A Crit with Economous

A Crit with Economous, originally uploaded by Ntkufreak.

This really isn't an exaggeration. This is exactly what the guy's like.

He's amazing and DAMN if he can't whip out a beautiful figure drawing faster than you can say Michelangelo.

Roller Girl

Roller Girl, originally uploaded by Ntkufreak.

I've been organizing my portfolio for study abroad and went back to touch this up. This was an assignment for Brian Ralph's character design class. I had fun drawing her.

I promise I'll get some current things up soon, when I make them!

From Fall 2008; Re: Fall 2009

Ariel Screenprint, originally uploaded by Ntkufreak.

It's looking like another busy semester.

MON: Illustration Concepts 1 with Jose
TUE: Critical Studies
WED: Eros with Jose; Independent Study [Illustration 2] with Daniel Krall; Screenwriting Workshop
THU: ----
FRI: Life Drawing with Economous

18 credits? Am I a complete and utter fool or what?

Anyway, I was uploading things for my portfolio and stumbled across this. I was never that keen on screenprinting, and the scan kills the colors here a bit, but c'est la vie, yeah?

Watercolor Sketch, Gackt as Kagetora

wtrclrkagetora, originally uploaded by Ntkufreak.

You knew I was going to try and paint Gackt sooner or later. I think I'm getting a little better at this.

Speaking of Gackt, July 4 was his birthday. Happy birthday, Gackt, and happy 10-year anniversary as a solo artist! May the years bring more of your music and your spirit.

What I want to do is try adding some linework to it, but I think I better save that for a new image. Even though this IS just a sketch, I like it and want to leave it alone. Truth be told, I've been tempted to add lines to EACH sketch I've made, even two failures I haven't bothered to post (but I probably will if for no other reason than archival).

I also want to start doing some images from my head, but for now I need to hold off on that urge and keep to the reference. I don't think I'm good enough for the former yet.

Watercolor Sketch, Shingen Takeda

wtrclrtakeda, originally uploaded by Ntkufreak.

Otherwise known as Ichikawa Kamejiro from NHK's 2007 taiga drama Fuurin Kazan.

...Wait, were you expecting Gackt?

Don't worry, I'll be painting him soon enough! But I draw him constantly in my sketchbook, to the point where it's almost a bad habit. XD

Watercolor Sketch, Random LJ Friend

wtrclr20090701, originally uploaded by Ntkufreak.

Found this photo off my LJ friend-list (and going to leave it anon in case she wants it that way XD;). Wanted to try some more watercolor. It looks alright in person, but really funky scanned in. Definitely overworked it, will have to be careful not to next time.

Watercolor Sketch, Maria-Antoaneta Tudor

mariasketch, originally uploaded by Ntkufreak.

I've always sucked with watercolor and I've always wanted to fix that. I don't think this is so bad -- the portrait itself at least, the bg color looks nicer in person and the bottom I was just playing around.

On another note, Moleskine watercolor notebooks are nice.

The subject is Romanian actress, stunt performer, and singer Maria-Antoaneta Tudor. Isn't she pretty? Google her, she has a website -- she's very talented and works very hard.