Le Cirque des Rêves

Surprise! Another post on the same day?! I wanted to post the Kerry Eurodyne illustration I keep mentioning but forget to post, lol. Not this time. (⌐■_■) I made this illustration a few months back, I was experimenting with brushes & my art style. There were a few things I was happy with here like the background. It was a bit more abstract but I liked the colors. The illustration itself needs more work. Some things weren't proportioned correctly, I need to pause regularly & distance myself so I can spot these mistakes earlier. I also need to work on fabric folds. I kinda bs-ed it. Fabric is something that tends to give me trouble, especially when rendering. Need to do more fabric studies so I can at least bs more accurately, lol. ໒(⊙ᴗ⊙)७✎▤ Capturing texture is also hard. But I'll get the hang of it with time.

A Kerry piece to accompany Johnny’s. I wanted these two art pieces to complement one another. I referenced photos from one of Miyavi's photo shoots for the both of them. He looked so badass in these shoots so I drew Johnny and Kerry with his pose and set. He’s such a stylish guy and an awesome musician, I love the way he plays guitar.

I’m really glad I was able to create more in line with what I had envisioned this time around. Like I was able to get the colors I wanted and the values. I feel like I improved there. I'll most likely revisit the Johnny piece and make the corrections now that I know what to look for. The challenging part about the Kerry piece were his tattoos of course. I had to guess how they would wrap around his arm. Do I think I captured it accurately? No, but I did my best, lol. It was good enough for now.

I finished the Hazbin Hotel headshots, I'm really glad to see the improvements there. The first time I drew them were back in 2021, it's nice to see how far I've come. I'm also getting ideas for the Rogue piece, I might do my own little photo shoot so I can have references to work off of. I'm excited to draw her mohawk again. <3 I also have ideas for a SAMURAI piece but I want to look at band photo refs and I might want to do one for Alt, her netrunner outfit is too cool to pass up. The CP 2077 brainrot continues, but hell am I having fun lol.

Another Kerry Eurodyne pic, referenced a shot of Miyavi's for the pose. I loved how dynamic he looked in the photo, so I wanted to capture that for Kerry. For this illustration, I wanted to work on dynamic poses and try out a new way to do leather/latex. I want the characters to look less stiff when I draw them. I also want the clothes to look more tactile. I feel like with this illustration I was able to take a step in that direction, which I'm proud of. I know it's not perfect (don't think it ever will be) but I'm improving.

Still gotta work on incorporating backgrounds. This one turned out alright. I also have to work on lighting. I want the piece to feel cohesive. I'm not quite there yet. But as the year continues, I'll chip away at it. I'm excited for the challenge.