Feature 122---Danish-The-Menace

Pizza Thief

Before I go into the story for this image, just look at how many characters are in this! 11 characters. The story in the picture is entirely clear, too. Be sure to go to the dA page since there's a story in the artist description! (With all the character names listed.)
The character in center is swallowing all of the pizza on that table. Is it any wonder that the character on the left is having to be held back? That the character on the right is covering the eyes of that little one on his head?

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Net

This is just fun to get to see. The two people on the left were told that they needed to catch a cat. Whoever would have expected it to be a cat person with a sword?
...These two should probably just throw a few dozen heavy blankets over this cat so they can grab and carry to a very different area. They'd have at least a few seconds before the sword totally went through everything. But everything help them when she actually escapes.

Tire on the Storm

Aah, the very best tradition of climbing inside a large tire and being pushed down a long hill! Most fun thing in the world and you get all of the dizziness for just a few minutes inside! According to Danish's story, it was a dare...as all great things begin as. 
That poor character inside the tire!

This was some very fun work to share. If you'd like to see more, Danish-The-Menace's deviantart gallery is right here. It's worth your while!

Feature 104--Enlee-Jones

Bath Time 2

Enlee-Jones says that this only took her 7 hours. Only 7. On the art page, she says that she used Sharpie, Arteza brush pens, Arteza EverBlend pens, and white gel pen...I have to wonder how many pens she had to go through?
This leopard's eyes were painted beautifully and I love how natural all of those spots seem to be. But can we just take a look at how that tongue came out? The color is perfect against all that white and gray and I am very taken with how Enlee-Jones made the fur under that tongue look like it was caught up in a brush or comb. I love it!

Colorful Owl

I wish that she had said what she used on this illustration but...it's honestly no matter. Especially how well she handles her paints and the texture/patterns on the feathers! The eyes again came out totally gorgeous; it really looks like the owl she drew has intelligence behind them.
Speaking about her colors again, look at how she worked out the colors and black on the wing and back. Beautiful work and all of her time taken with this was so well spent!

Owl

For this image, Enlee-Jones says that it only needed 5 hours. And I'm still amazed by that with how natural she made everything appear. If I've not said it yet, she's definitely gifted with her chosen tools!
Loving how the chest feathers came out--doesn't it just look like a giant fluff is perched in front of us? I almost wish that I could reach out and touch it. (Provided the owl wouldn't mind!!)
And again, I'm drawn to those adorable eyes. Stars, she did a brilliant job with them on this picture!

Enlee-Jones shared some great work for this feature. If you think her attention to detail is super just with these three images, you've got to check out her whole gallery!

Feature 100--MidnightDJ-SK

Archimede the Broad

Yes yes, let's avoid the obvious joke here. =p I'd like to turn focus to the paint used--can you believe the watercolors on this? I've rarely come across skin colors that look so realistic with that medium. And I absolutely adore the way that she comes out from the background, like she and the background are two separate parts. (Which they are.)
I love the way that the background was painted, too. It doesn't seem like it's night time, so maybe it's a kind of magic behind her that is sparkling in such a way? Very lovely!

Flower Guardians: Strelitzia and Raphus

Strelitzia, on the right, is bringing some plants for healing to a location and Raphus, on the left, brings food to another location in the elven countries that these two characters live in. Aren't they both beautiful! I think I personally enjoy Raphus' dress, it seems like it is one of those gorgeous fabrics that are infinitely comfortable. Same for those shoes!
All respect to Strelitzia, of course. Someone ought to find her a place to sit down because of those high heels. With any luck, she doesn't have to keep them on for too long while she heals and sells those plants...at least she has the lotions to ease the pain?

DC Tribute--Powergirl

I love how the cape and sky colors play off each other here. And just look at that sky with the effort taken to make these clouds look so good! I'm in agreement with TheHaxMan on the piece's original page--the gradient of the sky is amazing, going from the purple near the clouds on up to the blue and white behind Powergirl's back.
Let's look at her pose though. I wonder how long it took MidnightDJ-SK to draw it so well? It looks very much like something we would have seen in a comic with SuperGirl, I imagine. It's super well done and many congrats to him with how the muscles look like they're in the right place!

How excited I was to get to this artist! MidnightDJ-SK is amazing, all three of the pieces in this feature is watercolor with varying amounts of mixed media. You'd like to see what else he can create, right? Here is the link to his gallery, enjoy yourself while you check it out!

Feature 85--mich-spich

Autumn's Glow

The first image brings so much brightness and I adore it for that. It would be very interesting to learn how the leaves were made here, wouldn't it? And those two squirrels look so very cute, climbing around that tree and hiding in its branches.
I also wonder what kind of tree this is. The light comes from its own branches or leaves and it looks so neat, in my opinion. I wonder how much time it took to paint them that way? It's an amazing piece!

