It’s about my love for art tools that can add on to the painting. I got very tired after looking for all these pictures so I decided to just post them instead of gushing. Sorry, loves.
My homework assignment in the baby stages. It looks goofy.
Anyway, I could lament about how this painting looks failed right now…but why?!☺️ I rather gush about mixed media.
I’ve never been much of a traditionalist when it comes to art, so particular notions mean nothing to me. People could guilt me for hours and I’ll feel bad, but I’d never change. Colored pencil and acrylic paint have improved my paintings and allowed me to do what I wanted to. Don’t get me wrong, I still love love love my watercolors, but other tools prevent me from giving up.
Colored pencils
So, I love colored pencils so much because they are still somewhat very transparent, but still have the ability to layer over things in a way that makes the painting look interesting. So, I can show you two paintings that were fixed by colored pencils.
Two friends hanging out and done with a fugitive palette. I still haven’t finished this dumb sketchbook.🫠🙄
The thing about watercolors is that sometimes it’s very difficult to layer and get soft edges when you’re a beginner and using cheap paper, so left chick was looking dull with a bunch blossoms on her face making it hard to see her details. She’s quite dark skinned so capturing light without making her greasy was a struggle! Something something lighting something ambient occlusion. It is a study on how to draw people in environments. Still suck at backgrounds though.
Here’s more expensive paper and test drawings. Observe how the painting is eh but there’s less lines. I hate this paper because it’s too flat and offers no granulation (what I like) so a mí no me gusta el papel.🤷🏾
How my paintings (watercolor) look raw
So, some of the characters move on and get older and have families of their own. This is Neloni’s son’s grandchild with the name of Damijo (like their great-grandparent).Verdaccio study that I took an L on by not understanding the idea correctly. It’s not bad, but it’s just…it’s just not right.🤷🏾Trying to design a look for one of the nations, but this looks like a soggy bread version of the Wodaabe (Fulani) and was abandoned by me.☺️Former picture of Adan before I changed their features. They are wearing men’s New Haden Adish clothes. The very casual ones that don’t look as geometric)So, this is Celesi. He’s dead on this picture and is in a Jinhi micosi (or dream state. It is a place to communicate with spirits, ancestors, and other Nini/Nene specific things. It deals also with memories and emotions as well). So, when spirits go into the micosi, they become translucent. This is in the perspective of Neloni, his husband, he sees a lot of information. His culture clothes (that I’ve changed), his inner color/favorite color which is green-blue (I haven’t really established it), and his age when he died. Y’all can’t see the detail here, but Celesi died at 35 due to a respiratory illness. He’s shown in the micosi as his best health (but didn’t get his hair back so he’s still bald. He cut his hair because he couldn’t take care of it.)Watercolors
Just colored pencil
Not in the mood to explain who this is bc the drawing makes me sad seeing it. It’s a lovely pic…but no.Adan in woman’s New Haden Adish makeup and clothes. I clearly cared more about the face so I will explain. Almost all Adis women wear too light foundation to the point of looking ashy because they want to accentuate the darkness on their limbs and other body parts. It also is an interesting look to them. The face, other than the navel are the most important areas. Next after those two are a very rich, dark skin tone.Hehe…ugh. It’s very hard to explain. So, this is Lupita, Zhan’s adoptive father. I have redrawn his face and appearance but here’s this one. Ignoring his giraffe neck, weak shoulders, and tunic, I will explain his makeup and the coat. So, the coat is Adis, but made for someone who is Sol. All the shapes correlate to that of a star or a sparkle. (Think about the Sun. The Sun is a star.) The colors correlated are red leaning in that culture. He’s basically dressed as a Sol. The makeup is theatrical, he just doesn’t have his group drawn on his face because Sol don’t do that like Bamy Adis, a group I haven’t named yet, and Bamy culture.*sigh* This is literally a limited palette study. I shouldn’t have rushed to color him.🙂 my coloring skills are questionable.
