09/24/2023 friend reference process

This is my original character, Friend! He is part of the creative universe dubbed PHANTASIA. hope you like this reference, I really enjoyed working on this. He has two forms, his older form and younger self. He is commonly seen with robes of humble means, typically robed/hooded garments. His eyes are usually closed. The orange markings are at his eyelids and nose. Thank you for viewing! 

friend reference on deviantart

MS Paint preliminary sketch 

Drawn mostly in mouse, I wanted to just get the basic info down and then move to clip studio paint, where I took the original sketch and added a new layer on top, made a basic line art layer, then a flat layer of color under that, then merged it all together and began working on the painting/rendering on one layer. I wanted to explore a variety of expressions and outfits, as well as have his alternate/young form in the reference. I'm very pleased with this composition. 

finished result.

I'll try to post some video of the speed paint later. 

some miscellaneous character design notes: 

- his clothing is always humble, like peasant garments, robes, cloaks, rough textiles and layers

- his eyes are always portrayed as closed

- he has orange markings in his eyelid area and on his nose, nowhere else; these are not makeup

I plan on posting more information on these characters in the future on my website.

 

 

09/12/2023 pokefusion drawings

Hello everyone, it's been a while since my last post. I'm going to try to make more of an effort to post here. 

My last discussion was about Ken Sugimori's art style, and how I wanted to improve from my last attempt at a Pokémon spin-off drawing. I dissected the style a bit and critiqued what I struggled with in my own interpretation of the style. 

pokefusion drawing on deviantart

Can you see what two Pokémon I used?

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It's Pignite and Murkrow! 

I'm really proud of the way I tried to emulate the style a little stricter. I noticed the shading efforts were not complicated at all, so I decided to simplify the color palette to a simple tint and shade above and beneath the main hues. I noticed the painterly smears used to highlight some areas of shadow and light, so I tried to replicate that in my own work, but I feel as though my iconic poyoy-rigidness has shown through in this regard. I really am proud of the delicate linework. 

I'm pretty sad that the timelapse for this didn't save. I was really excited to rewatch the progress of this drawing.

What do you think of this drawing? I've been really having a lot of fun trying to make Pokémon fusions. If you follow me on Instagram, you may see me take requests to do that from time to time. I also occasionally pop up on some Toyhouse threads to participate in some of the fun forum art games to give art. Take a look at my thread if you're interested! You're always welcome to stop by and say hi, ask questions.

Since you made it to the end, here is a WIP doodle I made of my next fusion. Can you guess what it is? 

Hope everyone is having a good one. 

Thanks for reading! 

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