Model X

Damn my lack of self control when game music gets involved. . .

I was listening to the Rockman ZX Soundtrack ( "-ZX Tunes-") when I felt my self really wanting to play Mega Man ZX. Sadly, my DS was at home and I myself was at work. (Plus 15 minute breaks really aren't enough for much progress in a game, anyway)

Long story short, I figured a good outlet would be doing some Megaman ZX artwork, and I hadn't really given Model X any attention in quite some time.

Overall, I like the lineart for this one, I just mostly don't care for the (obvious) lazy shading on my part. Partially it was me toying more with shading layers, but also due to running out of time on break.

Eep

Sorry folks, but nothing to post today. I partially blame this on Disgaea for PSP (That horribly wonderful, portable, little game) but also on a very special drawing for a very special someone. (As opposed to working on postable sketches) It may or may not appear on this space, we'll see later on.

-Ed Kun Out-

My Comrade

This one was pretty much a quick sketch of Kurtis, my favorite character in the game "Disgaea" for PS2 and PSP. While you really don't see him (let alone see him shine) till the end-game, trust in my words that he is many shades of badass.

Probably the single hardest part of drawing Kurtis is the amazing lack of reference material available. Google Image Search reveals a fat lot of nothing, and pretty much any + all art only shows the left half of his head. That said, this pic was sort of an exercise in improvising, in addition to the usual drawing stuffs.

A little bit of Advent

Was having an awful lot of artist's block this morning at work. Try as I might, I couldn't think up a single thing to draw. (Made more than a few failed attempts, as well) In the end, I tried falling back on one of my newest common "models".

For the unaware, this is (supposed to be) Ashe from Mega Man ZX Advent. I figured that since this blog is still rather new, I could get away with posting her.

The pose is supposed to be her down on one knee. I personally am not too crazy about how it turned out, but I couldn't think of much else to do with the legs.

Last, my apologies for the high amount of raw sketchiness. While I've been working on making my pics on Dizzy a bit more refined, I was working with a bit less time than usual.

An Edge Kun

A Monday. The beginning of the week, and a fresh picture to start it out with.This one's my wolf-guy avatar, Edge.

Long time friends of mine will know that Edge gets more attention some times than others, so I'll leave it to you to guess what's going on in life. =)

All in all, I was curious if my style had evolved enough to show a difference in Edge. While he looks the same fundamentally, I think there's a bit of stylistic change to him from older pics.

/moo

Decided it'd be cute and fun to draw pics of mine and a lady-friend's Tauren characters in WoW. This one's just the line art + shading. I'm working on coloring it in as I get the chance.

Figured putting this up would definitely be better than nothing though. =) Pictured here is Daelys (the bigger, male Tauren) and Reisaal. (The smaller, femme Tauren) both are Druids. ^^

Sword Chick

With a complete and total lull in work, I feel myself able to put in a quick commentary now. =)

Another non-fanart picture for this blog, which I'm glad for. (While fanart is fun, it should hardly be the foundation of one's artistic skill) This one is a random chick with a cool fashion sense and a nice midriff, holding a pendanty thing (can't really see that well in the final product) and a double sided sword. (Sadly not quite anime scaled)

This picture's main point quickly became to practice a new style of shading on tabletness. Rather than the usual quick and easy layer insta-shading I wanted to try my hand at a more traditional shading, ie how I would shade with a real pencil and paper. I really like the result, and would love to see any reader comments on how they think it turned out. =)

Overture Sol

Second picture ending up posted on this blog shouldn't be terribly much of a surprise. One of my favorite parts of the Guilty Gear series is it's unique character designs, and Guilty Gear 2 : Overture (xbox360) is no exception. The character designs still live out beyond those of other games, but looking badass nonetheless in the field of battle.

Sol's one of my favorite GG characters to draw, mostly because he's a fun character anyway, and really carries a rugged and rebel personality to him. I personally feel his GG2 outfit really carries this along really well.

Overall, I really enjoyed this pic. The lineart came across as I had hoped it to, and the coloring is a job i'm actually quite happy with. Most of all though,t he shading seems realistic, and almost natural in reference to a nearby light source. =)

Doggy

One would think that with my love for Werewolves, I'd be a lot better at drawing them. One would also think that considering my avatarish original character is a werewolf, i'd be even better still drawing them. That said, I personally feel they need a lot of work. This sketch was as such kind of some effort towards that.

Overall this one's not bad in my eyes. Could be much better, but hey. It's a sketch blog, nothing here is really complete by any means. Stuff that could use work I think are mostly the pose / snout. The pose seems a bit blah, and the entire head in general just needs more practice. (Which I feel will come in time as I draw this stuff more)

Also, much love for his poofy chest mane thingy there. That's one thing I feel must always be present in any form of werewolf avatar i have. =) Makes him all the more cuddly for femmes. =P

In the Beginning there was. . .

Why start a new blog page thingy? What purpose could it possibly serve?

Well, for those reading this just now, it's not currently August 2nd. Oh no. It's actually August 25th, at noon o' clock. I however am taking the liberty of posting it earlier due to that being the date when I first picked up little Dizzy.

Dizzy, is the name of my new hp tx2510 laptop. (Combination Tablet + Laptop) While I have been pondering this move for a large number of months, I went ahead and did it today (err, the 2nd) with little to no regrets. As far ahead as the 25th I have relatively few if any complaints, so I think she was money well spent. =)

The point of this blog however, is not so much to write about Dizzy. Rather, it's a visual recording of my random day to day sketches. Not just normal sketches for that matter, but sketches done using Dizzy. (ie my overdue transition to the digital medium) While I have my DeviantArt account, I find myself not so eager to post on that site anymore. In addition, dA's focus is (in theory) higher quality completed works, rather than the rough random sketches I love oh so much. Also, while the "scraps" option does exist on DeviantArt, it's one rarely made use of, as most users skip by them on the way to the deviations.

Thus I came to this conclusion. Both Trap and Lampert have started similar blogs on LiveJournal, but there's always that slight negative vibe from LJ and it's reputation over the years. (Plus I feel BlogSpot provides more of a means to make this unique, and stand out as opposed to the somewhat limited options LJ provides)

All in all, I figure making a quick and easy page here is the best way to share sketches with those interested. A very nice + streamlined interface for quickly adding blogs + images, nice layouts, and even an RSS feed for long term viewers. Hopefully I can keep this going, as a sketch a day (at least) really helps for getting practice in.

-Ed Kun Out-