Le Cirque des Rêves

Yepp, more Johnny Silverhand. I loved his alternate outfit and could not resist the urge to draw him in it. I had to repaint this piece a few times b/c there was a certain look I was going for. I had definitely overworked certain areas in the previous attempt. So I'm glad that I took the time to pause and simplify those areas. Although, I feel that I only partially succeeded with this one. It's not quite how I envisioned it to be but it is a step closer. So for now, I'll settle, but I'll be back with a vengeance. I definitely want to accomplish the original goal I had set out to do.

Started working on the Kerry sketch that will match this one. I hope to continue to learn with that one as well. I also sketched some headshots for the Hazbin Hotel cast, it's kinda fun to compare my art then and now. I feel like I definitely grew a lot. I started reading 36 Streets by T. R. Napper. I enjoy the setting but I haven't progressed too far in the story to comment on anything just yet. I just hope I can finish it by the due date, lol.

"Here's Johnny~" Yepp, I drew this a**hole again. I have cp2077 brainrot. It can't be helped, so I may as well try to get it out of my system. But I feel like it's something I'll always come back to. The world just feels so lived in and the characters feel so fleshed out. I referenced one of the official artworks for this one, I wanted to study it. Practice working on backgrounds and lighting. Two areas I need to improve on. I got to experiment with brushes, trying to make the piece feel more tactile as well. Ended up have to re-do it a few times because I had imagined a certain feel to it. Although it didn't turn out perfect, I think it was a somewhat successful study. I still have lots to learn but it was a step in the right direction.

Still speed running through The Artist's Way, I'm still enjoying it, I find the introspective exercises really helpful. Some of the reading I find a bit redundant in my case. Like I know how to identify and work through my art blocks, I learned this from my own experiences and interactions with other artists in the community. In my case, my art block is when I feel dissatisfied with my art, like the proportions look all wonky and I don't like my current style. Usually that signals to me that I'm about to level up, so I have to push through the bad art to get to the good art. One artist I admire explained it as one's artistic eye becoming more keen but the muscles/skills haven't caught up yet. So when I'm reading it, I'm like yes, I already understand this but to someone else it may be new information so I definitely understand why it was included. It's still pretty helpful and offers some fun ideas.

"Wake the f**k up, samurai. We have a city to burn." Drew the rocker boy and legend, Johnny Silverhand. He was a hoot to draw. I love this jackass. He's so snarky and charismatic. His chrome arm turned out a little off, gotta work on shading metallics. But I'm really proud with how the pants turned out lol. I also used a photo from when I was in Miami during 2017, I saturated it and made it all glitchy. It was my third attempt at trying to come up with a background and it was the attempt I was most content with.

Been working on chapter three of my fic. Started writing the spicier bits. It's been such a challenge because it's so far from my norm but the challenging elements also makes it fun. While writing it, I was jamming out to old school reggaeton. It's been such a long time since I listened to the stuff. Took me back.lol.