It's the end of yet another year! I was looking back on the artworks I've done (to make a year end favorites compilation) and it only now hit me how busy a year it has been; between a bunch of events like the Pixiv workshop, solo exhibition, and a whole lot of freelance work, not to mention the creation and campaign for "The World of Guweiz" (artbook 2) - personal art seemed to have really taken a bit of a back seat.
Even now I'm juggling the last few different pieces of work, and squee...
2022-12-23 02:07:48 +0000 UTC
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It was a fun but surprisingly challenging time trying to put this piece together! Sometimes made up poses really don't work quite as expected or envisioned, so it's a lot of scrambling to try and make things appear as 'nice' as possible :) It always serves to remind me there's plenty to learn, and we'll talk more about this on this month's process walkthrough.
Nonetheless, I hope you enjoy this piece, and thank you as always for your amazing support!
2022-12-13 06:36:50 +0000 UTC
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The adventure continues! I'm having more fun with this format of presentation as well, focusing on some more "big moments" and returning to a more illustration based focus for this character.
I hope you like it as well! As always, feel free to let me know what you think :)
2022-12-06 06:26:22 +0000 UTC
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The adventure continues! I'm trying something a little bit different than usual. Rather than a set of pieces that work together to describe a very "localized" event or scene, I want to try depicting a broader story with them instead for this character.
This really gives me the opportunity to work on individual pieces like full illustrations, avoiding too many close-ups or pieces which can't stand alone, but still be able to connect them together when I'm all done. Hopefully it works we...
2022-12-02 06:03:25 +0000 UTC
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Part 5 is up- This time we make some good progress with the piece, focusing on building a setting for your illustration, and how to capture it efficiently. I've also learnt quite a lot myself working on this specific piece, especially regarding where to put my effort in when painting the environment.
As always, feel free to let me know of any questions you have!
Thank you so much for all your support, hope to see you next month as well!
P.S. The video file size got way...
2022-11-28 09:21:59 +0000 UTC
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The process walkthrough for this month's pieces is up! I realize my commentary is becoming more of a flow of consciousness type of deal, skipping over a lot of the more basic and repetitive parts of the process. So I'd just like to remind you that if you have any specific questions, feel free to ask them below.
Please look forward to the tutorial video coming out soon as well - this month's should be quite interesting as well :)
Thank you as always for all the amazing support!
2022-11-26 04:51:49 +0000 UTC
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A new character appears- Are they as innocent as they seem, or perhaps?
It's been a while since I had this much fun drawing details, hope you like it as well!
I feel this is a little bit of a return to the old slice of life illustrations I used to do a lot back then, but this time integrating a more serious approach with the style.
Let me know what you think as always, and look forward to the videos coming up in the week ahead :)
Thank you so much as always for your ki...
2022-11-23 06:14:04 +0000 UTC
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New art is back, and here to stay! It feels really good to be back painting new works 100%, already got a couple more ideas cooking up (I think I got an especially interesting one for this month's mega tutorial entry).
I hope you like the conclusion to the "Tower" set - how will the story develop next?
Stay to find out :)
Thank you so much as always for all your kind support, both for the recently concluded campaign, and here on patreon!
2022-11-15 05:57:38 +0000 UTC
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The campaign is finally coming to an end (we're on the final day!), and it has been such a wild ride. Thank you again for all your amazing support, I really could not have done this without all of you.
I'm really looking forward to continue working on the book with the team at 3dtotal, we're at the editing phase, ...
2022-11-08 15:28:09 +0000 UTC
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We're on the final stretch - I'm really grateful for all your support! -
If the limited signature page, all the extra free stretch goal bonuses, (commentary track, bookmarks, dust jacket, postcards and sticker sheet) are something you're interested in, please definitely do consider backing ...
2022-11-07 14:11:26 +0000 UTC
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I was scrolling through the artwork folder looking for today's promotional piece (haha), when I found this set.
It really took me back to when this whole "set" and narrative artwork thing began for me. I didn't quite have an intention to go on this really long journey when I drew these pieces - in fact I just wanted ...
2022-11-01 15:33:40 +0000 UTC
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500 signed copies and 30 signed prints just got added, please feel free to grab them quick before they run out!
Thank you again for all your immense support on this campaign, it has been really humbling and drives me harder to make even better art.
2022-10-31 13:15:21 +0000 UTC
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We're almost coming up to the end of the campaign, and it has been a really amazing launch thanks to all your support!
I'm also looking into adding more signed copies on Monday, so please look out for that if that's something you're interested in.
Thank you as always!
2022-10-29 15:33:06 +0000 UTC
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The series continues! This time I demonstrate how much a composition can change based on needs, and how I make those changes gradually to realign the illustration with my goal.
It's also a full hour long, and fully real-time as everyone has requested. I hope you enjoy, and thank you so much for your support as always!
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2022-10-27 12:11:36 +0000 UTC
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Yet another two remasters for the book! We've just unlocked the extra pages stretch goal, which is something I was really looking forward to. It adds on 32 pages to the initial 152 - which not only means being able to include more content, but also that the art has more space to shine i.e more full page spreads!
We're about halfway to the end of the campaign, and as always, you can check it out 2022-10-24 14:30:20 +0000 UTC
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This month's process steps video is up!
This was actually quite an interesting set to cover, as the process was really complicated with a bunch of difficulties. If you find things can be frustrating sometimes when drawing unfamiliar angles and tackling new challenges in general, you are not alone!
