Studies and stuff

Taking some time to do more backgrounds since most of the work I'm doing these days is characters. BGs are kicking my a$$! Studies in particular. When Im looking at a photo or painting to study, I believe I'm choosing the colour I'm seeing but then its totally wrong. Colours appear quite differently depending on what they're sitting next to. Desaturated yellow-browns elude me.

More artwork, some posted at Deviantart some not. 

^thumbnail studies from pbase.com photos 

^study regurgitation. Gotta study more!

 ^commissions

^train sketches

Inside

I'm not to big on making blogs personal but I have something I would like to share. I've been quite pessimistic about my artwork. Not all times but when I have an undesirable outcome. It's something I feel deep within my soul, "I'm not good enough." Its an expression I've felt since I was young and has been dragging me down my whole life. This not only applies to art but other areas of life. Eliminating all negativity about myself from my mind has become my main goal in the past few months but I've only recently been taking it more seriously. And I know that if I keep this up, I cannot move forward. Its late, but its time to let go of all my past conditioning.

 ^Pixiv conest entry

   ^ I thought I would share this again so I could show the steps.

Thank you for reading.

Aquos Android and others

＾スマートフォーンやっと手に入れた！長い間欲しかった。数ヶ月くらい待ってて、種類とか機能はかなり増えてきたんだよね。

^Finally got a smart phone! We've been wanting one for months. It was worth the wait since since the number of types increased along with the functions. 

 ＾Wakkawaと言うアーティストのストリームを見て、その技術をちょっと参考にして、描いた。やりすぎかな～。

I checked out a few of Wakkawa's streams and tried to use some of the techniques he was using. Maybe it came out looking too much like his work?

^Style change jam with Tongman

^先週、友達と上野に行って、すしを食べた！久しぶりにうまかった！

Ate some sushi in Ueno with a friend last week. Its been a while since I went to a sushi bar. Hella tasty!

outs and dumps

^Went to Laketown, a humungous mall thats pretty close. Used to go quite often when it first opened. We usually go there to eat Sendai cow tongue which is in the 3rd pick. Maybe I didnt notice before but they put 10 yen message chairs in the mall. After walking around so much, it was a nice break. Also played that new DB arcade game. Its pretty damn fun!

Styled my Kayo's clothing a while back. Pretty much everything above the waist is my clothing haha.

^Recent commissions and other art stuff.

最近の描く物

 ^Work works

＾写真からの勉強

studies from photos

Mei Ning & 顔

＾Igotsussは僕のキャラクターの彫像を作った！嬉しい！＾＾

Igotsuss made my character into a sculpture! Fine work done on it too. I love it!

Workflow and faces studies