Day 33: Cat Portrait

Cat Portrait

Request done for a friend. This is his cat. Reference from photo. I watched a bunch of tutorial videos on youtube for a crash course on how to render fur, but ended up yoloing. I think it turned out alright. I haven't drawn animals in a long time so this was very fun.

On the side note, I have been playing Dark Souls 3 for the past week. The game is amazing! More specifically, the environment and architecture design in the game is awesome. I'm about 75% done with my first play through, running DEX/INT sorcerer build (it was a pain in the ass until I got the invisibility spell lolol). Will maybe take some screenshots later before I move onto NG.

Day 32: George Done!

George

Finished! Next up is a cat portrait in pencil. I have been watching some videos on how to render fur in pencil but we'll see.

Day 31: George WIP Con't

George WIP

I think his sword should be slightly bigger. It looks like a 1-hand sword rather than a 2-hand sword. I might make some adjustments in Photoshop.

In other news, I ordered another set of Copic markers for the first time in six years...I know, that's a long time... I picked the 72B Sketch set, and they arrived earlier this week. I was able to find an open-box/un-used set on Amazon.com. The total came down to $478 CAD ($360 USD), shipping included. I think this price is pretty good since Curry's price is around $520 after tax and that's the absolute cheapest price you can find within Canada. However, Too's Copic factory is currently under renovation so they have a serious production shortage, so most places currently do not have sets in stock and won't expect restocking until the later half of 2016.

I purchased my first Copic set (a 36C Ciao set) back in 2010 for $120 CAD. Now those goes for $160  on average. I still highly recommend the 36C for beginners on a budget because it has the nicest colour range. You just need to purchase a E00 and E000 on the side to cover the skin tones and you are good to go.

I picked up some acrylic cases by Muji on the weekend at a local mall. Now everything's organized. ^_^

Copics...must have moar.....