First off, Ascendance of a Bookworm - think latest Japanese released light novel - spoiler alert. I don't actually know which light novel it's from but I can kind of guess the general timeline based on my having read the webnovel. Since I'm posting this from my phone I don't have my handy spoiler picture that I would otherwise simply edit the number of to suit the occasion
Hopefully this is enough text to cover the picture.
I'm not entirely master of the secrets of tumblr posting,
I mean, I know enough to get by.
But that's about it.
Yup
Should be good by now-
Hopefully.
Here is some filler dialogue.
*clears throat, producing microphone from who knows where-
'this is to express my hopes that no one gets unwillingly spoiled-
TaKe mY hand-
We'll mAke it I SWEaaR
WooAAHhoOOOH
LiVin on A PraAyerrR-'
Okay. Art study! Of one of the latest official illustrations that popped up when I was totally not getting sidetracked on Pinterest, hahaha...
Anyway.
I saw this and first I was like,
*internal screaming
*sniffs 'it's just so... I don't even know what to say
*more internal screaming
'it's just.. so sweet, y'know? Heartwarming? Romantic? I dunno, I like the picture,
It is very.. Fangirl worthy.
Yeah. That's a good description. I am definitely fangirling rn.
And then I was like-
I need to see it in colour.
I just do.
You know what?
I haven't done any art studies in a while, so it's about to time I did another one!
Also, in case you were wondering- (though I feel like some of the less careful strokes on this might give it away) I didn't trace this. Because I was doin an art study. Oh yeah. (I mean, I don't normally anyway since I'm trying to improve my art skills on the fast track rn) Though boy was I tempted. I thought about it to start with from the 'I wanna colour this in who cares about the lineart-' but then decided against it, because I wanted to know if I could do a genuine replica of Ferdinand's face. I would say this is the closest I have gotten so far to the official art version. Sure, I can do a recognisable caricature, but whenever I tried to straight up copy a picture of the guy it would always just be slightly off.
Well, not all the time, but often enough to be annoying.
His nose.
It bothers me.
To draw I mean.
Not aesthetically.
He has a great nose.
Just a frustrating profile.
Y'know?
But this time? I think I managed it!
Yeah!
:D
It did take a while.
But it was worth it.
:D
