【 ART THREAD 】Let's share our art! ‪‪❤︎‬

I think there already is an art megathread but maybe its dead already idk. Well I guess I'll show you my work since you asked :)

I drew this today. I was experimenting to see what would be a good muscle level for my character, enough that he looks strong, but not so much that it looks freakish, and of course I want the ladies to be able to enjoy it too (I keep hearing they wanna see the male nipples so I am trying to draw them in these days). Welp, let me know what you think :) (unfortunately I forgot to flip my drawing while I was working on it so the symmetry is sccuffed, but maybe its not too bad? copium)

@Anjuro It looks great! I love the lighting you did and the painting you did around the muscles looks good too. Indeed, I think it's a good level (°°)～ And well, I wasn't able to find an art megathread.. If there really is one, you could link it here if you'd like. (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.) Anyways, good work! Thank you for posting! (And symmetry looks good to me ,,w,)

@mewmewforever Thanks! I think I'll still make improvements if I draw this character more, that's how it is, as you draw them more and more you start to simplify the shapes and figure out the essence of their design.

Hmm well this is the thread I was thinking about https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1594022

but it looks like the last post was in May. I don't know if there is a v3 of the thread but I couldn't find it. So I guess this is the art thread for now XD Not that anyone is really posting in the creative corner forums, I made a thread a few weeks ago that didn't even get one reply XD But I know first hand there are a lot of artists in the forums, you might be able to catch them easier in the casual discussion thread, or you could just talk to them directly. Welp, lets see if anyone else decides to post something :)

edit: Btw, your drawing was not too bad either. Its a lot harder to draw traditionally than digitally. Props for playing around with the pose a little bit, the line work is really good too. I guess the biggest problem is the perspective, like the leg and the arm looks kinda scuffed I think, but you'll figure it out eventually I'm sure :)

@Anjuro Yes, definitely, hahaha. It does seem that thread is inactive, so I hope this thread can garner lots of people. I'll see if I can find more artists on here, it'd be nice ~~ (If you have any art friends on here, feel free to direct them here, also!) I usually draw digitally but I've been having lots of fun doing traditional again, like I used to.. I think I consider myself a mixed artist, because both mediums are fun for me.

Thank you o(*^▽^*)┛ I'm still working on my perspective, hahaha, I hope I can get better at it soon. I want to make my drawings look more 3D and expressive in the future. Linework is actually one of my favourite parts of drawing, haha, it's way fun, and I love posing too.. Actually, I love every part of drawing hahaha.

I'm working on more drawings, one of someone else's OC and one of Ame-chan and Chouten-chan from Needy Girl Overdose. I hope those can be done soon so I can show them here as well! I'd also like to see more of your works if you want to post them ,,w, Your style is very nice. I love that kind of mature (?) drawing style, it's amazing ☆

@mewmewforever

Well there's at least one person who I think might have something to post, that is @JKKH, let's see if I can summon them :) My manz/womanz is a really good artist, way way better than me, but I don't know what they're cooking these days.


These days I only draw digitally but for many years I would only draw traditionally. Even to this day, I feel like I can't quite translate my traditional style to digital, but its just too convenient drawing digitally haha XD


Its a difficult thing to master, and there are no shortcuts. The only advice I can give is always use construction, it makes a huge difference.


It is very satisfying to get like a really clean and expressive lineart, with nice line variation and clean confident lines. But it also takes so much effort lol XD I'm way too lazy to do it most of the time, I just use my initial scetch and clean it up as I go XD

But you shouldn't get too pidgeonholed into lineart, painting can be just as fun. Its super intimidating, especially if you paint on 1 layer (which I think you should) but also very rewarding. And honestly, its not that hard to get a basic painting done, it just takes a while. Well, at least for me, I always look back much more fondly on my paintings than my lineart so even though they are tiring I do try to make some every now and then.

But It sounds like you are really enjoying drawing, that's always good:) Many artists feel unhappy with their art skills and feel in a rush to improve.


Sure keep em coming, I don't mind giving you some critique if you want :) Chouten-chan is a weird name lol (it means peak), for a second I thought you wrote Zecchou-chan XD Now that would have been something XD My character is called Marzu, well that's the name I have given him for now, I am still thinking about it...


Aww thanks, that's some high praise :) Well I guess I have been drawing for close to 10 years now, its hard to call myself a beginner anymore, even though I am still not very good. I do think I sort of have formed something of a recognizable style, there's just a certain way I like to make the shapes.

Sure I don't mind posting a couple more, I'll try to squeeze one out today. It'll be a drawing of Katia, Marzu's girlfriend :)

@Anjuro

Oh yay. @Kirika_Madeleine , I remember you telling me you also drew. You can share here if you'd like! Ah, and @Fario-P , I'm not sure if we're friends or not but we've talked before hahaha. Maybe you can show us some sketches! Your style is super cute and lovely.

Yes, my traditional style is way different from the way I draw digitally.. I'll show you once I finish the one I'm working on..!

Definitely, it has proven very difficult thus far. I'm using construction, too!

