Hi everyone.

Using a simple generic pen brush I followed a few video tutorials on how to make mechs. I had fun.

I was feeling brave and decided to copy from a reference today. Tracing had me worried that I wouldn't have the chops to make something good, but I'm satisfied. I was watching Knights of Guinevere and this frame really caught my attention.

I had a more involved post last time, but this time I am working with pencil and paper, so here's the final result again:

I thought it looked pretty good, but I wanted to see where I could improve. I dropped this into Krita and started checking the differences:

Obviously, this isn't useful, so I went and drew lines to see the difference between the reference and sketch:

I noted that the original is wider, but I really caught the left edge of the face pretty well so I'm proud of that. The hair is much thinner/closer to the right half. Despite this, I think I got what was aiming for.

P.S., would definitely recommend (it's free):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCAdbUaMlAE&list=PLHovnlOusNLhr7ttEReJUuC3QPHoohqZn

Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mzxybizduc22

A card my girlfriend made that she said I could share with you fine folks.

Let her know what you think!

I was at work for 8 hours. This piece filled in the downtime.

So, the college club I'm in did shodo/sumi-e and these are the best results, with the last one being my "masterpiece".

Drawing of a deer, in case it doesn't load. Don't know how to do post/comment text image alt tags.

Another deer drawing.

Third and final deer drawing.

Another card! Trying to space these out a bit but got bored, so here it is.

5 cards finished today and this is my favourite one!

When I was a kid, the story I imagined for the kingdom of Asgal was more classic in a way. One man helped by two others on a quest to get a legendary sword to pierce the veil of cold and reach the old capital in order to defeat the witch of winter.

Before piercing that veil of cold, he would have a final confrontation with his sister, an antagonist who walked the path of murder. After her defeat, she would join his party as they all walk towards the end of the story.

This drawing is kinda how Lyulu is now the main character in the kingdom, walking a whole other path. I have changed the tale but kept some ideas of what I imagined in my childhood.

It is now a story of a girl who is afraid to change, with the sister of the former main character walking towards her.

Corvair (my photo, Fujifilm X-T5)

Cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/54182469

As Sturka herself once said, 'Shoopy shoop shoop.' Wise words to be heeded.

There's a WigglyPaint version too, of course, but I feel it lacks, impact, or something. I actually like the collage way better. But here is a wiggle anyway cause eh :

Watch Pluribus if you haven't yet!

Study of Artist Sergio Toppi

Thank you everyone for the kind words. I will try to keep doing art; didn't realize how much benefit it brought to my mind.

Let's stay creative. The world needs us.

India ink and carbon pencil portrait

On my flight back to Colorado I took a nice enough picture of Denver and thought it would look great if it was tiny. Using Snapseed I tried to add tilt shift and adjust the filters, contrast, etc. so it looks close and tiny. My mom is giving me all her cameras and lenses for Christmas apparently so photo editing is something I should start working on.

My plan is to take my own reference photos to paint as well.

Below is the original photo.

Does this count as art?

Sirei, Eito, Takumi from The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. Hong Lu from Limbus Company.

Drawing based on pics I found online as a model (except for the trees), wanted to draw all of these in order to train myself.

I also wanted to improve at drawing men, since I rarely draw them because I find that the result doesn't look good or it's an okay result when I go at it, so, drawings that ends up with "why doesn't he look good?" at each attempt.

I'm the most satisfied with the Eito drawing since I was like, "why does he look so cute??" as I drew him.

Working a desk job offered me time to unplug the creative spring

My art maps the busy human mind. I build dense, complicated worlds that mix natural shapes with mechanical designs. By using only black and white with sharp lines, I show pure structure without the distraction of color. I fill every inch of the canvas without a single main focal point. Instead, the artwork acts like a maze. Your eyes can wander, get lost, and find hidden pathways throughout the piece. Ultimately, my work shows what an overstimulated mind looks like. I balance messy chaos with extreme, careful control. These detailed universes invite you to slow down, look closely, and find peace within the beautiful confusion.

Just sharing.