Skétch'n boo-boos

新婚旅行

2009-09-25T15:28:00.010+09:00

明日から家内と一緒にバリに行って、一週間ぐらい泊まる！

最近あまりにも疲れすぎて、家に帰ったら、絵を描きたくなる。この旅行でリフレッシュできればいいなー。
From tomorrow, Kayo and I will go to Bali and stay for a week!
Recently Ive been so tired, when I get home I dont feel like arting. Hopefully I can refresh during this trip.

＾家内にロシアと羽というテーマで、着るのに十分実用的なものをデザインをさせた。これは僕のデザイン。
I gave Kayo a theme 'Russia/Feather' to work on for a small design project, keeping the design practical. This is my take on it.

＾東武伊勢崎線と半蔵門線で描いた。
Done on the Tobu Isesaki and Hanzomon lines.

Sept　Jyles

2009-09-13T13:05:00.006+09:00

^家内です！
PHOTOSHOPで家内の写真を遊ぶのが楽しい。たまに新しい手法を見つけられる！
This lovely woman is my wife
I sometimes enjoy playing with her pics in photoshop and occasionally I find techniques I can use in my own work.

^行った...メイドカフェーに
I went to... a maid cafe...

＾真面目しないで描いた。以来するために描いた。
Not taking myself too seriously here. The purpose for these is for the next set of commissions. Gonna change it up to photoshop painted characters for the next.

＾電車で！
Train Sketches

My workflow

2009-08-30T19:25:00.010+09:00

^This started as a quickie that I wanted to take further.　She`s basically a redesign of an old character that only appeared in my sketchbooks. I dont know why I never did full character digi paint of her until now.

Painting this way in a paint program has got to be a biatch. I would guess there would be some sort of function that keeps the pen from going thru the floating holographic monitor thingamajig.

All done in Photoshop

^Heres a video of my progress. If you want to download a bigger version, you can get it here.
Workflow:
1-3 : I first start with a round brush set to shape and other dynamic - pen pressure. Then sketch a rough of the the character on a blank layer above the background layer, flipping the horizontals to keep it balanced. Next I make a layer above and line it up, then merge these two layers.

4 : I add a layer under the line for the base colours then merge them when I feel I've got what I want.

5 : I proceed to paint on this layer, painting over the line work in certain areas. Since I see things differently working with line vs. paint, I sometimes go back and forth between line and paint work during the process.

6-7 : More refining, adding more details on different layers such as the corset texture, hair, shirt frillies(word?) and such.

For the final image(top), I used 2 textures (from cgtextures.com) which I set to color burn, tweaked the opacity, and used a mask to get rid of unwanted areas.

I keep most of the main work on one layer so I can work a little faster, not going back and forth between layers. Keeping things separate is really useful if you want to go back and make changes or if its for a client that may want you to make changes later.
I tried to keep this tutorial mainly about my painting process since many people were asking. Sorry I couldnt get around to doing a sketch process.
DevNote FAQuestion -
On improvement in your work: I think when drawing/painting or whatever else you do, everyday pratice/practicing a whole lot is not enough. More importanly is analyzing your work and utilizing it to find out how you can improve upon where your at. If something doesnt look right, erase, draw it again or get a reference(yourself even) to study from. Tutorials can only take you but so far though they can help you with learning new techniques. Anatomy of folds, the body, etc will have to be learned from life. I find that taking part in life drawing workshops and quick sketches outside have helped greatly. This is just piece of the many layers of things to learn out there and it can be quite overwhelming. Having people to art with makes it much more enjoyable and it can really help improve your work. Try your best not to be negative, fearful, or beat yourself up about a bad drawing or the level your at(I used to be so good at this). Dont let that become your focus or things will most likley start falling apart. Keep focus on what your working on, how you can improve, and have fun.

I dont think Ive ever giving this much advice in a post and it really scares me! haha I hope this has answered most of your questions.

Late Update - 遅い更新

2009-08-25T16:32:00.008+09:00

もう一か月更新しなかったと信じられない。自分の絵を描きモチベーションは下がったけで、最近やる気がだんだん増えている。仕事から家に帰って、ゲームとか、家内と一緒にHOUSEとか他のアメリカンドラマを見る。家内はアメリカンドラマは大好きだね。それはないと生きられないかも！

じゃ、モチベーションは自分で受けろう！

I can`t believe its aready been a month since I updated. My motivation to do my own work has taken a dive but Im slowly getting more pumped up. When I get home from work, I usually game it up by myself or with my wife or we watch House or some other American drama. I dont think she could live without American　dramas. haha

Well, I need to start kickin my own ass more.