I tried painting with watercolours a bit ago, but it was difficult.. I like the way watercolours look, though, so I'm doing my best to learn them. I usually just use coloured pencils or markers, hahaha. Digitally, I'm trying to strive to a painting style as well.. You'll see, don't worry. (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

I'd be so happy if you could critique my stuff, haha. It'd help a ton. Well, Chouten-chan is spelled 超てんちゃん, which may be a strange name, but I think it fits the character. Kind of like transcending humanity, since she called herself the "internet angel". I like that character a lot.

Oh yay! Don't rush yourself because of me though please, hahaha. I'm looking forward to it. Marzu and Katia are pretty-sounding names, what do they mean?

Hi @mewmewforever yep this my art there two drawing

First drawing was based on my favorite cartoon "Madeline"



Second this Maxx my Mascot Drawing


And Third this Kirika Yuumura from Noir I hope my drawing is good



As you can see I only hand drawn them since I don't know how to use digital art software I don't what is best I wish for free and easy.

By the way this where I get my two user name.

Alright, lets see what you're cooking :)



Oh yeah, I have also done a few watercolor experiments, like you said its very hard. Particularly if you mix it with ink like I did it seems to go badly because the ink start to spread when you start working on the watercolours.



Hehe, but I am a harsh teacher so best be prepared :) Ah, so its chou as in super? I wonder what the ten stands for? Heaven? Weird to have it in hiragana. Well I guess if it fits the character thats all that matters. You know, my real name is angel so I am something of an internet angel myself :) I'm not going to be transcending humanity anytime soon though XD



Don't worry, I was already working on it, I was probably going to work on it today anyway :)

Ehhm well, I don't think they really mean anything lol XD The way I like to name my characters is first I draw them and then I try to think what kind of name would fit them. Sometimes I will just type out the first syllable and see if I can come up with a name that sounds right, other times I might think of a word and try to come up with a name that incorporates that word somehow. In this case Katia is just a regular name, but I thought it fit the character (she is a badass warrior lady). For Marzu I think I had decided that I wanted the name to end with "zu" and I was trying out different combinations, if you must assign it a meaning I guess it sounds a lot like how a Japanese person would say "Mars" but its only a coincidence. The idea for this name was to reflect that the character is a bit of a softie (hence why it starts with a soft sound like M) but you can depend on him when things get serious. That's the kind of vibe I was going for anyway :)

I post all my digital art on my Newgrounds

Hi @mewmewforever yep this my art there two drawing

First drawing was based on my favorite cartoon "Madeline"



Second this Maxx my Mascot Drawing


And Third this Kirika Yuumura from Noir I hope my drawing is good



As you can see I only hand drawn them since I don't know how to use digital art software I don't what is best I wish for free and easy.

By the way this where I get my two user name.

@Anjuro Yes, at first I tried using a coloured ink with watercolour. It bled everywhere. But if I use my regular black pen, it's fine, so no coloured ink for me.. Until I find one that doesn't bleed, at least, hahaha.
If you're harsh, it's good, because then I can understand better what to fix. Yes, ten probably stands for heaven. They must have written it in hiragana to make it look cuter, but then making chou in kanji so people don't confuse it as peak like you thought ahaha. Oh, Angel is such a cute name! Probably don't trascend humanity though, hahaha.. (*/ω＼*)
Ah, that's it! I like that you could convey the personality or essence of a character with the sounds used in their names. My own OC has native Japanese name, so I just use kanji to make my own name ahaha. I like how meaningful a name like that can be.

@mewmewforever

I actually also use just black ink, using a g-pen like a real manga artist :) But it still bled for me, maybe the type of ink matters as well


Hehe, I mean that is the idea. I just don't really like concealing my true feelings to cushion negative feedback. Ultimately I am the harshest on myself though :O


I wonder about that XD Does it really look cuter when part of the name is in hiragana ? XD Idk, I guess simple = cute a lot of the time so I can buy it.


Yeah, I really like coming up with a name that fits, its really satisfying :) I was wondering about that, Akira is kind of a strange name for a girl lol, its usually a boys name (Although I have a faint memory of hearing a girl named akira as well). In Japanese especially picking the kanji for a name gives the name a lot of meaning, its onf of the things I really admire about Japanese.

Anyway, took a little bit longer than I would have liked, got distracted doing other things, but I finished that drawing I was working on :) Not my finest work but I do kinda like it :)



The clothe design was tough, I am still not happy with the outfits to be honest (also I think I messed up the perspective slightly, doesn't quite look right lol), especially Katia's outfit looks really bland haha (I mean she is basically just wearing a bikini XD). But the problem is I don't want to cover anything up, I wanna show the stronk legs, and you gotta have some abs in there, and I mean you can't cover up the boobs don't be crazy XD So really the only area that's left is the arms. Earlier I had given her pauldrons but they looked silly so I removed them. Welp, maybe I should design her some kind of weird sleeve thing that just covers the arms somehow... hmmm...

