Raime's Art School Journey

[raime]

24/6/22 - Personal Illustration - Sanguine OC WIP 2

Some update on Sanguine. Base rendering of skin and hair is done, sword is to follow. Next left are polishing / detailing of main forms, coloring & shading enhancement + some textures. I'm still brainstorming on the background & potential accessories ideas. Colors are subject to change. ( I need to stop overfixating on things, sheesh ).

[hojoflow]

The rendering of this skin is wonderful and smooth. Well done! I'm particularly impressed with the detail of the muscles on the arms, just enough to portray power without seeming over the top.

[raime]

4/7/22 - Finished OC illustration + post convention updates

Hello folks! I missed posting here, but I was attending Gameathlon convention here in Athens / Greece and I was very busy. Overall, I am very happy for meeting some awesome artists, but also was fortunate enough to have great sales. I can now upgrade my booth in the near future and have some chance of drawing fanarts too. I don't have proper pictures, but you can see my stories at my Instagram highlights!

On the other hand, I can finally show you the finished stage of the now named OC Chrysanthe (former Sanguine). I went with that name since her golden-blonde hair reminds me of the flower chrysanthemum, and chrys- (chrysos) derives from the Greek word gold. Feedback always welcome, and I hope u like her!

I am going back to base by 6th of July, so I'll start posting more figure drawings and Art School progress by then!

[hojoflow]

Golden hair is a lovely focal point. contrasts nicely with the reddish skin. Looks as if it shines like the sun.

[raime]

Thank u very much for your kind words pal! ❤

[Lockenheim]

This turned out beautifully! Fantastic work! Loving the anatomy!

[raime]

24/7/22 - Suima, my blue oni OC + some updates

Hello guys! Again, with a substantial gap, I am showing you one of my new OCs! Suima's a blue oni, and I drew her weeks ago when I developed one of my gestures from my exercises. She has some inspiration from asian folklore, and I really loved how her color palette turned out! I'll try to post more designs of her in the future.

On the other hand, i'ts been a while, and I can definitely say that my consistency has dropped a bit. Unfortunately, going to around 6-7 events since late May, from smaller art events to conventions, has exhausted me in addition to my consecutive burnouts. Thus, my rate will be a bit more sparse for the sake of recovering my strengths. And the heatwave here in Greece does not help in the slightest too, damn. I am optimistic enought that after my sleep schedule is fixed I will recover thrice as fast, hehe.

Be sure to check once in a while, I will post some exercises in the near future! Cheers!

[raime]

26/7/22 - Back on track with some routine exercises

It has been more than 2 weeks that I havent done a single warmup, like gestures and so on. Always be careful not to drop your consistency, even if it means to draw as low as 20 gestures per day. Nevertheless, I also started doing my robo beans more like Proko's ( one self assessment is my stretching of the ribcage, which in reality is not possible, and thus in the 5 more elaborate beans, they are all solid forms ). Upper 5 gestures are around a minute, bottom 20 at 35-45 seconds. I also did some 5-15 minute heads since I felt laking,

[Lockenheim]

Cool character and lovely studies!

[raime]

1/8/22 - Some term 1 stuff

Heyo! Have a good start of the month everyone! I did some nude figure drawing exercises from Term 1.

Proportions is my first instance, I will come back with more attempts. Though, I printed it and sticked it right next to my desk, and has helped me a lot remember the proportions when I forget them. I will use this purely for proportions for now, as I transition to a more proper diagram in terms of anatomy soon.

Afterwards, I did a figure drawing with reference, using the measuring tools that Marc indicated. This exercise helped my observation substantialy, since I just realized how much I was lacking at it. I also did work a bit more on it, defining a simple face and putting on flats. I love how she looks

I do have some extra exercises that I have finished, but I will post them after I finish a certain section ( so I can send 'em here as a whole).

[Lockenheim]

Really fantastic work Daudraime! Keep it up!

[raime]

9/8/22 - Commission, personal drawing + some practice by the beach.

Heyo! Finally I am going on vacation for a couple days, so I can take a good break from going to events - conventions, commissions and so on! In the meantime, here are some updates!

This is a lineart commission done for a client's character! He requested a cyborg jaguar, based off a simple reference. He gave me full creative freedom on the brainstorming part, and ended up with a cyberpunk beastman, addicted on body modifications.

Before that, I spent around 15-20 hours on a pencil fantasy drawing. Is it only me that some pencil textures can only be done on paper? I can't do these at all digitally ;-;

And finally, I did some nose and heads studies by the beach, alongside some gestures and observational drawing ( I only got the first instance ).

