DREAM Of The Endless

DREAM Of The Endless

2480 x 3058

SketchBook

Recently got my copy of BOOK ONE of the THE SANDMAN graphic novel, and am really excited to dive into it!

Got me in such a mood that I decided to make my own fan poster!

More Mariner & Boimler

More Mariner and Boimler cos why not? (while waiting for the next episode of Lower Decks).

Bradward Boimler & Beckett Mariner

Recently started watching STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS because of Jack Quaid (new fan because of THE BOYS), and I absolutely love it! Love the fun stories and also the characters, especially these two. Their friendship is just so endearing for me. 

Fyoden & Connell Comic - Part 2

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BANANA: A Self-Portrait (Of Sorts)

Banana

A Self-Portrait (of sorts)

I got me these random thoughts this morning that involved bananas -- most likely because I had one for breakfast. And from there, I started thinking up this image of someone -- well, in this case me -- just munching away at one. Then, as I arrived at the office, I started sketching over coffee. 

It was the first time I had to research how a mouth looks like while it is munching, and it was interesting to see how I could make that work for this picture. Drawing the hand holding the banana ain't that easy either. 

Oh and while I was looking for a good song to accompany this as I share it on my InstaStory, I found this song: 

Digital sketch of Jack Quaid

Did me a quick digital sketch of Jack Quaid during work break. New fan. Absolutely love him as Hughie in THE BOYS (also an awesome show, just started not too long ago and have been watching at least one episode a night ever since. Now halfway through Season 3).

Maybe a New OC.

Did a little sketch and colouring yesterday during work breaks. May or may not be a new OC. Not sure what their story is about yet. 

 

Man In The Rain

Man In The Rain

1920 x 1920

SketchBook

A moody and rainy one for today. The ripples were tedious as hell to make, but it was fun figuring out how to do them right enough for the piece. Will definitely revisit the ripples again in the future. 

Fyoden with Coffee

Fall is coming. Chilly weather's around the corner, so longer sleeves are in order. And nice hot cup of coffee. 

(P.S. I was told that he resembles Egon Spengler from 'Ghostbusters' and I won't deny it, Fyoden may have been subconsciously inspired by him XP)

The Postcard

The Postcard

1920 x 1200

SketchBook

so you left for the city

i hope you like it there

you're only here now to see the Village Fair

you're just here for the music, that's all

or could it be, you miss the good old times

when you danced with me

-- ABBA, When You Danced With Me

This painting is inspired by a song by ABBA from their latest album 'Voyage' called 'When You Danced With Me', which is a personal favourite of mine because of how Celtic it feels and sounds and also because of the poignant story it tells. 

The painting took a while to work through. Normally my painting process tended to be more paint-as-I-go. This time around, however, I decided that I would like to be a bit more mindful and thoughtful in my decisions. 

So, I began with the colour palette. This is my first time doing this; I tended to choose my colours from the wheel on a whim. Once I was satisfied, I started sketch-painting, keeping in mind that I would be adding two little guys into the foreground after.

After I got the general look sort of right for the landscape, I started on the little guys. I sketched them first to get a general idea of their postures, before switching off the background and sizing up the sketch layer. Normally I would work these figures together with the background, but not this time. I wanted to be a little more precise with the details, so I thought I should just hide the background for a bit so that I can focus. 

Here are the figures with their base colours blocked out. 

And here they are with details, shadows and highlights. 

After that, I turned the background back on and scaled them down to fit with the background and adjusted where I needed to, before filling in the rest of the details -- which was where I returned to my default paint-as-I-go mode, only now with the foundations laid in. Also, added a painterly border at the end, which made it look almost like a postcard, hence the title. 

By the end of it, I do feel a greater sense of accomplishment and satisfaction from having gone through the process. Sure it took more time to plan out, but it helped me break down the elements of the pictures and to focus on each elements without feeling the need to rush into the others -- something which tends to happen when I work on the painting as one entire whole. I guess, I tend to bite more than I can chew -- and I'm not necessarily speaking metaphorically here either. 

A new lesson gained. And an important one at that.

Journey Through The Night

Journey Through The Night

SketchBook

Recently, I got to play ALAN WAKE again, but this time it's the remastered one. I have just finished my playthrough and I realised how much I missed this story and the world it is set in. ALAN WAKE was the first game that properly introduced me to gaming (I had played a few before but it didn't quite get me into gaming so much -- my parents insisted on educational games back then XP). 

So having made my round in ALAN WAKE: REMASTERED, I thought I'd draw this portrait of him. I did this mostly from memory first, before looking over to some references to adjust. 

Here are the process videos (Part 1 - sketching & Part 2 - colouring). 

Part 1

Part 2

Just A Little Longer

Just A Little Longer
1200 x 1920
SketchBook

Did a sketch-y piece of Sam and Lou taking a nap to try out a colouring technique I recently learned via an Instagram Reel from doodle_traffic (link here) -- big shoutout and thanks to them for the tips!

Here are my timelapse videos of the sketching (Part 1) and colouring (Part 2) process. 

Part 1

Part 2

Will The Sun Ever Shine Again?

Will The Sun Ever Shine Again?

1200 x 1920

SketchBook

Title inspired by Bonnie Raitt's song from Disney's HOME ON THE RANGE. 

Exploring more rain painting techniques, plus a bit of shiny wet surfaces. Took some time cos of the rain details and glistens, and also played around with the background a lot to get the mood right.