Hiya Jammers! I hope you're all doing well today. My laptop's losing charge, so this will just be a short post to upload the art of Popcornpizza25's AJ red panda that they won in the raffle!
I hope ya like it :>
Whew... this drawing is such a huge first for me. I get so nervous about drawing animals, especially if they're sort of stylized, so I rarely end up with complete-feeling artworks of them. Animals are just so cool and I feel like I can't really capture that coolness in a drawing xD
But I tried, and I think I'm pretty happy with how this turned out! I aimed for a mix between how red pandas look on AJ and how they look in real life.
Also, aside from the initial sketch, this is also the first full drawing I've done on GIMP! I've honestly been having an easier time drawing with GIMP than I ever had with Photoshop.
Something I learned about how to create line weight with digital art is to use an oval shaped brush instead of a circular one! I recommend you try it, if you want.
This is also the first drawing that I made a special signature for :3
Well, that's all I got for now. I have some ideas for a couple posts, so I hope I'll be able to get to writing them after my school work is done. I have so many hours to do.... AAAAAA
See you in Jamaa!
Doomy ohmygosh, it's gorgeous!! The line art, the shadows, the colors, it's all so cute :)) And your style, it's really really adorable.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, I absolutely love it heheheheh
I'm so glad you like it!! :D
DeleteThis is the first time I've drawn something in this kind of style– I draw characters in different styles depending on their personalities, and for you I thought a kind and friendly looking red panda would be super fitting c:
I'm definitely gonna be doing art raffles again soon, this was so fun!
Heya Doomy, happy St. Patrick's Day :)
ReplyDeleteOk so this art is SO GOOD AH your style is beautiful ^^ I also really like the... chalky? brush you used. I love the panda's expression too, and their pose. Your art is amazing :O not to mention your signature is perfection
i also don't understand how you draw paws so well
Hey Wild! Happy day-after-St-Patricks-Day to you ^-^
DeleteThank you so so much for the kind feedback :')
And that brush would be Pencil 03 on GIMP! It's one of the default choices. Not only is there a smoothing option for the brushes, there's a weight option too, which is why this red panda's lines are so straight and clear. I don't know if I could draw that cleanly without that extra trick haha
For the paws it was helpful to look at reference images of red pandas, and I started by drawing the toes as little circles. They're one of my fav parts of the drawing
Also, sorry I haven't been commenting as much! I've been reading your posts though, I've just been so busy >.<
Once I can get around to it, I'm looking forward to making some art for your DTIYS challenge :)
That art's really cool! I always use Aggie.io to draw.
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Thanks! And wow I can't believe I haven't heard of that site before, it looks really fun :D
DeleteSuch an amazing drawing, I like how you did the paws and that's such a lovely signature!
ReplyDeleteAw thank you so much, Rainbow! I'm happy you like it. For the signature, I've had the idea to do something with paw prints for a while, so I'm glad it worked out ^^
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