kenneth

nyc ~ game dev, designer, artist, silly guy linkr.bio/kenneth-castro

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haechan

started 2022, finished today :)

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1.5 hour long composition and lighting study for a still from Brokeback Mountain.

I see a lot of artists recommend painting film stills as a way to practice composition so I wanted to give it a try. I spent like half an hour just trying to figure out what movie and what frame I wanted to paint and then I remembered I wanted to do something pride month related :)

I’m on somewhat of an art journey right now - going back and revisiting the fundamentals and doing art drills and exercises I’ve never done before because I want to get better and become a better artist. I’m following a specific curriculum but I have not gotten to color and composition yet lol so this was more of a personal challenge and to see where I’m starting from.

I spent way too much time going through all my brush packs and trying out different brushes for things - in the future I think I’ll stick to one specific pack. I also consistently used the eyedropper tool but I would like to be able to learn these colors on my own.

I think overall this was more of a personal project than an actual exercise since I was focusing on too many things at one time - anatomy, color, light, environmental design, composition, texture. It was a lot but for a relatively quick painting I think it’s not too bad.

How do y’all practice getting better at digital painting?

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ramattra fanart :)

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ty everyone for the love on this :) haven’t really posted a lot on tumblr before but im glad ppl are enjoying it :)

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ramattra fanart :)

[maqiisan]

sweet treat🍷

happy halloween—this was my entry for @nanami_illust’s dtiys (on insta)!!

it was a pleasure to draw nana’s vampire lyney design (as well as recolor her fontaine lumine design), please feel free to check out the full designs on her page!!

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CHALLENGERS

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prints available here!

[realsnakebutt]

Updated palace of my oc hehehe

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Courtyard by Raymond -hanhao

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Golden Slumbers by hw 6523

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obsessed

[boyymannn]

favourite items from wild world

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assignment name: environment design part 3

tools: procreate, ipad & apple pencil

description: The daughter's bedroom after she was taken. She went away without a trace, like all of the other taken citizens of Nuevo Lleeno. However, our widowed main character breaks down after another child is taken from Nuevo Lleeno, and in her anger and grief loses control and trashes her daughter's old room, even knocking down the wooden cross that was given to her by her own mother.

self-evaluative feedback: I really like the new light source and the hues of the room. I was trying to represent a gloomy rainy night and I feel like I did that well. I also like the small details that were included in the room, such as the wardrobe now open, the rug folded up, the bed unmade without sheets and the wallpaper peeled from the wall. Things I could work on are adding new items in the room that have been flung around after opening the drawers and cabinets instead of just moving around existing items. I could also adjust the values so that furniture and items don't blend in too much together.

reference board: https://www.pinterest.com/osozPNG/references_2dart/07environment/

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key art character poster final (wip)

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assignment name: character design

tools: procreate, ipad

description: character sheet for the main character, a widowed mother who has to escape her cult town and face the unknown beyond the walls. She is stern, flawed, and completely changed by loss.

self-evaluative feedback: I had a lot of fun doing her expressions, especially the screaming one. I liked being able to add details that showcase her character better like the tattered and dirty skirt, gray hairs, and knife. Being able to add her son (who is a major part of the story and her life) was also more work but worth it since it adds so much more to the character as a mother (which is a big identity).

reference board: https://www.pinterest.com/osozPNG/references_2dart/08characterdesign/

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PleinAirpril Pt1 by Alex Twin