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Sunday, April 23, 2017

Mantis Gown Tweaked

Hey guys! I can tell you I'm feeling better AND I start my new job tomorrow! So here's a tweaked version of Mantis' Gown. While coloring it, I kept coming across very annoying issues because of the line-art. So I messed with the perspective a bit. Colored version will be up on Friday with the speed paint

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Mantis Gown Color Tests

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Hey guys, the speed draw might be canceled for tomorrow but I do have a preview. Here's some color tests of Mantis' gown. And believe it or not, even the most goofy looking designs have reasons behind them. Can you figure out which ones are based on REAL praying mantis'?

1. Gold Flakes-- This was just a warm up, using the same color design as Mantis' usual armor. But then I had fun with with the spatter brush, making Mantis look like she was covered in gold sparkles

2. Ruby and Rouge-- If you haven't noticed yet, Mantis loves her pinks and purples, so I went with a darker set of pinks. No secret inspiration for this one.

3. Orchid Mantis-- THIS one is my favorite color scheme, because it's based on the design of the Orchid Praying Mantis, the animal Mantis' more newer design is based from! This type of mantis looks just like an orchid, giving it perfect camouflage for hunting and hiding. It also look freaking beautiful

4. Young Orchid Mantis-- You know what I learned about the Orchid Mantis while looking for reference? That it starts off brown and orange before it molts into a pretty and pink adult

5. Testing 1, 2, 3-- Okay, this one is really just a mess. Testing out strips, shading, and even a slight skin tone change and hair change.

6 Devil's Flower-- Here's another one based on a real animal - The Devil's Flower Mantis. This bug has a lot of different version of the species, but i went with this color combination http://imgur.com/a/up6hh

7- Green is Good-- This one is just a test in green shades, since it use to be Mantis's main color.

8- Jeweled Praying Mantis-- I SWEAR there is a real mantis with this color scheme. It's called the Jeweled Praying Mantis. And you can see it right here if you don't believe me: http://2ngaw.com/jeweled-flower-mantis-cutest-insect/

9- Golden Oldie-- Another goofy one, based on Mantis' old look before her redesign.

Check back soon to see what the final design will be!

Friday, April 14, 2017

Speed Draw Redraw: Mantis' Gown

Latest speed draw is up! Time for me to redraw and old favorite of mine! You can check out the original dress here: http://artslug.blogspot.ca/2012/04/mantis-fashion-pt1.html

Honestly, I love this dress and I wanted to see how Mantis looked in it now that her whole body type has changed. Next week, I'll be coloring the dress

Monday, April 10, 2017

Mantis Outfits part 1

And here is the close up of some outfits for Mantis. It's really just basic stuff to warm up with.
From left to right we have her usual armor, something dressy, swim wear, and for fun, I dressed her up in Torg's uniform.

Speed Draw: Lets Dress Up Mantis!

Woops, realized I posted this to the wrong blogspot site. Sorry!

Friday, May 31, 2013

Sketch Dump!

Alright, I've got a new computer and I'm back in action at last! Hopefully i'll be getting some more frequent updates for the site going soon. I've got MEH on the way in the next months and I'm working on a little side project for the Sketch-Log.

But for now, here's some sketches of htings if been working on over the months, and a couple of things before my computer went capoot.

Working on the main weapon/armor for a character. Here are some of the inital designs:

Felt like drawing Miyazaki cats. So i looked into one of my favorite Miyazaki films, The Cat Returns!

Last Valentines Day, I mentioned on the sketchlog that I had originally planned a very very silly article, buuuut it never took off because I got sick. Welp, this is it: My reactions to the Arrow TV show, with a valentines day theme.