Paper Dreaming

I don't know what I'm doing...

[monkeysketches]

Level UP!!

In my pursuit of knowledge, I made the decision to take myself out of the dungeons of social media and just focus on bettering my skills. Though it’s been a tiring and somewhat depressing endeavor, I think it’s been really rewarding~ I can see and do things that I hadn’t before.

Looking forward to breaking my limits in the next level!!!

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ITEMS

- Uniqlo jacket

- jeans

- worn-out velcro shoes

- black earrings

- big smartphone

- iPad

- backpack

- sketch wallet

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ABILITIES GAINED

Portative Creativity - Ability to wield devices that allow the imagination to flow on the go

Woodland Solitude - Ability to live alone in the Land of Oak

Dream Collecting - Ability to gather works together for presentation to others

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Figure drawing from last week! I’ve been going pretty regularly, but I don’t always like what I do lol. I liked these tho! I tried playing more with suggesting forms and shadows with lines rather than by rendering. I think I needa try it more, but it was pretty fun!

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It’s finally here! I opened up a print shop where you can buy my art online at https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/tomatatoro/

Reblogs appreciated, and thanks as always for your support!

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Go get your art! Get some awesome art there!! GO GO GO!!!

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My entry for the LightBox Expo contest on IG! The prompt was just to make something with “ligh box”. I had a lotta different ideas, but somehow this thing about angels and giant skeletons really appealed to me lol.

I wanted to do something that’s a little morbid but cute, with some sorta story behind it. What do people think is going on in the image?

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Drew up an Aqua for an art trade~

Been in a KH phase lately cuz of KH3 (which I have yet to play). Got tho sad cuz I’ve been watching a lotta BbS vids... Terra, Ven, Aquaaaaa TT ^TT

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Figure drawing from last week~ First one of the year for me!! I’m trying to push my poses more while also retaining dimensionality. It’s hard but really fun!

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Birthday sketch for my brother~

First finished thing I’ve done on my iPad! It’s cool seeing my process sped up. I tend to doodle around a lot lol >.>

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Had a great time at @sacanime-official this past weekend! It was my first time at this con and tabling by myself, so it was a bit challenging. But all the people that stopped by, chatted, bought something, and commissioned me made it a great time~ So thank you to everyone for that!! And big thanks to @yuumei-art for saving me from starvation! I am in your debt m(__)m

Looking forward to coming back to this con sometime in the future! (Hopefully in the summer, when it’s not cold and wet...)

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Here are the 2 commissions I did, plus a Miles I doodled for fun~

[monkeysketches]

Another year, another level gained. Onto the next level!!

ITEMS

- uniqlo black jacket

- jeans

- worn-out velcro shoes

- big smartphone

- car keys

- backpack

- sketchbook

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ABILITIES GAINED

Splashing Color - Ability to cover surfaces with a variety of water-based paints at a basic level

Ink Versatility - Ability to control ink with a variety of mediums at a basic level

Lodging Payment - Ability to lose capital at a fixed rate for a very long time...

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Day 9: Gargoyle

She climbed to the top of a tower to get a better view of the city. She’d heard that people built stone guardians to protect such places, so she felt a bit at ease looking down from such a great height. Just a bit though...

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Wow, so I spent wayyy too long on this one! I just wanted to draw some gargoyles, but then somehow I thought it’d be cool to put in some gothic architecture. Then thought it’d be cooler to make it all in 3-point perspective D:

Man, perspective is way harder to do traditionally than digitally. Hopefully it looks okay... (You can see me change the perspective of the upper arches when I started filling in the blacks XD)

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Day 8: Doppelgänger

She wandered the labyrinth-like city for what seemed like ages. It’s well-known that these ruins have been abandoned for hundreds of years, and yet, she couldn’t shake the feeling that something’s been following her since she arrived...

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I’ve never really drawn a city before, but I really like environments with lots of little spaces you can explore, like alleyways and stairs. Referenced a lot of the architecture and design in “Witch Hat Atelier” and the Swiss village of Corippo to make something like that. Man, architecture is hard...

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Day 7: Will ‘o the Wisp

Her destination was close, as she could finally see the famed Leaning Spire of the ancient city. She started towards the ruins, but these dazzling little lights caught her eye. She wanted to follow them for just a tiny while...

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Switching up the composition for this one! Honestly, I don’t feel like I had to ink wash this, but I’m just not confident in my hatching ^^;

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Day 6: Dullahan

She made it out of the dense woods, but she was still lost. Fortunately, a carriage happened to pass by. The rider seemed nice enough, so she called out to her to ask for directions. She seemed a bit short for her clothes tho. Maybe it was just her fashion?

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I’m still here!! I hurt my thumb over the weekend, so that hindered me a bit. (But really I’ve just been slow at coming up with things to draw...) 11 days behind, but I’ll keep chuggin along~

[monkeysketches]

Happy birthday Rachoote!!!

I hope you continue spreading your creative wings across not only your own tiny space, but over others’ as well~ Hope you had a great day today 8D

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Wanted to try cross hatching for my halftones instead of using ink wash. Also used white ink with brush for the first time. I think it turned out okay!

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Day 5: Baba Yaga

As she wandered through the forest, her lamp died out. Fortunately, a nice old woman offered her a replacement. All she had to do was help out with some tasks at an odd looking house...

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I really like Ivan Bilibin’s illustrations about Baba Yaga, so I tried to channel some of that here~

Also, I discovered that using brush pens is wayyy faster to fill in areas than dipping a brush in ink. Yay for technology!

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Day 4: Troll

She happened upon the perfect place to cook her food: a blazing bonfire occupied by two giant companions. They weren’t the friendliest, but they started to open up once she offered them some of her skewers.

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Still chuggin along with this!

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Day 3: Faerie

She happened upon these dazzling lights while looking for a spot to cook. Turns out some of those lights which were actually little flying people!