Haru Ichiban's Blog, page 7
July 19, 2018
30-day trial, Day 14/30: Forbidden Comic - Day 1 Page 18
Last three days we had two blackouts and two storms, the ideal combination for painting. Together with the curse, it made a fantastic environment for working. Not to mention, it makes me lazy--I'm only human. Yesterday I made this comic page, there was very crappy lighting thanks to the all-day storm so the coloring may not be so good.
The specifics:
•Time taken: Six hours, I think. I started sketching it the night of the 17th and finished it on the 18th.
•Media used: color pencils and black pen with some micromarker and pencil, some pastel. Cool white high quality drawing paper.
•30-day trial: Day 14/30, July 18th 2018 (actually uploaded on the 19th)
July 16, 2018
30-day trial, Day 12/30: Forbidden Comic - Day 1 Page 17
Day 11 was nothing but rest all day, much needed rest since I developed a thumb tendinitis—not the artwork’s fault, there’s a couple things I do effort with it at home. So here’s day 12, I was feeling lack of inspiration (mostly because I can’t decide who to picture in next Angel Power Compendium’s image) so I just decided to make another comic page, this one from scratch.
Ohh, so Lei’s confusion only lasted a moment. Oh well. Last Lei appearance for a few pages, until Day 2. Sween’s dialogue partner now will become someone much more mysterious…
The specifics:
•Time taken: Pretty much all day, but I did all kinds of stuff meanwhile.
•Media used: color pencils and black pen with some micromarker and pencil, some pastel. Cool white high quality drawing paper.
•30-day trial: Day 12/30, July 16th 2018
July 14, 2018
30-day trial, Day 10/30: Angel Power Compendium Illustration #1
Okay, so this is the first illustration for the Angel Power Compendium, the attack magic Jason used in day 3. I was right in fearing doing this, the pose is difficult as hell and the light from the floor looks too thick. When I get to the actual compendium page I'm gonna give it a revamp, but today I ran out of time. Doing a pic a day may be good practice, but it also means not doing the best if the pic takes a lot of time... But to be honest, I was a little tired. It seems four days drawing and painting for hours in a row is my wellbeing limit at this moment.
The specifics:
•Time taken: I can't specify it this time...
•Media used: Watercolor pencils and pencil. Warm white 75 grams watercolor paper.
•30-day trial: Day 10/30, July 14th 2018
July 13, 2018
30-day trial, Day 9/30: Mayii Pin-Up pic
Hmph, I think I’m finally mastering making smooth textures with light colors in pencils. So first I use a light color all over, then a medium color for the shading, and then a low-quality white pencil that acts as blender. (I don’t own an actual blender). The white pencil has so little pigment that smoothens the colored pencil strokes without lightening them.
However, I still had to use a much darker skin coloring than I’m used to. I need to find a way to make really light skin and still colored (since the scanner won’t read icy colors)
Anyway, today’s pin-up pic is about Sween’s sidekick Mayii. She’s supposed to look six, but since I don’t have much practice drawing kids, I went with some anime-style design. Love the dress, it’s just as I imagined it (actually, I imagined it a bit darker and I was afraid it would look too heavy).
And now that I got Sween, Jason, Archie and Mayii’s designs I can start the Angel Powers Compendium! Can’t promise when I’ll start, though. Angels using their powers seems a hard thing to draw! I need to just do it, I guess. I can always redo them later, when I got sharper skills.
The specifics:
•Time taken: Approximately four and half hours.
•Media used: color pencils and black pen with some micromarker and pencil. Cool white high quality drawing paper.
•30-day trial: Day 9/30, July 13th 2018
•Technical notes to self: So I kinda mastered doing smooth textures in light colors in pencils.
July 12, 2018
30-day trial, Day 8/30: Forbidden - Day 1 - Page 16
Gotta confess I cheated a bit on this one... I had this page half-made before today, heh heh. I spent a lot of time today writing, it can't be helped. Anyway, page 29 of the comic, page 16 from Day 1. Lei ate her trap hook, line and bait =D
The specifics:
•Time taken: Approximately an hour and a half (plus unknown time from before), not counting the digital alterations.
•Media used: Color pencils, pastels, neon marker, micromarker, black gel pen, black thick pen and cool white high quality drawing paper.
•30-day trial: Day 8/30, July 12th 2018
July 11, 2018
30-day trial, Day 7/30: Lei, Sween and... Sween
I was right not to color this picture yesterday, the coloring took three hours, much more time than I had. This picture in general took a lot of effort since the communal pose is difficult and I kept the use of references to a minimum. Left side for Sween's nightly form, right for sunny form. Instead of roughly dividing the page like what I see in pictures of this kind, I went for a smooth transition between light and dark, day and night. I kinda have a feeling Lei won't stay much longer in that pose...