Travelling

"Scratchboard (North America and Australia) or scraperboard (Great Britain), is a form of direct engraving where the artist scratches off dark ink to reveal a white or colored layer beneath."--Wikipedia

Had to look that one up but it just makes the whole piece more interesting to me. Mich-Spich had to have taken an age to get this one to work out! The leaves falling from the deer's antlers seem to represent the death of the forest that it used to live in...no wonder it looks like it's so starved.
This is a great piece to just sit and think about.

As the Sun Sets

We went from the bright light in the forest and directly around to the hard truth of life. So let's just end this feature with this gorgeous sunset. Those trees in the background are beautiful in the light that is shed around them; and can I just skip directly to the water in the front? It looks like such a relaxing scene and I'd love to have a chance to set down a tent and make up some very small camping area in this setting.

I can't tell everyone how excited I am to get to share these works. Aren't they all just amazing in the ways they were done? You've got to check out mich-spich's gallery, it's just as full of color and well worked black and white as you've seen here. And the stories just do not end!

Feature 82--RavenCorona

Game Over

Oh noooo, poor Link! We all know that it would have to end this way at some point...We can thank ol Argorok right there for doing away with that horrific stomach that would have eaten up the whole world, eventually.
If you'd like something more impressive about this piece, this is done in Acrylic! Didn't RavenCorona get things just right with that medium? And just look at this angle! It's an excellent piece.

 

Scarlet Devil Dragons

In this piece, he drew some Touhou characters as dragons! Do you recognize either of them?
Honestly, I'm just super impressed with how RavenCorona draws his dragons. And these were drawn and colored with color pencils and a bit of ink.
I'm very hooked with the background that he put on this too. It seems to just fit with the styles of dragons that were done here...though I'd be lying if I didn't personally love the top dragon. I can't decide if it's the skulls around it or if it's the hint of "poison". (It's how I read the skulls, anywho.)

 

Swamp Dragon

I personally love this dragon, look at the fins at its feet. That would make it super easy to get around in that water in a swamp. But I think the wings just hooked me. Just that the wings are so thin to be slightly transparent just ticks all the right boxes for me.
And this was painted in watercolor, too! Didn't RavenCorona just do an amazing job with it? So much respect for how he built the image with the paints!

If you enjoyed these three images as much as I did, you're really going to love going through RavenCorona's gallery! He does more than just dragons so you've got to take a look at how well he controlled the mediums for those.

Feature 77--TrinityXaos2

Sora and Luna - Christmas 2019

Another GIMP user! Raise your hands in solidarity and cheer loudly!

*cough* Yes, excuse me. Need to talk about the work, not just the programs used. XD I really like the panting done with this picture. There's a word for it and right now it escapes me. The colors chosen really set up the Christmas wishes written above. And the characters' hair! I really enjoy how he made the hair on both sides look rather good in his style.

If I were to mention one tiny thing, it'd be maybe to work with the shadows a little better. (But my way of drawing and painting isn't the be-all, end-all of all painting. Plus this was done in 2019.) In all, this looks like a very cute piece and I completely enjoy it!

Mrs. Brisby and the Secret of NIMH

This is the piece that attracted me to TrinityXaos2's work and I'm so very happy that he showed it to me! In his artist comments, he says that this piece is a re-imagining of when Mrs. Brisby met Jeremy the Crow from the original show.

Also in the artist comments, he mentions what exactly he used to add these little splashes of color to the piece. So very nice of him! Thank you TrinityXaos2! What I love most about this piece is how well his textures play on each other. The way the red string is different against the log's bark, the way the log is clearly different than the grass behind and the water below. And look at how he brought attention to Mrs. Brisby! It's great and so very simple. This attention to simple details makes me love this piece and everything else he's shared with me!

Silver - Future Hero

We finish this feature with a Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) reference. I enjoy how well that sphere of power looks like it's been thrown from Silver's hand. Again, I have to to mention that the artist has differentiated the foreground and background on this piece. And it definitely looks like this is a section of destroyed city.

Look at Silver's fuzzy part on his chest, too. Doesn't that look just like you could run your fingers through it? (At least before Silver decides to throw you around for the offense. XD) I also love how well his eyes were shaded. Excellent work!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love and adore traditional work even when it's touched up with a digital program. Especially when it's the linework like these pieces I featured! TrinityXaos2's gallery is right here. Go check it all out!

Feature 75--Angelica-Reveries

Joker Pencil portrait

Angelica-Reveries' artist comment begins with a very true quote!

“The worst part of having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don’t.”
-Arthur Fleck, The Joker (2019)

And doesn't she draw him exactly like one with that opinion of people may well look? I personally love how deep she shaded his eyes to be and then shaped his nose from it. Excellent job with that! I also like how she made his hair flick out as if he doesn't care to keep it brushed; it fits perfectly with his character.

