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Knight Laundry

Finally back and can't wait to draw and share more stuff again:)

 I'm finally getting to work on a pile of ideas I've had for a while that don't quite fit into sets - here is the first, a bit of contrast between the environment and character design. It's been a while since I was "free" to just explore individual concepts in pieces, and I must say, it is really fun!

I hope you look forward to another piece coming up soon! Ideally I'd like to share 5 this September and really g...

WIPs and an Update!

How are you guys doing? It's been a really hectic month over here not made much easier by some unexpected doctor visits! As promised, I'm here to drop off some WIP's I've been working on whenever I could squeeze in some time. As always, I'm deliberately showing the pieces at an early stage so I spoil as little as possible. Really looking forward to September when I can finally announce an exciting upcoming event, and resume drawing full speed!

As a bonus, I'm finally fulfilling a 2024-08-25 13:06:28 +0000 UTC View Post

August Update!

Hey everyone, how are you doing? Right now, I'm working on a few new pieces that I hope to take in a slightly different direction and out from the usual comfort zone! It's been fun doing the planning and drafting, and hopefully I will have some WIPs to show very soon next month.

In the midst of all that however, I'm also prepping for an upcoming event (exciting). Add on a couple of extra commitments here and there and I've found myself knee deep in things to get done! It's been a while ...

GUWEIZ Patreon Series EP38 (Process Steps)

The process steps are up! As promised, I recorded these right after finishing up the pieces so it could come out while the set itself is still fresh :)

This set took a LOT longer than what I expected at first, and took quite a bit out of me to really finish things up. It's really got me considering taking a small break from sets, and delving into more individual illustrations! Much of my effort really went into figuring out how to build the scene as I saw it in my mind, and as it tends ...

Cinema

Thank you all for your patience - This month's set is here, with an abundance of chili sauce! One of the things I wanted to do was to explore the "cinema/theater" type location, and it proved surprisingly difficult to get locked down.

If you saw the WIP and sketches from earlier in the month, things definitely are looking quite different in the finished product! 3/4 portraits and full body shots, as they've proven many times before, are really powerful tools in helping convey both char...

WIP - Sketches Update!

Apologies for the early month quiet as always, I've been pretty hard at work on the next set!

For today, I'm dropping off some exploration sketches I've done! I'm definitely spoiling the theme a little here, but as with before these are the "discarded" sketches - I feel they each have their strengths, but just lack that little bit of magic that make them really work fully. (Sketch 1 is definitely something I want to finish though, just perhaps not with the upcoming set!)

As alwa...

GUWEIZ Patreon Series EP37.2 (Process Steps)

For those who've been around for a while, you may remember the initial rejected version of this piece that I showed! After quite a bit of planning and redrawing, it was finally done - and served as a tutorial piece for 3dtotal's latest instructional book along side many other artists' work.

Needless to say I'm unfortunately not at liberty to actually reveal and review everything I wrote in that capacity, but the regular breakdown and walkthrough is still on the menu!

As always, ...

GUWEIZ Patreon Series EP37.1 (Process Steps)

The process steps for this month's set is up!

This was quite a mixed bag of difficulties for me, with the first piece being the most daunting, and the ones after being surprisingly smooth sailing (maybe I missed something!). Either way, I had quite a bit of fun working on it, and I was really heartened to see many of your positive responses and kind words.

As always, feel free to let me know any specific questions you have, and thank you so much for all the amazing support! One m...

Highway

I had a blast working with this set! More so than just capturing lighting, I wanted to create the full atmosphere of such a scene as closely as I could. It definitely gave me quite a push towards rethinking how certain aspects of light should be used - for example, how to really express bright light beyond just pushing the HSB (Hue, Saturation, Brightness) sliders to max, and the effect light bloom can have on the scene.

I also had a bit of fun making a movie style poster with the f...

Night Warrior

Surprise artwork!

Gothic style armor, despite it's need for details and motifs, somehow feels a lot more intuitive (and thus fun) to draw! It's also very rewarding watching the details come together to help sell the piece and composition as a whole at the very end of the process.

Filling in the scene with a good backdrop was quite a challenge though, as I really wanted something quite concrete (rather than depth-of-field blurred) to help build the scene. With some research I was ...