Welp, I guess I'll figure it out. I wonder if you've made any progress on your drawing ?

since I took so long I guess I'll post another artwork that I did, this one is a bit older but still fairly recent :)

@Anjuro
Hiragana looks cute and soft, katakana looks sharp and rough, and kanji looks more elegant or official.. That's what it seems like to me, at least, hahaha. I do think it looks cuter that way ;;w;

Indeed, Akira is quite a strange name.. But most names can be used for both genders, so it's okay, ahaha. It comes from 晶, and also chose the name because it sounds similar to "kira kira", or you could use the nickname "Kira-chan" which i think is way cute. I usually stylized her name to be written as all caps "AKIRA" (even in Japanese writing) because it looks nice, though ,,w It's also because it sounds similar to 起きる that I chose it. Indeed, this character loves shiny objects. And she tends to use the suffix -kira to sentences when she gets a bit excited, hahaha.. I think it's cute, at least.

Oh wow, I'm once again left in awe of the painting. It really does look so nice. I like zooming in to see all the little details and individual brush strokes on drawings that take my interest, and of course I ended up doing that here too haha.. Though it is quite the.. revealing outfit （；´д｀）ゞ.. I think covering up a little bit will make her more beautiful, but maybe that's just me.. I'm someone who do Some kind of loose top that cuts at the stomach with long flowy sleeves and shorts is what I think of. Maybe that will inspire you and you can create a clothing design you like.

Not yet. It seems my motivation for drawing mostly only comes if I'm stressed, so.. I haven't had much motivation lately, hahaha. Maybe it's a good thing, but it can also be a bad thing. I'm not quite used to that feeling X_X I'm working on it slowly.. The sketch is finished and I'm doing lines now~~

Oh, it looks great. You put the character in an environment, and I love how you put a thicker line to differentiate it.. It's really quite nice. I love it.

Well ten years ago I use to craft art like bookmark of my favorite character this one is only one that is stable and I'm still using it on manga my Madeline Bookmark








I created this bookmark by using old folder.

@mewmewforever
Kanji definitely looks more dignified and adult, so I guess by comparison hiragana looks like it was written by a child or something (well, in theory, because as far as I'm aware Japanese kids learn to write their name as soon as first grade even it uses difficult kanji XD). Katakana is usually used only for foreign or alien names (like an extraterrestrial's name, a robots name, a demons name etc. ). I guess because hiragana is round and katakana is angular maybe that creates an ascociation much like character design does (e.g spikilly designed characters are typically more chaotic and edgy, whereas round characters are more relaxed and chill). I guess ultimately its up to interpretation cause there are many factors :)


eeehm I don't think that's really the case, I mean of course you can do it but you are knowingly breaking the "rules" when you give a boys name to a girl, some names are unisex though, like tsubasa for example.


Huh, thats interesting, that kanji usually means crystal, I see it in a lot of games. I checked and apparently it can be read as "Aki" when its used for a name but otherwise it is pretty much always read "shou". You really dug deep with this one huh XD


Gotcha, I agree its a very cute name :)


I gotta say, that is even weirder than having a girl be named akira lol XD I am trying to think of any other examples where a character has a name that is written in all capital letters, but its really uncommon. Basically all capitals usually means its not the name of a person,I think mechas will sometimes have an all caps name but I can't think of any examples though. Well, if nothing else it is certainly unique, if a little bit on the nose. Honestly If you want to create unique names I think you might want to look into double or triple names, something like "Yan wen li" or "houjou go" comes to mind from the anime I've watched. They can sound quite exotic :)


hmm, very strange XD I'm not sure why you would want a name to sound like "getting up" , but I am sure there is a reason. Maybe because it sounds like the person is cheerful and perky like they just get up in 2 seconds like my dog when I come home? XD


The first thing that came to mind when I heard this is this
Light Yagami: That's right... I am Kira!
AKIRA: kira kira?

kinda funny as it also ends up being a pun :) I don't mess around with sentence suffixes but when done right they can be cute. I think its a little bit overbearing for the suffix to be the persons name though, I mean how self centered is this person XD I bet they also do that thing where they refer to themselves in third person XD

But some suffixes can really enhance a character, like I love how naotsugu from Log horizon uses the "matsuri" suffix. I assume its derived from 祭り so it can be quite comedic at times, like when someone says something dumb and naotsugu replies "sore ha auto matsuri" XD I just love the idea of an "out festival" where everyone is just getting struck out or something XD


Hehe, c'mon, Its not that good O.O But thank you nonetheless, always happy to hear some words of encouragement :)


Noooo how could you? XD I can't believe you would betray me like this XD hahaha. I feel like especially this time I really got sloppy and it feels kinda embarassing for you to be zooming into the mess I made XD I usually draw on my tiny laptop screen and rarely do I even zoom when drawing, so honestly for the most part I can't be held responsible for what happens when you look at my drawings at 2x zoom XD But hey, if you liked what you saw maybe its not so bad XD



Me explaining why it is necessary for the story that 90% of the skin is uncovered


Haha, I mean I don't think you're wrong, I hear ya. At the end of the day its kinda boring as well. But I do think for this character its important to show off some skin, because she is supposed to be this sort of front line fighter, barbarian-tomgirl sort of gal. I think the amount of exposed skin shows off her confidence in her body and its also kinda like a point of pride to show off her battle scars and muscles. But yeah I do think I need to come up with something for her design.


