KITORAL

illustrator & digital collagist

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doodle

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mirror of self

my piece for S1M* issue II

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Big fan of the texture in your art!! ^_^ very yum !!!!

thank you so much! :3

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swirl

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misc scrapped pieces

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wips

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omg you have such a wonderful art style!!! May I ask if you do commissions? ^-^

hello, thank you so much! and yes, i do accept commissions; however they are closed at the moment. once they reopen i'll be sure to make an official post on here as well as twitter/x

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commission

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sketchdump/scraps

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your art is immediately one of my new favorite things. i am politely begging for a timelapse/speeddraw one of these days from you, so we can observe your process? i haven't really tried grayscale to color painting before and the results from your art is breathtaking. id also adore prints of your work if you ever consider it!

hi there,

i will have to look into making a speedpaint one of these days, as i agree that it would be helpful. i often refer questions to this post, as its the most in-depth discussion of my process. however, i also understand that this isn't exactly specific, or helpful for those who'd like more details.

i've also thought about doing prints as well. right now i'm looking into what site(s)/services would be the best. charms and/or stickers may be a possibility as well, so stay tuned :3

thank you again, and my apologizes for the late reply!

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seeing in color [wip]

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mayura wip

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I saw one post from you and immediately fell in love with your art style, each piece makes me feel so many complicated emotions and nostalgia for things I don't even think exist? Its hard to describe. Do you have any tips for coloring in digital art?

first and foremost, thank so much for such kind words. i'm really happy that my work has resonated with you, it means a lot to hear!

in regards to digital coloring, i use a myriad of methods. i've mentioned it briefly in a past ask, but this post may be helpful! it details my process with some visual examples. though to be honest, its a bit difficult for me to articulate my process through text alone... i'm thinking of uploading a timelapse, or sharing a public .psd file that everyone can look through maybe? i hope that'll be helpful enough!

but in general, i typically work from grayscale to color. so long as your art program has a hue/saturation slider (or gradient map function), you can use the multiply/color dodge/overlay layers to add color to your values. from there i start collaging textures i find through stock websites, screenshots (mainly late 90s/early 2000s games), real life photos, etc. i try to work from big to small, instead using textures/colors to give the "illusion" of more depth. my biggest piece of advice is to experiment, try merging layers together and painting details on top of them; there's a lot you can do with a digital art program that is /very/ difficult to replicate traditionally. i even use traditional sketches as my base, only to paint on top of them digitally (mainly so i can fix my mistakes as im heavy handed lmao...)

either way, i hope this was helpful. please let me know if you have any other questions, and thank you again!

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commission

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gap & cap (duel masters) sketchdump