This would be a great excuse to flesh out characterisation for me so -

Send an ask with a face and a character!

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Day 18. "Favourite character"

ALL ASKS DOWNE

how do you draw the way you do, got any tips??

Thank you so much for showinng interest and asking! I'll tell you some stuff I do and some general tips I reocmmennd!

First is equipment! and choice of tools! I use Clip Studio Paint and I lean towards tools that are great for silly quick lines (even tho it's not always quick) I use harder brushes that don't varry much with pressure when lining and a kinda scratchy brush for stuff Iw ant to make extra soft or sketchy (kinda like pencil!)

I use ot draw a lot of traditional so I've had my practice of doing lines slow but my taablet fights me making the liens look terirble if I'm too slow (; w ; Huion whyyyy)

Next is influnce and style stealing!! Think of yourself as a combinaiton fo your interests! I grew up with Maplestory, anime, and Chibi Robo and all sorts of colorful cute fun things so I've obsorbed a bunch of that. Art styles and elements you like will influnce your art whether you know it or not~

pull up artists, games, maybe research a style or even look for fun little quirks or outfits or art or whatever while on your off time. I spend a lot fo time saving thing sI find pretty to look at later for ideas or jsut to kind of influnce or learn from

I have several folders of clothes and styles and aesthetics I like that I use to dress my characters <3 it helps a tooooonnnn

it's not stealing in a bad way to look at someones art and to take elements oyu enjoy!! hek all of cookie run is base don the CG gingerbread guy form shrek, Try weird fun things!!

Lastly~ Expression and Feelings!!! a thing I spend a lot of time on is getting expressions down and making an image feel a specific way. tho I often go with a rang eof Happy/ pleased to like, Puzzled or Even happier hahaha. though I'ev been leanrign to do crying better and more relaxed faces recently

this Nini from the other day has a pretty simple face but somehting I note when draiwng her is that I will ignore the mouth not being perfect cause the wonky wobbly mouth is a core part of her and her body being in a veyr sprea dout maner make she rlook all excited, hek I drew to many lines os I gave her a chin mask jsut caus eit looked cute hahaha,

for pictures without a face I treat the body or parts of it liek I do a face and add expression there instead, waggign tails, sweat beads, waggling arms, lil single word text blurbs, etc

Thank you for asking and if you have any more questions lemme know <3<3

SELF PORTRAIT<<but u r rly pretty!!-so itll b like drawing a celebrity lolol blow their socks off bestie<333,tho actually!this reminds me ive never rly asked u abt ur thoughts on none-phone drawings,

they do get weirder but for now look at this other robot!!!<333 he makes bombs

nintendo is trying to drain everyones bank accounts...alas the power of fun cute gaming and nostalgia-omg cal have u ever played super smash bros-u can play as toon link hes so baby

YEAHH SELF PORTRAIT fkjfehf i made sure to make myself xtra pretty in the portrait tbh ;D HEJKDF aye what are none-phone draiwngs though? :0 i dont think ive ever heard of those www

luce do u have a hting for robots😰 /lh FEKJAD bomb buddy looks funky in a good way though<33 i liek his red eyes

AJKHF YEAH IVE PLAYED SUPER SMASH BROS BEFORE :D me and my brother used to play it together on his switch www and ofc i play as toon link FEJKHF <333 he is very baby indeed i want to squish him

1, 6, 14 for the ask game!!

1) Favorite drawing from this year

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh good question let me just. Look. Through my files

I'd say these two pieces are probably my favourite from this year, I really like how they turned out and they were super fun to do!

6) longest a drawing has taken to finish

So. I don't have timing per *say*. I know that one piece that I made a speedpaint on took around 10 hours, so I mean. Considering that and considering the comic pages took longer I'd say probably around maybe 15 or so hours???? But like over a lot of days, and i mean a LOT

14) how many drawings did you complete this year

gOOD QUESTION NOT ENOUGH

I think,,,,, maybe around 45??? If complete means 'it is at a cleaned up stage where I considered it done' (so counting a few things like the mermaid sketches)

It might be less than that though ngl ADJHSAJHSDbut goodness it should be more. Gosh. I am a fool. The amount of hecking unfinished things I have. Ew

Anyways ty for the asks!!!

omg imagine 2014 Naoki actually visiting 2014roshi a lot when he's singing and always left spare change for roshi, hence why he went there, he can't miss the last performance of /his/ life //MEL S TOP and good morning it's a new day technically here rip I slept past midnight

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o right i forgot ab t that ‘w’;; its still 8PM here rip

Artist spotlight: Lunarin-Arts!

