Recent Submissions by ClickHere's Favorite Artistsurn:uuid:a0d5571a-78b9-d99e-f7ea-04716ba445f6hOnK hOnk by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:67e57568-75b1-77d2-a684-d2871e53a05f2011-12-11T13:15:51-08:00Drawn for a friend who lovvvves Gamzee. I haven't read the comic yet, so all I really know about him is what's on his MSPA wiki entry.]]>Gallows Song by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:c9e06139-a172-1bd4-2f8a-6cf43c3adf8f2011-10-07T19:36:38-07:00Welp, I'm not dead. I'm now a freshman at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, so I don't have too much free time for personal projects anymore. This piece is old...from February, I think?
A dead man reflects on the events that lead to his hanging. His song remains the last tie to his mortal life.
Based off one of my favorite songs, [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yUu7c5TBXs]"Galgasång"[/url] (for you metal-haters, don't worry. It's acoustic.) It's not really that complex: a man talks about his accomplishments, then about the graveyard where he now resides; singing his "gallows song". But it's sad, lonely, and touching in a way I didn't expect it to be.
(Here's the English translation, if you want it.)
WIP shots can be found here]]>Elric of Melnibone by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:f66ddf95-e2df-0d38-7e41-928c4281e0e52011-10-07T19:10:21-07:00[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elric_of_Melnibon%C3%A9]Prince Elric of Melniboné[/url] and his cursed sword, Stormbringer!
I read a couple of the books back in June, and while they're super-kitchsy, and a solid example of how not to write (Elric is a champion whiner, pompous jerk and Gary Sue), his backstory is sort of interesting, in a "this-was-the-sixties-so-emo-exiled-prince-characters-were-still-newish" kind of way. And as cliche as a soul-stealing sword is, Stormbringer's still pretty cool. (Maybe it's just because it's basically the Kullervo story, but with elf-people. I don't know.)
The waves in the background are just part of Imryrr's crazy architecture. I figure that a place called "the dreaming city" would have some really weird walls in its palace.
And whoever did the cover art for the books when hey were published: waaaay too many instances of Elric in manties. Yuck.]]>Liberator by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:4c161cd9-9bb9-59ee-e82a-8cfb15460c012010-06-25T19:21:46-07:00Okay, finally a new piece.
This guy - tentatively named Qur, because q's are hip - is also part of that mythology I've been working on, and is the opponent of the sun woman I've painted a few times.
I'm not sure what he's doing with his hands. Sorry...]]>Stonebearer by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:81d4e3ac-235e-b41b-a48d-d2e440d7b2b12010-06-05T17:11:14-07:00Sorry for not uploading. I don't really use FAC much anymore.
Drawn to Moonsorrow's "Kivenkantaja". (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FP_yFIvQgo)]]>Skintone practice by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:6ebf5b75-2bdf-2ce3-58f1-e12363a505602010-01-09T18:38:25-08:00Trying to practice my skintones a bit, since they're my weak point. He turned out a bit girly.
A remake of an older picture. There's a bunch of stuff behind this character, but I'm going to sound stupid explaining them in a lot of detail. Basically, her name's Nen - she's the incarnation or embodiment of whatever force keeps the earth turning, and she has to walk the world to keep it moving. Her body continues to wear out, but she still keeps going (Quick, everyone ignore the fact that this is a lame idea!) The mini-earth she's holding is probably a symbol or something.
Originally, ie in ninth grade, I called her the Earthwalker, but that's also pretty lame. Sigh, thirteen-year-old me.
I was trying to approach this better than the last picture of her; she's supposed to be eleven or twelve, and very tired and haunted-looking. The first one did better with the atmosphere but the actual drawing didn't fit well. It also didn't really get her round eyes and general exhaustion with eternally walking. Now I just need to get all the aspects together...
Also, I have the phrase "on her face is a map of the world" stuck in my head, but that sounds awfully pretentious as a title. Where's it from, anyway? My google-fu is lacking.
Edit: I really appreciate the feature. Thank you :)]]>Black-Eyed Boy by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:c4414bf2-994d-0792-cdb5-b7ac502de14f2009-09-25T14:51:22-07:00Remake of an older picture. Slightly rushed.