GUWEIZ Patreon Series EP36 (Process Steps)

The process steps are up (quickly this time!) as promised.

I go through each of the pieces as well as the rejected drafts and my thinking behind them, talking about some new lessons I've learnt tackling this latest set. I also took the chance to answer some of the questions you guys put in the comments as well, so please do keep them coming (in the comments below too!) :)

Otherwise, I hope you find the process breakdown helpful, and thank you so much for your support as always! 2024-05-26 07:48:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Journey

It's done! It has been a while since I really did a non-contemporary themed set so there were many things to learn on the go and put into practice! If you've seen my previous post here the experiments (and failures) speak for themselves :)

In the end, I wanted to challenge myself to create a variety of different compositions for the set, but without forgoing the character aspect too much, hence the portrait focus for the first 2 pieces, followed by something a little more environment he...

Mid-month Progress Update!

I've finally thought of a decent compromise to posting WIPs! Usually I don't quite like doing that as I feel it spoils the reveal of the set too much - but given my posting "model" and frequency, I do feel like checking in with you guys a bit more at least. That's the least I owe for all the wonderful support.

And so I present - rejected compositions and ideas for this month's set!

Each of these didn't quite work out for various reasons given my final goals for the set, but I stil...

GUWEIZ Patreon Series EP35.3 (Process Steps)

The process walkthrough is up! I share my thoughts on how I approached the set and what kind of unique challenges were presented drawing these "full-body descriptive" pieces. I also share some tips on using reference that you might find helpful!

Feel free to check out the video, and let me know of any quest...

Snack Break

The final set of the month as I promised! It took a surprisingly long amount of time going from "almost done" to actually done - but I'm glad to be able to deliver it to you guys even though it's the 30th :) I had quite a but of fun working on this, and check out the process video to hear more of my thoughts - speaking of which:

The process video is up already too- Check it out here!

(I would also like eve...

GUWEIZ Patreon Series EP35.2 (Process Steps)

This poster style piece was really quite a challenge to attempt! In the video I reflect on what went wrong (and right!) during the process and some pretty vital learning points.
Spoiler: The sketch stage accuracy can be really deceptively important, even when experimenting and figuring out the big picture feels so urgent.


As always, I hope you find this at least a little helpful, and feel free to let me know any questions to have regarding this piece and I'll get to you ASAP :)...

GUWEIZ Patreon Series EP35.1 (Process Steps)

Thank you so much for your patience! The process steps for this month's pieces are coming up :) In this video, I talk about what I've learnt working in this novel (for myself) visual style, and some interesting findings and solutions I came up with!

As always, feel free to ask any questions you have regarding the pieces below and I'll get back to you as soon as I can! Thank you all so much as always for the warm support.

There are two more videos and one more artwork going up ...

"Movie Poster"

A very experimental presentation style! I was inspired by some of the really cool illustrations from Gundam Hathaway by Pablo Uchida, and so I wanted to try something along the same veins.

However, it was much, much harder than what I thought going in! Many aspects of the composition required both accuracy and insight while balancing choices in composition, pose and lighting. A thing I definitely still can't quite get down is Irena's pose (character on the left) ...

Getting Ready 🌟

Following up from the last 2 illustrations, I was pretty inspired to work on the character side of things a bit more! It's definitely a departure from the usual more moody and cinematic tone, but a good way for me to gain a bit more perspective.

Drawing poses are surprisingly hard when you can't hide most of it in shadow! So on that end it was a pretty rigorous practice session as well. The shape of highlights and shadows really play a huge part in defining form as I found out.

C...

Special Event: Reviewing your OC's!

I've had a lot of fun reviewing all your submissions for the event! Thank you so much to everyone who participated, it's very motivating to see you guys being so proud of your hard work! It's not easy to offer something so personal to be seen by many people publicly, so I really appreciate the courage, especially for many of the newer artists.

It's a bit of a long video, but I review each your characters in chronological order, from the earliest submitted to the latest, so you can rough...

