#swamped

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

[grrlmusic]

Jonny From Space - Swamped

[swagginmun]

Hello!

I just wanted to tell you that your art and way of storytelling is AMAZING. You're one of my biggest inspirations, and one of the people who got me into LMK (which I am very grateful for! Thank you so much)!!

I also have two questions for you (if you're not too busy! I dont want to bother you-)

What's your process for making illustrations? Yours look so pretty and they are so wonderful to look at!

And, what's your tips for anyone who wants to make a LMK fan-comic, but is a little scared to get something wrong? (Like good representation and cultural no-nos for example. I've done research, but the internet can be a little confusing and messy about topics like this, so I wanted to ask for help!)

I do hope that I'm not bothering you in any way!

Have an amazing day/night!

This is an oldie ask, apologies, but I do have a better way to answer this now! Typically, when I work on my pieces, I have 4 main phases: Roughs, Lines, Flats, and Renders! I'll use this Nezha piece as an example!

My Roughs stage includes getting references, color themes I may want, and feeling out the general vibe I want out of a piece! For this one, I really wanted to push Nezha's face expression (my main) as well as try to emphasize the speed at which he was moving.

Once I do that, I try to space out everything in the background, and refine the sketch with one more rough draft before moving on to the lines!

The Lines stage is pretty self-explanatory: this is when I line everything and make additional changes I may not have thought of from the Roughs stage: For this one in particular, I remember wanting to add details of more wear and tear, such as the sash being a bit damaged, or his bracelet getting cracks, or his face being a little scuffed up.

Next up: Flats! This is when I would flat color, as well as adjust the lineart to have colored lines (its already colored in the prior screenshot, but my lineart starts out all black) I find coloring the linart helps make the colors feel more "lived in" for lack of a better phrase

Finally, the render portion, which usually starts with the BG for me most times; I find if I know the environments colors/lighting it helps concrete where light is affecting the characters

This is your overlays, mutiply, and shine layers in action! Flat coloring makes my soul itch, but rendering really helps quell that pain for me; esp if I get to work with gold/hair shine! I hope that was helpful! And as far as advice for respecting cultural-related things, honestly, as an American I don't know much in the realms of specifics, but I do know to try to have basics understood, which I gather from what has been made thus far within LMK, reading the source material/fact checking information I come across, my own experience of being black in America, and reviewing travel advise funny enough. I wish you a good luck with your artistic journey homie!

[rhetthammersmithhorror]

MST3K 1012 | Squirm | 1999

[eisenkrahe]

Hey everybody. So I'm still playing catch up on my life because I was sick with pneumonia for so long. I have very very little time to do anything that I actually want to do. It's pretty much all adulting right now. I'm still here. I'm trying to catch up on everything. If there's anything I've missed you really want me to see, please feel free to tag me or send me a private message or whatever. And many giant Thank Yous to everyone who has been reading my fics and commenting. I'm a bit slow to respond right now because I am absolutely swamped, but your comments mean the world to me so thank you so much!

[madcat-world]

Swamped - DanielKarlsson

[universalpoltergeist]

Wow!! It's been a while :)

Decided to post some doodles I did not too long ago here, considering it's been a few months, will likely upload more once summer comes around... had to take a few art posts down to fit exam regulations but maybe I'll end up doing some poems in my free time 😞🙏

Goodluck to anyone in the same boat, take plenty of breaks when studying to keep your thoughts and mind clear of stress :)