^電車でスケッチがもっと大きいなスケッチブックで続けている。東部伊勢崎線で。

Continuing the train sketches in a bigger sketchbook.　On the Tobu Isesaki line.
^

^顔の練習。この写真から。
Face study from this photograph.

スケッチばかり　- Just Sketches

2009-07-20T16:57:00.011+09:00

^左のキャラクターは去年の夏の時、描いた。真ん中のは’プールプレイヤーのテーマで友達と一緒に自分のキャラクターを描いた。右のは最初から自分の学習用を作りたかったんだけど、塗れてしまったのに打ち連れることを決まった。もっと実験したほうがいいな。
The first was done last summer. I had forgotten I had done this and wanted to post it. The middle one started as a draw session with my friend Reggie themed around 'Pool Player.' The last one I wanted to do as a tutorial but the initial rough got smeared so I decided to just make something out of it. Kind of a cool experiment, its been years since I used my finger to smear lines.

^やっとこの電車でスケッチのスケッチブックを終了した！もっと大きいやつを買った。

I finally finished this sketchbook of train sketches. I boughｔ a bigger one for the next.

^同量のためのスケッチ。

For a co-worker.

King of Fighters 15th + more Train Sketches

2009-07-07T01:11:00.008+09:00

^the King of Fighters　15周年記念のコンテストのためにこれを描いた。楽しかったね。自分自身への挑戦をしたかった。仕上げる過程でいくつかの新しい技法を学べたし、上達する手助けになった。長い間ファイティングゲームのファンなので、とても楽しく描くことができた。お気に入りのキャラクターを集めて描いた。次回のゲームには今では出てこない左半分のキャラクターも出てくるといいな
Wrote more in English at my dev page--->http://kasai.deviantart.com/art/King-of-Fighters-15th-anniv-128109880

＾東武伊勢崎線とか都営新宿の電車でスケッチ！人が面白いね。
Drawn on the Tobu Isesaki and Toei Shinjuku line.

^すげーかっこいー！
Badass!

遅くなった... Late...

2009-07-01T15:14:00.002+09:00

^最近のキャラクタースケッチ。

^１時間半のＰＨＯＴＯＳＨＯＰスケッチ。この絵は参考と想像から描いていた。
Hour and half sketch in PS. Half referenced and half imagination.

＾東部伊勢崎線と都営新宿線の電車でスケッチ。

今回あまり書いていないので、すみません。仕事は遠いから、家に帰って、あまりにも疲れすぎて、何もやりたくなくなった。引っ越すかな...でも埼玉のアパートのほうが東京よりかなり安いから...
Sorry I dont have much to say this update. Since my job is pretty far, when I get home, Im so tired I dont want to do anything. I should probably move... but then again apartments in Saitama are so much cheaper than in Tokyo...

電車でスケッチ　プラス　２

2009-06-22T14:44:00.006+09:00

＾Photoshopで１時間15分のスケッチ。重圧じゃないブラシを使った。
An hour and 15 min sketch in photoshop using the hard brush.

^このデザインは前の同僚のためだけど、終わらせなかった。
This was done for co-worker when I was an ALT but it was never finished.

^アメリカでネズミを飼っていたんだけど、それをぜんぜんやらなかった！楽しいこれ！
I had rats as pets before but they never did this!

Puka our ferret　僕達のフェレットプカ

2009-06-15T19:54:00.009+09:00

先週末はつらかった。13日僕たちの´プカ’と呼んでいるフェレットが亡くなった。プカは何か硬いものを食べて、消化しなくなった。家内はプカが獣医に連れて行って、手術する予定だったけど、前に亡くなった。僕達のアパートはフェレットにとって安全に足りないと思う。今後悔しながら、反省している。
寂しい
Last weekend was rough. Our Ferret Puka passed away on the 13th. It seems he had eaten something hard that made it difficult for him to digest. Kayo had taken him to the hospital on Friday and was scheduled for a an operation but he died right before the operation.
I dont think our apartment was as ferret proofed as we thought it was. We regret that we were not as cautious as we should have been. We have a lot to reflect on.
We had him cremated on the next day.

He will be missed.

Train Sketches 電車でスケッチ　＋　課程

2009-06-06T20:51:00.004+09:00

＾今日出かけた時、新しいスケッチブックを買いたかったけど、買わなかった。スムーズな紙が入っているスケッチブックを見つけにくいみたい。今の使っているスケッチブックは新宿で買ったから、たぶんそこに行かなきゃ。
While I was out I looked for a new sketchbook but couldn't find what I was looking for. Its difficult to find a hard cover, spiral bound, smooth paper sketchbook in Japan. They always have everything but the smooth paper. The one Im using now I bought in Shinjuku so I guess I'll just have to go back there.

＾背景を描くことがまだ上手じゃないから、課程を保存した。
Still having troubles with painting so I saved my process.

