I hope this opens more roles for her. Though I selfishly want to hear new songs from her as well.
This time I went for simpler hatching which I’ve noticed works better. I’m also playing around more with what gets more details and what areas would benefit from empty spaces.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
This time I decided to draw something outside of the prompts. I wanted to work with hatching. For today’s subject I chose Kiki. Now that I think about it, I draw Kiki a every Inktober. To be fair, I saw a really cute reference picture that gave me ideas. I contemplated whether to draw the actual reference photo or modify it and turn her into Kiki. When I finally decided I also recreated the pose in clip studio to also see how the body would look. By chance the hand gestures also changed as I was posing but I really like it so I kept it. Can’t believe how useful the 3d models are. Now I’m contemplating buying the figma pose figures…
There is this artist named matayoshi that I want to learn from. The hatching is so simple and yet so beautiful.
Here is the artist:
https://www.instagram.com/matayosi_/?hl=en
On another note, I wanted to use bristol paper (the one I mentioned yesterday) but when I was looking at my old bristol book I noticed I only had a few papers left. But I also discovered an old drawing book by Strathmore that had a good number of pages left. Even more since I tend to cut them up into even smaller pieces. I felt that it was better quality then the other paper I used yesterday and gave it a try. And sure enough it didn’t have the same problem of my maru pen cutting the fibers… Who knew I had the solution to this problem all along. I should buy more of this paper when I get the chance.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
There is an illustrator by the name of fjsmu (ふじしむ) that uses some beautiful colors for his paintings. I wanted to give it a try. I believe it uses the concept of color theory. It really makes it pop. I will try to keep this in mind for future paintings.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I really like the dynamic between Nightfall and Twighlight. I feel really sorry for Fiona, I want her to be happy but let’s be real, Loid will end up with Yor. The cold appearance but flaming thoughts are such a great combination. I really want to do more Fiona paintings.
This time I decided to go for a flat painting style. I also wanted to play with lighting and shadows using layers like in anime. I wonder how far I can push things once I learn more.
Help me reach more people, like and share if you like my work.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
For today’s art piece I decided to give a past painting another try. Today I repainted Chizuru Kagura which I originally did on December 2021.
It can be seen here:
… Yeah, this drawing definitely needed a makeover. I removed the line art and instead softened the lines I painted. The eyes I resized and also softened Chizuru’s eyelashes.
Hasta la proxima,
-Nube
This is the painted version of the drawing I made for Inktober 2021 day 04. I still wonder if I should have changed Chizuru’s expression to that of a more serious one. But surely she has fun playing around with Iori and Kyo.
Line art can be seen here:
Hasta la proxima,
-Nube
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