GUWEIZ Patreon Series EP 34 (Process Walkthrough)

The process video for these pieces are up! It's quite a bit different than the usual cinematic sets - so I hope it will be extra helpful (and interesting) for those who are looking to draw a similar character sheet style of illustration. I've learnt quite a bit when making these so the video is a pretty hefty 42 minutes :)

As always, questions are very much welcome, and thank you kindly for your ongoing support here!

p.s. Also - look forward to the upcoming special video wher...

Special Event for Patrons!

UPDATE!: Thank you all for your wonderful submissions, I can't wait to go through them! The submissions will close in 3 more days on 25th March- so please do send yours in if you're interested. Thank you!

I've been drawing these 2 quite a bit in a bid to upgrade my own character drawing skills recently - (more artworks to come!), and have been having a lot of fun! There's some...

Bad Guys

I had wanted to draw a character reference sheet/ background-less illustration for once - but succumbed once again to the temptation of drawing ever increasing amounts of detail! Still, I'm glad that I left my usual comfort zone for a bit to try something just a tiny bit new :) I had a lot of fun drawing just "Character"s without having to make things cinematic in the usual way. 

I want to try a couple more illustrations in this type of style, before going back to to the usual. I h...

Process Walkthrough Special EP

This month's process is up! It's a bit of a special one as I talk more about the  process of building a lesson around creating these pieces over the past month, plus some of the interesting behind the scenes thoughts and ideas I had. I've also discovered the magic of timestamps to help everyone navigate the video a bit better :)

00:00 Intro and Scene A
14:00 Scene B
29:25 Scene C
39:25 Scene D

As always absolutely feel free to ask me any questions related to any of t...

Grocery Run

I'm finally finished!!

Presenting the illustration set (at full res for Patrons of course) I just finished for the Coloso class! It was quite an experience drawing, teaching and documenting the entire process for the roughly 47 hour(!) class. In a way it forced me to be extra careful and meticulous as I needed to craft a flow that is intuitive and easy to follow, which was quite a learning process in itself. I'm very tired but relieved at this point :)

We will also be having the u...

Checking in!

We are BACK for February! There will be a set coming up this month (likely about mid-month) and the usual videos too. :) 

Thank you for all your patience the past month, and I'm very much looking forward to March when I will finally be free to draw some ideas I've been sitting on for quite a while now. Thanks again as always for your kind support here, and let me know if you have any questions below!

Otherwise, I will see you in a week or so when I finally fi...

A (Late) Happy New Year to everyone!

I just want to wish everyone a happy 2024! I'm pretty late on this one, but late is better than never :) But seriously, I just want to as always, say a big thank you for being here!

Just to give everyone a quick update on the month - as you may have noticed, January is a Free (or Off) month for existing Patrons from Dec (annual patrons as well). This is because, this month I have a special mission at hand! As you guys may have seen, I'm currently working on the Coloso Class, which I exp...

GUWEIZ Patreon Series EP 33.4 (Process Walkthrough)

The final process breakdown is up for the "Morning" set! Finally to the great outdoors :) The final piece, despite its simple composition, brings a whole set of unique challenges to my fundamental skills. Having done a lot of tutorials on perspective, this was a great refresher for myself to understand just how much it can REALLY affect a composition and how it reads. However, after fixing up the basics that had slipped away, I had a great time working on visuals and mood of the scene :)

GUWEIZ Patreon Series EP 33.3 (Process Walkthrough)

The third of 4 process breakdowns is up for the "Morning" set! A challenging piece that started at first as a portrait composition, but went through a whole lot of changes and adjustments to reach its final form, comprising a lot more detail and effort than I had planned for when starting it. Perspective was quite a challenge here too, with otherwise subtle cues really heavily directing the structure of the piece. 

As always, thank you for your kind support here on Patreon, and I h...

GUWEIZ Patreon Series EP 33.2 (Process Walkthrough)

The second of 4 process breakdowns is up for the "Morning" set! At the very end with everything wrapped up, this is my favorite piece of the set. I was very pleased with how the characters and environment came together in the way I had envisioned (which is always a pleasant surprise!), despite some difficulties in the process.

As always, thank you for your kind support here on Patreon, and I hope you find this helpful! As always, all questions are welcome below in the comments.

Th...