#fennafox

[syntaxthemes]

Hi I hope I'm not bothering you, but I didn't see this in the FAQ so...I just installed your Beach City theme, but I can't figure out how to change the sidebar image? Sorry if this has been answered before

Hello! Find “Sidebar” under Theme Options in your Customise page. Depending on whether an image has already been uploaded, the icon beside it will be a camera or a pen. Either way, clicking that icon will allow you to upload a new sidebar image.

[dajamas]

Also I realise that in my last ask I completely glossed over the real significance behind your art and the symbolism you put into it feels so relevant right now...I love how much effort you put into representing the awareness weeks and educating about them too. Also, I've looked online for a list of all the lgbtq awareness weeks/days but I can't find much on them? Do you know a site that has the dates for them? Sorry to spam btw

Pfft it’s chill. X”DI’m glad you read through the meaning in it and appreciated it! I try to be informed; honestly I wouldn’t know either if it wasn’t for blogs that I follow. :”DAce Week and Trans Week and Day of Remembrance are pretty important to me personally so they’re the two that I know. I think I tried looking for an QUILTBAG calendar of sorts and came up with the same result you did. I will spend some time this weekend digging up some representational days and weeks and share when I have something! If any of you know of special days/months/observances, please feel free to send me a message! ‘w’b

[dajamas]

Oooh I LOVE your painting of Stella!! The colours are so beautiful and vivid, I think this is your best portrait yet! Also Stella is new hair goals XD Wow you put so much thought into this one and I love Impressionism and can I like this 1000 more times?

Thank you so much!!! ;;w;;/

I’m so proud of this painting and it’s probably the most complete portrait I’ve ever done bc usually I just kinda throw a background on and call it good but like art history class has got me like “BUT WHAT IF WE ADD SYMBOLISM” and also impressed upon me that things don’t have to be like super realistically rendered to be a good, awesome, valid painting? So yeah I just felt really uninhibited while painting this and I’m glad that you love it so much too! ;w;

Stella’s hair is everything tbh. I love her princess ringlets so much. OTL

[existential-dread-crisis]

Crystal Cave ~ Trying to figure out whatever the hell highlights are lol

[existential-dread-crisis]

Had a go at making a Pokémon fusion - and developed a new style in the process. I call it "I tried"

[existential-dread-crisis]

Waiting for PSMD made me pretty nostalgic about when I played Red Rescue Team for the first time, so I drew my team at Mt Blaze. Happy 20th, Pokémon.

[cheeziesart]

I love your style so much omg. Especially the sonas you did - THEY'RE ALL SO CUTE AND POOFY :D

aaaaaahhhhh thank you! Cute and poofy is what I aim for >:0!

[artsy-theo]

Hi there :) I just found your blog and I really love your pen art, but I gotta ask: how do you work out where the light hits each pokemon in whatever pose they're in? I can never get my head around it when I'm drawing the pose from no reference, and you look like you've nailed it pretty well. Thanks :D

Hello,

I find it hard to explain these things sometimes, but I’ll try to give an example using the Gloom I drew today:

Since the Pokemon pictures I've done (typically) have no background, it's sufficient to just get a general idea of where the light is coming from. From there, it's usually intuitive figuring out where shadows go, keeping in mind the 3D form of the subject matter.Gloom is a good example of 3D form because the flower bud on its head is basically 4 big spheres. Shadows tend to fall between them no matter where the light source is, and it’s easy to see where the main light is coming from, judging from the brightest spot of light on each sphere.

Here are examples of the same pose under different lighting:

If you can see from the above (pardon the mess), I put deliberate light sources in each image (behind, below, and close to/in front of Gloom). If the light source you’re using isn’t in the final image, it’s OK to draw it in and erase it later, if that helps you get your bearings.

In the finished picture, the light source is implied to be above Gloom (in the upper left). 

Hope this helps, even if only a little bit.