Digital Illustrations: A First-Try
- Jun 24, 2017
- 2 min read
The first thing my lecturer said when I showed her a draft was: "So Japanese!" Well, that's actually one art style I use the most often. I did learn the 'basic' kind of style in my elementary years (sort of like this), but I guess this is what happens when I grow up with anime and manga. I absolutely adore the illustrations of Clamp, the clothes they draw have such rich detail and their art style varies depending on the title they are working on. However, I took the most inspiration from the classic Sailor Moon. My drawing tutor would bring a Sailor Moon artbook and have me study drawing with that as reference. Fun fact: she did wear a Dior Haute Couture dress at some point.
Of course, the end result is not as gorgeous as the works of those who had dedicated their lives for the craft. I also don't practice drawing too much since most of the time i just do it for leisure purposes. Colouring is not really my forte too - 95% of what I draw are mere linearts. Since it is not being graded or commissioned, most of the time I would just draw without caring about proportions or cleanliness. The only reason I know all these terms is because of my friends who are amazing illustrators.
Anyway, the manga style was quite controversial to use in many projects (Coming from someone who attended a school that enforces creativity that it required us to illustrate in order to pass History) but it works in this project. Maybe next time I would do something more like Kerrie Hess or Anna Kiper? Or does this style stood out among the others and I jus need to perfect it?
Other artists I was inspired from are South Korea's Mari Kim for her Wonderland-esque impressions, and Kildren for the texture of the colours. I have to say, I do not know too many artists, but I am really curious to find out about more talents!
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