Finished Commission and Tatoba WIP

Really was hoping to get that WIP image finished by the end of the day but had to do more shopping for stuff I need before I leave for LA on Sunday. Long story short...my poor mood from a few days ago ended up coming back and I'm tired. But I got a good start on it.

Anyways, first picture is a chibi commission for Grizzlybane on FurAffinity (FA). Chibis are always fun to draw 'cause...they're so adorable.

Second picture is that progress shot. It's pretty much what happened after watching way too much Kamen Rider OOO. Not gonna really get into details about what the show is about, but the "default" combination for OOO is called "Tatoba", a name created by combining together the names of the animals that the Rider armor and abilities are based off of:

"Taka" which means "hawk". Which is the head of OOO costume.

"Tora" which means "tiger". Which is the torso of OOO costume.

"Batta" which means "grasshopper". Which are the legs of OOO costume.

It was my "brilliant" idea to try to create a critter by actually combining all three of those animals as well as using the main color combination for the Tatoba combo, red, yellow, and green (as well as black). Hawk and tiger are easy to combine. Pretty much you get a wingless gryphon with that combination. Grasshopper threw it off a bit for me though. I couldn't figure out how to make the grasshopper legs completely work with the body so I modified the legs a bit more than I really wanted to in order to make it work. They're a mix of tiger and grasshopper...ish. Tiger since they're still covered in fur and are facing the direction tiger legs face. Grasshopper for the length and the feet.

If I weren't trying to mimic the set up of the OOO outfit with the critter's design, I probably could've made the anatomy a bit more fluid. But I wanted to mimic the set up of OOO costume.

Only the facial and neck markings are done so far. I've really got to blend those colors a bit more while still keeping the red, the yellow, and the green distinct. Hopefully I'll finish it...later on today (it's midnight...it's "tomorrow" already).

I gotta try my hand at animal-izing some of the other OOO combos. I definitely want to try my hand at making an animal version of my personal favorite combo, Tajador (Taka/Hawk, Kujaku/Peacock, Condor).

Finished Drawings for Today

In between teaching myself random songs from Super Sentai series and Kamen Rider OOO on violin, here's two finished drawings from today. First up a Swoobat/Kokoromori, a pokemon from the Black/White series. The sketch was done over spring break. I just finally got to coloring it recently and finishing it today though. The way this creature is designed...it originally looks a bit like a puffball. And while it's cute, I wanted to make a more "realistic" form for it (while still keeping it cute of course). I don't draw bats a lot so drawing it was a bit fun. The wings can be a bit annoying to draw though.

Second picture is a commission for GhostBlackBurn on FurAffinity.net of he and his girlfriend's fursonas and little lion/wolf pups. The whole overweight character thing can be cute when it's not overdone, and this was pretty cute to draw. My favorite part of it has to be Ghost's (the lion) expression. That was the best part to draw.

I might finish up a 3rd image, a chibi commission for Grizzlybane also on FurAffinity. And if that one isn't done tonight, it'll definitely be done tomorrow.

Draw-a-day: Days 3 and 4

My "draw a day" challenge is kinda falling apart. Mostly on my part due to disinterest in drawing anything. Due to emotional instability...but anyways...

There should be a lot more drawings than this but still...First one is of a character I haven't drawn in a long time named Avariya. It's her smaller form which looks a bit like a Corgi/Husky mix. She's got a larger form too in which her wings are attached to her body and she looks like a very large (giant) Malamute mix. I gave her quite a bit of design/marking touch ups from the last time I drew her. Sadly I don't have that much of my old art of her...

Second is of the illusion pokemon Zorua. Not the best thing I've ever drawn...not even close. But I need to get used to not being such a perfectionist which is actually very difficult for me. Aside from the glowing eyes, I don't like this one at all.

Draw-a-day: Days 1 and 2

So I wanted to do my best with a "Draw a day" challenge. Just to draw something everyday. Technically this would be day 3 and due to weekend plans I probably won't get my next picture done until Sunday, but just wanted to see what I can get done in a day. And how much I can get done in a day.

Both of these are characters I "bought" using the points system on Deviantart. The picture on top is the finished product of Day 2. An unnamed Fennec Fox. I'm really partial to those markings, especially the facial markings. Maybe I could make a mask of it one day. It might be a fun challenge.

The bottom character is a Jackalope in which it's color scheme was described as "Neon Panda". As a sucker for a blue and green color scheme, I had to "buy" this guy.

Kyuubimon- 90% Finished

Well I got it up to 95% finished by time for Acen.

My fursuit mask for my Kyuubimon cosplay. I strived to have at least a 3/4 partial in time for Anime Central this year, but that plan didn't go like I wanted it to. However I did have the hand paws, mask and 9 tails ready for the con. My plan is to finish the 3/4 partial in time for MFF this November. Which consists of finishing the digitigrade legs, the feet, and the ribbon-bell deal that goes around her neck.

I do have some touch ups that I'd like to do on the head. Maybe sculpt some teeth to go in her mouth. And also to add some white fur to the inside of the ears just to cover up the rough yellow fabric edges. For other parts of the costume, I'd like to fix up the hand paws a bit. Possibly by shaving down the fur a bit so it's much shorter as well as adding in pawpads and sculpted claws.

Once I get the costume done in full, I'll post a picture of that.

"Promotional Art" for my class' animation project. You know...other than a few potential touch ups I'd want to do with the beasts teeth or the butterfly's body, I'm kinda happy with this. I'll do those touch ups later though. I'm pretty much finished with this for right now. When it comes time to make a finished poster for this, then I'll add in all the other touch ups as well as the movie's title.

The title "Suri Umech" (which is supposedly the title of our project) means something like "to shed one's skin" if I'm remembering it right.

Considering this is just promotional art for our project, I'm pretty sure it's safe to upload it.

Suri Umech Poster- WIP 2

Hopefully I'll be done with this before anime club. No, I will be done with this before anime club.

I'm just smoothing out the details now. Still on the beast though. I did outline the butterfly so that will get colored up today. The fact that all the textures are smooth and the makes this a bit faster to paint than other images. That and the creature's body is fading into black.