Based off the infamous "Black-Eyed Boy" story]]>Stars - 100 TC by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:94d624c4-a101-752f-a6cb-d15c3fc4389a2009-09-12T09:22:37-07:00Alternately "Starcatcher".]]>Light - 100 TC by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:04cbbc14-f364-3fa8-2a06-35c5ed273cd22009-08-12T18:58:40-07:00Some sort of tiny creature finding a use for old books.]]>Marble by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:95abe6f4-9c6f-16f0-5e05-5c3bcfbc578f2009-07-28T19:17:46-07:00Another thing from art camp. Sorry for the bad photo.]]>Self portrait by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:10ea169f-c04d-dceb-f363-ca93ece4aeda2009-07-28T19:10:08-07:00Done at art camp, self portrait minus glasses. It was a mandatory assignment. 100% mirror-reffed, no photos, tracing, or those cheating grid-things.]]>Pride by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:e7cd9bf7-0f97-6a95-3bae-286b8b75d8e62009-07-09T15:24:22-07:00Digital painting practice.
Edit: fixed a few things.]]>Moonbeam Creatures by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:d1af9cfa-42d9-b3f3-23f5-cdb3dcc38dc92009-05-31T10:15:41-07:00Haven't been here in a while.
Piece done for the school lit magazine.]]>Bright Eyes by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:99d99435-b864-1713-8eec-f308215ba0a52009-05-09T19:51:41-07:00Sorry, I've been on dA.]]>Cloth study by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:496d9976-4f5e-cbb5-8877-20653afa24ad2009-03-25T16:42:32-07:00Study for my portfolio. It's a piece of cloth draped over a wooden easel.]]>Robin by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:9c6230af-c341-5a7d-0a02-c2faf4f466382009-03-03T14:15:59-08:00Gift for someone who caught my 10k on dA.]]>Precious Treasure - 100 TC by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:1b261b0a-6287-8969-6531-cade331945b72009-02-10T19:06:33-08:00I've been reading the Silmarillion, which is INCREDIBLE.
Early on in the book, there are two trees; one that gives off golden light, and one that gives off silver. They're more or less the primordial sun and moon.
Eventually, the trees are destroyed. However, before that happens, an elven smith (Fëanor) seals a tiny bit of their light in three jewels, called the silmarils. These end up being the last remnants of the light of the trees, and a war begins over them, partially due to Fëanor's own greed.
Sorry, I rushed this far too much...I just wanted to upload something. Long arms are long.]]>Linux the Bot by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:3dd85bbf-ecfe-d489-8a7f-770c2b6bd0692009-02-09T14:55:41-08:00Have'nt been finishing anything ltely, sorry about that. Have a TF OC.]]>Self portrait whoohoo by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:b060719a-2a40-4229-2452-91d4833a39be2009-01-26T19:06:14-08:00Grr, my Paint Shop is being finicky again, so some of the shading is a little messed up. Sorry.
And yes, the collar of that shirt is loose, and was off to the side when I was drawing it. My ribcage isn't coming out of my armpit.
Yeah, it's a little on the creepy side (STARING EYES), but it's actually pretty close to me in real life.]]>Sketch dump 3 by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:5e0ecd34-f971-1db7-1224-ad0f4efc363e2009-01-18T10:04:17-08:001. Girl drawn to "Egil Saga" by Faun. Amaaaazing song, lemmee tell ya.
(By the way, has anyone else here read the actual saga? I'd love to nerd over it with you ;))
2. Sibling of #3 on Sketch dump 2.
3. Zombie!
4. I wanted to draw a creepy woman with an attractive body. Kind like a mixed message of sorts. She reminds me of Kisame, face-wise.
5. My character, Riv, making a really dumb face. Tee hee.]]>Hippie Drow by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:abfe3492-e965-6432-dab7-92df8d4de99f2009-01-09T18:15:19-08:00Birthday present for a friend, who also came up with the title. She wanted something "psychadellic", soo...yeah.
Tried blending stumps out for the first time. I don't like them.]]>Daniel by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:d1d9c164-8ad0-e3d3-3826-856d97e0d0f92009-01-09T18:10:45-08:00Hello there, Daniel! Sorry that I cut off your ponytail.
So, uh, I finished Sandman a few weeks ago. That ending was pretty unexpected, but really intense. And the flashbacks afterwards (The Tempest, oh my goddddd) only made it better.
