"A Hopeless Dream Chaser"
I’m currently trying to learn how to use Krita. This painting was done with nothing but the default brushes. None of them worked like the one’s in Corel Painter so it felt a bit uncomfortable. Luckily, I recently found brushes that work with my style.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
This was waiting since last year to be finished. I was first going to do it in a flatter style. But because I kept being unhappy with the way it looked and kept editing it, I just had to give up on that. Instead I just decided to merge all the layers and paint it in my style. I should seriously do more interesting poses and ideas in the future.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I decided to edit this background once I got further ahead on the actual subject for this painting. I added some more details and shadows throughout.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
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
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
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
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
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.
Hasta mañana,
-NUBE
I want someone to run through the field, I just haven’t decided who.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I have an idea for the subject, but I still have some ideas that I want to add to this background.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I love Spring, I love rain and I love raindrops on windows. But man does it take a long time to paint every single of them. I believe the last time I painted them was for my Momochi study I did years back. Hopefully I get to do some more before Spring ends.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Now that it’s Spring, it is finally time to showcase the painting of the main love triangle (Akane, Ranma, Ryoga). While painting I was wondering what sort of style I would go for. I’m always split between flat anime styles or more realistic painterly styles. In the end I went for an anime style. After that I decided to add some lighting glare that really brought the background and the subjects together. One thing I leaned from this painting was that it looked better when I added separate lighting for each character on top of the main glare that covers the whole painting.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
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