Alexander standing pose sketch

 

Love and LOVE how Xander's hair came out! It'll be quite fun to paint it when it finally is fully designed, but first he needs the same clothes as he was wearing in the Jadewind Festival. It's going to work great!

Feature 229--tvtivrt

 

Light Source

Loved this piece as soon as I saw it! Doesn't it look like she is peeking through a door, or maybe sitting in a bus as it rides by the city buildings? Many compliments to how we can still see the colors on her while there's only this one streak of light, too.
I'd be wrong to not squeal about how well the eyes have been designed on this character, too. Lovely work!

Doodle

Upon seeing this piece I wondered what had been done to have earned this kind of look from this person. Did someone drop something? Or maybe someone was screaming at a worker in a shop? Either way, she doesn't seem at all impressed by what she's seeing.
Her nose ring caught my attention to. Love how it just seems like it belongs there, unlike how some pieces are drawn. And after that, I also enjoy how delicate her necklace seems too. Excellent work on this portrait, tvtivrt!

Elf

And yet another piece where I'm amazed by the eyes. This light green color is almost magical, in my idea, and it's so fun to see next to her yellow cat-eye like makeup. Or is that possibly a bit of skin marking that her race has? I'd also be wrong to not mention the detail in her hair. Love how carefully it was painted in and how it looks so normal for her to have done.
Lovely piece!

These pieces are amazing! Here's the link to see more of tvivrt's work; I'm sure that you can enjoy all of them as well!

Mouse sketch for next character sheet

 

A mildly tacky sketch but it shows exactly what's needed when I go after it with the tablet! Of course, I need to attach the torso to the hip and see what I can do about those feet (just got a hint to make them seem like not high heels like the reference). Plus those evil hands that have to be positioned right. XD

What I'm planning to do is something similar to how I did Norux's character sheet. One with Alexander posed (like this sketch) and one with him standing straight just so we can see detail! It's going to be so fun once I get to it.

Found the Tone Curve tool in Krita!

I have learned the magic of Krita's Tone curve tool @@ (Thanks to my friend for suggesting it!) 

In this version, the original, you can see exactly how gray I tend to turn things when left to my own whims. XD (As if you've not been seeing it already!) But just look at what Filter > Color Adjustment was able to bring out!

I have no real idea why I tend to paint in such a gray tone but I've been doing it for ages. ...I guess this all winds down to "praise the tools that digital art programs give us"! XD Or is it more "stop forgetting about them!", maybe? Either way, remembering for the next pieces should help super well!

Also, I've bought a set of brushes for Krita that should well help out when I need to paint grass and such so I have *got* to chatter about the maker and where it was bought. The store is run by KmcVisuals and this is the brush set I bought. As of now? I think I love them~

...maybe I haven't detailed things well enough yet but I hope you can see the dark grass in the flatter areas? I'm in *love* so far and I bet it's only going to be better later!

Do y'all remember Windows XP?

*log on noises*

Soooo...I've been a tad addicted to my Sims the past few weeks and tried to directly paint from the thumbnail I showed not that long ago. And since I've been so distracted by that video game for now, I forgot to do over half of the building process of a piece.

I hope y'all follow the dirt and gravel roads in your minds and enjoy this "trip" to what was a simpler PC time. XD

I'm sure that there'll be something more matching to what was actually my planning next week or so!

Feature 216--NNEMUINEKO

 

Little Rabbit with the Star

All three of these are adorable but just *look* at these rabbit ears this character has! And that the star she has on her finger is what's giving us the light makes it just so perfect.
I find myself really focusing on her hair because it's so free flowing. I also really enjoy how well the artist made the colors set perfectly in the hair as well. A very good work!

Beauty and Butterfly

Look at how many butterflies are hinted toward in this piece, this character has to be sitting in the exact right location for these to be all around like this. In this picture I keep noticing how well her eyes were painted, aren't they just perfect?
And can we take a moment to appreciate how well she is against the background? The sky was created super well and the butterflies/plants all around really seem to center her perfectly.

Black Lady

A corrupted, adult version of Chibiusa from the Sailor Moon anime is what this is. And like I've gone on about before, Nnemuineko has some amazing talent when it comes to color. What power is this character using? Whatever it is, it's really helping the character's suit to seem just that much more dangerous and a bit more threatening. The way this picture was designed makes it pretty fun to imagine what all she was capable of doing in that story!

One thing true about all three of these pieces is that they're really cute! Click here if you want to see more of Nnemuineko's gallery!