^E3で本当のICOチームの新しい開発ゲームを放送した。グラフィックはすごくレベルアップしたんだけど、前の化け物の顔のほうがかわいい。でもいや、このゲームは確かにいいとおもう。
The ICO team showed the real version of their upcoming game at E3. It received a pretty heavy facelift from before but the monster kinda lost his cuteness. Ah well, this game will definitely be awesome!

最近ゲームをやりすぎかな。WipeoutHDとPixeljunkEdenをやってて、両方のグラフィックと音楽に感動した。でも、一番やりすぎはストリートファイター４のオンライン対戦だ！終われない！
Maybe I've been over gaming these days. Been enjoying WipeoutHD and Pixel Junk Eden which both have some wicked graphics and sic music to go along with the experience. But the one game I've been playing too much is Street Fighter 4! Online never ends!!

ちょっと古いもの

2009-06-02T13:56:00.004+09:00

^左上のページは電車で描いたんですが、他のページが写真屋で描いた。
The upper left page was drawn on the train but the other pages were sketches of a photoshoot. Kayo is up in ma books!

^色の練習ものです。
Colour studies.

東京でゲーム会社に入社した。家から仕事まで１時半くらいかかる。色んなことを習ったり、楽しいんだけど、ちょっと疲れてきたので、自分の描く量がだんだん下がった。もっと上達したいから、頑張らなきゃ。
Im now working at a small game company in Tokyo. It takes about an hour and a half to get there. Its a nice place to work and Im learning many new things but I've become so tired, I haven't been drawing much. I still want to improve so I'll just have to do my best.

電車でスケッチ　＋　＋　マッスル行進曲

2009-05-30T15:06:00.004+09:00

最近はまめにアップデートできているから満足。週に２回は更新したいな。もっと描かなきゃ！

＾昨日職場でこのゲームをやった！面白くて楽しかった。すごく笑った！アメリカ人の観点から、いくつかの日本のゲームが変だっと思うけど、そこが面白い点だっと思う。
Yesterday I played this on the Wii at work! The weirdness mad me laugh but it was really fun. From an American or foreigner's point of view, some Japanese games can be kinda strange but I think that what makes them interesting.

クラ＋電車でスケッチ＋＋＋Project Trico

2009-05-21T13:38:00.005+09:00

最近アップロードしたいんだけど、暇があまりないんだ。もっとまめにしなきゃ。
I haven`t had much time to update these days. I have to start posting more.

^やっと！’イコ’と’ワンダと巨像’の創造者の次のゲームを待ってたんだ！大作みたいだね。
Finally! I`ve been waiting for the next game from the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus team. Looks Epic!

電車でスケッチ　＋　御飯 = Train Sketches + Gohan

2009-05-13T13:06:00.003+09:00

＾このスケッチブックは小さくて、スキャンすることがちょっとめんどくさい。今の進度に着きたいので、全部スキャンしなきゃ。次回電車のためにもっとでかいスケッチブックを買う予定だ。
This sketchbook is small so scanning each page is kinda tedious. I want to catch up with my progress up until now so I`ll just have to scan it all. Next time I will buy a bigger sketchbook for the train.

＾DBZから一番好きなキャラクター。Photoshopで筆圧を使用しないブラシを使った練習です。
Favorite from DBZ! Practiced using the simple hard brush in Photoshop.

Nintendo DS　Colors　+ Jiverity

2009-05-06T16:07:00.004+09:00

^これはNintendoDSのColorsと呼んでいるソフトで描いた絵です。でも、最近DSを失くした！DSiを買うかな。
I backed-up these paintings before loosing my Nintendo DS. Painted in Colors for DS.

＾これは自分のプロジェクトからのイラストです。僕は忙しかったから、プロジェクトを中断した。時間があれば、続けたいです。

This is part of a self-project which I've picked up and put down over the past year and a half. After few contest are over, I want to put more time into this.

Dr. Sketchy `n` stuff

2009-04-27T16:26:00.003+09:00

^ドクタースケッチーからのスケッチ

From Dr. Sketchy Tokyo last week.

＾終了した。作品自体には納得できなかったけど、終了したことには満足した。時々たくさんの未完成の作品を放置する。それは悪いくせだと思う。何かを終了したら、それについて、反省することが大切だと思う。

^ごめんね、モリガン．．．

ｓketcｈy物

2009-03-22T21:17:00.005+09:00

^最近宇宙飛行士に興味がある。宇宙飛行士に関して、もっと検索したい。
Been getting high off astronauts for some reason. I want to take some more time to explore this much more.

^PHOTOSHOPとSAIで白黒画の練習です。長い間この週類の絵をやっていない。
Its been a loooooong time since I've done these kinds of paintings. Thought I'd give it a go once more in both programs.

