Doodle Portraits and Gentle Hands
Added 2024-09-24 18:53:16 +0000 UTCJust wanted to do some quick, fun portraits for a few buds. (Hash's Sobek, Halkyov's Adazhan, DerpyDrake's Arkees, and Zank's Astrum) Also tested out doing a more toon-y and cell shaded style. Not something I'm used to, but it was a lot of fun and also a great exercise into separating the true shadow forms from the mid tones! 😆
The painted piece was sort of exploring a trope that I like which is basically the "gentle giant" or "sympathetic monster" trope. I've always been a fan of it (which is why it probably features in so much of my work 😂) but I wanted to try something more simplistic in composition to see if that narrative would still come through. I think based on the Twitter and BlueSky responses I got, I can safely say it did 😂
Comments
Love this style so much!!
Rolenzo
2024-09-25 06:02:47 +0000 UTCOthers already said it, but the emotion in the hands alone is very nice. Plus one can always appreciate some well-shaped hands in art, they're a tough one, but you did fantastic with these 😤 Also these portraits are heckin cute. How quick are they to do? :o
Hakawne
2024-09-25 00:59:08 +0000 UTCOmg Arkees is adorable
Koushiro
2024-09-24 22:25:14 +0000 UTCTotally! Thanks man! 🙏
Taran
2024-09-24 19:27:31 +0000 UTCThanks Zankies! I agree! 😌👍
Taran
2024-09-24 19:27:04 +0000 UTCThank Hal!
Taran
2024-09-24 19:26:37 +0000 UTCThanks King! Yeah the Sobek one was entertaining to work on 😂
Taran
2024-09-24 19:26:27 +0000 UTCNo problem man! They were super fun, and thanks! 😆💙🙏
Taran
2024-09-24 19:25:33 +0000 UTCI love it. I also like monsters with a good side, or narratives where someone gets under a monster’s skin and brings out their more gentle or sympathetic side.
Treeknocker
2024-09-24 19:01:22 +0000 UTCThank you Tarn! Gentle giant trope is always so wholesome and I wish more places actually explored the trope. Gotta agree with Hal, there is so much emotion in the hands
zankies87
2024-09-24 19:01:16 +0000 UTCIt is truly impressive how much emotion you can put into hands
Halkyov
2024-09-24 18:57:38 +0000 UTCThat Sobek one is fun 😂 It’s cool seeing a more toon-y style from you dude, I really like it! And the hands one of course is still a winner 😌
KingfisherCreek
2024-09-24 18:55:22 +0000 UTCAND IM SO HAPPY OVER ALL THE PORTRAITS IT WAS SUPER SWEET AND YOURE ONE OF BEST BUDS EVER 🤎🙏😭 AND THE LIL HANDS ARE SO AMAZING, I LOVE HOW PERFECT THEY ARE
Hash
2024-09-24 18:55:00 +0000 UTC
