#I do kinda wish this sketch was cleaner but I wanted to at least post it now in case I never did lol

[cold-neon-ocean]

Posting this by itself because :) I just feel like he should have gotten to wear the mech pilot suit at least once..

(my AU black version and the og green)

[lixenn]

Well it's Lix-goes-insane-time again!

Now, I caught up with S2 of Shangri La Frontier and I'm naturally impatient af for more episodes. Normally I would just go fuck it and start reading the manga and be done with it but because I know myself well and I can actually learn from my mistakes I'm planning on NOT doing that. Because every time I start reading the manga after I finish an anime I just... kinda drop the anime completely cause I lost interest in watching it (since I already know what happens). The only exception of this would be One Piece which I consume in a kinda batshit insane way of constantly playing catch up with both anime and manga.

Anyways since I actually love this anime and want to continue watching it without losing interest, I'm just... gonna read the manga from scratch.

Which.

I know this sounds stupid but! I actually checked out the novel translation as well and since I noticed some differences between novel and anime story line (nothing major), I'm gonna try reading the manga while keeping lookout for such differences as well. (I haven't read much but what I did read made it look like the anime is loyal to the manga which i appreciate)

This is not really the insane part btw, the insane part is that I have decided that Sunraku is just gonna be my model from now on and I'm gonna draw him. So often. Until I can finally feel more comfortable drawing bodies or at least his body type lmao. Since he's literally walking around half naked 90 % of the time I feel like this is a good oppurtunity to practice anatomy (because most of the time i just hide bodies with clothing lmao). I'm kind of trying to focus on hands cause that's actually the one thing I recently watched a tutorial on so I will see how that goes.

For anyone interested in my winging art, have some sketches I did on a whim under the cut.

first try at this (ignore the leg that's kinda meh) very rough but i think the proportions are okay? at least it doesn't feel super off ot me

second try, a bit cleaner than the first and i added some shading for 3D (i will keep all of these in grey scale i think since i want to focus on anatomy). again might not be super accurate but i still kinda like it? also surprisingly the bird mask is not that hard to draw lol

That's it for now. I might post more sketches in the future if i don't forget.

Wish me luck 🫡 (and hope that I don't drop this halfway through OTL).

[dotzines]

Artist Spotlights!

🎤 _creativert_ 🥁 AbelDraws 🎷 Amaari

🎺 andiavang 🎸 Antonia

Interview below the cut!

Introduce yourself

🎤 HI! I'm a geeky, introverted artist who likes to explore many artistic mediums, but really only posts digital art. I kinda like to draw anything and everything, but recently I've been trying to focus more on my OC's! Besides art, I love reading, playing video games (despite the fact that I haven't played many recently) and I like writing stories too. In the future, I plan to create a webcomic story with my OC's. I hope you enjoy my work! Here's where you can find my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_creativert_/

🥁 Hi! I'm Abel. I'm a Design and Mech engineering student, but my passion is art. I love drawing and currently I'm working on my dream project, a comic named FIVE. This takes most of my free time, but besides that I'll be either rping, watching a movie with my friends, reading (usually webcomics) or listening to some tunes while charging my energy up. I preffer digital art over traditional, you can fix mistakes so very easily... I also get more freedom with a program than with the limited tools I own (and it looks way cleaner and nicer when I upload a digital pic than a traditional, but my photography skills are to blame there lmao)If you want to read my comic, it's up on tapas! https://tapas.io/series/FlVE But if you'd rather see some illustrations and doodles you should check my tumblr: https://abel-draws.tumblr.com/ 🎷 Hi! I'm an avid 3-d and 2-d idol fan as well as a bee fanatic!! Drawing/painting is mostly a hobby for me, but in the future, if time ever allows it, I'd like to sell every so often. My default medium is digital using program SAI but sometimes I'll pick up a pencil/watercolors for traditional pieces. If you'd like to take a look at some of my other works/doodles, my art twitter is here @ https://twitter.com/hiwamaari . 🎺 I’m predominantly a digital artist! But I also crochet, sew, and embroider! I’m Andiavang across all platforms! 🎸 Hi, my name is Antonia, I'm an artist who does traditional hand drawn art. I love to draw and listen to music, often in tandem with each other. You can find me on tumblr @chibiranmaruchan

Do you do commissions post? Where can we find the info?

