Sketch Dump : 3/27/2016

With new blog theme comes Sketch Dumps...

 Thought I'd give the blog a new look as advised by my lovely girlfriend. In commemoration of these auspicious event, I'm adding more of my Sketchpad doodles on here.

 I wish I could just do this all day and get paid for it :)

(Easy Peezy Sketch)

(B&W Inks 4 FuN)

(Harajuku Duofro)

(Ink Doodles)

(Totem Creatures)

(Minox Sketch)

SketchDump: 3/19/2016

Gonna get there one day...

 Well, looks like I'm stuck at a BPO once again. Trying to get in as much creative work as I can. As much as I'd like to do my art for a living... there's stuff that needs to be paid off. Still trudging on with my comics and game ideas. Might try working on my animation skills soon but for now: Here's a sketch dump of my latest work: 

(Another Jack Silhouette with Markers and Brush Inks.)

(Lola KwekKwek)

(Goblin Bomber.)

(Elric Von Kaboomboom)

(I see it now...)

(Look at all the frames :D)

Fire Emblem: Awakening

Thought I'd do another game play blog...

 I've been trying my hand at Fire Emblem: Awakening for about a month now. I gotta say, I felt like I missed out on the previous versions. Fire Emblem is a series of turn-based strategy role playing games and they are pretty damn awesome.

 I tried to figure out why I liked the game so much just like a lot people do. I did so by recalling some stuff I learned by watching episodes of Extra Credits on Youtube. I highly recommend this channel if you like games. They delve into the nuts and bolts as well as the spiritual essence of games and the gaming community.

 Anyhoo, Fire Emblem has a bunch of great mechanics in it's game play. Because I learned, Mechanics is KING. The battles are great. It puts you right in the moment even if it is turn based. The urgency and pressure is palpable. This is mainly due to the "permadeath" feature where your characters can't come back if they get killed in a battle. It's a bit dark, I admit, but hell if doesn't make you invest more into the game.

 And speaking of investment, I love the characters in Awakening. They're so fun and quirky. They tend to make you like them a lot so you wouldn't want to sacrifice any of them for a win. I find myself resetting over and over just because I misjudged a move and wound up paying for it. 

 I guess this plays well with the mechanic. It makes you care about these characters so you have to play better. The story itself does an admirable job of immersing me, as a player, in to the awesome world of the game. They give you amnesia so you can start in a blank state. It's been done countless times before and it's an effective way of introducing someone to a world they probably already live in but just forgot about. 

 The villains are aplenty and are just so annoyingly evil that smacking them down makes it so much more enjoyable. 

 There's more I would delve into but I don't think I'm even halfway through the game considering how much I grind my characters so I can unlock more of their skills and make sure they don't pass away in battle. There's the marriage and creating an offspring between characters which excites my romantic side. The job class advancements also interest me and there's the recruitment of all the characters. 

 But anyway I'm already hooked so I can understand why the game received a lot of hype. It's a well rounded game that gives players an awesome story, lovable characters and challenging but fun gameplay in a large immersive system.

Fire Emblem awakening gets a "DON'T YOU DIE ON ME... CLEAR.... *reset* out of ten".

Unlucky Ducky

The Unlucky Ducky Card Series

 I dropped by a cool site a few weeks back called: http://neonmob.com/. It's all about trading cards with other users. I loved trading cards, most especially, trading card games. 

 I still have my binder of Pokemon Core Set cards. I didn't have a Charizard though. T_T It was hard to keep up alongside the pro players with my 6th grade allowance. However I did have my favorite Pokemon in my deck. (Gastly, Haunter and Gengar) 

 Neon mob still does a great job of recreating that feeling when you open a new booster pack and ups the ante by giving you some free packs everyday. The card collections they have are awesome pieces of art and some also have great themes like Starwars. 

 Anywhoo, I wanted to join in on the fun so I decided to make my own series for Neon Mob called : Unlucky Ducky. It's about a duck that always manages to be at the short end of the stick. I always loved how creative the death scenes were in games and cartoons. I'm looking at you Kenny McCormick and Crash Bandicoot. :D

 I hope you guys get on Neon Mob and grab a pack of my new series when it comes out.

 Here's a sample:

(Monster Plant)

Fanart: Spike Spiegel

I wonder what Cowboy Bebop as a song Sounds like?

So working my way through the Cowboy Bebop series... Love the characters and the short stories  Wanted to remake ol' Spike Spiegel in my cartoon style.

I guess the Space Bounty Hunter is a really fun character. He's laid back and a great Bruce Lee fan. I love the way he fights and love watching the animation when he does. All the other characters are also deep and great.

What's the best episode for you guys? Let me know in the comments.

Archon : Boxing Sketch

Funda-Mental

Hey Ya'll! Whew... So I was going back to some training exercises so I can learn more to improve how I do my art and whatnot. 

I got some sound advice on learning to use more photo references so i get a better sense of proportions and anatomy. It's always been more a challenge for me since I like to create stories in my drawings more and tend to neglect the fundamentals of making it more lifelike. So I tried scouring the image searches for nice poses. I got this nice one with boxing gloves and I thought I could use this pose and apply it on one of my characters. 

I'm also trying to learn more about coloring. I added some cool shadows, which is something I haven't tried much yet. Also some warm highlights. Aside from this I'm trying to put more thought into my composition by adding more quiet areas and giving emphasis to some areas. 

So slowly, really slowly, I'm trying to make sure my art is getting more and more up to the level I want to be. 

Anyone else feel like me, climbing this giant wall of learning the fundamentals? 

Anarchy Inc: Minox

His Power Sucks...

I owed my friend, Miles, a poster of my OC based on him  He always wears a hoodie and kinda looks like a panda. 

Minox gained the ability to contain a black hole in his body so he's one of the wanted Metahumans in Bale City. His power allows him to pull in a huge amount of stuff into his mouth and belly. He mostly uses himself as a suitcase for pulling out supplies when he and his crew do a job but when he unleashes his black hole, it's best to start running. 

Minox is mostly docile like a panda but he still has a knack for being useful in his criminal crew led by "The Komodo". 

I'm trying to add this quaint line of action through this sketch... I'm still trying to learn how to do it right 

Any suggestions on an arc for The Komodo Krew?