Done with Jadewind scene~

Windmill in working order; couple clouds in the sky, a few paths that people have caused from walking between the roads, couple of farms...this piece is properly complete! <3

The mountains worked in Jadewind!

 

Totally loving these mountains, they worked out great! Thank goodness to the photos on pinterest, right? (Maybe too that it was fun to get distracted several times and look around all over the site too. XD)
Now I just need to adjust the ground and add in more of the town! ^^

And with help from an art chat I'm part of (Backseat Drawing on discord) and a friend, here is how both mountains came out. It's perfect! ...would have been much easier if I hadn't merged things so quickly. But yay, it worked anyway!

Jadewind and Telei wip

 

Eee! Loving how this sky worked out! Didn't use the blending tool at all and this just looks great.
I'm just terrified of making up Jadewind and make that work out...We'll see what happens.
And some clouds *have* to be put in the sky too, they'd look so nice!

Feature 213--StaticBlu

 

A Mysterious Disturbance

First off, I have to say that I really enjoy how the computer-like bits seem to fly off the screen. StaticBlu has done something really nice to get them to be like that!
And it's fun how the villain (I assume she is) has Tails, Amy, and Knuckles behind Sonic, seeming so ready to blink out of this existence. Is that something on that level or is it just the threat she's giving them all? Because we all know that a sage is as good of a villain to *anyone* who hasn't quite learned the area...and who knows it better than something like a computer?

Pokemon Snow Expedition

I need to get back into the pokemon games...because if this kind of area is hinted toward or even shown in it? Has to be quite the pretty scene! And so is this. StaticBlu seems to have known exactly what to make for this...and those starters that he drew seems perfect!
I always love the fire starters so of course I'm drawn to that Cyndaquil. But I wonder what the bird type becomes by the end of its line? And Oshawott has to be fun to learn too!

Left in the Dark

Loving the mastery of color and light here, our eyes are lead all around the scene perfectly. And I personally really enjoy the bright colors on Samus herself! Doesn't this section she's in just fit the Metroid games in general?
Also, it's so much fun to let my eyes just follow the shapes in the shadows. Everything seems to come through very clearly--extra points on StaticBlu's end, I think! Super work!

It's been fun to get to see all of these! If you'd like to see more of StaticBlu's work, his gallery is right here!

Jadewind and Telei wip

 

It has decided to be very...blue. And oh gosh how much fun it was to do this! Will be correcting those piles of cotton in the sky but they seem to have worked out for a good start.

Feature 212--ArtofLotu

Caution: Be aware this artist's work is a bit creepy in its style. If you're not in the mental state to see this, please wait until the next feature. Thank you.

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POWER

 

I do really love how this character is stepping up on that hammer. I like to imagine that they had crushed the creature that was using it, so this is a whole 'come at me!' pose until they start attacking the next one that goes after them. XD
Wonder what kind of area this character lives in? Are they small enough to be in the insect section of the ground or are they in one of the many layers of their hellish landscape? This design seems to work either way and I just love it!

Salloween Day 29--Elevator

Another image that's so very fun to imagine with! Is this child the costume that demon in back pretends to have or is it in the middle of commanding the kid? And just look at how well the elevator is set up to be so easy for the demonic shadow to live in!
And yes...if the child is just the costume, I can easily see it bringing prey into the elevator by making it seem like the kid is just terrified of things. Those poor sweet people who'd check on him...

Haunted

I can't help but think that this is the result of someone coming to check on that kid in the previous piece. The hair in the foreground looks almost like the soul of someone being slowly wiped out by that kid with whatever that light is coming from. It's so fun to imagine all these things!
Of course, maybe it's just that the character with green hair has stolen the soul of the person owning the hair. That one in the front of the scene, of course, having collapsed; stunned and slowly passing away while the character in front just takes off to find yet another victim.

I really enjoyed this artist's style and pieces! If you'd like to see more pieces with this theme, artoflotu's gallery is right here!

Art mind is back and throwing thumbnails!

This was a fun little thing to play with. It's going to help make a very nice painting by the time I'm finished! Now to start painting for details and all of that.

Feature 210--Yugi-shirogane

 

Flame Soul

The fire flying around the character is super well done, in my opinion. And doesn't the painting on the scene all around just help show it off with the browns and reds?
And just look how well the character is posed; just like he was caught in the middle of a spin to make the fire go around him like it is. Amazing job with this piece!