I talk through and explain the troubles I faced with some of these pesky frames, as well as discuss some possible solutions to common troubles. I hope you enjoy and find it h...
2022-10-24 09:26:41 +0000 UTC
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And a couple more reworked pieces - The first one was definitely a satisfying process to rework a little! The original had some proportion issues mixed in by the perspective, and for the longest time I didn't have a good idea on what was wrong. The second one was a bit tough to fix fully, as I always have...
2022-10-22 06:19:50 +0000 UTC
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As promised, I will post the remastered sets here in full resolution as always!
The first image was the one I was the most dissatisfied with originally, so I'm really happy that I managed to wrangle the composition into something (I feel is) much nice with a few simple edits. The second frame is a tough one, and I've tried to get it to look more natural, but it might just be a piece I have to fix when I'm more experienced!
The rest I believe, only had minor changes :)
2022-10-19 13:35:05 +0000 UTC
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It's day 7 of the campaign already, how time flies! I haven't posted here to last 2 days to avoid spamming you guys, especially with artwork that hasn't been changed since the last remaster upload.
However, we've just added some additional signed copies, as well as signed prints for those who're interested. If you'd...
2022-10-17 12:34:03 +0000 UTC
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Finally finished up this new bit! The lighting was quite a bit harder to manage for frames 1 and 2, as I couldn't use my favorite usual silhouette trick (which I found was quite optimal for dark settings).
Still, I hope you enjoy it, and thank you for your support as always!
2022-10-13 06:23:27 +0000 UTC
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It's day 3 of the campaign and the support has been overwhelming, thank you to everyone who has backed the project! I'm settling in after ironing out some teething issues early on in the campaign, and can finally put up the new art tomorrow (I mean it!).
Here's another high-res set that will be featured in the book,...
2022-10-12 14:56:59 +0000 UTC
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It's day 2 of the 30 day campaign, and I've been really overwhelmed by the response yesterday! Thank you so much for all your support, and we're moving along really quickly.
I actually want to take this campaign period as a chance to share a lot more 4K versions of artwork that I remastered for the book with you, so...
2022-10-11 13:13:03 +0000 UTC
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It's finally here! I don't want to just copy and paste what I've written elsewhere.
I just really wanted to say thank you again for all your support here on Patreon. it's really been something that's enabled me to keep working on the art I love to make, and is why this book has a chance to exist.
It's filled...
2022-10-10 13:26:55 +0000 UTC
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Final couple of days before Book 2 launches on Monday, October 10, 1PM UTC - click here for the campaign link! I guess this is also a title and cover reveal as well :)
You can bookmark it or use notify to jump in immediately once it opens, there are some very limited items that might run out quickly.
Despite the campaign that's ab...
2022-10-08 05:13:59 +0000 UTC
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Finally some new work - A new set is still WIP, so I have something a bit simpler here first!
In book news, it's the final 1 week countdown to the Kickstarter launch! I'm getting quite nervous, even though it's actually the second time we're doing this. In the meantime, I'm finally mostly freed up to work on new art again, so the aforementioned set will be arriving soon.
Thank you so much for your support as always, as well as for your feedback on the last tutorial video - follow...
2022-10-03 06:03:59 +0000 UTC
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Sometimes even remasters need remasters- Going through a final round of preparing all the artwork for the upcoming book!
An update on the dust covers: I've been notified they will be exclusive for the Kickstarter campaign - so my current plan is to have a more simple, elegant design for the dust cover, but have the full illustration on the actual hardcover.
I think it will be a nice way to add something meaningfully unique for everyone who backs it (It opens on Oct 10!) :) As al...
2022-09-29 06:58:01 +0000 UTC
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The mega tutorial continues!
I swear these episodes are getting ever longer :) I'm trying really hard to keep the full process live - and so far that is the case, but it's definitely getting harder to go through each "stage" fully in real time. I feel that it's so far worth it though, as it does allow me to show a full range of techniques and the decision making process in full.
In the long term, I think it will also be valuable to have a full real time painting process to act a...
2022-09-27 11:04:51 +0000 UTC
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Just two more weeks to Book 2's launch on Oct 10! Here's another couple of remastered artworks I prepared for the book :)
Thank you very much for your feedback as well on the dust cover/ hard cover - I've heard a lot of good ideas. In the meantime, feel free to let me know any miscellaneous requests or suggestions you have for the book, I would love to hear any additional ideas very much!
This month's tutorial video (continuation of the mega tutorial) will be up very soon as well...
2022-09-26 06:15:11 +0000 UTC
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And a couple more artworks that will be in it :) These two pieces didn't go too much change, as I liked them in their original form quite well, so most of the edits were to the character's face in the first image. There are in total about 160+ artworks, so I'm really trying to budget my time out to "upgrade" those I feel more strongly about.
Regarding the book and launch campaign itself, we're looking at the option of a dust cover as one of the stretch goals, but I'm a bit torn over whe...
2022-09-18 11:23:39 +0000 UTC
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I think after looking through all the sets I've done (and reworking almost of all them!), this one has to be my favorite - which is also why I really wasn't able to change much of it, aside from some really small things in 3 and 4. They'll definitely be featured heavily in the book, and I'll have the chance to talk a lot more about them in a more lengthy format, which will be really exciting :)
Book 2 Update:
The great news is that I'm 99% done with reworking the older pieces, and...
2022-09-10 06:14:33 +0000 UTC
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