The girl in my forum profile pic (also drawn by me) actually wears something like that, Maybe I can draw her and see how you like that :) In her case she is more of a "thinking girl" so she doesn't show off as much skin (well usually, she is also extremely lazy so when she is at home alone she will weat what is most comfortable which is probably not a lot of clothes XD).


Hahaha, I thought I was the only one XD I'm always like that. Oh I need to do something literally right now? Hmmm, how about I drew something instead, yeah yeah, I have a sudden burst of inspiration, it would be a waste not to take advantage right? XD


Ah well it happens my motivation also fluctuates a lot. One day I am drawing all night, the next day I can't even pick up the pen XD Welp, I guess you'll get around to it eventually. I do think a little bit of discipline can also be good when it comes to drawing so you are not so reliant on "being in the mood" to draw but of course there's no point to drawing if it makes you unhappy.



Yup Mr.pig is vibin in the forest with this one :) I rarely draw backgrounds but I have been trying to force myself to draw them here and there cause I seriously suck at them XD

Hehehe check it out this my Harvest Moon Wonderful life on PS2 version although there now new I playing the old version



The Main guy is Freddy is your character that is girl is her Daughter and the four boys are his son depend who is your partner, then the background is a Farmland.

@Anjuro
That's right. I wasn't thinking of specifically male or female names while I was saying it.. I'm sorry ToT

Haha, the entire concept for this character is sparkly things. A crystal shines and sparkles, so that's why I chose it.

Well, she is not really a human hahaha. Like a robot/ AI idol, maybe like Hatsune Miku but with more focus on concerts and performances (and even sentient.. O_O) So, considering that, I think AKIRA even as a strange name fits well.

That's it! She's extremely cheery and bubbly and picks herself (or others) up whenever anything would happen, kind of similar like getting out of bed. I hope you can understand what I mean, ahaha.

Hahaha, she would totally say that. It is pretty funny, isn't it??! Well, of course it's not used in every sentence.. that would get annoying really quickly, but sometimes just throw it in there when she's feeling a lot of emotion. (In the Light Yagami case, maybe she was feeling a great deal of confusion or admiration..? I'm not sure, but she must have been feeling something ,,w,) Maybe it's like Usada Pekora's -peko suffix, but AKIRA's suffix -kira comes rather from kira kira rather than her name. Though it sounds similar. Puns upon puns upon puns with this girl.. Maybe sometimes she does go third-person mode. I think it's cute. Oh.. out festival.. That sounds like a mess. A funny mess, but a mess nonetheless (that rhymed!)

It's just a habit of mine, hahahaha. I do really like it, the messy look I enjoy much more than the super clean style. (Like the style in most idol games..) It feels like it has more life (?). It does look good though, don't worry! ❤︎

I see.. But like you said, it does seem a bit boring. Good luck with figuring something out ο(=•ω＜=)ρ⌒☆

I'd love to see it, but only if you feel like drawing it!

Right. A lot of artists have that problem, it seems, not even people who draw or paint.. Other kinds of creators like authors, singers, and dancers as well I think face that issue.

For a year I disciplined myself to draw even when I didn't feel like it, and it only resulted in my art block going on longer.. It's only recently once I've started telling myself "You don't have to draw, you can draw later when you want to" that I've started to enjoy creating again. So, I think it's better to wait until I feel like it.

Wow, based on this I'd have thought you drew backgrounds all the time. It is really good, I can't wait to see what your backgrounds start to look like in the future too!

Here's a fanart of Übel I made a couple of days ago

@mewmewforever
No worries :D


Ok with this new piece of information it makes a lot of sense XD That is a cool concept for a character. But I think maybe you could add something to the design to indicate this, like Miku for example has that number tattoo kinda like how mechs or even real world devices/robots have information printed on them. Her colour palate is kinda "technological" with that teal motif and she has all sorts of buttons and displays on her skirt and sleeves. AKIRA just looks like a regular high schooler XD Maybe that's what you were going for but still you could add something to spice it up. I guess we both have some thinking to do with out designs :)


Gotcha! The idea is very cute but very hard to get across without explicitly explaining it. I feel like there is probably a word that fits better, maybe one of those -ya words like ganbariya (a person who tries hard) but I can't think of one right now :(


Hehe, well hey, if it looks good to you I'm happy to hear it XD I do understand what you mean that a messy style has "more life in it", when everything is super clean it can feel a little bit suffocating (I don't know what you mean by "idol games" though lol XD). Its the same concept that happens when you sketch something, the initial sketch looks super lively, and then when you clean it up with solid clear lines it can often lose that playfulness and energy it had. Generally speaking it usually means the lineart is just not very good when this happens, the reason the sketch looks so lively is because your brain is sort of imagining the best possible lines out of all the ways you could clean the lines up, so if the lines in the final sketch are not capturing the gesture of the sketch of course the sketch will look better. Of course sometimes a messy style just does look good even without cleanup. If nothing else its a time efficient style which is why I tend to do mostly messy sketches.