04-Collei

I have always wondered how people paint eyes so beautifully! And I just want to run my fingers through her hair, it looks so very realistic.
This is a Genshin Impact character and painted so well in this fanart. All due respect for the work done here! And hasn't Yugi-shirogane done an amazing job on the plants closest to us? I enjoy this piece so much, thanks to her for sharing it with me!

Comm-Ace

Another gorgeous background in this image! He's clearly behind some city wall, did he write that on the right? Then again, he's just standing there with a smoke on this apparently chilly day. Maybe it's just easy to get to the place and be left alone for time to himself.
Again with the hair too! I'm so jealous about how these characters have such beautiful hair, Yugi-shirogane does amazing with it. And isn't it just something on how she can set up the clothing on these characters to be perfect seeming on the poses? Very enjoyable work!

These pieces are so well drawn and painted. It was so fun to see all of Yugi-shirogane's gallery, you have to check it out yourself!

Feature 209--glyphdragonix

 

When Two Meet

This looks like something we could see in a video game or something and I love it! There is so very much detail on everything, too, which is amazing. I enjoy how that road behind the fishbowl character came out and all that near the moon looks like they put a whole lot of effort into this.
As much as I enjoy being able to see so much detail, though, I wonder if it isn't a hair too much? Only because it makes it a bit harder to appreciate the main focus on the characters. Otherwise, this piece is fully amazing and they did a lovely job!

Underneath the Oak

Glyphdragonix has a nice little story underneath this piece, so I must suggest that you click the image to go to their piece so you can see it too!
Back to the artwork though, those clouds in the sky are amazing. Same for the trees as a whole but I have to give special mention to how they've done the leaves. It just makes me want to grab a handful of them and run my hand down the bark. It would also be amazing to touch that gryphon, provided it wouldn't be offended and take a bite out of me for the rudeness. I really love this piece, excellent job!

Circle City

Can you imagine putting a piece of a city design in a sphere like this and make the perspective work as well as here? I have so much respect for this piece, especially since it was made traditionally. And the buildings and bushes just seem to come together perfectly here. They say it only took one and a half months to finish this piece, too. They must have so been in the zone and it worked out perfectly!
Super work here, I'm so happy to have gotten to see it!

Weren't these three pieces amazing! Glyphdragonix' gallery is here so you can see even more of their work.

Norux Anihes defending his volcano

 

Wheee... First, I am never going to draw so many stones again. (So I claim. I give it a short number of weeks til it happens again for some reason.)

Norux Anihes, redraw of 2015 image

 

Whee. It's time to paint this, things are working great right now! The fire and magma behind him is going to be so fun to paint and that fireball he's shooting forward is going to be amazing I hope! 

...the idea works in my mind so we'll see soon if it works in paint. XD

Going to draw Norux like the 2015 image!

Here is what I have at the second, those feet are bothering me now. (Think what they'll do when I get to fix his costume!) Can't wait to get this whole bit to work out.

Redrawing this image

Using his new clothes

And PureRef this time instead of just looking at a second or third window. So far, PureRef's been doing quite well for me so here's a link if anyone's interested: https://www.pureref.com/ Basically it can keep all of your references in one space instead of a dozen extra tabs, quite useful!

Feature 207--kei4dan

 

Yoshi Autumn

These three Yoshis were drawn and painted so well! I bet the one with the hot chocolate is fully comfy in this mildly chilly scene, the other two seem to be enjoying how the leaves are falling. Perfect scene!
I also enjoy how the clouds in the sky seem to be painted to help keep the eyes to the characters. It's a lovely little addition, in my opinion. This image is so cute, don't you think?

Summertime

So we've seen Peach in something aside from that large pink dress and this is just the next step, I figure. Especially depending on how high the temperature at this beach is. The scene kinda reminds me of Mario Sunshine in some way, makes it quite fun!
And how do you like these clouds? I wonder how they were made to look so nice. In all, a fun image to get to see!

Vivian

I remember this character! She's so fun to have in the Paper Mario party and quite powerful to have on your team.
It's fun how he drew in her eye here. The actual game never shows her eyes or makes her face seem so nice, so this is a lovely experiment! Of course I love the colors in the background, it just seems right for Vivian's more natural home. It all works great!

kei4dan's art is very cute, in my opinion! Here is the link to his gallery if you'd enjoy seeing more!

Mom's desktop has certainly worked out!

Mom has asked for irises and roses so I'm still trying to plan that out, but hasn't this dogwood tree worked out! *squee* The tree and the daffodils worked together excellent!

Desktop has been declared complete by my mother (was painted for her so I suppose she gets to tell me this. XD) Totally thrilled with this!

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Sky:

Dogwood Tree: