Lazy Afternoons

Just some proof that I’m still alive. 

I’m sorry for just letting akusaimonth pass, but I just didn’t feel like it.

I want to finish this year’s asm later on … and I actually also want to finish the 2015 one before KH3 comes out. Until then, thank you for sticking around.

@AkuSaiMonth 2022 Prompt: Gala / Ball IDs in alt. Bingo card under the cut! (4/5)

Masquerade!! <3 I can’t decide if the outfits are too tacky or too boring, so I guess they’re perfect! To be honest, I want Isa’s outfit.

So, yeah. My very first crack pairing ever. (Well, maybe not as much crack as I thought, because it turned out there’s in fact a vague, but possible basis for them, but I’m still trying to forget the end of AA3, so ... )

It just suddenly started with Godot saying “I’m already seeing a very hot someone, so I’m afraid you’ll be waiting for a very long time.”  And I was so perplexed by Simon Blackquill immediately coming to my mind, that I almost missed the Godot pun. Both of them. (coffeemaniac)

I just love the dynamics that would result from their interaction, with Simon being someone who gets what he wants by manipulating people, frightening them mostly, and Godot on the other hand being completely unfazed by such methods, (almost) always staying collected and always on top of the situation, incredibly dominant too. I imagine it as a constant, playful, power struggle with a lot of tension. And I love tension.

W . I . P

Just thought I’d show you what I’m spending my free time on lately. Still so much to do!

"The Calm Seen From Above"

ID in Alt. Pastels, Polychromos and white ink on mould-made pastel paper, ~ 20 x 30 cm

A gift for the wonderful @kheadhoro, who travels Eorzea by my side <3

The lovely lady in front is Khea Dhoro and the taller lady is my WOL, Fierce Magnolia!

Ishgard was hard for both of them and so, even with a dangerous task ahead of them, waiting on the top of Sohm Al feels (like home, to Fierce) calm.

(They're, uh, not actually to size. I took some liberties so that I could show both their faces clearly. Khea is. very small, compared to Fierce)

I'll post some process photos in a later reblog, so check the notes for that if you're interested! <3

"At Last"

It's Koujaku's birthday (August 19)!!! To celebrate I decided to finish this drawing / colour experiment from May! The colours are heavily inspired by one of my favourite Magic the Gathering illustration: "Dueling Rapier" by Anna Podedworna. Although I ended up using them a little different, ehehe...

Zersetzung // Decomposition

AKUSAIMONTH: BERSERK Day 9: SET C - “Lyrics (Together)”

[ I know to be there When and where, I’ll be there You know what’s to be said We said out loud, we never said

My premonition of the world comes to me A sun in your eyes Says I’m alright ] [ Together - The xx ]

“Isa! Is that you?! Did it get you too?! Where the hell are - Woah, I-Isa, what - what happened to your face?!”

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😭😭😭 Thank you so much! I love you too!!!

@stark-softness @herzblutrose @freelychaoticbeliever @1-hat @awkward-red-tail @novas-bitch

I just want you lot to know that your posts are amazing and I love you. This is an appreciation post for you.

Progress - How I got to this point:

Step 1 is a thumbnail. A really quick (30 seconds max) really small (3 x 5 cm; that’s actually too big for an actual thumbnail but pssssht) doodle of what the drawing might look like. I'll often do multiple of them per drawing, trying out different poses and angles.

Step 2 is an anatomical and perspective sketch. I took some reference photos of myself to test out poses. It lended up looking way too stiff (as my initial sketches often do, this is my least favourite step). Also, I decided I wanted Isa to look down.

Step 3 was new for me. I was stuck in a place with only post-its and a pen, so I redrew the picture from memory, focussing more on the flow, but with the anatomy and perspective cues I still had in mind from step 2. This worked SUPER well and I think this will be my new MO from now on. So I guess that makes Step 2 a study actually? Wow, using studies in my art, that sounds so professional.

Step 4 is a big step. I took a photo of step 3 and then worked over it digitally. I worked out the final pose I wanted (mix between step 2 and 3), took some new reference photos, played around with the pattern in the background and the flow. Then I printed it (in twice the size I usually work with) and finally …

Step 5 I traced the printed sketch on the paper I want to use for the colours. This step alone took over TWO HOURS and I fixed some details (like correcting tangents) while working on it. Usually I trace only very lightly, often in a pencil that will smudge into the colours. I don't like working with actual lines, I only add them at the very end of a drawing. But this was when I realized I will have to post the WIP and in order for you to see anything at all I jumped over my shadow and drew over the lines again with different pencils (ranging from scale B to 3H). Which took another 1 1/2 hours. Oof.

And that’s where we are now! <3 Next up is colour, but I won’t get to that anytime soon unfortunately :(

@akusaimonth​ 2022

Prompt: Flowers / Garden

ID in alt. My prompt card is under the cut!

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