I don't mind. She is my main girl (actually she is the protagonist of the hypothetical manga I am working on) but I don't draw her that often :) I'll see if i can come up with an interesting pose :) I never use references so I rely a lot on inspiration.


If you are refering to artists block then yeah, its super common. But it must also be said, there are professional artists out there that draw every day. I think being a professional artist and a hobbyist artist is a bit different in that regard. The pro has to draw no matter what, so they develop the ability to draw even when they are not particularly inspired, the hobbyist draws for fun, so it is harder for them to find the motivation to hone this skill, after all, even if you could theoretically draw everyday, that doesn't mean doing so would maximise your enjoyment, and if you are a hobbyist the enjoyment is probably the most important thing.


hehe, lol not at all, I am truly terrible at drawing backgrounds XD I'll tell ya a little secret, its fairly easy to draw backgrounds that don't have scale. When you start getting into the nitty gritty where the lines have to be parallel or everything looks out of perspective and objects have to be scaled relative to the distance from the camera it starts to get difficult. I really need to practice drawing perspective lines and keeping things consistent (and also how to make interiors look good and stuff) but I am generally much more interested in drawing characters so I rarely do XD

@Anjuro
Yes, I think it's a good idea. She's referred to as an "electric angel" created to be the perfect human, so thus.. an angel. Hahaha. (It's also a reference to a song, maybe I'll change the title for that reason but since she's just an OC and not really used for a manga or something it's fine. Bonus points if you know the song, it's super popular (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧) I was thinking her wings might be more metallic rather than soft, but I'm not sure yet, so I've been drawing them as a soft texture for now.
Also, she does not usually wear that clothes. I just felt like drawing her in it, because I love designing new clothes and dressing up my OCs. It's so fun.. Here is her usual clothes, let me know if it's still too "high-schooler-y". I also included in the spoiler one of her previous versions where she did not yet have the wings nor entire concept.. She was just a girl, she didn't even have a name hahahaha.

Both of these are from a year or so ago, my style doesn't look like that anymore.. Hahaha. I'll draw her in her normal outfit again sometime (maybe) ,,,w,

I see.. I'm someone who prefers to spend a long time on one drawing, I just think it's more fun. Of course, it made me a slower artist but.. I don't mind, hahaha. It's just nice to spend so long on a project and then once it's done you'll be like "Wow! I did it!" It really feels rewarding. Because of that, I really love drawing my characters in scenes but recently I've been doing more "sticker" type things.
And with idol games, I mean like this.

It's from Project Sekai. It's the first one I could think of, though I prefer Project DIVA. hahahaha. Actually, those cards are better than I remember.. I guess the clean style is actually fine ,,w,

Right, scale.. Drawing things with scale is really difficult, huh??! I'm working on my perspective, because I love drawing background just as much as characters. Though it's a bit intimidating and I don't do it so often.. Well, I prefer the colouring for backgrounds than the actual drawing and sketching part ;;w

@Kirika_Madeleine I didn't see this, I'm sorry.. TwT I love the bookmark, it's so cute. I actually made my own bookmark too! Just to get a picture...
They're based off of Mew Ichigo and Mew Berry since these were made specifically to use in my Tokyo Mew Mew manga ;;w;

Check it out! They even have paws to grab onto the page!

I'm making more based off the other mews soon once the next volumes finally arrive~~

Ehm... hehe what? An angel is a perfect human? Ah well thank you, I will be in my ivory tower if you need me XD Nah but seriously, an angel is really just a biblical being (or I guess technically a being that has some connection to heaven, since even in Japanese folklore there exist angels. Did you know that a tengu is apparently the mixture of an angel and a dog? I think that's pretty cool :) I guess thats why they have the long nose XD), they really don't have anything to do with humans XD


Haha, I wish I did. The only one that comes to mind is "Zankoku tenshi no teizei" (A cruel angel's thesis) but that's probably not it XD


Metallic wings definitely sounds interesting, especially if they also have like an interesting shape.


Ah, I see. That makes a lot of sense lol XD I do agree its fun, the more attached you are to the character the more fun it becomes :) I do think a school uniform is one of the most boring outfits though XD Unless it really clashes with the characters regular aesthetic, then it can be interesting :) I personally like seeing characters in casual clothing, like you sometimes see in manga covers and stuff. Especially baggy clothes I find really cute for girls :) And of course sometimes you do also wanna see your characters wearing something sexy like a red carpet dress or lingerie :)


Hhmmmm... let me just say, I really like this sketch a lot more than your newer sketch, mostly because it looks more unique. Also, its so clean lol, it straight up almost looks like a vector drawing lol XD Hmm so yeah, By western standards I think it does still look kinda "high-schooler-y" as it were, (since for the most part we don't wear school uniforms in the west, I think XD). By Japanese standards though its obviously a casual outfit and so it doesn't feel like a school uniform.

wait a minute... this girl is a catgirl.... I just noticed XD Are you sure these characters are related at all? XD Haha, I expect your next drawing to have the cat ears as well :) In this house we don't censor catgirls :) anyway...

