Sorry for the long stretch of time with no updates; it’s been an interesting few months.
Lately I’ve been playing a rhythm game app called Idolish7, where you play the manager of a seven-man boyband. The main boys are alright, but their rival boyband is much cooler, so I decided to draw them. This was originally drawn on a thin strip of scrap paper, hence the odd crop.
Completed 9.23.15
Another Metal Gear study piece of sorts. After a friend introduced me to the Metal Gear Rising soundtrack I felt like drawing Raiden (but from MGS2, because I don’t really like MGR Raiden’s design). I also tried out some new ink brushes together with the ones I’ve been using.
Completed 9.1.15
Finally got around to drawing King Solomon for that story I’m working on. I’ve gone through a couple of iterations on Solomon’s design. I wanted to make him distinct from his father, but still bear some family resemblance. This time around I decided to add more jewelry, sort of to show off Solomon’s affluence (he’s said to have acquired more riches than he needed). I also went through and added symbols such of the Seal of Solomon (on his ring) and a priestly breastplate replica (on his smallest necklace). The white pomegranite topping his staff is a reference to the Ivory Pomegranite (even though its legitimacy is somewhat questionable). Overall I’m happy with this design, even if it is somewhat busy.
Completed 8.25.15
I visited my grandparents over the weekend. They both have very distinctive styles so I decided to draw them
Completed 8.6.15
I wanted to draw these two again, and I wanted to draw something summery. It all worked out
Completed 7.23.15
This started as a doodle but quickly evolved into a full-blown piece ahaha
Completed 7.11.15
I spent the holiday weekend on the water at one of Washington’s state parks. I found a lot of shells there, but couldn’t take any of them home with me, so I decided to draw a few (then I added a few I didn’t see, like the cowry shells and starfish). I also added some items from Pokemon that might be found on a beach. Needless to say, coloring this took quite a bit longer than I’d bargained for.
Completed 7.7.15
I beat Mass Effect 2 with 0 casualties, which is pretty impressive considering how easy it is to get your team killed in the last mission. (I actually got two of my favorites killed, reloaded my last save in frustration, and got everyone out alive on the second try). The final boss of that game is a larger-than-life mechanical monster, and taking it down with my Very Large Sniper Rifle felt really good after 2 hours of trying-not-to-kill-my-guys panic. It felt like we really had saved the galaxy, somehow. So I decided to channel that immense satisfaction into this.
I realized while drawing that two members of my usual three-man party look pretty doofy in human sunglasses
Completed 6.21.15
Recently I’ve been playing my way through the Mass Effect series, and I’m really enjoying it! The universe is so rich and the characters are all incredible; it’s a game I highly recommend (even though I haven’t finished ME2 yet). I’ve drawn quite a bit of art for it but I think this is the most polished Mass Effect piece I’ve done so far.
I’ve wanted to draw a picture like this with Garrus and my Shepard for a while now, but I was too chicken to draw the armor and scifi guns (I’ve drawn Garrus in casual clothes several times before, so his alien face doesn’t intimidate me anymore). A couple days ago I remembered the wise words of Shia LaBeouf and decided to just do it.
Completed 6.19.15
Some other Mass Effect drawings of mine, as long as we’re here (click to embiggen):
I’ve brought back at least one touristy t-shirt from Israel every time I’ve gone. One day I had the idea of drawing King David wearing my City of David shirt and one thing led to another. Naomi got my Masada shirt, while Samir was stuck with one of those Hebrew Coca-Cola shirts.
The background is a picture I took in Jerusalem.
Completed 6.3.15