The Art of Jin-Ching Lim

So, the few of you who follow me probably know about the whole NSFW ban. Not that I really draw that, but since tumblr’s automated algorithm is less accurate than monkeys tossing poo at a dartboard, and I’ve already gotten some art mis-flagged, here are some links if you wanna follow me elsewhere. Artstation (mostly here): https://www.artstation.com/jinchinglim Twitter: https://twitter.com/djizomdjinn

Skyliners! Gotta love 30s bare metal prop planes.

Huh, forgot to post this one. Inspired by some of Ikeuchi Hiroto’s custom headphones.

A #mermay thing. Mantis shrimp mermaid.

Because hey, after I painted it, I wanted one on the tabletop. More than a few rough spots here and there, my sculpt-fu is not up to par.

Quick grayscale sketch / paint.

Sororitas Terminator armor!

I find it kind of sad how there’s a significant chunk of (mostly) South Korean artists all converging on the same composition, painting style, and honestly body and face type that I literally cannot tell one from another. Not to say that it’s bad art; in fact I think it’s quite good technically. But the clothing designs are tired, usually lazy at best, and the body types are all variations of “K-pop idol stretched to 8.5 heads with DDs and massive legs.” Anyways, my contribution to the corpus I guess.

Don’t forget your spell component MOLLE pouches.

I should probably draw her in something other than fancy gowns. But fancy gowns so fun.

Need more practice painting backgrounds. Clouds are cheating, but at least the carrier island is a start.

Riding boots + tights + hemline that ends near the knee always a classic combination. Plus tights are always fun to paint.

Technique study of another artist. Two actually, one for skin/lighting and one for hair. Starting to get a bit more confident rendering hair, it’s always been my weak point. Refs: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/3Yr0J https://www.artstation.com/artwork/6VraO

Embers to ashes, smoke to dust.

360 pano painting is weird. And it gets worse the close you get to the poles. But it’s great fun.

Beguilers gonna beguile. Charm spells + Disguise Self (just to make sure you look nothing less than your best, of course) are wonderful tools.

On the other hand, I seem to get so much more subtlety and life when I go loose. Different strokes for different folks I suppose.