I really like the giant ribbon in the back, I think that giant ribbon thing (Its probably not an obi right? I don't actually know what its called) is a super cute aspect of kimonos, it almost makes the girls look like they are a piece of candy or something XD However, You didn't show the giant belt in the front O.O 0/10, literally not candy XD The shirt and skirt are simple but pleasant, I do think they could be a bit more designed though, like for example, by having some kind of asymetrical design, or a pattern or something thatt reflects the character. Right now it looks a little bit too close to a school uniform, particularly when you consider what the character is supposed to be. (But I know, you said the concept didnt exist yet when you drew this so its understandable :)). I do like the asymetrical leg warmers though, very stylish :)

On the things I don't like, I think the body shape is very awkward, like looking at it it seems like she has a dummy thick waist, a thin ribcage, and these stubby constant width legs XD I know its a stylized drawing and all, but I just think its not very appealing. Conversely, I think the sketch on the right is very appealing ! Its a chibi drawing and so the chibi proportions and the stubby constant width legs make sense there. I think in the left drawing the legs should probably taper towards the bottom, or alternatively, they should be shorter to fit the chibi aesthetic more. I think maybe you need to take off the clothes and come up with a body design that looks appealing, and then re-add the clothes once that's done. Also, I do think some adjustment is needed with regards to the face. The eyes are way too far apart for example, it doesn't look hideous, but I have to imagine it will look pretty bad from other angles, and one way or another its a bit awkward. Once again, I think you need to think about the head shape a bit without the hair, because right now it looks like her face is actually massive XD I also can't decide if I think the neck is too long... I think its probably fine though...

Other than that, I think you did a really good job :) One more thing, please use the thirt color from the right sketch on the left sketch, it looks a lot more lively that way :) You might have to adjust the rest of the colours but I think the end result will be better for it :)



Ehhh, well, I think its more like what you like to draw rather than what your style is. I can draw in different styles too, like for example, that boar drawing you could argue was sort of in a chibi style, really all artists can draw in many different styles. I do think as an artist you gradually start to develop a "signature" of how you handle shapes, but its more loose than a style. Anyway, point is, don't make the mistake of thinking "this is my style, and therefore I must draw in this way", you can draw anyway you want, realistic, anime, chibi, noir etc. its more about what you want to draw than anything else :)



Don't get me wrong, I do understand this viewpoint as well. It really feels very satsisfying when you pour a lot of effort into a drawing and slowly you start to see the results. At the end of it, every line is considered and meaningful, whereever you look you see polish, it really brings the drawing to life.... But it also takes 10 years XD For me I want to draw manga someday, even it its not the complete manga, maybe a chapter or 2. But of course that means that my drawings need to be efficient, and I need to be able to draw them fast. I think that is its own kind of fun, the ability to think of something and quickly bring it to life in a drawing :)


Totally get that, a character with background just hits different. I am kinda the same lol XD I love the result, but I hate the effort lol XD I also mostly do backgroundless sketches.


Hmmmm.. yepsss.... I still have no idea XD I mean I guess this is like what I expect from visual novel art, so maybe that is kinda the same thing? Idk. The backgrounds are usually very detailed, but the characters are very stiff somehow, that sort of vibe. I usually play strategy/puzzle games so I don't see this sort of thing too often :)


No drawing frightens me... but that thing "looks at drawing with scale", that thing scares me! XD Yes, they are genuinely very difficult, I think landscape concept art especially, where you don't know exactly what you are drawing, are some of the hardest sketches you can do.


I think its just one of those things where even at 90 years old you will still be working on it XD You get better at it, but there is always more to learn. But yeah, I do wish I was better at it, there are some locations in my story that I literally cannot draw in a satisfying way, and that is kinda frustrating for me XD I do like a background that actually has character and meaning to it.

Since I too busy with my work so, during breaks I draw some on MS Paint I still practice how to draw on digital drawing I hope they alright

I've been dabbling in making some characters for a project that will most likely never manifest but I like experimenting with my designs overall. Here is one I was cooking today.



The teeth aren't entirely consistent yet but it will work itself out in time.

Did this as a way to try and get back into drawing. It's roughly the way I imagined a folkloric character from my country (Ileana Consanzeana) when I was younger. The only additions outside of that are the basic patterns on her clothes, which I'll do more of once I complete it digitally. Pardon the crustiness of the image, editing it like that makes it easier to do lineart in krita lol

Acrylic paintings

Leather bracelets

Clay box

Silver necklaces

MTG cards and other stuff

Been feeling demoralized today especially. Made a drawing of an Ultra kaiju but I am very unhappy with it.

Moved on and drew a Weevil but I am struggling to motivate myself to do it well but here lol.

@Anjuro Hi! I'm sorry, I have so many things to do but I found the time now. Long messages like this are daunting for me to reply to, (but I do read them^^), so I'll reply without the quotes.

That's true, angels aren't just "perfect humans". It's a way of speaking. Because a perfect human doesn't exist, they call her an angel. I hope it makes sense, I may have worded it a bit strangely. (；´∀｀)I'm sorry for that, haha

I'm not sure about the metallic wings yet because I feel like they'd look too "rough" and "ragged"? I want her to look cute and soft and fluffy. So maybe the wings are made out of metal, but coated with a fur-like texture..