🎤

🥁 https://abel-draws.tumblr.com/post/184015135166/commissions-are-open-i-renewed-my-commissions 🎺 https://andiavang.tumblr.com/post/186764888718/commissions-are-open-all-payment-through-paypal

Do you listen to music (or tv shows/films/anything else) when drawing?

🎤 Yes! I actually create a new playlist every month filled with songs that have recently come out, or new songs I found that I really like! Generally, I'll listen to music when sketching but once I get to the lineart and colors, I'll listen to podcasts. For podcasts, I really like story podcasts and true crime podcasts. A couple of my favorites are Crime Junkies, Myths and Legends, The Bright Sessions and The Edge of Sleep.

🥁 *Yes*. All the time. I don't usually watch shows while drawing because my atention is all focused on the piece at hand, so... I miss most of it x'D so I preffer listening to music by a mile. It also helps me get myself in a nice mood for drawing <3 🎷 I mostly listen to music, generally one song or album of whatever artist I'm vibing to at the time. Constant repeat lately has been Blackbear's Anonymous album and Mesemoas. 6th single, Crossing Threads. Solid 12/10 🎺 I mostly listen to music! Sometimes I listen to a Podcast instead 🎸 I do listen to music while I draw, if I'm on a tight deadline where I need to focus, I listen to the Pokémon mystery dungeon red and blue recuse team OST. If I have plenty of time to draw, then what I listen to depends on what I'm drawing. it may be where I am getting inspiration from or connected to the aesthetic of the drawing or directly connected to it.

What’s your favorite music artist/band? If you could ask your favorite band/music artist one question, what would it be?

🎤 Oohhh, this is pretty hard honestly. I don't really think I can choose a favorite, but no matter who I'd choose, I'd probably ask them who or what encouraged them to keep going along the path they chose.

🥁 Currently it's panic! At the disco, I'm listening to all their songs on loop constantly lmao. They have such great songs, they inspire me a *lot*. I even created a character based on one of their songs, he's the one I'll be drawing for this zine!:DI'd ask them about the meaning behing lots of their songs <3 The interviews at hand do not satisfy my curiosity enough lmao.I also love Halsey (her first album is my fave), Set it off, Maldita Nerea (a Spanish group) and plenty of musicals (Hamilton, Be more chill...) 🎷 I've so many favorite music artists its so hard to choose, but if I had to pick one, the male J-idol group ARASHI. And if I had to ask them a question, I'd ask them if they're happy and enjoying life well. 🎺 My fave band is Placebo! If hav to ask them what their inspiration would be for their early songs 🎸 My favourite artist is Hikaru Utada and I would ask her if she likes her pre-existing songs, some being based on her life, being used for kingdom hearts or if she would prefer to make songs specifically for the game, about the game itself?

Do you play an instrument? If not would you like to play one? Which one?

🎤  I have a guitar, but I'm still learning how to play that, and definitely want to dedicate more time to that in the future. I'm also kind of interested in learning the piano or violin!

🥁 Nope, but I *wish*, I have such admiration for people who do, seriously. Live music is the best. I'd love to learn how to play the piano, the guitar or maybe the ukelele... But I doubt I will, at least for now, my hands are pretty full with college and comic making. 🎷 I wish I could play the piano and any string instrument. Maybe violin or the harp. 🎺 I used to play the drums 🎸 I can play basic piano. I used to play a recorder when I was much younger.

Which song(s) are you going to draw?

🎤 Magic Island by TXT and Audio by Sia, Diplo and Labrinth

🥁 King of the clouds, by panic! At the disco. 🎷 To the Me of Those Days - KOKIA 🎺 Special K by Placebo 🎸 Sanctuary by Hikaru Utada & Slow dancing in the dark by Joji

What do you expect from this zine?

🎤 To see everyone create a work they're proud of based off of a song they like!

🥁 I just really liked the theme, I have all kinds of imagery and videos in my head about several songs I'm obsessed with. It's a nice excuse to draw a pretty, fleshed out illustration and to learn some new songs in the way from the others' pieces<3    🎷 To be introduced to many different genre's of music and to hopefully find a song/genre I didn't expect to like! 🎺 Mostly just to interact with different people and artists! Make same new friends! 🎸 I expect to see a wide range of music presented, of different genres and both lyrical and instrumental. I hope the music resonates with the individual, something they're proud to share with the other participants and the eventual readers. I would like to have a journey through the zine, experiencing different emotions from everyone's art pieces.

