when the stars kiss the sky

Another Marina piece for my skrunks. This has always been just a concept in my head, but now I get to materialise it!!! Yay!!! RIP to 4 hrs of work though cus I panicked and didn't think of a simple workaround to an issue I had with this lmao (I almost cried)

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I completely forgot how to draw… I honestly don’t know why I can’t bring myself to draw regularly these last few years. It’s like a minor inconvenience happens and I extend my art break for another 3 months... Oh yeah, I was working on a pretty ambitious Mariah piece that I just gave up on lol

Lately I’ve been feeling nostalgic for the early 2000s so I was watching old mvs. Kuri-chan’s the ones I binge the most ∩^ω^∩ This song might be my favorite of hers right now.

I keep wanting to go back in time. Mostly because I’m sad an old mcyt I used to watch finished his mc series. I think it’ll also be his last video playing the game. I was so heartbroken it felt like I’m slowly losing in touch with my inner child. I cried after finishing the video…

I keep thinking about her.  She spent her days serving evil men in a castle... Death was the sweetest release she’s felt after such a cruel fate. There’s been speculation on whether Daniella is a homunculus or human. She keeps alluding to the former by saying she was “created” but I’d like to think it’s still up to interpretation. What if she was just a normal girl before her life was taken from her when they kidnapped her and turned her into a mindless servant... Or that if she’s a homunculus, being made with azoth (the essence of life) is ironic given that she was infertile. Thus not being able to contain azoth within her. She was made to be “The Perfect Woman”, adding insult to injury.

I think I’ve said too much but I guess I really resonate with her story haskjhskjhg Also I just think she’s neat :3 I watched so many video essays, the only thing left to do for me is to play it. Hopefully I can emulate it...?

I was trying to capture a colored pencil look so I downloaded these. I might never truly be able to capture the unique look of traditional art digitally though I’ll still keep trying.

I’m so happy to see her new model. I think she looked... not her best in 7. The new outfit is so cute too! I was even more delighted to learn it’s designed by Jasmin Darnell!

I put a new signature again... I’ve had 4 so far lmao it looks like I’m stealing my own art. But I kinda get impostor syndrome when I have to put a watermark on my drawings. I don’t like seeing my name on them but I haven’t thought of a really cool artist name I wanna go by. I know I could just... not put one but I still feel the need to. It gives a sense of finality. 

I used new brushes to color this one. It’s the wet ink blot and dry ink brushes. I think they’re default on csp but I also downloaded a custom g pen here for the lineart!

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My back hurts while writing this. I’ve decided to go back to an art noveau style. It takes so long to draw for me but I think I’ll come to love it.  I happen to like the thin lines and ornate detailing in this style. Semirealism is nice but only for practice.

Clip Studio Paint’s text tool is... laughably bad. I shouldn’t have to feel threatened to use Photoshop just to add text.

Also, my first official art of the year? *cheering and fanfare* So I thought of signing this one instead of just adding in a watermark. Hopefully I don’t disappear for another 6 months again. I want to draw more.

See below, my process of getting out of an art block.

2 in a month! There must be something in the air this September. I did that blur effect I see in some digital art. Does it work? Maybe I should dial it down next time. I’m testing new waters with this art style so I’m still figuring things out. Also, new watermark! So yay for that :p