Creative Corner

The link isn't copying properly, but I'm really happy about how this piece of paleoart I just put up on my blog came out: https://topographicdungeonmap.wordpress.com/2023/02/04/some-paleoart/

I actually have a dragon with tons of art I made if you're interested. I have things ranging from dragons, anthro, and Human OCs. https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/60297175 Everything on this dragon was done by me. Most of the stuff towards the bottom is newer than the stuff at the top. With the exception of everything above "non-dragon art" being out of order somewhat. Recently I've been feeling very inspired to expand my universe VIU, which is an alternate reality earth of sorts... so there's a ton of characters and art of that at the bottom. XD Been practicing poses, interactions between characters, emotions, and clothing. All of which were major weaknesses for me. I'm at least partially proud of all of these, but here's a few of the ones I'm extremely proud of. :D [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/403081707659722752/917513299904589834/20211201_180633.jpg[/img] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/403081707659722752/944462405650493440/20220218_211416.jpg[/img] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/403081707659722752/895070231746207794/Screenshot_20211005-150358_Sketchbook.jpg[/img] [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/409189148361228288/1033061971320381540/Screenshot_20221015_031338.jpg[/img] As far as inspiration goes, I also am VERY inspired by the VIU characters. That may just be a me thing though. X'D I am inspired enough to be writing stories about them though, and I'm drawing more than ever. Also as a side thing, I know it says everything on the page is credited to me. I used to have other people's art shown there too, but eventually changed it to only my stuff... kept marking the credit location for continuity, instead of removing the credit section. XD

Ah, I hope your artblock will go away soon! It's an awful feeling, oof. Here's some not so recent pieces that I feel proud of and that inspire me to keep doing art :) [center][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/924300830721605663/1071769787333627997/nevarnroh.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/924300830721605663/1071769564616081539/sehkmetir6.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/924300830721605663/1071769514338963516/request2.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/924300830721605663/1071769356679262208/lychee.png[/img][/center] (this one deserves a remake, that's why it inspires me lol) (edit: @Commander oof, so sorry about the animations, had no idea they actually bother some people :( also, nice art!)

(can I admit it was super hard to type with the above animations? Omg, they're so fast and my head kinda hurts...) (edit: @golbin , yeah, the fast animations can definitely hurt, unfortunately. ;3; While I'm not prone to seizures or otherwise have epilopsy, I can still have mild headaches from them, and others could be triggered in a worse manner. The thread has static versions, so I always wonder why they don't get used as much, LOL...But that's my personal opinion. xD Thanks regarding my chars, too~ :3 I am so into drawing Xac, omg. He's been fun to work with and practice poses on.) My main muses are mechs and robot OCs lately, but also shadow creatures. Been trying to get back into commissions after a hiatus from them (why did I think it was a good idea to not only try as a newbie on FR, but also during a move??), but while they're not ongoing, I've been drawing the same usual OCs. I've Xac modeling (more can be found on my board, linked in sig; Please make sure you read the content warnings to keep yourself safe!): [img]https://i.imgur.com/9Rb0Ft1.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/p16PRUG.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/iFquydG.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/GX9Sbe8.png[/img] And I've pics of Xac and his wife, Fuzo (one of my AU sonas): [img]https://i.imgur.com/9GzxcBd.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/SXVXMAi.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/LHXMY27.png[/img]

[center][size=2]often when i am feeling uninspired by the things that usually inspire me , it is because i have reached a point where knowledge vs execution is not balanced as well as i would like , so nothing feels 'worth' doing . i do not know how to make anything that looks good to me , let alone exciting , so just starting becomes an obstacle as i have already essentially given up . this is pretty natural in the ebb and flow of improving any sort of craft , and it usually means i will benefit from doing studies of other people's work that inspire me in order to piece together [i]why[/i] i appreciate theirs more than my own at the moment , so i'd recommend giving that shot ! but also sometimes when i am feeling especially unsatisfied with what i'm able to create , i find it inspiring to look at my old art just to appreciate how far i've come because i at least know that past-me would love to be able to draw the things i'm unhappy with today . so i will post a few of my first digital art pieces and more modern ones for comparison , including a few sketches that showcase what now comes so easily compared to before . i hope it helps encourage you to keep on creating . [img]https://images2.imgbox.com/d4/88/bdH9jdhY_o.png[/img] [img]https://images2.imgbox.com/40/32/Jzi80vUG_o.png[/img] [img]https://images2.imgbox.com/a4/6d/RYedwO7O_o.jpg[/img] [img]https://images2.imgbox.com/04/31/Gc34mxhc_o.jpg[/img] [img]https://images2.imgbox.com/12/7b/ZmUomyqR_o.png[/img] [img]https://images2.imgbox.com/2b/fa/DmFL1e92_o.png[/img]

excuse the comments/pings haha o|< @golbin your art style is so cool, i especially love how you render/color your work!! that mirror piece is especially gorgeous and lychee dragoon cookie is so cool in your style!! @mem it's amazing to see how much you've improved; thinking about your past self being impressed with pieces with you're not happy with now is also such a nice way to think about things. ;o; your art is really so lovely, i especially adore that piece of the gaoler with the cool colors contrasted with the warm lighting!! -------- -------- these aren't the newest of my pieces but i'm pretty proud of this commission i finished a while back! i tried some new things with shading the fluffy, cloud texture of the wings and i'm happy with how it turned out. [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/476038815727747083/1068008245815414804/Untitled_Artwork_1.png[/img] i also still like this piece i did of my OC sen'ri, it was a bit of a challenge cramming her into a little square canvas but i like the pose that i came up with! [img]https://f2.toyhou.se/file/f2-toyhou-se/images/60215232_kIwaOlfOGDzchqP.png[/img] lastly, this is only a messily colored sketch of another OC auriel, but i found myself very happy with the pose i came up with! i didn't want to burn myself out with trying to stress over this piece and clean it up a bunch so i'm glad i was able to satisfy myself just with this. [img]https://f2.toyhou.se/file/f2-toyhou-se/images/60346897_5cAGgoJS6WrXXOW.png[/img]

