Sketching in the Sketchbook

Some stuff that I've done in my sketchbook recently!

Some sketches at the mall!

Trying to re-design Xing. Playing with face shapes a little.

Izzit & Shopi

Some more daily characters!

Izzit is a friendly creature who used to be the leader of the Little Kids Club... until his twin brother Question helped kick him out of leadership. He is very easily manipulated and has trouble leading, which is how he ended up losing his position as leader. He ends up taking a liking to Lev and begins calling her "Tastey Lev" because he wants to taste her. Izzit also often makes noises and mumbles to himself.

Shopi is a very friendly young boy who loves helping others. He and Hoplo have been best friends ever since they were little, so he will do anything he can to make Hoplo happy. Shopi is always smiling and wants to be surrounded by friends (even if it's just one of them). He likes to travel and will spread happiness wherever he goes.

Nay Portraits

So recently I've been working on a website to show all of my 600+ characters. It's going to take awhile to actually have the information on there, but right now I'm working on getting icons for all of them. And there were a few characters I realized that I actually didn't have finished digital drawings of! So I went ahead and started fixing that (especially for Akuma and Amber, since they're a lot more main).

Phil & Cool Dude

Some quick characters!

Phil is a serious manager at the Great Spa in Eustar World. Since he is one of the managers, he deals with the finances and makes sure that everyone pays their Carrotsnacks before leaving. Whenever someone does not pay, he makes sure to hunt them down and contact the leaders of Eustar World, in order to make sure he loses no money.

Cool Dude is a very persuasive young man who owns Tekk Party Central, a rival to the Party Place in PS World. He is not trustworthy at all, and is always telling lies to try and sell his Party Central and make it sound better than it is. He is into flashy things and loud music. Cool Dude claims that him and Gallu are friends so that he can gain more business, though Gallu probably doesn't even know who he is. He is very good at tricking others and even tricks Grenna into drinking some alcohol after forcefully bringing him to Tekk Party Central. He gains most of his business through telling lies and making up stories. 

Lonely Boy Game

One night, my brother and I worked on some RPG Maker games together. We both started off with our own versions, and then collaborated and worked on each others' games. It was a lot of fun!

These are some screenshots from the Orange Version, the one that I started and created all of the visuals for.

Doom & Engleton

Some daily characters! I had fun rendering these ones.

Doom is the leader of Mantra, the underground area beneath Isamahii. He runs Mantra very distantly, and doesn't like to get involved in social gathers, like the other members of Outlaw Bar did. Doom prefers to be away from all of the parties and gatherings, which is why he hid their group underground; he also did this to avoid insiders from sneaking in.

Engleton governs Limoo Village and keeps the Limoos in check. He was once a loved leader that all of the Limoos loved, until he sent one to jail for misbehaving. This led the Limoos to start up a riot and want freedom and independence. Engleton is usually a very kind and loving leader who loves his people. When he was forced to do what he thought was best and actually imprison one of his own people, that was when trusts were broken.

Happy birthday, Undertale!

Today marks the 1 Year Anniversary of Undertale's release!

I didn't actually play Undertale until October 2015, but I knew it looked cool when it first came out. Since I first beat it with the neutral ending in October 2015, I also got the pacifist ending on my second run. I still need to get the genocide ending, and I'm sure I will try for it at some point soon. 

But in celebration of this, I drew some Undertale fanart! It started out as a sketch and then I decided to spend more time on it to actually finish it. I was originally going to doodle this and then play Undertale tonight, but it's gotten too late, that replaying the game will have to wait until another day. These characters were a lot of fun to draw though! And I even threw in a little process for how I got there, since I spent a little more time on this one!

The final drawing!

 It all started with this sketch!

 And then some base colors and line art

And then some shading with a dark background 

And then I added in the Undertale part in the back

And finally, I added a base for them to stand on and made the text a bit smaller in the back.

Yanger & King Vodanoj

These were fun daily characters!

Yanger is one of Gallu's assistants who specializes in running activities. She is able to come up with fun things to do on the fly, which is why he puts her in charge of a lot of the parties; especially when they need someone to run icebreakers. Yanger has a strict side, and things aren't always fun and games for her; she does not let anyone take advantage of her, no matter what. Yanger is the one who leads The Nays in playing Truth or Dare at the end of their camping trip in PS World.

King Vodanoj is the egotistical ruler of the underwater depths in C R I M World. He is very full of himself, and refuses to admit when he is wrong. He believes that he is the strongest being in all of The Worlds, and is devastated once he is defeated by Sally Bullrider. King Vodanoj is a frog-like creature who has the ability to turn people into statues, much like himself. He is very heavy and bulky, so his slow movements are his one disadvantage. And, of course, that he cannot leave the underwater depths.

Some Fanart!

So here's some fanart I've drawn recently.

Ray: "Naruto and Oxenfree. They have the same amount of syllables."

Me: "No they don't. Oh wait."

My friend Ray and I were talking and this came into conversation. Alex is gonna be the next hocage. Also I just beat Oxenfree for the first time since the new content came out! I liked this ending a lot better, too.

I haven't drawn Pokemon in awhile! Continuing that Pokemon of the Day activity.

Howie & Amaya

Some daily characters!

Howie is a headless bird who is made fun of and has been placed in the "Geeky Meteor Age" because of his handicap. Rotle, Gozo, and Gond are always offering to help him out, which makes him forever grateful. Howie cannot speak to others, but instead telepathically communicates with others. He doesn't like moving around much, because it is very difficult on his own, but his friends make his life a lot easier.