I'm also impressed with how she shades just enough to make certain pieces of this come forward, too. Like with the undershirt and collar then his coat.

Diana Karenne as Pierrot

She's showing her brilliant shading again! Especially on those ruffles and what do you think about the hint of light on the lips? I'm very interested in how she keeps making the noses come out like she does. It's so fun to see such good ways to build one up. And those eyes again! It's so easy to see them in the darkness around them. Lovely!

Impulses

And now we get to see some color! It was added perfectly, in my opinion. The barely grown in beard is a great touch, drawn in great! He comes forward great from that background. I haven't said enough about Angelica-Reveries detail in all of these. I personally like the feathers on the right side of this character's face, they lead your eye down into the white and black 'uniform' he's wearing so well.

I also love how well these shoulders and the character's neck has come out with gray and white!

You guys have absolutely got to go to Angelica-Reveries' gallery to see even more of her work. It's not going to be a waste of time so go check everything out! ^^

Feature 74--Yllaseviel

Hair Practice

This is a beautiful traditional piece, isn't it? Yllaseviel says that this was done with Unipin and a Mongol 2 pencil. I wonder how much time this took? The shading by itself had to have taken an age and I seriously love how this picture looks like it could have come from a professional book. 

Great work!

Yato greets you a Merry Christmas

An excellent piece of fanart, yes? I don't know anything about Yato or where he's from, but it sure looks like he's playing with a snowy magic! The moon behind him gives some very good lighting in this picture and I like how the clothing is reflecting all of it. And finally, I have got to give a cheer for that hair. Looks like I could actually run my fingers through it!

(Best not though. XD Yllaseviel did claim him in the artist comments.)

Rei Ayanami

She claims to never want to use semi-realism again. Can you blame her? I bet this took hours to do! I like the color of the hair to match with the eye colors; the colors come out great on the canvas used. Take a look at the shading on Rei's shoulders and neck, too. It gives them some great volume!

I'm very in awe of this piece! The time it took to design the character and paint it this well was well used!

You guys have got to drop by Yllaseviel's gallery and let her know that you've been there. There are many more pieces that show off her talent; she deserves getting all of them seen!

Feature 20--Nenril-TF

Morrigan Aensland - REQUEST

I love how Nenril-TF painted that circle behind her in this piece, it sets Morrigan off very well and I just like trying to pick out what is in there. I see a moon and stars in all of the colors there and my eyes keep coming back to it. It's also nice to see how Morrigan seems to be pushing off from the "window"--or maybe she's just sitting on it. The pose seems to fit either idea!

The Night Has Thousand of Eyes

You have to read the artist comment in the link! Nenril-TF shows a bit of poetry by Francis William Bourdillon that was her inspiration for this piece and she explains what she was thinking as she built this piece from the beginning. In my opinion, she did a super job with this. I wonder how long it took her to make the stars come out in all of that hair? And just look at how the color transforms as your eyes go down to the bottom of the piece. Beautiful!

In Pieces

And now we're at the picture that initially drew my eyes to Nenril-TF's work. I adore her grasp on anatomy and how well both of these characters are drawn. But look at all that glass around them, it looks like two friends just shattered in some way. They've certainly broken apart for now, that's for sure. According to the artist, the little flowers are Forget-Me-Nots. Maybe the two still have a chance after some time?
This is another one of those pieces that I could go on forever about. Do yourself a favor and go to the link so you can see the full size version!

1 & 2 point perspective

Ooh, sooner or later, these assignments are going to build themselves toward drawing a room! ...it'll be like my attempt at doing a painting of before, except correctly.
The more fearful part of that is that it's probably going to be traditionally, but...We'll see how it goes. Whatever the case, it'll be so much fun to draw things right. ^^

Someone's going to tutor me!

Well now, this is something I haven't been able to stop cheering and being excited about since I spoke to him...Tuesday, I spoke with someone about learning from him to eventually be able to draw characters and paint backgrounds. He even wants to work with me about the payments!
Once we hammered out how he'd be paid, he told me to find something to want to work toward...

SO!

I picked out Studio Ghibli for the backgrounds that they produce as my inspiration. Upon watching Princess Mononoke and drooling a nice mess all over everything, I've realized two things:
1. That Studio Ghibli is an excellent group to be inspired by
2. That I am stupid and insane and out of my mind to want to reach that far.

Mentioned that someone's tutoring me. He's said very clearly that I'm going back to traditional means for now so that he can teach me some things. And whoooo, did he find a handful of problems that my work has...super glad that he could see them. I look forward to working on all that he pointed out, too!
Just expect plenty of scanned in works for a while.