The specifics:
•Time taken: Approximately three hours, plus the two for lineart.
•Media used: Color pencils, pastels, micromarker, black gel pen, black thick pen and cool white high quality drawing paper.
•30-day trial: Day 7/30, July 11th 2018
•Technical notes to self: Black, blackish grey and mouse grey get perfect coverage together, and good for that non-shiny black.
July 10, 2018
30-day trial, Day 6/30: Lei and Sween Lineart
Yeah, day 5 was moot. I was kinda tired and didn't want to draw--on the other hand, I did write for a while. And now, day 6 I was out most of the day doing errands, so not much time. Since the subject was quite difficult, I decided to scan the lineart, since I knew I wouldn't be able to finish it on time. And anatomy is the thing I need to work on the most, right?
Anyway, it's Lei and Sween... x2. She's both in her daily (sunny) form and in her nightly (shady) form. Lei acts so tough near her, but I wonder about his feelings if he'd be in the middle of both Sweens... I kinda want to make a picture with both Sweens holding him, but my sexistly-conditioned mind tells me it'd look odd.
The specifics:
•Time taken: Approximately two hours. I think I never took so much time with simple lineart.
•Media used: Micromarker, black gel pen, black thick pen and cool white high quality drawing paper.
•30-day trial: Day 6/30, July 10th 2018
July 8, 2018
30-day trial, Day 4/30: Archie Pin-Up pic
And today's turn is for the would-be comic relief (if his job wasn't so serious) Archie. The same race as Sween and Jason, and probably the oldest of the three (though he sure doesn't act like it). In New Days, Lei will comment he is like a male Sween.
The scanner butchered this picture in a rather strange manner, chopping the colors and adding a lot of red (the funny thing is this pic doesn't contain any red... What looks like red is actually orange). Of course, for such a carefree character, straight lines don't apply.
Just like Jason, Archie is a secondary but recurring character in the Forbidden novels. He didn't have too much stage time in Forbidden, but his role in the second novel, New Days, will be quite impressive.
I'm also becoming quite tired... I don't think I've painted four days in a row without rest--maybe in my teenagehood, but not making a whole pic a day... Maybe I'll need to take a break soon.
The specifics:
•Time taken: Approximately three hours.
•Media used: color pencils, pastels, micromarker and pencil. Cool white high quality drawing paper.
•30-day trial: Day 4/30, July 8th 2018
•Technical notes to self: Gotta take notes of what does the scanner do to each color...
July 7, 2018
30-day trial, Day 3/30: I got a fireplace!
Giving link to deviantArt since this is too spicy to post here, I suppose: fav.me/dcgktmd
July 6, 2018
30-day trial, Day 2/30: Jason Pin-Up pic
When I saw this pic scanned, I almost screamed. The scanner absolutely butchered 90% of the icy blue tones in it! I need to redo this so they show up (somehow). Anyway…
Jason’s turn! Obviously, together with Lei should have come Sween, but the pose I want for her (which I already did, but botched it) will probably require a bit more nimbleness in my skills. It is a very hard pose… Anyway.
Jason is a secondary but recurring character in the Forbidden series. He’s the same race and rank as Sween (though he’s much older and experienced) so he also has a very childish personality, though in his case it’s better concealed. But he loves to play superhero! That should tell you a thing or two.
Observing Jason, I noticed he actually has a quite rigid posture. He needs to loosen up more! So not the best subject for making fluid poses.
About Jason… well, I merely described him as wearing a gothic outfit (to match his gothic looks), so I was wondering if to make a stylish one or a sexy one. But sexy is not his kind’s style: they are pretty, cute, beautiful and such, but I guess the sexy stuff is better reserved for humans and demons. Just a bit of flesh isn’t bad, though.
The specifics:
• Time taken: Approximately five and half hours. Discount one hour where I cooked, ate, washed the dishes and checked the mail. I am not counting here all the time I needed to get Jason in a relaxed pose (two hours, including massage).
• Media used: color pencils and black pen with some micromarker and pencil, some pastel. Cool white high quality drawing paper.
• 30-day trial: Day 2/30, July 6th 2018
• Technical notes to self: That pastel sucks, too bad I gave two bags to charity last week and could have donated this as well. I wonder if it’s cuz it’s old? But then again, the Caran d’Ache I have is ancient and doesn’t have that problem. Winter colors depress me.
