entry WIP (backshot)

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  Not a biggie of a post here peoples; just following through on my promise to keep uploads somewhat consistent over the weekend while I work on these for that contest I mentioned yesterday.  It actually ends Tuesday which is two more days than I thought, so I am gonna save the painting and final outlines until maybe Sunday/Monday respectively, and resume Poison on Monday (and finish her then too; just need to ink it now more or less).

 

   I managed to get this one roughed here in maybe an hour and a half, not counting breaks and distractions.  That also includes having restarted from a previous picture of her backside I just wasn't digging @ all, but that's my fault.  Had no clear idea what pose I wanted doing this and in general I have a tougher time w/ backshots than front ones, which really needs to be worked on over time.  Also, her left hand in particular gave me a really tough challenge; what's here is quite less dynamic of a posture for it than I was aiming for, but I scaled back b/c it wasn't looking too hot in the original form.  Such is the life of drawing stuff like this w/ absolutely no handy references around whatsoever :S.

    Again, did a nude mainly as some additional anatomy practice, and there's roughly enough detail in this and the front where I can just draw the rest of the outfit and proceed, 'cuz that's where the actual point of these entries is.  But indeed, I'll never turn down some anatomy practice if I can squeeze it in there; the more the better ;)

    I'll be back tomorrow w/ pics of the painting as it's done for them both; if able I'll pop back l8r tonight to post these ones again w/ the clothing on and then the paintings @ the end of tomorrow.  Feeling really good in how these will turn out, since it's been a LOT of (undocumented, truly) time these past few weeks strengthening every aspect of my approach to my traditional drawing and digital painting, but I'll just let the results speak for themselves.  Gonna eat egg rolls about now; have a gr8 Saturday see 'ya l8r :)

quickie

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  What is up, peeps?  Posting a quick wip here; it's my take on Vice from KOF and in particular it's really for a contest in a club over on dA.  I decided on participating on a whim and yet here I am giving this character a pirate-themed redesign that I would hope could actually fit w/n a real KOF game if ever I were so gracious enough to be given that opportunity ;)

   This is what I've done so far, this afternoon actually.  Partly for anatomy study as well, and to try another perspective and pose that I'm not familiar w/ in most ways.  I'll be drawing the outfit l8r tonight and I'll draw a version from the backside tomorrow.  Then either Saturday or Sunday I'll color both of those and have them ready by Monday for entry. 

    The painting's being done in Corel, but I've changed a LOT of things in my process since the last update, certainly, and this will likely be the first picture(s) to showcase that.  Here's hoping the whole adventure doesn't suck xD.

    Anyways, I'll be back semi-regularly over the weekend to post up progress as it chugs along, but not too frequently.  And if able I might sneak in some thoughts I've had over recent issues in adapting to the digital workspace, and how I'm fighting really hard to keep my art as energetic and 'non-process' as possible, 'cuz trust me it's very easy to let the program do most of the work for you even if you know the concepts.  The Poison picture (which I'm still going to finish mind you, in fact it's almost done, but I don't know when I'll work on it again over these next few days) is proof enough of that.  If that sounds like a curiosity pique, it is.

    Welp that's it for now.  I'll try and watch a movie and more Yu Yu Hakusho later...damn I miss that show, it's pretty cool even after all these years.  Can almost forgive CN for cutting the series short almost every time they re-broadcasted it, but still....oh w/e'vz.  I'm out.