This was a request from some dude on deviantArt. I'll admit, I don't get the premise of characters turning into dolls (which there is a whole group dedicated to), but this piece proved an interesting challenge.
I used reference for the first stage (on the left) and made up the doll based upon that. Then, I had to essentially tween the middle image (in animator speak).
Created using my usual method of pencil, Illustrator and Photoshop.
The other half of my previous Lucky Star/Vocaloid cross over.
I don't think this one came out quite as well. Stupid arms and poses and stuff.
SAI - 3 hours
Touch ups in Photoshop
Kagami Hiiragi and Miku Hatsune are copyright of their respective owners.
Wanted to try my hand at creating something with the tablet from scratch. Additionally, I wanted to test out some SAI stuff I'd learned by watching some speed paints. This is the result.
SAI - 2 hours
Tsukasa Hiiragi and Ren Kagamine are copyright of their respective owners.
Day 2 of my new regimen to impove my art skills. This one went much better than my previous effort (part of which I attribute to choosing a simpler picture to copy).
Today's foray is Tsukasa, again from Lucky Star. Although the show is filled with super cute characters, Tsukasa takes the cake as being the cutest.
Download the full size image for a nice, widescreen desktop background.
I got pissed off the other day and decided that I was no longer going to be a mediocre artist. That in mind, I decided that I'd do an hour or so of drawing a day, attempting to copy pictures that I thought were good. The idea is that when I get good enough at that, I'll branch off and begin making my own characters, poses, etc.
The first subject to be brutalized by my attempts at improving my drawing is Konata Izumi from Lucky Star. I can point out a dozen or so things wrong with this, but I suppose it's not bad for my first attempt. Maybe by year's end I'll be much better at this stuff.
Tools used:
Pencil and paper
Illustrator CS4 (for inking)
Photoshop CS4 (colors)