I'm uploading this just because I think it looks good :/]]>Secret santa by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:c47d00ca-1644-08f8-9a3a-5b79341a7fb02008-12-25T18:13:30-08:00Part of a secret santa. The person wanted their mannequin character drawn.]]>Art trade - The Joker by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:6b4cee6f-b095-322d-f0eb-ca1c3502b7572008-12-24T18:34:39-08:00I took part in a randomly-paired art trade. Through some incredible stroke of luck, I ended up with someone who is(as far as I can tell) a published comic artist. Whew!
He asked for a drawing of Heath Ledger as the Joker. Definately not something I normally would have drawn, but here it is.
Ref: http://kungfurodeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/hk_vs_dcdirect_joker.jpg]]>Messenger of Olympus by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:a4297c9a-b93b-9f64-17b0-707e1ae8195b2008-12-14T18:08:07-08:00I'm trying out a new coloring style, at the suggestion of a dA friend.
A lot of the black lines on there are from the original sketch, which is here.
(I'm not super well-versed in Greek mythology, so please forgive me if Hermes isn't the messenger / caduceus-bearer / winged sandal guy.)]]>Speedpaint video by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:e2c77991-c03e-4073-7185-86244b3fff802008-12-11T12:39:54-08:00Donwnload here: http://rapidshare.com/files/172489627/Riv_painting_movie.wmv
Duration: Roughly 15 min
Size: 50 MB
This is a video I did over the summer. Just a quick painting. The final image can be found here. It's not quite as refined as what I normally do, but I had to make this quick and watchable.
This is my first time doing something like this, let me know what you think
Also, I think the video got a bit squished somehow, sorry about that. It's still watchable.]]>Queen ofHearts chibi by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:e0ce18e9-ce60-54e4-b47a-4542bbea212f2008-12-06T17:26:21-08:00Prize for a dA contest.]]>Tek by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:0a2a1d6b-daa0-bdd5-13ae-cdd4225ec2382008-12-02T19:01:47-08:00Err, second attempt at a basic portrait-thing. i'm trying to figure out the basics...same character as in my icon. One day, maybe I'll even draw something with an expression!
Hurr hurr hurr.
I actually did the sketch for this in pen on my history notes -- the teacher wasn't too pleased about that.
Any crit would be seriously appreciated, as well as tips on the hair. I need to break myself of this spiky manga crap.]]>Evil Ernie by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:9dcf6a77-a199-ff29-b5c2-f477b56b00492008-11-30T12:54:03-08:00I've got like a million pieces going right now. Still alive here.
I think this is from...April. But I still like it, which is pretty rare. Don't think I ever finished the hands / crowbar.]]>Free sketch - cyborg wolf by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:cb520155-3cb4-a729-3219-a17e86bbdd572008-11-26T11:40:53-08:00Free sketch from dA. I don't know why I chibified it 6___9
Heavily reffed this: http://www.mygardengifts.com/ProductImages/wolf-statues/16112.jpg]]>Secret santa by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:b6f7ed9d-a991-24c0-8191-2f37c613d59e2008-11-13T20:14:37-08:00Art for a secret santa over at dA. I really hope the person doesn't use FAC.
Character is not mine.]]>Tegaki semidump by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:46fa7625-41d2-453f-669c-f6819beb361f2008-11-06T17:39:48-08:00Two of my favorite Tegaki pictures. The one on the right is from an hour or so ago, the other is about a month old. The character has changed a lot...
Should be doing my chem right now~]]>Face study by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:dec9e225-0473-f20b-04fd-2796235d1c092008-11-02T19:28:03-08:00From a figure drawing class I go to on Saturdays. Most of the stuff is full-body nudes, so it's not going up on FAC. I figure this is fine, though.
Ink, 10 minutes.]]>Wave emote by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:5c107257-ab81-84c5-36ff-e710e1479f0b2008-10-31T20:03:44-07:00My first emote :)
I don't know what category this should be in...
Ref: http://leoleonardo.deviantart.com/art/Complete-Emoticon-Guide-part-2-51304240]]>Bwuh v.2 by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:991a7638-8fbb-1eb1-7b6f-00ea9f3991052008-10-30T19:16:50-07:00Redo of another picture. I think this one fits her a lot more; she's not supposed to be super cute and cuddly, just a bit of a weirdo.
Uh, I know there's a ton wrong with this, I'm really sorry...
Also, I can see this fine on my screen, but you may not be able to well on yours (if your brightness settings are different).]]>Little Richard by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:3592b195-7dd8-f710-ce1a-93dc7da840702008-10-27T21:24:36-07:00Because everyone like Richard, right?
