#art comeback

[starzurytheidiot]

My Immortal Field Of Innocence

A drawing of my Madness oc I finished today

More of a humanized remake of Rei

Reference to the My Immortal music video

[littlecakeclub]

I’m slowly getting back into art after more than a decade away from it... and this is only my third ever drawing with alcohol markers. Also my first time drawing Zoro, and my first time attempting a pop art / vector style like this. So… lots of firsts!

The concept and composition aren’t mine: I used an existing vector artwork as reference (original art here and down below) and tried to reinterpret it using traditional materials (mostly budget supplies) to see how sharp digital color blocks could translate on paper.

Also... I don’t know why the original artist gave Zoro a goatee (???) but listen, I’m a coward and not experienced enough to go rogue so I just went with the vision 😅

I’m still very much a beginner, so if you have any constructive feedback or tips, they’re more than welcome 💛

🖊 Materials used:

– Alcohol markers: DecoTime (budget alcohol markers from Action) – Fineliners: Sakura Micron 005 / 01 / 08, Staedtler Lumocolor duo (F & M) – Pencil: Staedtler H – Paper: Mont Marte Bleedproof Marker Pad, 105 g/m²

🎨 Original vector art (used as reference)by raccoontoon

[carinarii]

My first sketch in 6 years 🙂 I want to start drawing again

[aareselkie]

Six years ago, I almost stopped drawing.

Back then, I wasn’t accepted into the art school I had applied to and it crushed something inside me. I started to believe I wasn’t good enough, that maybe drawing just wasn’t meant for me. For a long time, I barely touched my pencils.

Then, two years ago, something changed.

I stumbled back into an old anime from the ‘90s – one I had been searching for ever since I was a kid, without even realizing it. That anime was Rurouni Kenshin (both the original and the remake). It stirred something deep in me. The art, the emotions, the storytelling, it made me want to draw again. Really draw.

Yes, I also learned about the scandal surrounding the creator and no, I don’t ignore the truth. But it didn’t take away what the story meant to me. I believe in facing reality without erasing what moved me. Art can be complicated like that.

I’ve been drawing since I was a child, with long breaks and detours. But anime, manga, and all the creative worlds they opened up… they gave me something I didn’t even know I needed: A reason to keep creating. Without them, my life would’ve been colorless. Hobbyless. A little bit lonelier.

So here I am. Still drawing. Still healing. Still grateful.