Writing And Stuff

@naraclanweek Day 7: Wedding

Also all of them together just for fun:

Napping💤

It was a very hot day

Tears of Relief

Iharu and Reno from Kaiju No. 8, based on the scene showing them in the hospital after Reno tests out the No. 6 weapon. Iharu was so worried that Reno wouldn’t make it, so he’s crying on his boyfriend’s shoulder. I’m immensely happy with how this picture turned out! While sketching it, I thought it was the sweetest picture I’ve drawn in a while! Thankfully I inked it without an issue. I was really brave with painting it. I had the idea to do yellow for the areas that the sun is hitting, while the shadows are in blue. I used a big brush to create a wash of pale yellow over the page, which was really daunting, since I’m used to using my little Pentel Aquash brush that only holds a tiny bit of water. But I blotted off the excess water, and the base wash turned out beautifully! Then I painted in the darker areas with blue with my trusty little brush. This served as an underpainting. Lastly, I did the actual intended colors on top. Watching the colors spread and create a gradient on top of the ultramarine shadows and gamboge highlights was really beautiful! You can see a lovely gradient on Iharu’s hair and Reno’s legs! Done with Sakura Micron pens and Marie’s watercolors on Canson watercolor paper.

Here’s the screenshot that inspired me: