off the topic kind of post. (drawing related) (~_^)

Excitement comes when you’re so focused on a drawing that you know it will look amazing. As for me, I’m trying to get the hang of going digital for the past few days. I forgot how amazing it is! ~\(≧▽≦)/~

I don’t have a wacom tablet yet, it’s expensive to buy one. If I have enough money, I’ll buy it from my what-to-buy-for-an-artist-like-me list. So I used my own hands as a mouse and… well, I have a few cramps on my fingers. I’ve experienced going digital in the past but thanks to the program Sketchbook pro for giving big opportunities and it’s free! I tried on a bunch of techniques just for a start. I think I did alright hahaha.

a portrait of my sis I did

Doing things “digitally” means that you are going to the next level of being an artist. Well, I would say it is but staying traditionally is still okay as well. We all have different taste. I really enjoy sticking drawing with a pencil and paper. I enjoy using different techniques when using a pencil and not to mention, the power of charcoal. I haven’t been using charcoal because they’re quite expensive and I haven’t used one since I last used it during the 4th grade. Thanks to my past art teachers that gave me hope as an artist. I still remember how they loved every piece I made for them. I’ve adored them dearly. (lol, for going off-topic there)

Anyways, the mangaka of the famous anime/manga Boku no Hero Academia artwork never fails to create great characters and design. Also, One Piece ofc. Their artwork made me so passionate on drawing and made me try their art style. What I like about artists is that they always have a style. A style that represents their artwork. psst, I don’t one yet. But yes, their style is them. It shows what they like and the way they design. It’s just… them.

My sketchbook is halfway finishing and I wanted to make all of the drawings that I’ve done until now be unique and memorable. This is a new drawing that I’m currently doing and I hope it will fit because like I said, I like to make things big ^ω^

Do you guys like to draw on both sides of the page or only one side?

I’m always on both btw wkwkwk

BTS – Drawing Rap Monster

Yup.

Next portrait that I also did last year was Rap Monster.

This is by far my favorite portrait I’ve done from the other members. (I did J-Hope, Jimin, Suga and Jin but I didn’t like how it turned out so…) I took a week to finish this piece because I wanted to make this perfect and highly alike as possible. The concept of this album  which is ‘Never Walk Alone’ they made was really breathtaking. The photos that they took were just astonishingly amusing to see. Also, the songs. It works perfectly well, to be honest. And since that they dropped a new album just a few days ago called ‘Love Yourself: Tear’ it’s going to be amazing for the ARMY fans, lol.

ps. I just know these things because my sister talks about them okay?

But ofc, there were some things that I were positioned terribly on.

My favorite portrait I’ve done. pls don’t steal. : P

1. The ice cream is small but in reality, it’s a bit bigger and highly detailed with the flowers and petals inside. 
2. His hair is a bit lazily detailed, lol. I’m sorry, I need to learn how to draw hair.
3. The details of his sweatshirt/jacket was poorly drawn. 
4. Maybe the ear too? hahahahaha And that’s basically what I believe are not positioned well or drawn wrongly. But overall, I would give this portrait a 9/10, as an artist… I don’t have to be criticized by people on how it’s not correctly positioned/what’s wrong in the drawing. I really like it. No, I love it. I supposedly believe this is my best work than the others I’ve drawn. I love the hand and the face but in a matter of fact, I love everything I drew here.// Thank you for reading and I hope it’ll inspire for you all to draw because art is all about having fun and fun is when you’re happy drawing something that you believe you can do ❤ 

BTS drawing progress – Jungkook.

*This was a past I did last year, pls don’t judge ty)

After believing I did an awesome job on V, I thought I could continue on with another member from BTS. And you can already tell who it is from the title and the pictures that are displayed. (ﾉ･ｪ･)ﾉ

It all started when I asked a couple of my friends what should I draw next because as you can tell, I had no clue what to draw. One of them said “Pls, draw me.” Another said, “Draw me pls, I look really cute on my profile picture.” I was like, this doesn’t give me any motivation to draw you. So, I declined their offer. But out of nowhere, I did wrote a post for the first 5 people, I’ll draw whatever they like. So, 5 people liked and I had to draw them anything they desired. It was hell for me to be honest. (;﹏;) I tried to endure it as possible because it was my fault to make this terrible decision. Now, I won’t be doing that anymore. (oT-T)尸~~ (I surrender)

YOSH. Let’s get on to the drawing process of Jungkook. This was highly requested from a friend of mine in Malaysia. She’s someone that listens to me when I’m having a mental breakdown. You should always have a friend who can always give advices. Those friends are a keeper. She is one huge fan of BTS… just like my sister. My friend has a huge crush on Jungkook, this why I’m drawing him. Drawing out Jungkook started out difficult because of the eyes and nose (and later on, the mouth… my weakness).

My potato laptop + unfinished piece of Jungkook. (pls don’t steal)

You can see that I’ve sketched out his mouth already but still, when I added in all of the details it just wasn’t right.

To this day, I still haven’t achieved to draw his mouth. (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

I think his nose is not correctly placed. But I think I did a good job huhu.

Drawing out Jungkook was fun, despite that I didn’t get a chance to do his mouth. I had fun doing the details of his fuzzy sweater and the eyes. Oh yeah, I did happened to have trouble with his eyes, haha. Oh well, it looks alright. And I bet you’re all thinking… why are his ears a bit weird? And yes, I can see that now when I took that picture in the past. I won’t be fixing it anytime soon but I just wanted to show you the pressure I faced and the process when I drew him.  Hope you enjoyed reading ^

ps. I didn’t have a desk at the time. So I did this on my bed if you’re all wondering and yes, I did have back pain for leaning too much. I was just too focused on drawing it perfectly. Life as an artist, I would say.

BTS portrait drawing – the process of Tae-Tae.

Starting to self-learn on how to draw portraits is pretty simple but very time consuming. Sketching out the portrait was difficult for me because I don’t normally sketch it out, I just start immediately on the eyes and work my way. But now, I’ve been using other techniques on how to make my way to the finish line. Here’s how:

Since I knew BTS from my sister and knowing how aesthetic their photos are, I thought I could start with my favorite which is of course, Taehyung a.k.a V. The process for this was nerve-wrecking for me because it’s been a long time since I last did portraits on a daily basis. I chose a portrait that contained closed eyes as a start and thought it was simply easy. But in a matter of fact, it was. Then I start my way down to the nose. The trick is to blemish/shade on to the nose to make it realistic. You may sketch it out gently to make sure it’s perfect before shading in. Next, I would continue on with the mouth/lips but I’m terrible at it. I kept on trying and still… it hasn’t been perfect-o. Which is why I do the hair and do the shading around his face and move on to the next day to do his mouth. I would sometimes leave the mouth empty until I’m ready. Yup, that’s me.

Once the hair is all done, I like to go to the plushie he’s holding because it’s near him and whatever is near him, I do it. It’s like connecting the dots or piece by piece. The plushie of Eevee is easily done, just by shading and drawing it out. After finishing up on the plushie, you guys should know what’s next; it’s his hands.

For his hands, remember his hand is not straight, it’s more like it’s been slanted a little. Make sure that his hand gesture is just right. After doing that, go straight to shading and make it realistic by using a 0.5 led mechanical pencil. If you guys didn’t know, I’ve been using a 0.5 in all of my drawings. Well, only just shading out the dark spots I used a 6B. I don’t change to another pencil because… I’m lazy and I don’t have all the pencils, lol. Next up, the neck. Like I said, shading is important. And finally, the shirt.

Do keep in mind that this is my first portrait after a long time. I haven’t really put much effort doing it because I didn’t have any spare time. You can tell from the lips, it’s not put into much effort. I have many other portraits from my BTS collection that I would love to share. So, stay tuned for those in the future. Hope you have learned a thing or two.

Thank you for reading and happy drawing!

– Aris