I'm done!  

I actually finished in-between editing the previous post but didn't feel like post-spamming 

It was so much more work than what it looks like it might have been. Of course that is because I'm not so great (very bad) when it comes to digital painting. The understanding of depth and lighting (also anatomy, of course) is crucial to get painting even as simple as this one done fast - and that's the reason this one took me so long. ~ 3-4 hours, I think.

But hey, it's much better than the old old Halloween art I've done back in the stone age with a mouse for that Mabinogi art contest. That took me almost an entire month!  Although to be blatantly honest, it's still one of my most favourite works of mine. It's so colourful and cheery and festive and Halloweeny! It still kind of pains me I can't play Mabi anymore, as much as that game pisses me off with it's Korea-only elitism, but my computer can't handle it anymore 

There is not much more to say about it anymore, I sort of said everything I wanted when posting the sketch yesterday   

Soon!

I'm up to something again I guess 

His eyes look like he may or may not be able to shoot beams out of them - I'm all for it 

(anyone remembers that old meme about firing a lazer? I think our Snape here does!  But I guess the old meme shot beams out of its mouth instead )

Oh, yes, it's a Snape illustration AGAIN  

So, this happened because while I was sketching away at work (I'm back at the water amusement park for a few days a week, I might vent a bit of pent up frustration that has accumulated since ) and this sort of turned out to be a weird yet somewhat interesting concept:

Lately I have been working with Fire Alpaca instead (no actual reason, just so happened to be the case lately), and have made a few improvements when it comes to illustrating faces, too. I know the above sketch would have you believe otherwise, but pinky-promise it's all true and you'll see! One day. I guess. 

So far I always ended up drawing a very animoo-ish face which would be perfectly fine, the problem is that it was hardly ever my intention! Especially when it comes to illustrating Snape. Snape and ugu ugu kawaii desu just doesn't mix well imho, but who knows.

So, I hope to be able to paint a little bit closer to realism in the future. Although never a 100% realism - I'm afraid not only that would be a completely impossible goal, but even if theoratically I succeed than still I would deviate from it for emotional effect, no? But trying to get closer to realism makes my works look a bit better, so I'll keep at this habit. 

This time the weird pose is deliberate, by the way! I made this sketch after practicing hand positions, and I figured I'll undertake a very quick (because I was at work) lighthearted challenge and try to make a figure's hands appear in somewhat of an intricate position. I settled with one hand close to the observer and the other closer to the subject. While I'm not absolutely loving the end result, it was fine for something so quick and spontageous. And now I opened it back up and decided to work on it digitally a little ~ 

I included the colour palette too, just in case anyone takes a liking to it, but now on a hinfdsight... It's such a dull colour scheme why would anyone want it? What was I thinking? 

I'll check back sometime very soon, but let me just awkwardly cut this post short because I am about to fall asleep on my keyboard here    

(((NEW LADYTRON IS OUT!!!)))

So, I've already failed to showcase my hideous new "artwork" before, but I thought it would be nice to check in once in a million years, and give a quick update.

As already stated I tried to upload a few traditional abominations I've made while mum was back home (I have to give back her TV to her that I use as the monitor ). I have recently purchased watercolour pencils so I was trolling around with that, but don't worry nothing worth mentioning came out of that (aside from the fact that they were disgustingly expensive for a set of pencils).

So, basically I failed to upload them because I only snapped a pic of a few that were kinda-sorta-maybe not a 100% cringe fuel to share, but my phone took pictures in some enormous sizes and the file uploader on here basically freaked out and told me I don't have the space for that big of a file dump. 

For the most part, however, I've been F I N A L L Y  taking practicing  anatomy ((((HANDS)))) seriously, so all I really have right now are a bunch of sketches both digitally and traditionally 

(an abandoned Sev project. I'd guess his hand cramped the hell ip. No wonder he looks so bemused)

Now I make sure to work in a few extra hours during work too. So, this very latest lame sketch is really just a testament of how these few last weeks have passed: it's a Sev at first glance, but really it's just a lousy excuse to get in yet another hand drawing and some head anatomy practice. Yes, they both suck, but hey: this is still ten times better than what I could do so far! All I do lately is disembodied hands. Unfortunately this Sev isn't much luckier than the one above him - he somehow grew a lump under his thumb... 

On his right those are just little notes to myself about what I was trying to go for - I would like to really stop working with all the "happy little accidents", and have a plan what I want to put on paper/screen. So far I've drawn with only a vague idea and if I accidentally got something right I would incorporate it into the final piece, but I realise I need to be able to draw in a more focused mannber with clear goals.

(... a few hours later ...)

I have no idea what's going on with that fabric either lmao 

Will pop in again soon, probably with these same low quality updates ~

So instead of finishing the mermay thing I threw this together yesterday for whatever reason.

I mean it's okay as a form of proclamation of identity of sorts, but at the same time it's definitely not the promised mermaid.

Also, I need to pick the pace back up again in terms of my art.

So, appearently, I am partaking in this year's Mermay, even if it's just one drawing and not 31.

I just thought, how fitting it would be to draw my Nereid for the occasion, and that idea became this sketch thingy. By May 17th mum will be back home, so I won't have a monitor for about a week or two - by that time I really need to finish this if I want it to be done by June.

By the way, Nereid is from the game "Monster Super League", I was no-lifing on since I couldn't use my computer. There seems to be a little bit of confusion about European folklore in this game, however: The first evolution of Nereid is called "Siren", a greek mythological creature.

Problem is, sirens aren't mermaids at all: they have the head of a human and the body of a bird, and they are quite malevolent. On the other hand, mermaids have a fish body and a human upper body, and are benevolent. "Siren" is described even by the game as friendly and helpful despite people being afraid of her, and she is clearly half fish-half human.

A rose is a rose however you may call it, and Nereid is - despite MSL's slip-up - is clearly a mermaid, making her eligible for Mermay. 

Coming to a shore near you!