Different kinds of Muila
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Muila WIP
Hi! Thought you might like to see this intermediate stage of one colouring of this picture. The hair is almost done; just two more layers. But it’s the weird wedge shapes that my colouring formed that look kind of cool… Yeah, I don’t really know what I’m doing, that’s why I’m all like “HEI GUIZ”
I’m also going to colour this with coloured markers (I’ve made several photocopies, and even this one is not the original) and at least one in Photoshop.
Okay! I’m off to finish it!
EDIT: Hum. The finished grey-scale looks okay. The hair maybe looks kinda weird, because I was trying a thing and it didn’t work the way I expected it to. Then I did a really quick one in bright colours (yay Sharpies! Ooh it’s been so long since I used them – wish I had better colours) and… just… whatever. The colour blender that I bought, the thing that I specifically drew this to test out, doesn’t quite work the way I expected it to. Maybe I’m using it wrong. Oh well. Off to investigate.
Also I will do a Photoshop version of this, because this lineart is too good to waste. : D
Muila, sketch and ink
Getting started on my art list. This is in first pencil and then ink, because I’m going to colour it with markers. As you can see I am trying to do ‘different line weights’. It’s a new thing for me. How am I doing? And the hair is a different kind, based vaguely on the work of this artist: linky! Obviously I wasn’t actually using it as a reference but I think what I did works well in the picture. I don’t know. Anyway, Muila looks like she’s all dressed up for action. She is an action girl, you know, but she pretends not to be. She pretends really well. Often the people at the Unicornland court forget that she can kick most of their butts in time for dinner. I had fun designing the armour, too.
Colour comes later!
Hahaha, I just thought about the first time I drew Muila. It was not nearly as good as this one! Let’s hope I keep improving over the next decade!
…I keep looking at this and it doesn’t seem possible that I drew it. I just don’t draw that good! …I guess I get lucky!
Lucci
Felt like drawing a pretty pretty man without lines. Drew Lucci from Dreigiau/Darkstar. Started him in profile, got some good hair, realized that the profile view was not cutting it at all. For some reason I look at my profiles and see cyclopses now. It’s weird. Anyway, so I redid his face after I did the hair and it seemed to work. Threw in some wings, after I remembered that he has some.
How to draw without lines: draw your lineart like normal. Then throw a few layers on top at about 80% opacity. You’ll still see the lines but that should only last you long enough to put down the shading to create the shapes using… well, the good people use more paint. I just use dodge/burn, and it shows… but I use the blend tool also pretty liberally, so it turns out not too bad in the end, I think. (Then turn up your transparent layers back to 100% opacity. You may need to adjust the colour/saturation at that point.)
I think he could actually use more face on his right (our left) side. Also his shirt needs fixing. But whatever, it’s done now, I’m not touching it anymore tonight because I need to go to bed because I play for two churches tomorrow! And then I go to someone’s concert! And then I have to watch a race! So no spoilers! : )
J’aime le Tour
Mwahahaha, behold my powers of fangirling. : P
The guy in front is supposed to be Ryder Hesjedal; following him is one of the Schleck brothers (pick your favourite 😉 ) and last but definitely not least is Cadel Evans. …And then there’s me.
My first time drawing a bicycle. : P Yus, I copy/pasted. Whatever. IT’S ALL FOR THE KAWAII.
Wow. Just wow. So many crashes today, and bad ones, too. I am shocked. I feel so bad for Hoogerland… I bet he pulls out. And poor Vino! He made such a great effort yesterday, and I was still looking forward to seeing him ride on. Phil and Paul say that with a broken pelvis, his cycling career is pretty much over; he was planning on making this his last Tour anyway, but it’s really sad to crash out (even dramatically). And then everyone else who went down… sending them hopes that they heal quickly!
BUT. Thomas Voeckler is the most adorasquee cyclist in the business. Andy’s cute, but Voeckler… wow. Did you see how happy he was?!?
Adorable griffon alert, if you haven’t already seen it.
Menad, underlit
I was going to draw someone else, a new character, but it turned out looking like Menad, so I kept drawing him as Menad. Somewhat better than last time, neh? And look, I tried doing a little bit of fanciness on his shirt. I lit him from below because it looks cool. Let me remind you, he isn’t bad. Just moody and emo and somewhat mixed up.
I’m feeling lyrical, so I think I’ll update his profile.
Eros and Psyche: chapter 3, page 11
Another page! …First panel is the best. I did it last.
Sure, you’re not scared, Psyche. : P
Remember, she can’t see him at all. She has no idea who is in the room with her. He’s completely invisible to her.
Going to go watch the Tour and then play with my dolls. I should make some cyclist dolls. 🙂
Queen Yoia, front
Happy Canada Day! Because Yllamse was interested in the other picture of Yoia, here is the same lady from the front. …I should have added more detail to her belts.
I cannot shade white cloth using the method I’ve been using. This could be a problem for when I do other Griffonlanders, so I had better change it.
I’ve started following a webcomic called One Question! It’s pretty cool! (Oooh, pretty wings, and at a believable size, too! I think Flairé’s envious! XD )
TOUR DE FRANCE TOMORROW WHEEEEEEEEE
GETTING UP AT 5:00 AM TO WATCH IT
Eros and Psyche: chapter 3, page 10
Oh em gee, what is this? A comic page? Mindblowing. So anyway, this is a different scene than the last one; that’s why Eros is creeping in like a creeper. (smacks) Bad boy! Anyway, it’s been a little while since the last scene, several days, at least. …In the comic, sillies. Not just real life.
Gonna try really hard to get to the end of this chapter on some kind of schedule.
P.S. Guys, Eros has not been a very good role-model so far. Please don’t imitate him.
Queen Yoia
Hmph. Have just finished this picture and already I’m not too happy with it. Oh well. Hey, it’s a dark-skinned kalla! She’s rather pretty, isn’t she? She is Yoia, the Queen of the elves who live in the Griffonland. She’s very strong, both physically and in temperament, and is the matriarch of her people. Together with her partner, Swiftgold (not shown), she makes sure that everyone more or less gets along peaceably. Even if she has to crack some heads. She’s married to the long-suffering Nu, and they have a bunch of children. I’m not sure how many. And those children have children, and some of those have children too. Griffonland kalmaei marry and have kids a lot.
Yes, I am aware that there is something funny about her right leg. : P
Note: If you don’t know, my elves have an odd quality to their skin – it is not a fixed colour. It is a fixed tone, certainly, so some are pinkish and some are more yellowish. But Yoia is darkskinned because she spends her whole life in the steady southern sun. If she lived in the north, like Zela, she would have pale skin too. And if Zela lived in the south, she would have dark skin. Interesting, huh? I have no idea how realistic this is, but with my people, it happens. : )
More stuff: The Griffonlanders primarily wear white. It doesn’t absorb heat. I’m not sure whether the jewellery works, though. The armband might be a bit much. I mean, it does kind of restrict her bicep…