26th December

72 sigils that only witches (and/or wizards) can understand.

The concept is that these symbols are printed on 72 cards each with format similar to Tarot's standard system. The dimension of a card also follows the standard size; about 2.75 x 4.75 inches. Plus, the card's corner will be rounded, not pointy.

I too don't know what these symbols mean myself, but I want to let them just as is to invoke a sense of mystery.

Among them, I intentionally made one, the last 72th one, empty or as in nothing. Because it's intended to show that even the ever-intelligent witches still has something that they know nothing.

They're aware that they aren't omniscient. They humbly, simply just admitted that there's always something they don't know and that their knowledge is limited.

But of course, it doesn't mean they wouldn't want to pursue it and study the unknown. They're intelligent and curious, after all.

I've been planning this for one of my original characters who's a witch. And I think I've been brainstorming long enough, although there are some I'm really not satisfied yet, which may mean a possible redraw in the future...

But now I think I should move on. The next thing is just finding the right color scheme, creating the layout as well as the symbols, and printing them for real...

Though I don't know where a good printing shop is.

24th November

I think it's not wrong to just show some rough sketches or doodles...

These were drawn as fanart for Project Zomboid. RSOW is the guild's name in the game. I drew my character along with my long-time online friend's character, and I shared them on Discord myself.

I don't want the ideas to disappear from my head just like that, so I sketched them for now. Though, I'm not sure when these ideas will ever be used in the future.

But at least I doodled them, so they won't be forgotten.

10th August

 

Princess of Sea, more WIP, rendering here and there.

..... As always, colorless water (or liquid) is still one of the most difficult materials to draw.

It sure looks simple at first glance, but when you try, it turns out it's not like that. Regardless, I want to challenge myself so I can get better (humanely, of course).

Though, funnily, if you think about it, isn't it ironic to actually try coloring the colorless water?

20th July

 Princess of Sea, WIP, in process of blending color.

It feels odd that sometimes it feels "completed" even if I only did the eyes.

But naah, no, it's still not done yet.

Ugh, I so wish I'm THAT someone who doesn't care about "perfection" and simply just blend, or color, or draw whatever they want.

6th July

 

More WIP...

A bit naughty (ecchi), but I wanted to draw this to relieve stress. There are still more poses aside these. I draw the pose bit by bit every now and then, then before I knew it, there are already a lot of poses.

I'd love to show them, but I feel like the timing is a bit bad, so I think I'll show them all at a later date.

Until then, once it's completed, I'll show them in much better quality!

16th June

 

Continuation of the previous post. Still WIP.

It may look "finished", but it's very messy since I didn't take my time. The biggest obstacle for me was how to pick color scheme and how to blend properly. Yet, I hope I can become much better in the future if I keep doing this.

... And once again, this is still WIP.

15th June

 

I'm showing WIP here just to update this blog.

This is one of so many OCs I soooo want to draw. And there's also a manga/comic project I want to finish.

I really need to set "perfection" as a low priority, and focus on finishing instead. A lot of advices say that you'll get better over time anyway.

Maybe I'll color this next step. Though, even if I say "coloring", it'll still be rough draft...

That aside, I also need to finish those 3 background illustrations for the game project.

12th May

 

Another fanart of Project Zomboid again, but this time I drew my character to be along with my long time online friend's character. This was just done on a whim, so there's really no deep meaning.

I feel I drew these two pieces of drawings a bit too fast, though I don't think that's a problem... is it?

On the other note, as I like how the poses turned out to be, I may want to redraw this again in the future.

11th May

 

I wanted to take it easy, so I casually made a bit fanart of Project Zomboid. 

This was drawn based on my old PZ character on a certain server I used to play long time ago. Due to real life reasons stated by the GM (GameMaster), it was closed down and is no longer accessible.

Same goes to the discord server sadly, however at the same time, another discord server was created to gather the old players for the possible revitalization of the said server whose time is yet known.

So I'm hanging around in the server there and got a doodle idea like this, then shared it amongst fellow players.

24th April

 

A rough sketch I did while drawing a background illustration for the game project. I wanted to relax and take a breath, so I drew this to release stress. This was done on MS Paint with mouse.

I think summer's about to be coming soon, so I wanted to draw original character wearing bikini. She has a slender and healthy body with slightly visible abs, enviably sexy.

That's why I've been going to gym...

18th April

 

Another draft made on MS Paint with mouse again. 

Heteropaternal Superfecundation.