It really is fun to dress up characters, huh? I love many different fashion styles. I'm especially fond of cute, frilly bows and dresses. But really, anything goes for me (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧ maybe not something like lingerie, though, haha. Too much for me (´×ω×`)

For me, it doesn't look at all like a school uniform haha. It's not an obi. It's just a giant bow, because I like bows, hahahaha. Yes, I love cat ears. So cute. I know that sketch looks a bit bad, haha, it's old.. I don't really like drawing like that anymore, that's why I say that it's not my style anymore. Of course, I also draw in a lot of different styles! I'll be working on including more cyber elements into her design, and I do like assymetric designs a lot, but I'm not very experienced in them haha. I'll work on that too.

That's true.. If you want to become a manga artist, it's good to develop your skills in sketching quickly. I just don't feel a need to rush myself, hahaha. But do what you like! （*＾-＾*）

Backgrounds is fun, but it's difficult for me to draw things such as architecture because you have to be super precise. I like loose, flowy forms more, but soon I'll be trying to improve that too.

I don't play lots of idol games, either, I just see them floating around haha because I like cute things (as you can probably tell hahaha).

Scale and perspective is super hard. I'm getting better!

Oh, also, I didn't draw anything the whole september. It's true. But yesterday I ended up making two new drawings of another OC. Here they are.

I was aiming for a bold, dramatic look there. I just love bold reds so much, haha. I don't like the hand on the magazine cover one, but I didn't feel like fixing it more, so I just left it like that. At least you can tell it's hand, hahahaha. I also didn't feel like doing lines and more sketches, so I just went straight in with colour. It ended up resulting in this lineless style. I don't know if you would consider that painting? Maybe? Hahaha. Also, on the first one, I feel like the strokes are not very sharp enough. But I hope it's okay. That drawing is much better if you zoom out a bit, hahaha. I still didn't finish the other drawing I mentioned before, it's coming soon.. I've been struggling. ;;w; (Also, the text might be a bit nonsense. I had trouble coming up with what to write, hahahaha. So, don't worry too much about that part.)

Anyways, that's it. Sorry for the late response again. I hope you can forgive me (๑•́ㅿ•̀๑)ᔆᵒʳʳᵞ

@mewmewforever Lol, ngl, I did think you completely forgot about me XD But hey, my policy is better late than never, if its 1 week or 6 months I'll still reply if I like the person/conversation :) And hey, I think you've earned yourself a friend request for your diligence :)

Hahah, I'm sorry for the long message, I will try to keep the length down from now on (I usually write a lot, I can't help it XD). edit: I'm sorry, I wrote you an essay again -_________-

Hehe, no worries, I guess the main point here is they are just using a more casual meaning of an angel, kinda like how "oh you are such an angel" means something like "you are such a good person" :) The analogy breaks when you think about what an angel actually is but I guess it doesn't really matter at the end of the day :)

Hmm, well you are right, metallic wings do feel a bit "hostile" for lack of a better word, although keep in mind, not all metals are actually hard, aluminum is quite soft for example, lead is even softer, almost like playdough apparently :) But yeah, maybe a metal/fur/feather hybrid would be best. I do think some metal is desirable cause it fits with the technological theme.

from what I understand, its the girls that like dress-up the most XD I remember a girl from high school who would always play this dumb dress-up game during our IT classes XD Hmm, frills and bows are nice in moderation :) But I tend to prefer cool designs. Lingerie is too much? Haha, I guess you are a bit too pure huh? XD Well I for one think sexy things are good :)

A giant bow huh XD Well I'm sure it also has a Japanese name since its a feature of kimono. I am glad we agree on the cat ears :) (I mean tbh, how can anyone not like cat ears XD). I could tell it was an old sketch but it still felt like you worked hard on it and you also did many things right so I wanted to praise you a bit :) I'm sure if you were to redo it it would be even better :)

"because I like cute things (as you can probably tell hahaha)." Haha yes, that seems to be like your whole thing XD I respect it :) This thing in particular comes to mind, one of the cutest things I have ever seen in anime lol

If you can design anything even half as cute you will leave your name in history XD

Uuuuuh, did you have like an off screen training montage or something? XD Lol, it feels like you improved so much in such a short time, these are amazing XD (I genuinely thought the left image was an official artwork you used for reference lol).

Where to even begin with this!... First of all, you managed to create a character that is both cute (right) and cool (left), that is no simple feat! The colours are excellent! Nothing seems off, everything fits together (I do think the left side could use some of those blue flames to break up the red though). Did you get inspired by my messy art perhaps? XD Haha, your previous work was much cleaner by comparison. Well of course, I love it since this is how I also draw for the most part. The design itself is simple but good, I think maybe the shirt could have some details like a fishnet layer, or a pattern or something, but you did a good job creating interest with the opacity + varied strokes.

