Welcome! I'm Ichamo, a concept artist & fanartist! Below you can find a bunch of links & other information for easy access.
-----
Shops:
Ko-fi - Comms & Memberships
INPRNT - Prints (Want something added? Just send me an ask!)
Etsy - My main merch shop!
BigCartel - My backup merch shop! RGG stuff has been moved here for the time being.
ACGGOODS - Print-on-demand merch shop- has some exclusive designs!
-----
Other Social Media Sites I’m On:
Bluesky • Instagram (once in a blue moon)
Technically I still have a twitter but it’s only so I can keep my username. Lol.
-----
Tag navigation & FAQ:
Personal tags:
#lordichamocs - general OC tag
I also tag all of em using their full name (minus any fancy characters- hence Aethelric instead of Æthelric)
#lordichamocs refs: Just their ref pages!
#ichi’s college stuff - Anything made as an assignment! This does overlap with fanart occasionally.
Fandom Tags:
#yakuza + #rgg - Yakuza/RGG fanart (and the occasional Judgment/Lost Judgement fanart). Has the following subsections:
#survive!mine au - What it says on the tin. More info about the general concept can be found HERE (though I'm working on a more proper compilation of this information!)
#3yposting - Layer 2 of AUposting - “What if the yk1-y3 main villains survived”. essentially just Dead Souls + Survive AU + a Nishiki lives AU.
#minedai - self-explanatory.
#worsties duo - ryuji & mine content, since they've got a really fun theoretical friendship dynamic 2 me.
#rgg creatureposting - i like playing around with the mythological creature symbolism (particularly Kirin!Mine and Dragon!Ryuji) so I've quarantined it into a tag in case people want to filter it out.
#gintama - Gintama fanart. Has the following subsections:
#sougoposting - (some of) my 1000+ sougo drawings
#girlmonthposting - dekobokko rewrite content
#konhiji - self-explanatory
#decapitationposting - kondo’s severed head swag
#yttd - Your Turn to Die fanart
#milgram - MILGRAM fanart
#aitsf - AITSF/AINI fanart
#fairy tail - Fairy Tail fanart
#pokemon / #pla - Lots of overlap between these 2 tags
There’s the occasional misc post but these are the main tags with actual content in them. Enjoy!
-----
FAQ
Q: Can you draw x/y/z for me?
A: Chances are I’m too busy to start taking requests- I will make a post if I'm open for them, though! I’ll also post about opening commissions whenever those are available.
Q: Can I use this as an icon/pfp/banner/etc?
A: Sure, just make sure to credit me! Just popping a little “icon by @lordichamo” in your bio should do the trick. Exceptions to this include commissions and stuff I’ve made for friends (unless you're the commissioner/friend, of course)
Q: Can I dub this comic?
A: Of course!! Let me know once the video’s up- I’d love to see it!
hi hi i love your art so much and i totally didnt just reblog a bunch of it. plus i love your ocs. okay bye *evaporates into dust like spiderman in infinity war*
(also scarabia duo art based as hell, im not biased you're biased /silly)
*getting out a broom and dustpan* NOOO COME BACKDHHFHFHHFJF //slapped
Silly aside WAHHH TYSM…. IM GLAD YOU LIKE MY STUFF 🥺💖💖 and so trueeee 🤝 the Scarabia duoooo…. They’re so funnnn…. I lowkey was Not expecting them to come out of nowhere w/ the steel chair but here I am now LOL
It really depends on what my approach for the rest of the piece is- am I just sketching? rendering? so on so forth. BUT i feel that's pretty obvious so I'll go into actual detail regarding differing methods below the cut:
If you're rendering/painting/shading: USE BRUSHES. I do enjoy using a looot of custom brushes when adding in bits of texture to my more rendered work. I use a mix of stuff i've downloaded off the CSP asset store, as well as stuff I've stumbled across online- I'd recommend Porforever's free brushsets (specifically this one) since that's where the ones I've been using most recently come from (also devinellekurtz' brushsets, though those are better for backgrounds & fur)
NOW obviously. Brushes can be tricky depending on the program you're using (I've used CSP for most of my life, though i have been forced trained to use PS as well- both of which have custom brush support BUT i know that's not always the case) so! I'll also note that indication goes a long way! See below:
For the talons, i mostly just added super simple "blocks" of light- nothing super crazy! Mersnake Jamil's chest plates are also simplified and literally don't even fully connect lol- all that's needed is a bit of shadow and highlight.
When sketching/lining/etc: It's important to note that you Really Don't Need To Draw Every Single Scale- trust me as a guy that has committed to drawing some annoying part of a design wayyyy too many times that sometimes its genuinely just unnecessary lol. I'd focus on larger scales, of course, with indications of the occasional smaller scales.
I don't exactly want to frame this as one of those stupid "Do vs Don't" things but it really is easier to just provide a diagram GHJKLEQWT. You can see how it's a bit easier to read (and. less potentially physically painful to work on) if you stick to indications- honestly, the brushes work in a similar way. no need to go overkill!
Obviously though (like most other things) this is also affected A LOT by every artist's own personal preference & stylistic decisions as well, so this is just my usual approach. Hope it helps a bit!
silly little swap au (which ended up mostly being an excuse for me to draw mersnake jamil. lol)
ANYWAY. drew up that lil diagram there before reaching book 6 so. shrugs. might change things might not we’ll see. BUT you get the rotation order at least. most importantly its also entirely based on rule of funny so. it’s legit just whichever pick makes me chuckle the most. (....which keeps changing GHJAKSLG)
I SAW YOUR VIDEO ON YT IT CAME UP ON MY FYP WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR EXPLANATION VIDEOS FOR MY EXAMS, I LOVE THE WAY YOU DRAW TWST CHARACTERS, ESPECIALLY JAMIL!
I LOVE YOUR ART STYLE SO MUCH, YOU'RE AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED PERSON AND I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LIVES AND THE BRIGHTEST MOMENTS OF INSPIRATION WHENEVER YOU PICK UP AN ART SUPPLY! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
AWWWW WAHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! Hearing that means a lot to me 🥺💖💖💖💖
Also I’m so glad you like the way I draw em!! TWST has such fun designs to draw honestly so I’ve been having a blast :3
