Barraza Design: Art & Design

Reviving this old account after a significant amount of years. All posted works will be based on fan art, occasionally I may add studio work from my present time in the Fine Arts program. Personal account: naki-dono.tumblr.com

[alejandrazartz]

I’ve been playing BOTW for over a year now (and half of that time searching for Korok’s). So, I’m working on something that is aimed to be up in the shop as a pre-order by mid October. Can’t wait to share more details!

[alejandrazartz]

MHA is one of the reasons why I’ve been working so hard on my art over the past four years especially. This series is one of those select few that holds a special place in my heart, & will forever be an important part of my life. Thank you so much, Hori Sensei 💚

TBH though, this was my fifth attempt at creating something for the contest. I struggled really hard to make… anything really. And not just for this, but in general with most of what I’ve worked on this year. I’ve been in an art slump for a majority of the year, and am finally getting out of my funk, slowly but surely. I hope that this piece conveys my love and appreciation for My Hero Academia, and just how much it means to me. I relate the most to Izuku’s character, while also loving the way Hori developed all of the characters throughout the series. After working on this, I feel really rejuvenated to work on more personal pieces, along with the upcoming BKDK Bang that I haven’t had a chance to participate in since 2022!

[alejandrazartz]

InuYasha was my absolute favourite back in middle school, and holds a special place in my heart. A friend suggested I do a Kagome version, which I’m stoked to work on next!

[alejandrazartz]

Though Valentine’s Day may have passed, the Deku Cupid is finally completed!

I’m really happy with how they both turned out. For 2024, I really want to work on making holiday themed and other special day related pieces throughout the year.

[alejandrazartz]

Did a little pose study for this week’s post. I really want to do a dance-themed project in the near future, so I thought I’d take the time to practice some dance poses. I worked on this one last night and tweaked it this morning. I was pleasant surprised at how accurate it came out! Not perfect, but better than past attempts. I’m excited to do more of these ☺️

[alejandrazartz]

I’ve been itching to do screen cap or manga panel redraws for a long time! Was finally feeling confident enough to try.

Since April is Bakugou’s month, I did my first one from the scene in Heroes Rising. Where the popsicle he was going to eat melts and falls off, from eavesdropping on Izuku and Katsuma’s conversation.

#screencapredraw #heroesrising #bakugou #mha

[alejandrazartz]

Deku and Dynamy!

Future keychains and stickers :) The vinyl stickers are available on my Etsy shop, NakiShop. Tomorrow (Friday), I plan to order my keychain and holo stickers of these!

Gonna make one more single Dynamy item, maybe to order by mid April or the end of the latest :D

[alejandrazartz]

I’ll have to create two new versions with my new glasses, but for now please enjoy my current self portrait! I had been wanting to do this for quite some time, and thought setting a goal for my birthday (tomorrow) would be a great opportunity! The plan is to use this as my new icon for my profile here, and my Twitter accounts (though I’ll change it up for the personal Twitter to be more casual or in a different style, so it’s not confusing)

The last time I attempted a self portrait like this was when I reached 100 followers on my art and design instagram account, and immediately lost a few followers. Lovely 🙃 Hopefully that doesn’t happen again, but if it does then OH WELL!! This is what I look like, sorry if you don’t like it 😘

I did this piece in time for my birthday on the 20th ☺️

[alejandrazartz]

My take of Roxas from Nomura’s piece that features Sora, Roxas, and Ventus. Maybe I’ll try drawing the other two at a later date. I love all the Quadratum stuff being done!

[habken]

I LOVE your art! Maybe you already have one, but would you consider dropping a coloring tutorial?

I will try my best !

First step is to draw the thing obviously

Next thing I do is I block my drawing in with a solid colour! This prevents gaps in my colouring, making sure I’ve coloured every part, which will help when I make the background.

Then I make another layer and set it to clipping mask and start adding flats on the hair, the skin, and clothes.

After that, I add details to the flats, blush, shading, etc. It’s pretty messy but it lets me play around with colour and make sure it looks nice before I start blending

Next, I blend! I add more details to the eyes, render out the blush, and focus more on tidying up where I might’ve gone over the line with my flats. Then it’s just rendering until I’m happy!

Finally, any last little details and stuff I want to add then I’m done!

Here’s a timelapse to show my process :) I hope this could help !

[alejandrazartz]

I recently reached 100 followers on my art & design Twitter account, which I opened up just over a year ago. I asked what people wanted, and the vote was for a BKDK DTIYS. I’m opening it up to do on here as well. Here is how you can participate:

1. There is no deadline, so it’s open to partake whenever you choose :)

2. Use the hashtag #BD100DTIYS here or on my Twitter and tag me in your version

3. Be sure to add my version in your post (the second one is the clean version with no text if you wish to use that)

4. You can play around with changing up poses, just keep the elements the same (clothes, accessories, etc.)

I’ll reblog your work here (and retweets on Twitter) when you tag me and use the hashtag. I can’t wait to see what people come up with!

[alejandrazartz]

🍓 Coming to my Redbubble soon 🍓

[alejandrazartz]

An on and off project, finally complete! I had really wanted to do a scene showing the environment and close ups of the characters. This is for a future scene of my KH Uni AU fic.

[naki-dono]

🧡💚 Happy Valentines Day! Hope that you have a nice one, regardless if you have a significant other or not.

Tried making this piece appear more vectorized in its look, and had a lot of fun while doing so.

[alejandrazartz]

Dang, I posted to the wrong blog! But never the less, my BKDK Valentine’s Day piece.

[alejandrazartz]

I love @icythoteatssoba Pining Kacchan series so much on Twitter! I’m glad I was finally able to get around to doing their dtiys. Yet another opportunity to draw bunzuku

[alejandrazartz]

I forgot to share my piece from last week!

Based off Nova’s DTIYS from last year, when Bakugou was posed in Deku workout gear.

[alejandrazartz]

Redraw finished! Compare the original from 2021 on the right.

One of the things I wanted to work on was adding more detail. While I’m still not great with backgrounds, I’m more confident in trying to incorporate them when I can. I also started colouring eyes a little different from the way I was doing in 2022. The added touch I think helps give them more depth.

This particular piece is meant to be part of the Uni AU fic I’m writing called It Was Always You on AO3 (though rated M as a fair warning).

#akuroku #kingdomhearts #au #uni #redraw