Feature 221--kuromizzz

 

The yellow on yellow here really does help bringing the kitty into focus! An elder kitty with no teeth but has to still be worth the adoption...cats are amazing in being worth caring for. Apparently this one has FIV so I hope that he's still being entirely lovely for kuromizzz!
I personally enjoy the face of both kitty and the character right here, very well designed. Excellent work!

I'll be honest, I personally enjoy the color purple. And it was used quite well on this piece! We can easily see what is closest to the camera and what isn't, like that bag and the boot.
The hair seems to have come out perfectly for this style of work, at least in my opinion. I wonder what kind of clothing design this is, if it has a name? The character seems quite comfortable, either way, and it's designed quite well. Lovely work.

And last some very lovely linework. This character seems to be perfectly in balance and I've been mildly distracted by that cute head tilt in this piece. kuromizzz doesn't label it themselves so I don't know for certain, but this looks like a very well controlled digital inking from some program.
I really do enjoy this one! It looks like it was fun no matter what else. Very cute work, great job!

Weren't these pieces just so cute? To see more of kuromizzz's work, their deviantart gallery is here! They also have a Patreon, if you're interested in seeing that too.

Feature 211--kitpaint

 

Rocky Lounging

If this isn't a cat, I don't know what is and I entirely loved it. I wonder how long fuzz decided to lay like this for kitpaint?
But isn't this ink work just amazing? That cat looks so fuzzy and I enjoy how the detail on the cat was designed. Aah, I just want to rub that fur so much! Doesn't it seem like there'd be such a perfect feeling under the fingers?

Lottie

Oooh, a pretty little black cat, at least as Kitpaint wrote on her page. This one  looks so very furry, doesn't it? And how did the fuzzball allow for the sketch without demanding the payment in all pets? (I mean, it's very fast to take a photo, but it's quite fun to imagine the kitty sitting there like has to happen for painters.) I really enjoy this piece, excellent work!

Lion Cub in Pen

So I love the shadow under this lion cub. Temporarily, it made me think of grass under it but...wouldn't that just be right anyway? And, like the first cat drawing in this feature, there certainly seems to be a lovely amount of texture on this piece. I wonder how long it took to learn that skill?
Amazing work all around, I love it!

I wish I could control a fineliner like this! Check out kitpaint's gallery to see more of their artwork, well worth it!

Lyrea update!

 

Wearing her socks, apparently. She must not be out of the house yet? ...at least I hope. XD And a friend has told me that I have to give her fingers. Have to finish out the rest of my homework! 

Can't wait to paint her, too. I think her hair is going to remain gold/blonde, but I've not figured the rest of her colors yet. And oh my gosh she has to have swirly eyes too. We'll just have to see how it goes.

Lyrea, then and now

Lyrea

It's been an age since I've drawn this character, so I love how the more humanoid version is coming out. Thank goodness for female-anatomy-for-artists.com for the pose too! (Not linking because it edges on the not so family friendly things since the photos are for artists.) There's at least a reference of some kind of clothes to put on her...

This is from all of 2006 or so, I think. XD Meet the total fanart that Lyrea once was!

It feels like it's been *ages* since I've seen this version. XD At least her purple jeans can be kept...I'm not so certain on what that blouse ever was. We'll have to see how it all works out come the finished linework of my current version! ...How did I forget her spatula on the stretching pose though!
I mean, in 2006, I was still trying to use GIMP. A very fine program but definitely more for making 3D work than just 2D stuff. How did I even do it? Goodness knows that I don't remember, but I bet that it's still great as a free program for people to play with.

Feature 192--GrafvonEichenlaub1

Early 100 years war

This is a nice watercolor painting of the early 100 years war, don't you think? I have an awful time with watercolor myself, so full compliments over how well he controlled it!
I wonder, too, if this was meant to show something of the actual war or if this is something created from his own stories and characters. Either way, the weapons were drawn well and I enjoy the helmets that the soldiers on the ground are wearing. Lovely job!

