AzKai's Sketchbook

Unfinished illustration progress shots, sketchbook doodles and watercolor, colored pencil, gouache and copic marker mixed media fun!

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Working on some #watercolor #art of AzKai, my #kitsune #oc 😊

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Working on my mixed media skills using the ever beautiful Stygian Zinogre as a model!

Started with a base of vibrant watercolor and build up a few glazes before beginning with my Holbein gouache. Almost done!

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First pass at trying out my copics. AzKai's left eye. #copicmarkers #copicmultiliner #eyedrawing #anthroart #manga #artistsoninstagram #artistsontumblr #copicshading https://www.instagram.com/p/CpX0-yhOzKQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lunagaron's Gaze; My love of Monster Hunter continues! Lunagaron, as if the icy predecessor of my beloved Odogaron–I simply could not resist testing my watercolor pencils and duechrome watercolors on her icy gaze! #monsterhunter #monsterhunterrise #monsterhunterrisesunbreak #lunagaron #eye #watercolorpencils #watercolorart #duochromewatercolors #holbeinartistwatercolor #holbein #danielsmithwatercolors #carandachemuseumaquarelle https://www.instagram.com/p/Cod3kzbOWGr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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(WIP) New character design · Will be colored with watercolor and gouache. After it's finished I'll put it for sale!

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Started with movement and shapes, and this is what it was becoming! Unfortunately I lost the piece in my move from Florida to North Carolina. It was fun while it lasted! #artistsoninstagram #artistsontumblr #anthroart #fantasyart #watercolorart #holbeinartistwatercolor #watercolorpencils #gouache https://www.instagram.com/p/CoTSO5iuRcL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Art hack: gaffer's tape and magnets hold watercolor paper very flat on any household cutting board! #artistsoninstagram #watercolorart #anthroart #holbein #meeden #arthacks (at Wake Forest, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLBQS4OsLy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Experimenting with watercolors on more thin, cold press. Great anthro base! (Will update with artist's name and info for base.)

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Painting a beautiful base for a one tailed kitsune today! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn9X4gkgpQz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Ren from Persona 5! He's such a fantastic character to practice line work, ink and using manga nibs! This is my first go at manga type lining and inking!

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Finally moved into my new place, so it's time for some more art!

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Gently laugh at the challenges of relaxation. There is no need for us, on top of everything else, to be anxious that we are anxious. This is not a sign our lives have gone wrong, simply that we are here, alive and most importantly, able to feel.

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Practicing the ‘Force Method’ of drawing ‘created’ by Michael Mattesi. These are water soluable graphite pencils with a bit of kneaded eraser mixed in :) Odogaron has proved to be my favorite to draw from Monster Hunter World, due to his complexity in both anatomy and beautiful, fluid movements. Has anyone ever noticed he uses his tail much like a katana? Hmm...

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Breaking out the tracing paper; time to layer on this Legiana again!

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Art tip of the day: rotate your drawing 180 degrees, (or experiment with angles!) to discover both new ideas and inconsistentcies in your drawings! (Oops, expecting today's WIP as well? Join my art server for more frequent progress shots discord.gg/6CxX6p8PNr ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJbvnkhAp8d/?igshid=h3ckd0csrozf

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“Turf War” Mixed Media series I’m working on; “Cruel Gale” is the name of this one.

This is yesterday’s WIP, I’ll have another soon with quite a few changes after learning ‘Lines of Force’ and the ‘Railroad’ techniques for composition yesterday. Learn about them from Mike Mattesi over in this YouTube video series! https://youtu.be/IyuCq6VWVeA