^ドクタースケッチー東京で描いた絵。
From Dr.Sketchy in Tokyo 2/25/2009

Trials

2009-03-07T16:09:00.004+09:00

筆ペンとかマーカーと青鉛筆をやってみた。まだ何か見つけなかったと思うけど、もっと探すことを続ける。

Trying some stuff with brush pens, markers, and blue pencils. Don't think I've gotten anywhere yet but I will keep searching.

Saiで遊ぶ

2009-02-15T14:07:00.002+09:00

Saiのインターフェイスが大好き。簡易版のPainterみたい。
下の絵はPIXIVのコンテストのために７ｔｈDragonのファンアートを描いた。コンテストに参加する人は別のサイトに作品を載せられないから、ここではスケッチしか載せなかった。描き終わった版はここ。

I really like Sai's interface. Seems somewhat like a simplified Painter.
The bottom sketch is a fan art of 7th Dragon I did for a PIXIV contest. We aren't allowed to post what we did elsewhere so I'll just post the Sai sketch. You can find the finished version here

Slackin on the blog　－　BLOGをサボった

2009-02-04T22:14:00.004+09:00

一番上は先週分の背景。（友達のADRIANと、毎週一枚背景を描く計画を立てた）。二番目は最近の落書き。下の二つは’CHOCOLATE’という映画の’ZEN'をファンアートした。最後のはSAIで描いたもの。　
最近あまりにも忙しいからBLOGを更新していない。このBLOGは日本語を書くにはいいから、ちゃんと続けなきゃ。
The top is part of a weekly enviro shindig my buddy Adrian hit me up for.
The second is some recent sketch pages.
The bottom 2 is a fan art of Zen from the movie Chocolatethai movie) and also a work flow I usually go with. Done in Sai.

Been so busy, I've been neglecting my blog. I really need to continue since it helps with writing in Japanese.

放置しちゃった！

2009-01-03T22:15:00.002+09:00

最近このブログ長い間ほうちしちゃった。

明けましておめでとう。

More 電車で描く

2008-12-13T00:16:00.004+09:00

先月の電車でスケッチ。俺はシャイなのであまり女性を描かない。女子高生は特に。変態と勘違いされたくないから。でも電車で描くのはまだましなほうかも。
More train sketches from last month. Im usually shy away from drawing women, especially school girls since I don’t want to look like a pervert. The more I drew on the train, the more I didn't give a damn.

Train sketch　電車で描く

2008-11-29T00:42:00.003+09:00

もうすぐ職場の近くに引っ越すので、毎日電車に乗る人を描けない。もっとスキャンしなきゃ。
Since Im moving closer to work soon, I will miss doing this daily. Still have to scan the rest that I've done.

Train Sketches and Others -　電車で絵を描き

2008-11-22T22:49:00.005+09:00

Started doing train sketches while going to and from work. I will be moving closer to work so I'll have to find other means.
仕事に行ったり家に帰った時、電車に乗る人を描き始めた。一週間後仕事からもっと近い場所に引っ越すから別の場所で描いたほうがいいです。

＾Other recent works.
最近の他の作品。

Design Festa before & after

2008-11-15T11:22:00.002+09:00

俺のデザインフェスタのブースです。
Booth at Design Festa

今回は、最近の作品の見本を使って、カスタムオーダーを受けた。今回新作品をあまり作ってなかった。次回もっと作るつもりです。ブースを持つ弱点は別のブースを見に行くことができない。
Tried doing commissions this time around using the current ones as examples. Didn't make too many new things this time around. I hope make more for the next. The thing that sucks about having a booth is not having the time to walk around:(

２８才になった、、、ほとんど３０才、、なりたくない。
俺の誕生日に、かよは俺がレッドロブスターにつれて行った。驚きました。アメリカのレッドロブスターが大好きだけど日本のやつ食べたことない。アメリカよりおいしかった。
ugh 28, almost 30...don't want.
On my bday, :Kayo: treated me to Red Lobster(In Japan!) which was a surprise. I love Red Lobster in America but I had never tried it here. The lobster owned America's.

アメリカで伊勢海老を食べる時、胴しかサーブしない。でも日本は頭も含め全部サーブする。あの真ん中のみそと爪の部分はすごくおいしかった。
Everytime I ate lobster in America, they only gave the tail. But here they give you the whole damn thing. I have to say, the innards, guts or whatever that brown stuff is was really good. The claws had to be the best part :D

I'll have to post more food pics later on.

There was this mask store in Ueno that had them on display outside. Thought the expression was funny :D I think its a rendition of Bobby, an African kickboxer turned Japan TV talent.

依頼について情報。下のイメージをクリックしてください。
Commissions---------------------------

^click for commissh info