Demon of castle Houska

This one was drawn for Halloween of 2001 and I can make up all kinds of stories for it!
Is the demon haunting the place or somehow controlled by it? Has he been sent as a punishment to those high living folks in the castle or is he being sent out to see that the royal family inside remains in control?
On that, I do enjoy how dark the castle and the area around is. Of course we'd see the demon in the stark of night while he plans his next move. Such a fun work!

Ritter in Maximilian style Armor

This is a well done bit of armor! And just look at that weapon he seems ready to bring down onto his foe! May his enemy go down quickly.
On top of that, don't you see how well the armor was drawn? None of it is too busy to distract from the next piece we look at; amazing since it's the whole suit of armor. It's amazing work, don't you think!

I really did enjoy featuring these pieces! To see more of GrafvonEichenlaub1's work, here is the link to his gallery. Hope you like it too!

War room update and about AI "art"

 

Have been cleaning up lines for an age, haven't I? But here it is so far, just need to rebuild the characters, the seats, throw some paintings on the walls. And it's still been so much fun!
Do some sort of decals on those bits of fabric at the door...Best thing though is that I have been using this magical thing called layers so far. It's amazing how everything can be edited at this point without just putting things directly on top of each other...

Also, my tutor's noticed how dA is going so happy wild about the Stable Diffusion AI stuff. I've not been secret about how little I care for it myself, but Art-of-Akrosh is going to do a video about it all soon. And it's no secret about how poorly Stable Diffusion is doing, even dragging images off people's health records and other bits that are supposed to be private.

Here is his youtube short about the issue: Art-of-Akrosh youtube short

He'll be making a longer video about it later. I'll be sure to share the video here and my videos page when it comes up!

--Note, Wed 14--
Artstation apparently put out a statement to 'deal with AI yourself'. Art of Akrosh made another short about that:

Artstation Issues a statement on AI Art

So lazy, Artstation. I didn't know you were going to be so pitiful as dA.

Vae's War Room update

 

Soo...I had the thought that the drawing was near finished. So many ideas were given to me about what else could be added to this. 

I have a character to add to the scene who's laughing at the birdcat and the other character's objection; but I'm thrilled with how the chairs work at least. Still have to fight with that window...blast the need for perspective, just blast it all. XD But it's definitely making the whole thing very fun! Will be sure to keep updating.

References:

Birdcat: ginger cat sitting and looking down isolated on white background Stock Photo - Alamy
basic SketchUp Room:

Vae's war room

 

I guess we're all happy that Vae finally dressed himself. Ain't nobody who wanted to see that. But now, all I have to do for the sketch/lineart phase is to add the little dodahs on the map and put those weapons on the two racks that are sitting right there.

It's coming together and I love how it's working out so far. Just hope that I don't get lazy at this point and stop working...

More on the "war room"!

This was fun to play with so far...now there's only to be one cat, a thing or two knocked to the floor, and a soldier coming around the table to pick up where the cat has wiped out some plastic markers off the map.

Have a bit more work before I can paint. >>;; Blah on that! But I'm still having so much fun working on this still, so may it keep working out. XD

New idea lineart!

 

So many ideas. There will be a birdcat on the table (a different one than Ael, like I probably said previously)...and it is going to so be worth using SketchUp more often! This is going to be so so great to finish and paint. =o And it's going to be even more fun to learn more about SketchUp!

Ael on the counter!

Lineart! I can't *wait* until I can turn FireAlpaca's painting tools to this, since they did super well on Ael originally! Just got finished with those counters that Ael's sitting on and that fridge came out so much better than I expected!

Did close the ael color because why not. XD It'll at least fit in Lineart now. Gosh I can't wait to paint!

AnnBirb's Art Stuff

 

Linework is finally finished. Anything touched up later, if at all, will be quite small so I'm posting it today as done!