Oftentimes the best thing to do when art block/disinterest in art is THIS bad is to take a break. Allowing your brain to not think about something gives it time and space to reset, so when you go back to whatever it is, you'll be excited about it again. You could also find some laidback art channels on youtube to watch (my personal go-to is Drawfee). Seeing other people being excited about art can help a lot, too. You could also take a look at your OCs and ask yourself what WOULD make you excited about them? Maybe their designs/stories just aren't quite your thing anymore and it's time for an update, which isn't a bad thing! It just shows that you've grown, and they've grown with you. ----- I thought other people sharing bits of their art journey was pretty interesting, so I decided to scrounge up a few older drawings to kind of show mine as well. Normally I avoid looking at my old art tbh but it's probably something I should be okay-er with doing lol For fun I went ALLLLL the way back to roughly 2012 maybe (10-11 years old)? To find one of the first drawings I EVER made of my oldest OC, Cathala: [img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/c4180ee78c2aa1bc697a6ba58cbf0531/7f64f9ca104b4248-ee/s540x810/a8dee1df9444d85e8a1388a389befef1484a36f0.jpg[/img] And here's one from I THINK 9th or 10th grade (15-16 years old), maybe 11th, after I'd gotten back into drawing after a 3-4 year hiatus: [img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/cf31bcdbc3d16aa09cb04eaf3421bce6/7f64f9ca104b4248-b6/s1280x1920/0ec235ae18a881f52ffdb7f7c42b8e95ba48cb0a.jpg[/img] Now for a change of pace, because from 2018-ish to 2020 my special interest was Gorillaz, and that was when I went through HUGE art puberty. Finding my style, learning my digital art program, figuring out how social media works, it was a lot. This was when my knowledge didn't match my skill, which is one of the roughest periods in any artist's life imo. But I learned a lot, and even though I have some regrets from that time (very iffy fandom...), I wouldn't be where I am now otherwise. Here's one of my earliest digital drawings from that time, from early 2020: [img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/001fff9582015008dabdd1bd7551401f/c0d8a2a50277368f-b0/s1280x1920/fc411ddfb3d0ecc6219511d90f0de7dd66d4df0b.png[/img] Back to Cathala, I found this while looking for something else. It's an interesting example from July 2020 of her in-between stage where I WANTED to start drawing her again, but didn't have a direction in mind. I was probably in a similar place to you; I had the attachment and knowledge, but not the excitement or skill: [img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/700e756bcf1c3803d9497016b401c8c2/85d2d4bfea3cba9c-03/s1280x1920/f56f671aac6a1628210a2f7c50679abdb0d3bcec.png[/img] Here's a set of digital drawings I did of her after I started redesigning her in February 2021: [img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/8b73eb3c39e6fe6a627a6a87bbd19c5b/c6b467de6cf39271-6e/s1280x1920/b9b89858df18ae8cb6c2121efbc6e5509881175a.png[/img] A random picture from the period where I started redoing and properly adding on to her backstory and character. She'd been mostly a blank slate up to this point, and I only had vague backstory elements from random thoughts I'd had as a child. I was properly excited about her again after giving her a design and story that resonated with me: [img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/de80e347371e257305bb13fafcb4aeaf/a6fe6afba0b89bc4-28/s2048x3072/b3b8b02de43de3c4c8b506c87d1903f50c2a7aa5.jpg[/img] And this is my most recent drawing, finished a few days ago for Valentine's Day (featuring her girlfriend, who I created also in February 2021): [img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/7fce5de88afe8f6a8737ab31ff1f3ad5/e350daaa0b8e6a96-ad/s1280x1920/119b98d0d098aa44059d35d3daeb04a548386568.png[/img] ----- We all start from somewhere, we all have our awkward phases, we all go through periods of no motivation. What you're not seeing here are the dozens and dozens of drawings I made in between each of these snapshots. Some of them I was proud of, some of them I honestly hated. You're also not seeing all the drawings I abandoned because I lost interest or didn't have the skill to do them justice. But every awkward drawing is necessary for the whole journey. You learn something every single time, and it adds up. You'll get your drive back, don't worry :)

Ahh, thanks a bunch! ;3; I'm not the best mech artist by a long shot (like, never ask me to draw a Transformer, please! ;3; I'm not there yet! xD), but I do love them with a passion~


Hehe, Xac has plenty of pizza to go around~ ;D Just don't be surprised if it turns into a food fight! :P The outfit's representing a BattleBot with a pizza theme, known as Ripperoni. I drew two outfits to represent it~



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Omg, that pic of the green guy...Could that somehow be Ace from the Gangreen Gang? I admit, I didn't know anything about him joining Gorillaz (still honestly don't, lol), but I heard he did and a lot of people drew art of him as such (unless it's a headcanon, but I'm doubting it since a lot of people speak of it like it's canon lore).


I just had to ask, since it represented him rather closely, minus the lack of sunshades, LOL. As someone who loved the OG Powerpuff Girls, I just wanted to know. xD If not, apologies, but it also wasn't intended to be an insult in the slightest if you find that kind of question as such. ;3;