Acrylic Gouache, Watered down gouache, and the happs.
Some study I did painting a drawing I did of a Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing. Clearly, I’m not him. Don’t come after me (I really don’t care if so, it would be hilarious.)This one was mixing watercolor and acrylic at the same time.This is a very, very stylized picture of Feyondo and Noje. When I tell you I just wanted to try to color Noje enough to look dark, I mean that. I was trying to solidify their colors. Fey looks okay, but Noje is still too light for her description.🙁 I’m still trying to make her look dark.I mentioned this character a while back…This is Vivian. He is an android or some kind of automaton that is powered by an AI. As I am not an AI nor know how to program one like him, I cannot do his art. This is one of his friend’s renditions of him. Coming now with the climate of AI stress, this story is out of pocket. Him and his friend are completely different species and there’s a question or not if he’s truly alive or not. I’m personally not in the mood to argue with people. Anyway, he’s based of an artist and his creator, blah blah blah, he shares a personality with the woman who programmed him, and he is yellowish in skin tone because he’s colored to look like an oil painting. Anyway, the character is very cute.
Miscellaneous grouping
Do not come after my digital art skills. I have no name for her yet, but she’s basically a Bob Ross but also Jim Bakker. She is a televangelist/representation for Bamy culture, but was there to basically cheer people up during a long war between two different countries against Bamygdala. She is showing her one dimensionality here of only being happy. Of course the actress has a soul, but her on screen character is one dimensional . She’s either happy, elated, content, or manic. Not sad or confused, just happy. Sometimes she gets so happy that she cries and her makeup smudges or runs. She’s so intense that some viewers say they cry or they donate or send her letters telling her how happy she makes them. She’s basically a brainwasher. After watching her smile and paint and act quirky, some folks say they get dragged in and they binge watch her show to feel something.You’re probably going to be like, “Feets, if you don’t know what this painting is called, why are you posting it?” So, hehe…I don’t know who was the original that painted this, I just wanted to see if I could paint it and draw it. Funnily, I have enough of the paints and pigments to make it a bit more accurate but I don’t have the skill level yet. Tried to work on my lighting skills and object skills. Anyway, it’s patchy because it’s gouache and done by an amateur.
About that one character. If any of y’all had the experience of being with Evangelist groups as a child, knows how intense they can get and how they emotionally corner you sometimes to donate and/or do things that you may not want to do. This is also like Catholic Baroque art to people living in that time. It is intense. So intense, you might as well say you’re not thinking straight. Fascinating stuff. If anyone has some non-Evangelicalist experiences, do share. I’d love to know.
It was nice talking to you. I hope you stay healthy and hydrated. ☺️
Wow! This was fascinating to see how the different mediums change the way your characters look. As someone just starting to play around with watercolors, I’m absolutely in awe of those images. The one with the two friends hanging out is AMAZING! It’s so incredibly beautiful. I love it so much!
What did you bring to the potluck? 
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Wow! This was fascinating to see how the different mediums change the way your characters look. As someone just starting to play around with watercolors, I’m absolutely in awe of those images. The one with the two friends hanging out is AMAZING! It’s so incredibly beautiful. I love it so much!
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Thank you so much! It’s my favorite. I love it so much. They’re so cute. After I finished it, I felt comfortable with the experience.
And, I know right! It’s ridiculous how different handling of materials change the look of the work! I need more confidence in acrylic!
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Lovely images. I don’t know the struggles of using watercolours but I do enjoy the characters you share.
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Thank you so much.
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You have created an interesting cast of characters. Very intriguing. I love the artwork. I think that you have a very distinctive style.
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Thank you so much! I appreciate your comment.☺️
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Either way I love what you are doing
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Thank you so much.
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You should gush! Still a fan, so so good!
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Thank you.
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Wow! So much talent.
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Thank you.
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Beautiful pictures. Wow, you can draw so well. Such an artist.
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Thank you so much.
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