And of course if I paint later it will be a burst of insanity. I'm tired of looking at it. XD

Edit: Wednesday 20, 2022

Sooooo...I mentioned insanity if I paint it, yes? Let's never forget that I never claimed sanity rules my life. XD

Wish me luck on this 'watercolor' idea, if I can make Clip Studio mimic it!

Norux's lineart is actually complete!

I know that I claimed that on the 17th but this time, since I'm sure he wouldn't pay attention to his illusion so strongly since he's climbing, this is exactly like I imagine it all would look. 

References:
Pose
Hair

This cute little skirt looks a ton better than those straps did in that previous post. And it's so entertaining. Totally because Norux is focused so much on his climbing! It's so fun to see what happens if I let my head wander.
Why did I attempt to use those leather straps when this one is much more funny to see? Oh well. 

This is him now, so far, and I love it.

Norux's sheet and pricing update

Hello everyone, thanks for dropping by my page! I'm slowly working on the Norux character sheet and all I really need to do is dress his action poses here.

With any luck, the standing sword pose shouldn't be any more difficult than when I was dressing him for the images on the left. That leather armor is going to be quite weird looking on the top pose, though...as long as everything works!

I believe that I'll be recording the painting and not the linework this time. Hopefully, I'll remember to post the link on the videos tab!

I also wanted to bring up where I updated my commission prices. 

The whole thing is simpler than before. I have had to update my line art, flat color, and full color prices to bring myself more into a competitive price range to other artists. This will mostly help with buying groceries and paying the bills that I cover in this household.

You will also probably notice that I have given a baseline where I will start my character prices from;
"Clothes and Weaponry per character:1 shirt, 1 jacket, 1 belt, 1 trousers (or dress), 2 boots, 2 blades or guns. $5 for each extra"
I have to agree that the more detail on each character is nice. But this limitation is to write out clearly where my prices begin and how more will add up into the finished price.

If I am already working on something for you, your prices will not change from what we agreed. This is only for new pieces! 

Thank you so very much for reading!

Norux's clothes, inked

I am quite proud of having gotten this inked. And he's no longer throwing the hand guard through the side of his head, so that's always a positive! It's going to be fun to paint those jewels at his neck too...meant to be fire-like in color so I'm going to play with a garnet hue since those throw a gorgeous red sometimes.

Something I'm not so proud of is that I can tell you it took one hour and twenty two minutes to finish. Wanna know how I know that? I recorded the whole thing and...forgot to save the OBS file before I closed the program. Toss those flowers up on stage, let's hear the crowd roar! Yes, have all the fun you can as I deserve it. XD

All hope is not lost, however! I can still use the inked version as a start and just paint during recording. Something is better than nothing and this one will work out!

Norux and his new clothes

In several steps. XD

Underclothes and Boots

Armor from belt down

Vest and leather armor!

Tracily Charging Bear

Oooh, yay. A new commission! All I need now is to clean up the lines and to paint it, and this piece is going to be finished! ^^

Character owned by jameycakeshotty

Gosh it's fun to be back here. >>; Still have plenty of work to do with my tutor but it's nice to get back to work for others. XD

This has been a long wait!

But, with help from friends on a Discord chat and a friend in messenger... The impossible has finally occurred!

... I have finished the linework for Valeon and Leana!! It's finally time that I can go forward and paint these two!

Clothing designs bought from Cherry'sDesigns
Pose reference from Syccas-stock

And let's be completely honest here. As excited as I am to paint and get this piece worked over, I bet that it's going to take nearly half a month to get it finished.
Let's hope that the speed will pick up again!

Whoo, lineart!

Posted it to the Art page a day or so ago, but I refined the linework a bit. This really is a fun little piece! Waver is standing on the coin that fell--or was ripped out of--the pouch in front of her! This little water-element fairy is a lovely little firebrand. A perfect T.T, according to the one who commissioned me! XD

Linework is coming together!

Extremely happy with how this has come out so far and, most excitable about it all, the commissioner's quite pleased with it! Looking forward to be able to show the whole thing to her. XD

Edit: Finished linework!