I'm avoiding making the obvious joke about one of his nicknames. You can probably figure it out.]]>Doodle by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:72083d14-9ac4-e4f0-a1e8-51535515e0432008-10-27T20:17:39-07:00I haven't been able to as much as I would have liked to lately (ENGLISH PROJECT). Just a quick scribble.
Oh me, when will you ever learn how to draw real faces?
Tinted with computer.]]>Dreamcatcher - WIP by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:25dc154b-f9b4-f268-cc6e-0dcc8fd2d5212008-10-22T19:14:10-07:00I thought I had uploaded this already!
Art from my summer program. I'm doubting I'll ever finish it.]]>Sketch 5 - Kimi by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:88fe6363-9dc4-7c1d-5f00-68a50853bdb72008-10-15T20:09:53-07:00Sketch for someone over at dA, who wanted a picture of one of her (many) characters. Acording to the ref I was linked to, her name is Kimi Nataki, and she's quite good at art.
That is one crooked easel.]]>Back by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:75ada8ac-1546-9342-3089-a44e89b9dfeb2008-10-11T18:24:09-07:00Started this as skin-painting practice, but it degenerated into...I don''t even know anymore.
No idea what happened with that lighting I ARE GUD ARTEEST]]>Another quick painting tutorial by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:5066a063-76f1-915e-d597-8988b928a70c2008-10-06T20:14:00-07:00Another really quick painting tutorial, in video form.
vv Download it here vv http://www.sendspace.com/file/fjc9ms
The quality isn't the greatest (I had to compress it down to 90 MB from 1.6 GB), but it's still viewable.]]>Simple skin tutorial by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:62075560-39fa-b5b4-4f3e-31591f2a8ed52008-10-03T08:46:22-07:00Really quick tutorial done for someone who asked for it. Shadows aren't just "skin color + black"!
This applies to traditional media as well.]]>Business cards - 4 of ?? by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:f344e119-de7f-294f-97dd-2dc16dc297ad2008-09-30T15:11:35-07:00Okay, so it turns out I'll be able to go to this thing after all. Philly Zine Fest, here I come!
Man, these things are addicting.]]>Business cards - 3 of 3 by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:a0eae157-121b-96c7-c186-fd6df26088662008-09-27T20:27:00-07:00Making some business cards for a zine fest. I won't be able to make it, but some family friends are going to display some of my stuff at their table.
Whew, last set. I was hoping to make more, but I have to give my portfolio over tomorrow.
These things are fun!
Also, people who are more familiar with my characters might notice one or two lurking in here somewhere.]]>Business cards - 2 of ?? by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:b404cde8-dc29-3b2d-7571-a093284357e12008-09-27T07:51:24-07:00Making some business cards for a zine fest. I won't be able to make it, but some family friends are going to display some of my stuff at their table.
What, two uploads in a row? Blasphemy!
Yes, the third one is Candlejack, I don't really kn]]>Business cards - 1 of ?? by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:3b73ce79-d20c-bf0a-d001-79a6ee77e6b72008-09-27T07:48:40-07:00Making some business cards for a zine fest. I won't be able to make it, but some family friends are going to display some of my stuff at their table.
Doodled these things up at like midnight last night, will probably try and do some more later today.]]>Fairy Tale - 100 TC by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:61a28cbf-e399-8946-372d-797fda7d4e252008-09-24T18:40:20-07:00This thing has been lying around for something like a month now...
A tale begun in other days,
When summer suns were glowing-
A simple chime, that served to time
The rhythm of our rowing-
Whose echoes live in memory yet,
Though envious years would say 'forget
...
And, though the shadow of a sigh
May tremble through the story,
For 'happy summer days' gone by,
And vanish'd summer glory-
It shall not touch, with breath of bale,
The pleasance, of our fairy-tale.
Based off of "Fairy Tale" by Omnia. There're some hidden messages and whatnot, try and find them.
Also, I'm sorry about the scan, I'll try and fix that.]]>Tegaki E: Riv by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:c655f59e-7993-1916-db83-0b6b9ce4ec272008-09-22T17:59:08-07:00More tegaki-ing. I really should be doing schoolwork.
The wings are supposed to be like tattoos coming off his back, but I'm still really new to this "no eraser" thing.]]>Tegaki ID by mangacheese1818urn:uuid:fa713006-b6f1-c9d4-c5ea-d21938d0310d2008-09-22T09:11:06-07:00My ID at tegaki.