#mararu asks

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LOOOVEEEE YOUR TM OPERA O!!! legit She in your style changed my brain chemistry. so pretty!!!!! our forever overlord!!!!!!!

I PLEDGE MY LOYALTY TO THE BEAUTIFUL OVERLORD!!!

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could you draw Pomni and Transfem Jax having a date?

OF COURSE🗣️‼️ a fun little summer date!

Please excuse the rushed bg I had to build the digital carnival for this doodle lol

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R u a fan of he ultimate vocaloid modules? If so, who’s ur fav design??

they're all really cute but Rin always has a great energy that I love it the most~

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what do you think of the ena dating sim that’s coming out?

i saw the trailer when it came out! I'm always excited to see more of Ena so I know I'll end up loving it~

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hii and i hope you're doing well :3 !! i really love your art and wanted to ask some questions if you don't mind hehe! i was wondering about the brushes you use in CSP, and if there are any similar ones in Krita? i'd also appreciate any art advice you could share! :3 i'm so sorry if my english is bad and thank you so much!! ❤❤

Hi! No worries! You got your message out perfectly!

I mainly use these brushes on csp and the default Mapping pen + lasso tool for coloring! The first 3 are the ones I use to sketch depending on the vibe lol and the bong + sol brush to do softer shading instead of using airbrushes. The last brush is what I use to draw the lines on top of my sketch when I’m rendering!

I used to use krita a long time ago and know they have a wide variety of community brushes! So I know there are similar brushes on there since these aren’t too complicated to replicate~ (except maybe the water pencil)

General art advice? When I started, I just kept drawing random niche characters I loved over and over. Each time I got better at anatomy and coloring by analyzing art from my favorite artists! Breaking down what you like about certain pieces and applying those techniques into your art is what eventually creates your unique style! Looking at speedpaints and artist sketches helped me figure out a rendering process that I like!

Thank you sm for asking!🫰🏻🩷

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hi!! A few questions!

what pens do you use to draw? Like just sketching pen, blender, or just inking?

also, do you mind if I do some style studies on your art? I wouldn’t post any unless it’s okay with you (with credit and ref pics shown of course!) completely okay if not! ^^

Hi hi! I use hard and some low opacity brushes pretty much! I don’t like using brushes than blend colors because they end up muddy in my drawing process,,

I updated my brushes to add SOL brush into my coloring and these for sketching depending on how I feel lmao

Also ! I don’t mind art studies of my art as long as you credit when posting!

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hai.. just wanted to ask is it ok to put ur art in edits w credits ofc?

Anyone can use my art for things like pfps, fan edits, and reposts as long as there’s credit and it wasn’t for commercial use! I don’t really mind!

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omgosh i adore ur shading style <33 mind dropping how u pick colours? 🙏 like what direction u navigate the colour wheel to pick highlights / shadows :OO

Hi hi!! I tend to stay near the warmer colors like orange and red for everything, so if I color a red jacket it’ll be pretty saturated. On the other hand if it’s a blue jacket, it’ll be much less saturated and around the purple and blue section! This would appear blue when it’s surrounded by warm colors! I make it less saturated so they harmonize with the warmer colors and not clash so strongly.

I try to stay near the middle section of the triangle for base colors so it’s not all too saturated ! If I need to make a certain color pop then I’ll saturate it more than others~

I’m sure you’ve seen the shading tip before! I use the tech of going right then down on the triangle and shifting the hue to something darker for shading.

For highlights, if it’s a warm color I will desaturate and pick a much lighter color. If it’s cooler, I will saturate a bit and pick a warmer color.

I personally figured this all out by studying art styles I loved and slowly picked up on many different techniques that I thought looked pretty! So it’ll help finding an artist you admire and analyzing how they made their colors look the way you like!

I hope this made some sense 😭