The Other Mikodesu Blog

My semi-realism art blog. See @mikodesune for my manga/cartoon art! Commissions: CLOSED.

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Deep ocean blue.

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Goddess of Land - Viridis

This was a pretty fun challenge, especially as a painting! (: It’s kinda scary, trying new things. But it’s nice when they turn out pretty well?

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Any artist knows that it’s very easy to see how far you’ve come. But it takes a behemoth in your industry to show you how far you still have to go. Yukimura Makoto is one of those. Vinland Saga is one of those.

I quite literally cannot say enough good things about this series. Check it out. Get hooked. Fall down that rabbit hole with me.

(I have to issue a gore warning, however. If you can’t handle any gore…this probably isn’t for you.)

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There are scars we carry that build the armor that surrounds us, that sharpens the blade we wield. These are mine.

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Portrait practice trying out a different method of color picking. ¯\_( ◉ 3 ◉ )_/¯

As a major work in progress, I really suggest that if you don’t like your method, try somebody else’s. But don’t just imitate, really try to understand. You’ll end up seeing more improvement that way.

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If there once was hope…

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Trying a new method of sketching. Plus…I haven’t drawn much of this guy in a while!

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Midnight sun-bathing.

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You’re the light of my library.

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Life in a bottle.

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There are some characters I’ve always wanted to do more with - Leviathan is one of those.