Periodically, I wander onto what I call the “Background art part of twitter”. It’s basically where all these really good background artists post their stuff. I just thought I’d share some of my faves!
Does anyone have any general comic making advice? I know the usual is to just do it, but I mean from a drafting point of view, is there anything I should keep in mind? I got invited to do a one-shot for a kemono anthology and I’m a bit nervous.
Hell yes! Wish there was at least another couple of seasons
Yusuke vs Togoro is like, my go-to procrastination video. Back when I was in college, every time I had a paper to write, you could bet I was watching that fight instead.
can i ask someone in the werewolf hostclub to bite me and become a werewolf myself? i would love it to be an option in the game, even if it was just the ending part and you would work there too
I’m afraid any details on this subject would constitute a spoiler~
can anyone join the werewolf club? or is it werewolf exclusive and people just participate?
Only the hosts are werewolves. The clientele themselves however are every day people who somehow find themselves at the club when life’s not being all that great to them. That’s all I can really say for now because I don’t want to spoil things.
this isnt a question but ive been following you for a while your blog is awesome, your art has improved and you're living the dream lol
Thank you!!!!
As for living the dream, I’m not sure what that constitutes, but I have a long way before meeting my most important goals! Regardless, I’ll do my best!
I decided to start drawing last week! any suggestions?
Start with a pencil and a sketchbook! The reason for this, is because these materials are very cheap and easy to buy anywhere. This’ll let you get your foot in the door while also benefiting from tactile feedback.
Otherwise, have fun and if you want to make the jump the digital, I wish you the best! I myself am a digital artist primarily~!
What's Nurse Ai's backstory? I've always had a sort of transformative headcanon for her - where she used to be a smaller human nurse until she somehow got turned into the big rubbery anthro she is today - but I wondered if her actual canon was in fact something different...
Originally, she was just an assistant made with the purpose to be destressing presence. Canonically, her round shape was created to be charming and disarming so that people could feel at ease. So, to answer your question, she was a pool toy since creation. Though nowadays, I’m not sure where to fit her into my universe. She’s just kind of hanging out here and there.
WTF HAPPENED TO MAKE YOU JOIN THE WORLD OF ART!!!!!?????? SORRY FOR THE INTENSITY!!!!!
IT’S OK NO PROBLEM
But to answer your question, part of it was chance. I saw the boxart for Chrono Cross at a video game store down in Washington Heighs and recognized it was by “the DBZ guy” (I didn’t know him by name then). I spent a lot of time trying to emulate it, often drawing a character I made up named Hishiro, my very first OC. I don’t have any drawings of him anymore, but here’s a recreation and a remake.
I was in 4th grade or so. By the 6th grade though, between exposure to a bunch of anime like DBZ, Gundam, and Yu Yu Hakusho and a classmate bringing in the first US edition of Shounen Jump, I started to consider art more seriously. Fast forward a bunch of How to Draw Manga books and a number of years later, I’m still drawin’!
You’re a real pal with a great passion for everything retro! I love chatting with you and I’ve known you long enough to know you’re a real sweet heart who cares deeply about those around you! I’d like to do more voice chats with you in the future, too! By the way, you’re a terrific pixel artist.
Where do I start? I’m really glad we met and hit it off pretty well! Our late nights talking about Morenatsu and miscellaneous Gay Anime Furries
™ have been really fun. I’m also glad we branched out from there and how eclectic our conversations are. We run the gamut in our chats, and I’m very grateful for your friendship!
I really like it when someone pulls up a drawing I did for them ages ago, whether it was a commission or a gift, and they’re like “This is still one of my favorites” or “I still really like this one”. It’s a nice feeling knowing people really appreciate your stuff in a timeless kind of way, you know?
Do you have any tips on dealing with idea-based art block? I can draw fine, but I have trouble thinking of what to draw, and end up procrastinating far too much, affecting the final product. What should I do?
I’m probably not a great person to ask about advice for this. Although when I’m having a block of any kind, I find changing my brush settings to a different one is enough to get me going again most of the time.
I’ve been talking about DBZ with a few folk lately and I remembered the whole Dragonball AF thing. For the uninitiated, Dragonball AF was a rumored sequel to Dragonball GT. Turns out, it was actually a fan made doujin (roughly the Japanese equivalent to indie work)! However, at the time, a lot of us were kids and we thought “Wow this is both well drawn and in Japanese, it has to be official!”.
Anyway that’s not the kicker. The kicker is, fast forward to now, the official hand picked artist for Dragonball Super’s manga is no other than Toyataro, creator of said fancomic
He was so damn dedicated to Dragonball he became an official source for it and I find that really awesome!!
That’s good stuff! I can see the appeal. I sometimes get in the mood for flowy elegant things too, like this piece by Rikose. The horse guy is really cool looking!