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Introduce yourself I am Lonneke! But online I prefer going by the name Rumii. I am currently 20 years old and I live in the Netherlands. In my spare time I like drawing (of course), Cosplaying and Gaming. I used to be really into anime, And I still have favourites like Kamisama hajimemashita, Black butler and hetalia. But right now I am more of an artist/ gamer. In which I play alot of Overwatch, which would be my main fandom. and Story rich games like NieR; Automata. I love meeting new people, and especially other artists. Even though I tend to be a bit shy at first //especially in large groups Nonetheless I hope we can get along!! And Im very excited to try out zines. as I have never done them before. When did you start drawing? Are you a digital or traditional artist? I started drawing in last grade of primary school, so around the age of 11/12. I primarily started out traditionally, but quickly picked up on digital art. Mainly using MS Paint when I just started out. Next thing I know I had a drawing tablet and extensively used Paint tool SAI. So I would say I am a digital artist. Though I do traditional as well, but I don't upload traditional art as much.  Do you use any traditional mediums? If so, which are your favorites? I have! for traditional work I just use whatever pencils I have around for sketching. Micron fineliners for Linearting. I don't color my works often, but have started getting some copic markers, pro markers and twin markers to try out. I like using the copic markers alot, they are very expensive.. but I can just feel how much better the quality is compared to my other markers.

image source: [X]   Why do you prefer traditional over digital? (or viceversa) I highly prefer digital, mainly because it's way more easy to manipulate your works, edit any smaller mistakes without having to draw them over again. and from lineart on, nothing you do is permanent. Plus I can use way more colors than I can on traditional mediums right now. What do you think is the most challenging part about being a traditional/digital artist? I think the biggest challenges for me were getting accustomed to my drawing tablet. I mean it really takes some time to get used to the pressure, and it really feels different than draiwng directly on paper. and after that getting familiar with the drawing programs. I just switched programs again and I am still figuring out all the tools. So even though I think digital mediums make things alot more easy, it takes a long time to get everything out of it. even years later you can discover a function you never knew of. which will elevate your art even more. What inspires your pieces? I take inspiration from various places, I like doing challenges, or just fanart. but also alot from music. it can get me into a certain mood or I can just see a piece that fits with the music. and then try sketching it out while listening to this song. I also like looking around for special things like 'mermay' for example. Look at the themes and just try to imagine what kind of piece I can do with that.

image source: [X]   Explain your "everyday" drawing process I kinda take I gotta explain how I get through an artwork? well, first of course I try to find my inspiration. Or I already have a vague idea of what I want to do. And I make a super super rough sketch. then I go over it and add slightly more details. My sketches are still usually very messy. but I love that when I lineart I can make everything pretty and detailed. and it looks better compared to the sketch. Which is obviously my next step. After that I lay down base coloring in seperate layers. Always starting with skincolor > Haircolor > eyes > bigger parts of clothes > smaller parts of clothes > details If I have background I try to go with the biggest parts like the sky or ground or whatever first. and move up from bigger to smaller things pretty much. I work very organized so I always have my layers in different maps. Usually one for each character, and for the entire BG. sometimes also different ones for different parts of the background. so it's easy to find back if I have to fix something in a certain part of my artwork. Besides this I also sometimes do more painted works, I have only done those in portraits so far. But in those I made the sketch > put colors below it > merge layers > start the shading part by part on top of it. usually working back to front on which colors overlap eachother Do you have an artist you admire (or more than one)?

I have a few people I know that inspire me, like Chance-To-Draw on DA ( https://www.deviantart.com/chance-to-draw ) And my best friend of mine who doesn't really upload her works anywhere anymore ;;-;; So I can only admire her through our discord server >< I also love Lord_Gris (https://www.instagram.com/lord_gris/) alot! And Rosuuri (https://www.instagram.com/rosuuriart/) ofc those are a few well-known artists. I follow alot more people with amazing art but gosh I can't possibly list all of them here >< I just like seeing a variety of different art styles and OC's Is there an artwork you are most proud of? Why? Right now I'd say this one; http://fav.me/dd4acw5 I just..love how the coloring turned out. this was a really hard painted piece to do aaa >< especially her hair. But Im just so happy with it! I really feel like I have been improving my coloring again lately and I can't get enough of it jgkdhf

Do you listen to music (or tv shows/films/anything else) when drawing? YEees, I listen to vocaloid covers alot, actually. also covers from other things. just..alot of covers. or original fanbase songs ahah A few examples here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwMZhdyZHVI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNoy_b_JYU0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPMhkIiapIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPw-0vctJJQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tr014nQ4pk

image source: [X]   What makes art interesting for you? For me it started alot as a way to vent my emotions. It calms me down to draw when I am sad, angry or happy even. I love being able to look back and see the improvement. and know that in 2 years I will once again look back at the stuff I am currently very proud of. and know I can already do so much better than that! This is really what keeps it interesting to me, I think. What do you do when art block strikes? //Cry// Jk, To be honest. I either try to break through and search for any inspiration. Or I just call it a day and go game or listen to music. In the last 1.5/2 years I have had a massive art block. I was dissapointed in my own art. didn't know what to draw anymore. and didn't see the point of continuing. Just recently I found a new art program. which in this case helped me get out of this huge slump. and I'm ready to be a bit more active. and get into new projects and broaden my horizon's in general What’s the most valuable art advice you’ve ever received?

Well, I haven't asked for alot of advice before. but a while ago I sortof got the advice to use references more often. After which I feel alot less afraid to do so. and feel like my works are getting alot better. and I find it easier to start on things after searching for pose or background refs