Hope u all go and enjoy the rest of the summer!

[Swallowing_Safety_Pins]

Omfg that robo jaguar is so sick!!! Great job on that it looks unreal.

[raime]

Thanks a ton! Now I can't wait to reach the art school term where we will draw mechs n stuff.

[Lockenheim]

This traditional work is awesome! Really fantastic job!

[raime]

Thanks! I wish to continue doing traditional pieces when I get some time, it is so relaxing.

[raime]

20/8/22 - Back to base exercises

Returned from vacation and started doing some exercises on some fundamental things. This is how usually my day goes, but I find myself spending a lot of time on warmups. Nevertheless, better than not drawing in the end. Though a piece of advice is that u should always have a clear goal on what u want to do at the moment, and focus at it. I've spent 5 times the usual time on stuff due to this.

First pic is from just before going on vacation. Next is after I returned. In the warmups I also did a practice through video guidance on a Riley head. Finally, gestures are of 90 seconds, since I hadnt drawn systematically gestures for many many days. Enjoy! Gosh I need to progress term 1

[raime]

1/9/22 - BIIIIIIG UPDATE on Nude figure drawing assessments!

Heyo. After I returned, I had a very rough week, with me coughing blood and having to be hospitalized for couple days. Now Im back on track and healthy thankfully! I did progress on term 1, since I realized how slowly I am progressing on it. All left is a proportion diagram to practice ( I am using david finch's one, I like the musculature indications ), and im going straight into perspective section!

Warmups with gestures n figure drawings, then I spent 30 mins on 2 observational figure drawings with measuring tools. ( zoom in for gestures, I draw them really lightly ).

Btw, heres an indication of how I measure the model roughly for the measuring tools figure ( tho I wish I was more careful when I drew them, since I tend to focus more on speed now ).

Also, here's some more exercises. Beans, tubes with contours n sections, angle of the main forms / basic landmarks, and some base skeleton figures. I had done this back in june, but finished it now.

There I got another warmup + figure with measuring tools exercise. The second one took me 45mins - 1 hour, due to deciding to draw bit of the face too and not putting some proper construction. When I block the main volumes, I also put some indicative ones for pelvis, chest, and even a simple loomis head, like a normal gesture/figure drawing. I have issue with horizontally matching the figure, mostly due to impatience, something I fix quickly with lasso tool. I added some flats to make her look prettier too ^^

close up

Before going digital again after the hospital thingy, I did 1 practice of David Finch's proportions. Then, I did some study on arm muscles. Lower arm muscles is a definite killer for me rn, Ill study them properly later on, though for now I got a better understanding of main muscle volumes around the body.

[raime]

New character concept illustration, along some insight of my own.

As an artist, I have a habit rooted deep within me. Comparing the vastly progressing industry we are in, with a tendency of such industry leaning towards oversaturated and overly produced and consumed, commercial-focused content, I consider such habit a double edged sword.

When I draw, I have the habit of overly brainstorming a concept. As if my mind drifts away on its own during the process. I mostly never have a clear idea of what I want to draw or how it looks. For me, when I draw characters or relevant illustrations, its more of a progressive process. Something that you build up along the way. Like sculpting, starting from a rough volume, shaping and refining it, but without a clear idea of what you're going to sculpt. Most normal people just clarify the specifics beforehand for the concept, or draw drafts of it. Yet, while I am still early in my journey, I consider this limiting. What if a new idea pops up out of nowhere, which surpasses all your previous drafts? U get me?

I kinda love this habit, not going to lie. I feel like I am in a completely different world, visualizing my character, asking questions on how this and why that on such individual. Mostly things that add a lot to storytelling and the design choices of the concept. It's even better when you take your time doing it. The double edge part however has to do with such time, which can make the process pretty time consuming. It scares me. I dont want to be forced to stiffen such ideas for any sake.

After I started doing some exercises again, I took up on one of term 2's head challenges in the server. As I drew, I came up with the idea of turning this into a bigger design, which became even bigger. I can admit that I craved drawing a mermaid for many months, but I also do adore the sea as a theme. And thus, I did a sketch of a fantasy mermaid, swimming through some underwater ruins. ( I think this took me aroung 6-7 consistent hours, including the long brainstorming ).

I really wish to continue this illustration. Feel free to share any thoughts or similar experiences, I'll be glad to read them!

[Lockenheim]

Im so sorry to hear about your hospitilization but I am glad that you are doing better and your recent work is awesome! I really love the bendy and twisty shapes. I hope that you have continued health and continue to feel better.