#5. In Memory of..

..Zill
(14.04.1980 ~ 23.07.2010)

I made this last year,
as something of a tribute to Zill
bassist of Moran
(Japanese band, their site's not updated)

Zill died last year after a long sickleave
(officially it's been said he had a very serious case of influenza, but he had been sick for months!)

Anywho,
I was experiencing a little bit with style
and I have to say, I still haven't really found one style that fits me
and that I feel I can complete.

But I feel that this particular style fit the picture
and because I'm horrible at drawing portraits, combined with a desire to draw
something as a tribute to Zill, I made this..

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The drawing's not really done, so the swing isn't really connected to anything
But it's one of those drawings that never will be finished.
It's been too long since I drew it, and I know that
should I try to alter the drawing now, I'll end up doing something to it
that I'll deeply regret later.

So I'll just keep it this way..
Should I want to do changes on it, it will have to be using the computer,
cus there's no way in hell I'm adding another line to the original sketch..


♥♥♥
R.I.P
♥

#4. oldies. originals

k, so the last post was all about the fanart, I suppose,
so I guess it's appropriate that I make another post for the stuff I've made
based on my own imagination

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Virgio:
Like the title says, this is a drawing of the zodiac sign Virgio
I was planning to make a drawing for each of the signs, but stopped after this one.
Might try to pick it up later.

I'm actually really pleased with this particular drawing..
And the irony in it..




Saya:
An original character whose background story is unimportant..
I sort of like this drawing, but yet not.
I fail at drawing hands and fingers though, so I need to work on that.
Other than that, I see a lot of errors on it that has to be worked on..




Kigurumi:
This is from back when I studied in Japan
I drew some friends from my class.
(please ignore the frog and the elf.. it's an inside joke)

left to right;
me - fox
tonje - cat
katinka - panda
ingrid - hamster
yong - cow

I'm not really good at drawing chibi drawings,
so this one's actually one I'm quite proud of.
If nothing else, it has a lot of memories attached to it..

♥

#3. oldies. fanart. kinda..

Alright, so I figured I should show you guys some of my older works.


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left to right:
tenten (Kazuhiro Taira) - chemical pictures (2010)
Jun - spiv states (2010)
DjSisen - Seileen (2008)
Takeru - SuG (2010)

the drawing of tenten and of Sisen have both been colored digitally..


Dunno if I'll ever get to the point of doing CG on the others..
..and I'm kinda not liking the CG of Sisen. Too many errors.
Please don't point them out.
I am aware.

Minor detail about the drawing of tenten..:
I've added all his bands.
Hand print on his neck was the logo for KuRt (his previous band)
Before KuRt he was in Hanamuke (ハナむケ) which is what is says on his arm
On the hand grasping the shirt it says 'CPS' which is short for Chemical Pictures (current band)
The belt buckles are his mini solo projects;
My Bacteria Heat Island
朱ィ。　(Benni.)

I know this makes me seem a bit stalkerish, but it's not really the case.
I happen to listen to both KuRt, CPS..
..and I actually discovered Benni. because of someone else


(Gunji from the fool if you must know. He used to play guitars in 朱ィ。 Spoken to him online - and a few texts while in Japan, but that's not a story I want to go into details about..)


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#2. coy

A guy I work with asked me if I could draw him a coy fish tattoo.
I thought it would be fun. So I accepted the challenge.
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originally it was just supposed to be a sketch the tattoo artist could work from, but my colleague said that he would use the drawing as it is.
Plus, he told me that the tattoo artist told him that it was very nicely done.
I consider that a good thing, when a tattoo artist thinks my drawings are worthwhile.

I think this is the first drawing I've actually earned money on.
Took me about 2 hours.


tools:
Pencil/sharpie
07 pen

#1. monkey business

welcome everyone, to chopstickmonkey.

this is something of an art blog, where I plan to publish the things I make (be it drawings/paintings, as well as craft work and whatnots..)
I'm far from a good artist, and will use this blog to push myself to develop better skills. Please feel free to comment on my posts, and constructive criticism is much appreciated!

There might be randomness occurring as well, but I shall try to keep it to an absolute minimum!

Let the fun begin!