#shisleya

shisleya powiedział(a):Omg gorgeous outfits and designs. Have you taken inspirations from some ethnic group in particular to create them?

Thank you <3 And...well, no, not really. The clothes are the result of me playing around with patterns I tend to draw during artblocks. I realised I could use those in half-controlled manner, to create my own cloth decorations. Clothes are mostly basic designs - like robes - with these patterns applied on them. I can see some general influences, but at the time I wasn’t thinking about anything other than sequences of rombs, ovals and triangles xD

As for their faces, I wasn’t using specific references while drawing either, but constructed with raw “formulas and variables” approach too. My “fermented“ database deriving from archeologic/antropologic texts about head structures, mixed with general tips for drawing faces, is what helped me refine the initial ideas I’ve had for all those characters.

Anyway, I just wanted to put all of the siblings on canvas at last, while challenging myself to draw them “similar, yet different”. I already had estabilished looks for 4 of them, but only vague ideas for the rest. I... “chopped” those 4 girls, and designed their parents + remaining 3 sisters from various combinations of their parts XD. I drew loads of bald heads + floating features to gradually get to the final result. I know it’s not exactly what you asked about, but that’s how I’m coming up with stuff. By default I’m less about specific inspirations, more about setting basic guidelines, shit-ton of overall studying that suits them, finding formulas, and goofing around with modifications :}

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What a freaking amazing ensemble. You may regret that level of detail once you start drawing their stories… but it’ll be worth it! xD I think my favourite outfits are Gloria’s and sister #1 <3

Eh, I don’t think clothes will be that much of a problem - they really are just basic clothes filled with patterns so repetitive, drawing them is almost like a brain massage. XD And even if they’ll be a pain, I can make custom rasters ;p

Faces are real bitch here. Gloria is like, SUPER EASY to draw, but others, I’m afraid the differences are so subtle they might just blend together if I'll don’t watch myself constantly xD

shisleya powiedział(a): Ball point pen is amazing, and you master it wonderfully! Also, I know those brushes, they’re from a friend of mine, a very talented girl! Since then I discovered them I broke the ice with digital drawing, they give an awesome traditional feel <3

Asdfghd Staph it <3 Btw. I’ve made a mistake. It’s not called ballpoint pen, but roller ink pen. It can be refilled like a fountain pen, but it has ball-point tip. They are very soft and stable, and I’m using them a lot for traditional sketching <3 Unfortunately I don’t post much of those, but some examples can be seen in this post http://marcianek.tumblr.com/post/107330247857/oh-dear-i-hope-you-like-walls-and-i-hope-my