Looking ahead

It was one of those frustrating days where you end up with a pile of unfinished sketches and nothing you're really happy about.
2011 is just around the corner and I don't know what I want to draw...

Just keep drawing I guess. I'm thinking I need to draw outside of my zone and see where things go so don't be too surprise by what start's showing up in future posts.

Okkusenman!!!
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Colt King Cobra

Just trying out some coloring for Christmas while watching some live streams

Reworking that Uni character again.
I was trying to imagine what a clone of the Boss from MGS3 would have turned out like.
The elbow pads better, but her chest seems umm...

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Juri on the Grid

An Alternate costume for Juri. Done for a Street Fighter drawing Jam.

It was one of those things I had to get out of the system

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Arthur, King of the Britains

I've been meaning to draw King Arthur for a while. I'd tried a few times before but it just never came together. After a few lunches and late nights I think I can post this and move on.

Fate/Stay besides being a PC "game" was an awesome Capcom brawler on the PSP. Fate/unlimited codes

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Cobra Stance

Found some time between work to do some sketching over the weekend. Reworking a design I did at Uni. I'm not sure what happened with the elbow pad.

It's only been a week or so since my last sketch and I actually feel a little rusty already.

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Valkyria Baker Chronciles

I hear her buns are delicious.;P
Anyways I'm still busy but that doesn't mean I can't find time to sketch, though I haven't got sketchbookpro at work anymore so I can only draw at home.

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Teacher and pupil

Still busy with work but I had some time to finish this piece.

Not to bad for my first collaboration. Huge thanks to rgm501 for asking and his work on Gen. Awesome street fighter artist that he is. be sure to check him out

I could have gone with Chun li older outfit but the Alpha series just doesn't get the love it should:)

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Saving Data

I started my new job today and as expected it'll take a few weeks to get on top of things. So it's time to put my daily sketching on hold for a while.

Well it's been a great chance for me to see my work solidify over the last few months. I didn't expect to keep going as long as I did but there you go.

I've still got other drawing I'll still be working on as I want to start doing some more finished work. I'll probably also find time to color some of the sketches I did for practice and doing some more commissions.

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Thief

Those melynx will steal anything.
I tried cleaning up a sketch I was I was playing around with yesterday afternoon. One of those "not sure where it's going" pics. So I'll leave it here.

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Jaded Lili

I had the pose in mind I just needed a character. Lili seems to work, though I wished I'd done her alt costume.
Who'd have thought I'd ever use a lace Brush:)

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Seeing Red 2

Just a quick one tonight. Street fighter's Sakura. I used a reject sketch from another pic so it was pretty strait forward. simple coloring but quick

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Heavy hitter

Monday rolls around and 2 failed starts later I started to realize I don't really have the energy to try sketching a Diablos set.
It's been a long day

I'm leaving this for now.

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Kamen Rider Bee

Cammy's killer Bee outfit.
An entry for a SSF4 alt costume drawing jam
I really had to push through with this concept. I was a bit unsure to begin with but I was running out of time.
I'm very happy with the result though:)

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An afternoon read

Today's afternoon sketch is a reminder that I should read more. Ibuki catching up on some essential ninja reading material.

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Warzard's Tao

A sketch of Mai ling from Red Earth last night turned into a a quick lighting exercise this morning. I noticed the one thing I haven't been pushing is my light sources.

I'd like to see this character come back one day:)

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Tree Clubbin

Monday's monster hunter. The healer set with the Gold cat hammer. Some of you maybe familiar with using cat hammers on the farm.
No particular reason for the combo. It just happened:)

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Color Dodge

Well this was next on my "list". Another go at coloring a Monster Hunter pic. Well I just wanted to see it colored. The Naruga-X set (minus the helm)

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Ivy Domination

Well technically Ivy from Soul Calibur is the daughter of a pirate so I guess this would make it a pirate Friday. A lunchtime sketch that I just kept playing with.

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Lord Raptor's Bliss

A sketch I was working on late last night. Darkstalkers' Lord Raptor. Trying out a thinner line weight though I can't sketch as fast.

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Should have asked first

Any ways Just a quick sketch before bed last night. Lin from Breath of Fire V

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Not too Taki

Okay I worked on the sketch I started yesterday and decided to try out some color and stuff on it. Changed the design here and there and it cleaned up pretty nice.
For those who don't remember this is a take on Taki's second costume from Soul Calibur III:)

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Taki WIP

Todays sketch is going to be finished tomorrow. I want to try coloring this one.

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The Sharp Hunter

Monday's Monster Hunting sketch, courtesy of the Ceanataur set. I used this set for the longest time, Sharp Sword and sharpening :)

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Orange Strawberry

Some quick colors for a quick sketch.