Twins, but two different biological fathers.

This is a concept that I've always had in mind like forever since middle school. That time, during biology class, we students were shown a documentary video. The video showed sister twins having different skin colors. One is bright skin, and the other one is dark skin.

Now, I still wonder whether those sister twins are still alive or not. If they've passed away, then I wish it's a peaceful death, lying on bed, rather than violent death.

Since then, I've always been impressed that such things are actually possible. And I still like it.

So, the sister twins I drew here have two different biological fathers.

The left one's dad is god's son from heaven, meanwhile the right one's dad is devil king's son from hell.

Their mom, a human, is married to these two men at once.

Before the twin's birth, actually when the mom was still pregnant, the god and the demon king found out. So, in the end, they got angry at their own sons, and forcibly kidnapped them, then put them into prison. The god and the demon king had decided that the sons would be under life imprisonment.

However, the mom, having strong spirit and heart, refused to give up those important two gentlemen, so she stood up against heaven and hell.

For the first time in history, the heaven and the hell worked together as a team to fight the lone mother.

But, of course, behind the mother's back lies one supporter. As a merchant himself, the supporter seriously supports the mom by selling weapons and magics at the mom's disposal.

With that, a big war starts.

A story before the twin's birth.

With this setting, I imagine it like those difficult games such as Dark Soul, Sekiro, Nioh, and alike. I'm still thinking more details though.

Because there are ambiguities in some parts, but I think I'll want to design these twins again in the future.

I've decided to show this to the world.

Sure, there may be a complex social problem, but I'll still do it anyway.

Simply to show that they do exist, and to show that it's possible.

14th April

 

This is one of my WIPs. I already finished the lineart, and I also finally colored them all the base color. For this princess of sea, there are three views (front, back, and diagonal) and 5 expressions. So the total is 8 to show at a later date.

I'm almost finished with the concept art. I just need to apply shadow and highlight, then render them. And a little bit of corrections here and there too. At the moment, in order to update this blog, I'll show the progression.

However, while I'm doing this personal project, there's been a slight problem. It's not a bad problem. Rather it's a good news. The principal from my high-school alma mater suddenly wanted to talk with me about a work, so we arranged a date to meet at a restaurant to have a meeting. 

After hours, I finally agreed to join the game project which will have a team of two people. One artist (me) and one programmer. The audience target for the game is kindergarten, which I think will be a good first step. 

Once finished, the game will then be delivered to the school, and we'll seriously be compensated for it. In other words, income! I'm getting income.

It'll be a lie if I say I'm not happy. I'm just... a bit worried that this game project might go different. Furthermore, it's hard to do both the game project and my personal project at same time. I even also plan to do a comic project, 27 pages, after this princess of sea's concept art.

Nah, it's better not to overthink. I'll do it. I do.

26th January

The princess of the sea - part one

After spending a lot of time, yes literally a lot, I finally came to think this is good enough. It feels like a small chunk of burden is taken off from my mind.

As the title suggests, this is part one from this lady. There are still more concepts about this princess of the sea coming next. Then, after those, there are many more WIPs (Work In Progress) on the way as well.

I'm totally aware they also aren't perfect, but first, I must show this now. I have to. Just to satisfy the curiosity of those who doubt what I'm doing, or those who have been sneakily talking behind my back...

Anyway, while they're talking like that, I'll just move on with a cane helping me to reach the peak of a mountain.

I think I shouldn't worry about "perfection" way too much to the point my brain stops thinking. I'll draw as usual while learning on my own. Independent study.

Your skill will get better over time if you keep using it. I firmly believe that, as long as you have the heart willing to learn new ways from your own mistakes.

Especially a heart that's as hard as a bag of diamonds.

2nd January

 Happy New Year.

I want to show some doodles. 

These 2 images were doodled on MS Paint with a mouse because I was curious whether if a mouse would fit for drawing or not. It turns out the line's thickness is too consistent for my taste. Paint doesn't have layer either, for Windows 10. I read that there's layer function in Windows 11, but I'm not sure on that. Though you can adjust the thickness with the help of eraser, I still prefer using Clip Studio Paint. And there are still some parts I want to correct, so I'll redraw them again in Clip Studio Paint in the future.

While I've been struggling to finish my main illustrations, I keep doodling... but I think it won't be a problem if I show them doodles from time to time while I'm finishing up one illustration of many.

Yeah, it should be right.... right? my apologies lol...