Orion's Art Blog

[orangetavi]

Storenvy Sale until July 10th!!

Prints from Fanime and Anime Expo 2016 (as well as some old ones) are now available on my reopened Storenvy! There will be FREE SHIPPING within the United States. Super Large 20x30 size variants are available on select prints listed below:

- Umbreon & Espeon - Static Starbust (Pikachu) - Mega Charizard XY - My Hero Academia - Mega Pokemon Red/Blue - Steven Universe

[CLICK HERE FOR MY STORENVY]

This sale will last until midnight PST on July 10th 2016 (since I will be out of the country for a couple months after), so get your orders in soon!!!

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[aluminemsiren]

I missed your art so much that I dug tumblr to find it good job keep it up

Thanks for the support! I’ll be uploading more soon~

[aluminemsiren]

gift art for drks!

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Just here to say I love your artwork! Keep up the great work!

Aw, thank you! Look forward to more, a sketch dump is on its way... :)

[aluminemsiren]

Do you have any other art blogs?

Not at the moment! Might be making a NSFW blog in the future... be on the lookout for it. ;)

[aluminemsiren]

I've been looking for a sfw furry blog for 2 days. BLESS YOU AND YOUR ART IS GORGEOUS

Thank you! I'll be posting mature art too, but nothing explicit! Not on here, anyway.

[aluminemsiren]

Do you mind if someome gave you a "drawing idea" ? ^^

I don't mind it, might give me inspiration!That goes for anyone else, too. :)

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Late Merry Christmas! A commission for Relar and his boyfriend, being a couple of cute cats.

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An old commission for Valnos and his Foo wolf I did back in August 2014!

I forgot how much I liked it and decided to go back and touch up the colors a bit. I think they’re closer to what I originally intended. 

[aluminemsiren]

Is this blog sfw?

Yes, and it will likely stay that way. I’ll post SFW versions of drawings in this blog and their NSFW counterparts on my FurAffinity page.

[aluminemsiren]

How exactly does one pronounce Orion's name?

It baffles me how many people actually mispronounce his name, but it’s pronounced “Oh-ryan”, like Orion’s Belt. An alarmingly high number of people pronounce it “Ore-reon.” 

[aluminemsiren]

Do you make comics? I would read your comics. Your characters are cute af!

I don’t, yet! It’s a little dream of mine to be able to make a comic, even a little one, some day. Something that won’t burn me out on the idea of making comics. I doubt I’ll ever make a long-running comic any time soon but I’d like to make short stories.

[aluminemsiren]

What do you use to draw your art? Also I really like your character drawings!

For my digital drawings, I use an Intuos 3, and I use Paint Tool SAI for the actual sketching, inking, and coloring, while Photoshop is for more technical things I can’t do in SAI. Basically, I’m finalizing colors and other little things.

For traditional drawings, I use just my favorite brand of mechanical pencil (Pentel Side FX) and Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pens for inking. I don’t do a whooole lot of traditional drawings anymore, but these are my go-to for that stuff. 

[aluminemsiren]

Are u doing a raffle any time soon?

Hard to say, I’ve got a lot of commissions to work on. I’ll be keeping it in consideration for the future though!

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Do you have an FA account

I do! It’s the same as my name on here. 

[aluminemsiren]

When u were a rookie. What did u do to start your drawings and stuffs? Also, your art looks so cute and sexy

I had rough beginnings. I don’t know if I’d recommend doing things I did! I drew a loooot of anime, which meant like referencing screenshots. (I was also in middle school!) Did it help me artistically? Doubtful, but it was fun. You should just draw what you think you’d like to draw, and if you don’t know how to draw said thing, practice! Use photo references, because there is absolutely nothing wrong with using references if you’re just practicing. Draw what makes you happy.

[aluminemsiren]

I love how you draw your K-9s :D I want to ask is there a particular name for the style you draw in? The thicker lines on the outside and thinner on the inside (minus some) type of style? I want to get better at that type of style but I don't want to reference other artists art. :\

I don’t really think there is a name for that style. I didn’t even really start using thick outlines until recently, and I was inspired by my boyfriend’s art to see how it’d look on mine! Many artists do this, though. 

Rule of thumb: It’s okay to observe other artist’s styles. However, referencing and mimicking are two very distinct definitions. You might like a way a certain artist interprets anatomy, or how they draw something specifically, but do not completely copy a style. Adapt it in a way that you’re comfortable drawing. You will form your own style over time.