Mirrraf

Now I can finally fully go into Art Fight mod :)

My first gouache plein air sketch! I said it before, and I'll say it again: I don't understand gouache. Sometimes I do something and it turns out horrible, and sometimes I do something, and it is suddenly decent. Some kind of gouache magic...

Of my four main characters, he probably has the most consistent design throughout years, so I didn't change it as much as with the others. But with Lin, I find it really interesting trying to get his poses and body language right.

Some of the plein air sketches I did with a local urban sketching group in Chișinău!!

But her new outfits came together really quickly!!

A simple little sketch from a reference this time!!

As always we are starting with Efa! I gave her some more colors (yellow!!), and also finally made a decent reference for her wings!

I am really proud of this one. It feels a little bit like a turning point, because it means that even if it takes two or three attempts, and even if it is not easy, I can create something, that actually expresses how much I love these silly little characters that live in my head!

Lately, I've been going through a bit of a slump. It's hard to draw consistently, but luckily, having something to draw that is easy and pre-planned like this really helps!

But here I am, with another gouache study!!

All of my characters come frome different places, but they are not so developed visually as my main location. I decided to work on it a little bit, and as always, I started with Efa. So here are some sketches I did to find the right vibes for her home country.