"A Hopeless Dream Chaser"
Fall is just about to end, so I decided to make one last painting to commemorate it. It’s a shame I didn’t get to enjoy it much this year. Maybe next time…
Those who know, will know who the character I chose for this painting.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I felt that the Iori painting I made back in August 2022 had potential, but was lacking. With one more year of experience I decided to give it another go. Overall I think it looks much better now. I’ve actually started to record my prcesses, but I need to find a way to edit it in a way that isn’t boring to watch. Just a speed paint no longer works if I actually want people to watch my videos. I currently have four paintings recorded. This is the only one that is a RE:do though (for now).
The bonus painting is of me getting flung, that’s my current mood…
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Here is the background for a painting that has been in waiting for about a month now. Although that wait time did do so some good in that I could do some final edits after coming back to it. I was wondering what the background for the main subjects of this painting. But looking through the final movie I liked the aesthetics of the rooms with cots.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
It’s Reina Tanaka’s birthday! I’ve been a fan of hers since 2009. Here’s to hoping she has a great year. To commemorate her birthday I decided to go back to the past when she sang Memory Seishun no Hikari. I really love her rendition, and the accompanying music videos are great.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
After being left in my upload folder for a couple of weeks, it is finally time to upload this painting. Although I’m glad it took this long because as I was getting ready to upload I noticed that the cup was a bit wonky in the opening. After fixing that I felt it was a good enough time to add some steam to the cup. After a long while, this time I decided to paint it in an 80s anime style.
Here is the process,
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
You know, it’s funny. I just learned that the English name for a marigold is cempasuchil. On top of that after watching the play Marigold where Meimi stars in, I learned that in the language of flowers it means despair. But that seems to be in the Victorian meaning, because for us Mexicans it means purity, divinity, and the connection between life and death. It is said to be a gift by the Sun God and helps lead the dead with it’s scent.
In any case, another year has passed. It’s been a tough one but I hope that things will finally start getting better in this coming year. Either way, there’s no other option than to keep going at it.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
We made it, Today is the last day of Inktober 2023. And I have decide to finish it off with Marin Kitagawa cosplaying as Haniel the Archangel. The lore and aesthetics of Haniel are quite beautiful and also spooky for lack of a better word. The artist made a good job to convey that.
I was unsure how the hands and claws look, so I had to go with just long nails. My first plan was just to darken the background around Marin but that just looked too plain. And I wanted to extend beyond her ankles so I edited the bottom part and add to it. Marin was inked and hatched traditionally and everything else was done digitally.
Happy Halloween! May next year also allow me to participate again in Inktober.
Hasta el proximo año,
-NUBE
Happy Birthday Meimi Tamura! Hope you have a great year.
This piece is based on the play Marigold in which Meimi Tamura plays the main role of Gerbera a Dhampir (a being born from a human and a vampire). It is quite a tragic and beautiful tale about a mother’s love. Meimi’s solo is absolutely beautiful and my favorite part of the play. If you get a chance do check it out. Luckily it was recorded and released in both dvd and blue ray. And some fans have created subtitles for the whole series it seems which is awesome for us international fans.
The whole drawing has been done both traditionally (the line art) and digitally (inking, hatching and combining two separate drawings). Meimi was drawn on one paper and the window on another. With the amount of details I wanted to add, I decided to do the inking digitally since I probably wouldn’t have finished it in time.
Planning, sketching, inking, hatching and everything else in one day was crazy. But, I got it done. With this, I only have one more day and Inktober is finished!
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
I recently remembered the original Pokemon anime episode where Natsume (Sabrina for the English Dub) fought using esper powers. I remember it being creepy when I was a kid, but was surprised by how tame the mini arc was when I saw it in preparation for this drawing. Even the way they defeated her was not what I remembered. Having said that, a esper battling with psychic and ghost Pokemons is a pretty cool idea. While looking for reference photos, i quite liked all her outfits, but to fit her having Haunter I decided to go with her anime clothes. I tried to make it as though they have psychic aura around them, but I wonder if that was conveyed.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
This has been waiting to be uploaded for about a month. I was hoping to paint some more Halloween inspired painting over this month but I have been too busy. But on the plus side it let me see this painting in a fresh light so that I could add a few more details. I love Morrigan’s character design, and yet I have never played any Darkstalker games. Though I guess that will be true for a lot of people.
Happy Halloween!
Hopefully I can cram a few movies before this month ends, it would be a shame if I didn’t.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Today is a simple drawing of Guts in his Berserker Armor. It’s seriously one of my favorite power ups that has it’s repercussions in order to make it more interesting.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
I chose to make a Frakenstein parody with Kuriba Ryouko’s story arc. I really enjoyed it. Today was a busy day so I wasn’t able to play with the details i would have liked this time. But I can always come back to it at a later date.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
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