Winter In The UCA

Winter In The UCA
1600 x 1920
SketchBook

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 Merry Christmas, everyone! And Happy Holidays!

🎄🎇🎆🎁🎉🎊❤️💚🤍

Something DS-themed for the Yuletide season!

The Climb (DS Fanart)

The Climb

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SketchBook

DEATH STRANDING Fanart

Been a while since I painted DS fanart. 

OCTOBER 2022 SKETCH WRAP-UP

Me sketches for the month of October. Quite a lot of Jack Quaid because I am still absolutely crazy about the guy, plus one of him and Erin Moriarty. Then some of Florence Welch, then of Connor -- this was spontaneously inspired by a hilarious post by a mutual on Twitter. Then, to end the month, three sketches of musicians whose works I love and support. Luke Levenson, Malingo and finally, Ryan Karazija of LOW ROAR, who had sadly passed just end of this month (Rest in love, Ryan.)

Bonus pieces. Did portraits of Jack Quaid with ink and gouache -- first time for me using this for portraits! Very interesting process and definitely gonna try more in the future.

Rest in love, Ryan Karazija.

 Rest in love, Ryan Karazija of LOW ROAR. 😢💙

See You Around, Teb!

See You Around, Teb!

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I have officially finished my first playthrough of HORIZON ZERO DAWN! What a journey! Has taken me a real long time -- though somehow, my derpy ass still managed to not complete much of the side quests, so yeah I missed the inclusion of some pretty big NPCs into the final battle, which I will definitely want to attempt again for that. In any case, can't wait to experience HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST once it is out on PC. 

In the meantime, here is Aloy with mah boi Teb~ :3

And here is what the original photo might have looked like:

SEPTEMBER 2022 SKETCHES WRAP-UP

 

Did less sketches this month, but definitely finding myself slowly leaning into Jack Quaid/Hughie Campbell -- because I have recently started watching 'THE BOYS' (finished all three seasons) and I am obsessed with it. Also, managed one portrait of Newt Pulsifer from GOOD OMENS. Dude is an absolute boi XP .

Journey Through The Night

Journey Through The Night

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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
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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

AUGUST 2022 SKETCH WRAP-UP

So it is the end of August, and here be some sketches which I have done for the month. Had me the pleasure of watching 'THE NORTHMAN' and also 'THE SANDMAN', which essentially make up the bulk of my sketches here. This was also the month I created my OC Fyoden, and I have had some sketches of his face and figure as well. 

Okay, not all NORTHMAN and SANDMAN stuff. Later in the month, things get a bit more random as I jump from WESTWORLD's Lee Sizemore, to Alexander Skarsgard and Oliver Jackson Cohen, to the character shown in the new DUNE: AWAKENING trailer, before ending with a portrait of Floor Jansen seeing 'Shoemaker' at Hellfest 2022 (highlight of the concert for me).

How You Doin', Sam? V

How You Doin', Sam? V

Gouache on paper

26.5cm x 19.1cm

A DEATH STRANDING FANART

It has been a while since I have done a traditional painting, and even a longer while since I have done anything with gouache. Thought I'd revisit it. And what better way than to paint a scene from DEATH STRANDING?  

The reference for this painting was taken in the woods by the Wind Farm, what is perhaps one of the most terrifying places in the game because of how crowded it gets with BTs when it rains. However, during the time of this scene, it wasn't raining and I found the way the light poured into the woods beautifully soothing, so I took some pictures, with a potential painting in mind. 

JULY 2022 SKETCH WRAP-UP

And so another month has passed, and this month... has admittedly seen me doing quite a lot of different portraits. Okay, granted, most of them now in the early parts are Cal Kestis, but eventually I started going into other characters, some recurring and some which I have never really tackled before. (Also yes, that's sweet Steven Grant in the 3rd pic :') )

Some familiar, some not so, I'm sure. Also made a brief return to DBH after ages of not doing any fanart there too. 

And the one I am proudest of (sorry to brag for a bit) is the sketch of Sam from DS taking a break. I am actually very satisfied with how I did with that one. The details were crazy tedious and I was surprised I could pull it off somehow, and I love the way it looks. 

So that's July sketches! Jumping right on ahead to August now XP. See ya then~