"A Hopeless Dream Chaser"
It’s strange the day I learned of the existence of the new hex maniac, the game comes out the next day (today). I’ve really been out of the loop lately. Things have been…
In any case, there was another character that caught my attention that I will probably draw this Inktober.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I should probably do some spooky drawings as we are now in the mid point of October. While I was looking for some new references of the Hex girl I noticed that there’s a new version now.
Hasta la proxima,
-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
I really like Sayu’s love for Pokemon.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
This was originally drawn for day 26 of 2019 Inktober. Didn’t really have any plans for coloring it. First I started with the background and decided on using Mimikyu’s background from when he appeared in the game. I then started coloring in Pikachu but wasn’t too sure how I felt about it. When I finished painting it I started playing with the levels and other settings in Photoshop. After making another darker version and looking at it for a while I had the idea of maybe making it look like he was caught with a flashlight. Doesn’t look bad.
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(@DarkCloudXERO) February 28, 2020
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
This was drawn originally on July 17 2019 and painted on July 19 2019. I wanted to try out TES‘s style again. I first drew it out with a copic W7, I exaggerated certain features and simplified the colors. I found that using copic as the line art is quite amazing for not just digital painting but also with mediums like watercolors. It’s just a shame they stopped making their color multiliners (should have bought some when I had the chance). I tried using them with my g pen but the dry off on the tip rather quickly. I guess I’ll have to use their pen refill system and create my own.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
This was a second try at using Hiros’ ( siiteiebahiro ) style. I wanted to try painting it with Copics and then give it another try digitally with Corel Painter. I used a picture from Sayu’s Instagram as a reference then modified it to have her holding a Pokeball (it’s the third photo in this post).
Awesome, seems like I can post Instagram posts here directly!
Here is are my attempts:
This is the version done using Copic markers.
I used the fully inked drawing from above and faded it so that I could digitally paint over it. I debated over what to put in the background but decided to keep it simple and practice merging the focal point and the background together at some point in the future.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Time is flying by quite fast. Looking back I have been quite busy this year. I’ve also invested in more art supplies. They were definitely worth it, I just hope I have more of a chance to practice using them on this new year. Luckily I have taken cared of the hardest and most time consuming parts left for this year. So fingers crossed that I’ll have more time to create and experiment on new art pieces.
I somehow managed to make it through Inktober despite it all. I think I have gotten a bit quicker when drawing. I’ve also noticed that I can make poses from my mind and it also happens to be much faster. I do have to work more on color though. so I will be using some of the ink drawings and coloring them.
Here is a piece I drew just for today.
And I will begin uploading the latest pieces I have been working on over the past year.
I’ll start with a drawing I did of Sayumi as a pokemon trainer. I first drew it then after I scanned it I printed different copies so that I could try out different styles. This one was done with Copics using Hiro’s ( siiteiebahiro ) style.
Originally drawn on 6/6/19 and painted on 6/11/19.
Feliz Dia de los Muertos.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Today’s Pixiv theme is “young girl”. Decided to draw Misaka Mikoto dressed with a Pikachu overall.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I started playing Pokemon Go again and for halloween a Pikachu wearing a Mimikyu costume was created. I really like the design it’s really cute.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I tried doing another piece using photographs as the “paint”. My brother actually suggested I made one with Gengar when he showed me that photo I mentioned before (when I made Lynn Minmey). Also here is the artist and the picture I mentioned name is kotetsu_of (link will take you to the artists instagram).
I’ve always been a fan of this Pokemon and it’s previous evolutions.
With that said here is the finished piece:
Without a background:
Here are the photos used and reference:
Photos obtained from Pexels.com
Milkyway by kendall hoopes
Purple/Pink starry sky by Luck Galindo
star clouds and also the full moon by Pixabay
Here is the drawing process:
Digital process:
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I know that a lot of people think that the Pikachu-Like Pokemons are lazy but I really like this Mimikyu design. Having such a gloomy Pokemon that feels it has to hide his true identity with a Pikachu costume is quite amusing for me. It really makes one feel for Mimikyu. That whole segment of the game was one of my favorite story-lines of the game actually.
Reference pictures:
Process:
Hope you guys like it.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
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