Anything else you want to add?

🎤 Everyone has been super nice so far, and I really look forward to seeing everyone's pieces!

🥁 Best of lucks to everyone participating! I can't wait to see everyone's pieces together :D 🎷 Thank you for taking interest in this zine!  All the artists have put in so much love into each of their pieces. It's been a pleasure to see so many different styles, their works-in-progress and I'm equally excited to see everyone's final product. I hope everyone is able to enjoy all the wonderful artworks being created and produced for all the songs being represented here when the zine releases.  ^^

[espytalks]

ive been drawing for quite a while. and looking through my old art, i found ive been drawing online for a whole flippin decade. wow.

so here’s 10 drawings ive done over the last 10 years, with commentary. it’s a long one, though, so be careful.

2010:

I had to dig through my deviantart for these first two. This pikachu is the first thing i ever posted online! i remember drawing this in ms paint with a mouse. i remember being very proud of this, and in a way, i still think it’s cute. it has a “drawing my kid done that i hung on a fridge’ vibe. 

i didn’t do much around this time. i barely knew how the internet worked, and i mainly read instead of drawing. i did some pokemon sprite edits though, for some reason. i remember really liking doing that.

2011:

i’m pretty sure i drew this mew in gimp. also with a mouse, because i had no idea tablets existed. ive always been super into pokemon, and around this time i think i was watching a lot of mickey mouse cartoons? it’d explain the weird style. 

i’m impressed with the shading, though. i did the best with what i knew, and what i could figure out on my own. not pictured is the hundreds of mickey sketches i did around this time, or the self insert oc i made lol.

2012: oh no it’s pony time. i spent about 5 years drawing primarily these things. kinda wish i hadn’t in hindsight, but ah well.

i had this program on my ds that i could draw and post my art on, and i was using it a lot around this time. a lot of my art has this sketchy look to it, because of that. i remember i had quite a few followers on it, or at least i think i did. i dunno if that website still exists, or if anyone even uses it anymore.

but anyways, this drawing is super cute. ya can’t go wrong with a sleeping pone. i forgot the cutie mark, tho. i always forget minor important details like that. either that or i drew her as a filly. can’t remember.

2013: yeah, i think this as vent art? can’t remember, but i drew it on that same program. i put a lot of effort into the perspective. this was based on my room at the time, btw.

2014: i believe this was for a new artist’s training grounds on eqd. i must’ve had a tablet by now, cause i can see tapering in the lineart. it was a big deal for me, and it sucks that i can’t remember what the first ting i drew with it was. i think it was some sketches.

but you can definitely see some improvement by now. i was really getting used to drawing this one thing. but a lot of people following me seemed to like my art back then. it was called cute, and expressive and cartoony. 

i think this was around the time i was at my best, as far as notes and interaction goes. 

2015: *megalovania intensifies*

i was super into undertale at the time. and 2014-15 was when i started to try and draw other things aside from ponies. you cal tell my poses and anatomy is mega awkward and kinda bad here, but this was a major improvement for me. 

2016: i was a fan of steven universe since it first aired, but i very rarely drew fanart for it. but as i was getting more comfortable with drawing peole, i got more ambitious with the characters i tried to draw.

i also from around this point on tried to get better at traditional art. and i think this was the first inktober i tried, but i don’t think it was the first i finished.

i really liked this drawing. and i may or may not have a wip redraw of this going on right now. wish me luck!

2017: KNOOOOOXXXXX I LOVE YOU, YOU PRECIOUS BOI

this is my favorite drawing. i peaked here and i will never be as good and pure as this single icon i did. it’s purple, he’s happy, it’s PASTEL AND SPARKES!!!!

i also got super into bendy and the ink machine this year, which sparked a renewed interest in trying to improve in drawing, and also led me to create my favorite oc ever.

i think i improved a lot around this time. my shapes and anatomy became cleaner and more consistent. on a technical level, i think this is where i started getting really good as an artist.