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Stawberry

Just a quick sketch before bed. Ichigo from Bleach. I was surprised how abruptly the last story arc ended. I get the feeling that Kubo-san was burnt out at the end, thankfully the saga isn't over yet

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Preparing Angel

KOF's Angel. I don't know where this sketch was heading but I wanted something to color and I wanted to draw someone who wasn't frowning.
Does anyone really stand like this?:P

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Extra sweet red bean paste

Just a quick color before bed. The color's seemed simple enough so I thought, what the hay.

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Sweet red bean paste

You ever have one of those days where you can't draw. Everything just seemed like a battle today. Oh well. Here's Anko from Naruto.

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L115A3

Anther play with perspective today, that and an L115A3:)

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Monohime Polychrome

I did a sketch a while back of Monohime from Muramasa, The Demon Blade and had always meant to go back and color it.
I ended up redrawing and coloring the new one. I'm glad I did it turned out quite well.

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What's up?

I feel like I draw Ibuki a lot, its just that I find her hard to draw. That and she's a ninja. good for perspective exercises :)

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Monster Tri

Monday morning rolls around and while I don't have the Wii version of Monster Hunter I thought I'd give the Barioth armor set a tri :P
A lot more effort than I was expecting so it's a bit more than a sketch.

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Night Sky Pirate

Just a quickie tonight (could I have chosen anything less quick), it's been a long day. Also this maybe the last of the pirate fridays as I've left that studio, we'll see what the next studio brings (don't worry I'll still draw pirates when the mood hits)

Anyways the other sky pirate or final fantasy's answer to Chewbacca, Fran.

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Ready to rumble

Another girl from Naruto for this afternoon's sketch?
I wasn't intending to draw her, really I wasn't, but after I sketched out a pose she's the only one who I could think of on the spot.

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Afternoon Sands

For this afternoon's sketch we visit Naruto's Temari who says it's always hot in the Hidden Sand Village :P.

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KVK for lunch

Well I handed in my last animation revisions today so I now it's on to the next job. Thank you everyone at Studio B. Its a great studio to work for and I hope I have the opportunity to work with you all again some day. Until then I leave you with today's lunch time sketch.

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Monster Dodge

Suitable for a late night tone job. The naruga set (minus the helm). Being Monday it seems I'm still drawing Monster Hunter. I took some time with this afternoon sketch as work is wrapping up.

It seems I've drawn this pose before but that's one of the reasons I'm doing all this. To expose my habits and move beyond.

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Late night Kirin Color

Last night I felt I needed to practice coloring something so I revisited the Kirin sketch I did a few weeks ago.

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Pirate Thighs

I kinda got carried away with today's afternoon sketch. Inspired by comments from Capcom saying that Piracy was preventing a release of SSFIV on PC. Here be our lady of the spinning bird kick ready for piracy. (Though I think I kind of lost the pirate feel along the way)

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edit: added legs and went with a patch instead of a peg leg

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Sweet lunch

The goal of today's lunchtime sketch was something cute. I think I managed to skirt the edge of my goal again. I took a bit more time with my tones tonight, trying some stuff out.

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Evening Gaze

Juts a quick sketch before bed. Not really sure where it was going so I'll leave it there.

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Evening Glare

Not enough hours in the day some days. Just a quickie this afternoon. Naruto's Hinata, ready for a game of hide and seek :)

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Monster Empress

Poke, poke, poke. Its Monday and time for some Monster Hunting. I kinda got carried away with this afternoon's sketch. I wanted to have ago at the empress set and a Lancer. The pose was good and I just kept cleaning it up.

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Pirate eye

Pirate Friday rolls round again and this time I got a pirate done for an afternoon sketch. No pirate in particular but I get the feeling she might not be a real pirate.


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Gen Lunch

Just a quick one for lunch today. I wanted to draw an old guy so I redid an old sketch I had in my sketchbook from Uni. Street fighter's Gen. not quite the old guy I had in mind I'm sure.

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perspective for lunch

I wanted to try a little perspective today for an afternoon sketch. Ghost in the Shell's Major Kusanagi was on hand to help out. Thought I'd also give cell shading a bash while I was at it.

It wasn't as smooth sailing as I'd hoped it'd be :)

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Lunchtime Crisis

Whenever I hear the song " Wandering on a Sunny Afternoon" I have the urge to draw this guy. Lunchtime sketch is Zack Fair from Crisis Core. I loved this game

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Monster Egg

Monday's lunch time sketch. Been looking for a chance to draw both the Mafumofu gear and this scene. Kinda says "Welcome to Monster Hunter" to me :)

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Reflection remix

I woke up this morning and thought I'd just fix the face on the last sketch I did as I wasn't happy. I hadn't drawn Ai-chan for a while. Anyways one line led to another...

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Afternoon reflection

It's Friday after work but I just wasn't feeling the pirate vibe.
Work is wrapping up in a few weeks and I'll be moving to a new studio soon so I've been thinking about the future.
This daily sketching exercise has been giving me plenty of food for thought and its time to start exploring some options. Ai-chan here thinks so too.

I'm looking forward to the new journey ahead.

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