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Hiii! I've been gone for a while for some reasons

I'm now here to say I'll be opening commission again!

I need to pay a lot of stuff in the next few months, so I'm opening some slots for regular commissions and 2 for sketches for the next months!

Just DM me or contact me through @/f4etourdie on discord :)

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piercing guy for funsies

#danganronpa #art #rantaro amami #i drew him from memory i'm pretty sure i got his bangs wrong lol #danganronpa v3 #ndrv3

update: idk if i'll finish it

#pjeg #project eden's garden #wenona #pj:eg #wip

I was trying to redraw this wenona sprite bc I was bored but now I'm lazy af to continue bc I skipped many steps lol. have the wip tho

#p:eg #wenona #pjeg #project eden's garden #wip #why did i choose the sprite with the worst hand pose ever

yyamssoup

what Evar

How do you make sure that your general art style doesn't look too much like Danganronpa, and at the same time when you want to do some Fanganronpa you can imitate it perfectly?

I hope I got your question right – But I simply treat them as separate styles, because that's what they are for me!

The short answer is: I don't take Komatsuzaki as an inspiration for personal art; but when I'm drawing in DR-like style, I obviously need to heavily reference his art.

For me, I can separate these styles because I am not that much of a fan of Komatsuzaki's style to simply make the choice of taking him as a huge inspiration for personal art, even though I like his art. Doing Fanganronpa's for me is really just a hobby, and I've spent the last two years in copying & studying his art basically just for funsies and because I want to see my DR OC's in the game's style, lol.

I didn't start drawing because of Danganronpa, so I have my own style defined for ages and it's influenced by a bunch of others artists, rather than by Komatsuzaki. You'll see a bunch of other Fanganronpa artists "mixing" their styles with DR's, probably by artistic choice or as an easier way to "sell" yourself (since his style is somewhat a trademark), but most of them have their own styles too – Take Seraph or Nifast as examples. I do find this inspiration heavier when it comes to starters/newbie artists.

I know this doesn't answer much, but there's nothing else I can answer besides the obvious... Basically, just studying art in general before I studied his style.

#art tips

faetourdie

practicing again bc i didn't notice at all that my sprite style changed to become horrible lol these ones are way better

faetourdie

[OC] colored & edited it a little

if i wasn't lazy to clean the lines this would've been finished already lol

#danganronpa #fanganronpa #oc

practicing again bc i didn't notice at all that my sprite style changed to become horrible lol these ones are way better

r0sie-bun

how do you imitate the danganronpa style so well?? it's always so good!!

Great Question!

First, having a somewhat decent grasp on anatomy (which is something I still need to practice lol) or “the basics” of character art is always a must imo. Having a good understanding of forms is our starting grounds for further stylization. Think of it as the “skeleton” of any style. Moreover, the Danganronpa style comes in various forms, all with different characteristics/visual characteristics.

However, and I think this is a very important distinction, I try to study Rui Komatsuzaki’s overall style as opposed to just Danganronpa. In other words, Rui Komatsuzaki, like any other creative, has his own personal stylization and artistic evolution throughout his career as an illustrator.

In DR1, Komatsuzaki’s style included much thinner lineart, bigger heads, and more gradients with the softer shading. The vibe is very much more “grounded” compared to later titles. (Example: Toko!)

In contrast, DR2 has slightly modified proportions (like bigger hands), simplified shading, and much more vibrant color palettes. The line art during this time was also streamlined with less lines and thicker pen pressure. It makes the sprites pop out a bunch! (Example: Mahiru!)

Of course, with UDG, we see these two styles somewhat overlap, resembling his later stylization. Here we see the modified proportions and color preferences from DR2 with the thinner linework and detail of DR1. (See Toko Again!)

Finally, we see this similar style philosophy continued in V3, only with even more contrasting colors, reflecting the hyper bright/attention grabbing palettes of serialized work. The shading is much darker than previous titles, and somewhat colder too. (See Miu this time.)

Of course, with all of this in mind, taking notes is imperative! Especially if you want to replicated a specific entry’s stylization. You can draw over some of the dr sprites just to get a general feel of the proportions. I can probably post more latter down the line, but this was the most recent thing I’ve done. See below! (I was trying to get a sense of how “high” the hair sits on top of dr)

Now, for his splash art work, Komatsuzaki’s began his process by blocking out his pieces in bluish hues before the polishing phase. he most likely applied a mix of “color”, “multiply”, or “color dodge” once we finishes rendering for finalizing colors. (As depicted below.)

You can also see how Komatsuzaki simplifies clothing and the like. He very much uses thicker brush work for these types of illustrations as opposed to the lines of his 2D work during this point in his career. Future points show how he plans his stuff with more thin line work. From here he most likely did the same thing. Focusing on the forms before getting to the hues and values

Sorry for going on a bit of a tangent, I have A LOT of thoughts on DR and Komatsuzaki’s artwork in general. I really love seeing his process, so I hope this brief overview can provide as a decent introduction! If more people want me to go over specific aspects of the style, I’d be more than happy to share my own thoughts! Thank you for reading!

faetourdie

Some helpful guides I've used in the beginning! Remember you don't need to stay faithful to Komatsuzaki's style since it sometimes might be very limiting – specially if you have non-skinny and/or characters with ethnical features that you don't want to treat as the joke character – but overall, learning the basics is very important!

Copying and tracing DR sprites in the start is very helpful too, it makes you learn how to start working in that style and eventually you'll stop being so dependant on using a reference or a guide.

(Drive links)

Timeline Sprite Comparision

A guide to Komatsuzaki

DR artstyle study

#danganronpa

faetourdie

oughh the last time i drew some ronpas for myself was like 7 months ago,,,,. have only oc bust sketches 4 now bc i was trying to practice the style again + the side profile