2018: i don’t think i improved a lot this year. i honestly feel like ive stagnated since then, and depression hasn’t helped. 

it’s a tough choice between this and the hollow knight drawing for best drawing of the year, but this is my personal favorite. sorry, mm, but mickey will always win out in my opinion. i know ya liked the other one though, and it’s also really good. 

i like how this turned out, and i’m so glad it’s got the most notes of anything else ive drawn. it’s pretty, and i love the style. this is how i wish i drew all the time.

2019: and finally we have this.

i don’t care how poorly this did. i was proud of myself for doing this. it’s cute and pretty and i like it. I created a vague story where she’s a little astronomer who’s like, caged for some reason, but now she’s free.

in hindsight, i think i coulda done a lot better, but i still like it. it’s one of my favorites that ive done this year. i wish i drew more this year, but the last few months ive been super depressed. it’s been hard to want to draw anything, and i feel so uncreative and mediocre. 

i’m hoping next year i’ll be better, and i’ll have stuff in my personal life more sorted out, and i won’t feel as bad.

this was nice, though. i’m glad i looked through my old art. maybe i’ll figure out what i’m missing, and get back on track. and maybe i’ll finish these wips i have going on lol. we’ll see.

happy new year, everyone. and may this next decade be even better for us all as creators, and as people.

[mmupaa]

Answering asks pt 1.

 hey! i’ve gotten quite a few asks this month, so i’m answering with two image sets, so my blog can stay cleaner. 

thank you so much for all the asks, they are exciting to recieve! i hope you see this, if you asked any of these!!!

you guys can ask me more things, about whatever, and i’d be happy to answer!

(sorry if anything’s weird, english is not my first language)

thank you so much friend! hope you have a rad day and i love your two gay dads also!!!!

thank you so much Puyuo, i don’t feel like i deserve this. hoo boy! 

i am doing super well! speeding through life, art college is cursed(tm) but i love it there. as much as it makes me stressed, i wouldn’t have it any other way, i love learning and improving. 

I really hope you’re doing good as well, i wish you all the best!!

!!!!!!!!!! 

w OHA Yess, please do art! im so glad anything could inspire you! 

I recommend any kind of art - and just general expression of one self - to all and every one, it’s good for your mental state and satisfies your need for being creative!!! 

And thank you, im just, i wish nothing but the best for all of you, why would i not be nice, you know? ^^

ily too!

Hey! We are all shy here, so don’t worry, that’s why anon’s for! Hope you see this anyway!

 You assumed correctly! ❤ I attend an art academy, illustration course and in my country i literary had like one option for that! (I even wanted to go to an animation school, but we don’t even have that at all.) SO I sadly really have no idea how to help you for sure, since every country has such different sistems! 

I hope you can ask some older friends in your country that went through this too and can advise you, and i hope, where you live, colleges have school tours too, so you can check it out before you enroll, like we can here!

Good luck, i’m certain you’ll find the right school! ANd have a rad day.

what the heckie, this is too much !!!!! my heart cant take this!!  ❤ thank you so much, you are pure and good! i wish you all the best!!

I use the smallest wacom intuos right now, i borrowed it from my friend because my big ol’ intuos’s pro cable got all wonky. it’s waiting for a friend to fix it, but he has no time so im just... using the younger sister. and i got really attached to the smal one, it’s so portable and works good! 

they both work(ed) good in some respects, but for some reason many of the fancy features on my intuos pro didn’t work from the start. like configuring your tablet for lefthanded people... that didnt work ever, so i just always kinda awkwardly bumped into buttons while drawing that were on the wrong side, and couldn’t use them at all bececause, well, i was drawing with he hand you’re supposed to use them!

this turned into a weird rant, i hope i answered ok though, and i hope everyone elses intuos pro works fine.

hey! i DO love drawing witches, and i was searching for an inspiration as i recieved this ask, it was right on time! i’m planning on making this a full illustration, but for now, you can check out the sketch thing!

thank you loads for your suggestion, i appreciate ideas that fit with what i draw, so if you guys have any, bring them on!

i do accept commissions if you want to actually order something though.

thank you everyone for your questions, i’ll be posting the second batch tomorrow if i get some time, it’s really late now and this surprisingy takes loads of time!

Please do ask more if you want! you can send me questions regarding me, you, art... whatever you feel like.

i love you, hope you all had something nice to eat today and had at least one nice thought. YOU CAN do it, be strong!!