Amaya is a very shy girl who enjoys attending SN World festivals with friends. She is usually too nervous to ask friends to go, but when she does have the courage to ask, it can sometimes be to a stranger if she is desperate enough. She ends up asking Tenma when he attends the SN World festival, which is convenient for him. Although she doesn't talk about herself a whole lot, she does state her beliefs that she believes strongly in when needed. She does not believe in fortune telling and despises even hearing her fortune told.

Experimenting with Fuse

So I downloaded Adobe Fuse on Steam last week and played around with making some of my characters in it. I really like how custom you can get with character proportions, but I feel like the clothing and hairstyles were a little limited. Below you'll see the 3D model on one side and the 2D drawing that I based them off of.

Zandra was my first test. This ended up looking like an older version of her though.

 Lonny was one that I could really play around with the proportions on, since he is not very humanly proportioned. Although the hat and hair I had trouble making look okay without overlapping.

Recent Sketches

Here are some recent character doodles that I did at night!

I asked my brother to name a Nay, and he chose Megumi. So I did this little doodle of her. Based on the time that she said "It happened." in Sir Dude World.

I doodled the six main Nays in like 30 minutes one night.

Rosie & Tohiko

Some more daily characters!

Rosie is a very understanding bartender, who lets Chozu stay at her bar once his uncle is taken to jail. Her pride and joy are her travelling casino linkship, known as the Shard of the Orient. Though she is very nice and friendly, she will abide by rules no matter what, especially when it comes to her linkship license.

Tohiko is a legendary sharpshooter who never misses his target. He is a wanted criminal in PS World who is always travelling around, to avoid getting caught. Tohiko always keeps his trusty gun with him, just in case he needs it.

Digital Sketching!

I've been trying to do some sketching for myself this week. It helps with decompressing and sometimes it calms me down, too. I need to do this more often!

Sazu & Ume

Some antagonist characters!

Sazu is a very dangerous assassin who is the leader of the Blue Blades. He is very powerful and shows no mercy. When he took The Nays Exam, he killed one of his opponents, which caused for his disqualification. Sazu will do whatever his clients request of him, no matter how many lives must be taken. He deemed the Light Festival Masquerade as the Light Festival Massacre because of how many he killed in the process.

Ume is a sneaky member of Kudamono's team. He has been playing The Game for a very long time, and therefore has night vision because of it. He always ensures that he gets a whip during The Game, because he has trained on how to use it to entrap his enemies. Ume's name means plum, which is why his favorite color is purple.

Oujou Character Development

I was working with some mediums I'm not used to working with! It was a fun way to get out of my comfort zone.

Here's a sprite I made of Oujou! It was so much fun making this! I really enjoyed the challenge of having a limited palette and limited details I could fit in. I'm kind of really liking this new design I made for him, so I think I'm gonna keep it.

And this was the concept piece for the above sprite. It's a little different than my usual style. I was inspired a lot by Alfred Kubin's art, trying to get a very grainy and messy look. The wings were probably my favorite part to do, because they were completely different than the way I would normally draw them. This was a fun challenge!

Dino Bi & Sachiko

Some more daily characters!

Dino Bi is a very greedy rogue bird from the western part of Tag World. She started up a rebellion in Tag World that caused for many of the bird-in-trainings to go out of control. She enjoys starting up ruckus and is very good at spreading believable rumors.

Sachiko is a high school girl who tends to distance herself from others. She has telekinetic abilities, so she proves to be a useful asset in Sir Dude's plan to rescue The Nays. She spoke with The Nays in their minds when obtaining the necessary information to fight off Boppo. Though her mind abilities are great, she doesn't have very good physical strength, which is what caused her to fall into the hands of Dr Sando.

Back with a Cintiq!

So it's been officially one week since I've been home and able to draw on my cintiq again. Mostly I've been drawing my daily characters, but here are a couple of things I did for fun other than that!

This started out as a doodle, but then I ended up actually coloring it and spending a bit more time on it. Friends can save lives. This is kind of something that just came into my head as a side plot with Sarah and Akuma. We'll see if it ends up going anywhere in the main story.

This was the first drawing I did on my cintiq as soon as I got back.

A little pixel art test of Pubby. This was a fun challenge to maintain a character in such a small amount of pixels.

Agent Dave & Baku Baku

Back with these daily characters!

Baku Baku is a young creature who strives to be cool. He joins a gang because he thinks it is the "cool" thing to do. Though he gets into a lot of trouble, he will always proudly say "I'm in a gang!" Baku Baku is very social and is always seen talking to strangers. He tends to try and live himself up to be cooler than he actually is.

Agent Dave is a meatball enthusiast who is a member of a vicious gang known as the Atomic Angels. He runs a meatball shop to disguise the base, which works out for him because he loves meatballs so much. The initiation for his gang is taking old meatballs and stomping on them in the back room of his shop. He has a very interesting way with words and is able to persuade others very easily. He puts on a very relaxed front, when in reality, he has committed many crimes and is a wanted man in Mr Dude World.

Back In the Sketchbook!

When I hung out at my friend's house the other week, I tried to draw in my sketchbook a lot more, since I have been kind of neglecting doing so recently.

I really like this trio a lot. And I threw Rudat in there too.

I drew this after trying out the new pumpkin milkshake at Steak n Shake. 

I liked doing that drawing of Clove. 

I did these after watching the new Dangan Ronpa anime. 

 

 Jinny and I were drawing a bunch of stuff on the same pages, so I ended up splicing together from the 7 pages that we did that day into just 2 of my own.

I started off by sketching Hillary's dog, and then it turned into drawing Cheato and Doge. 

 Last page of doodles I did that week.

Thinking of characters I haven't doodled as often.

Some of the first doodles I did as a warm-up.