Now for the critique part. Biggest problem I see is sloppy brushwork. Like for example the highlight on the sleeve on the left. Generally speaking its considered bad practice for the individual brushstrokes to be so apparent (without zooming). It can make the work feel unfinished and the shapes undesigned. It should look more like the hair, where at this resolution I can't really see most of the brushstrokes. Next, I am sure you are aware of this, but just to point it out, the hand is very sloppily drawn XD For such an important focal element its sloppy, if it were smaller and out of focus it wouldn't be so bad. I know hands are hard, they are hard for me too so I won't linger on it too much, but yeah, there's some improvement that can be made here XD On the right sketch I think the biggest problem is a feeling of flatness, like the hair on the head looks quite flat for example, as does the face and the body. Basically the problem is you don't have a strong directional light source, the light is seemingly coming from the right based on the face but its subtle, and the blue flames are also not casting any light on the character. I think the whole image needs another pass to accentuate the lighting. The left drawing is better in this regard cause I can more clearly see that most of the face is in shadow, due to the hands and the light direction (but you could still improve the contrast). Speaking of contrast, it looks like you are lacking deep shadows, both images only have midtones and highlights. There is a bit of an attempt to create contrast but its too subtle to notice without paying close attention, that tells me there is not enough contrast.

"I was aiming for a bold, dramatic look there. I just love bold reds so much, haha." You definitely achieved a bold look :) And yeah, reds are kinda rare to be honest, at such a focus on red. Its a bit tiring to look at for long periods of time but very eyecatching.

Hmm, ok you had already mentioned the hand in your own text XD Well, let me also say, from far away it looks totally fine, its only when you get close you see the sloppiness, so honestly I would call that a half-win :)

Aha, so the reason you don't have lineart is that you were lazy ? XD I thought about mentioning it, that this kinda feels like something between a painting and a shaded lineart. I did think the way its constructed is more like a painting though. I think we talked about the importance of painting before didn't we :) I'm glad you took my advice and gave it a go :) But yeah, one trap when painting is neglecting rimlight and having a strong silouette, which I think you have done here to some degree (But its not a huge deal).

Hmm, strokes are not sharp enough? ... I don't really think so. As I mentioned I think that the problem is that you can see the strokes in the first place, in a finished paintings every stroke should be part of some shape, big or small. But yeah, if you zoom in on the face for example, you can see big rounded strokes which is not good, but as you said, from far away its not as noticable :)

Ah, well its ok, I actually also did not finish the drawing I had promised XD (more on that in a bit). I kinda lost interest after you stopped replying and started doing something else. As for your unfinihsed work, Well it'll be ready when its ready. I hope you're not struggling too much lol, I thought your thing was having fun :).

Hahaha, Dore dore... Kanojo no kokoro wo tsukamu koto ga dekimasu ka? Arata na e ga ima koukai sareta. ha ga akaku somari, maiochihajime (?), youkou no hibi ha owari wo tsugeta. 古宮半蔵(?)ga kikonasu no ha, comme des garcons no aratanaru aki no (?)i. kisetsu ga utsuroiyukuchuu. sono tatazumai ha, shizuka ni toki wo kizami. akikaze to tomo ni ayumu.... tte toko ka naa ? XD

Haha, I'm sorry I couldn't quite decipher the whole text but I got the general idea :) Sounds very much what someone who starts their letters with "haikei" would write in the first paragraph of their letters XD I like the first part though "Can you grasp the heart of this girl?" Sounds like the beginning of a mystery :) Incidentally did you write this by yourself? Lol, cause by my estimation that would mean you have a rather high profficiency of Japanese XD I did know most of the words too but not all, and I definitely wouldn't have composed it like that. I wanted to ask you this before as well since you seemed to have some Japanese knowledge based on out previous messages :)

Anyway, I would feel bad not posting anything so here's something from me :) So previously I had promised to draw you a image of my forum pfp OC (her name is Ada btw :)) to show off her flowy clothes. I did actually end up drawing her because another one of my friends needed a reference to make some fanart of her, so its not exactly what I promised, but he it is :)



I censored the nude reference to protect your pure mind haha XD

So yeah, I did sketch a bunch of stuff while you were away but nothing I am really all that proud of -_- So I don't have much to show off. A few days ago a drew this however, I was thinking it might be time to update my profile pic and I came up with this (its still unfinished but I'll post it now as a WIP). Let me know what you think :)


as for what I am working on right now, I have an ongoing short story I am illustrating for my friend, it is a Amanai Riko x Gojou Satoru fanfiction XD Unfortunately I won't be able to show you any of that because its going to get a bit spicy XD But I think I can at least share the first page (again, incomplete but its something :) )



"Sorry for the late response again. I hope you can forgive me (๑•́ㅿ•̀๑)ᔆᵒʳʳᵞ" Aww, don't worry about it :) Of course I forgive you :) If you feel bad about it it means you are a good person and therefore you deserve to be forgiven :)

Lol, I made something I actually don't hate. I can't believe my first piece of Hazbin Hotel fanart is VoxVal art but it works.



Yes shading this alone took 3 hours.

@Nette Oh yay! Thank you for coming back to this thread again. I love it, the composition is interesting and I like the combination of inking, shading, toning, ... It's great! You should be proud of it. （*＾-＾*）♡