The first of 4 process breakdowns is up for the "Morning" set! It was a set I wanted to challenge myself with, working with 2 characters throughout, using a very specific lighting scheme as well as replicating an existing setting accurately. It was really tiring! But I learnt a lot too as well :)
As always, thank you for your kind support ...
2024-01-01 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Firstly, a big thank you for all your kind comments on the recent set! I just wanted to leave you guys with one last little treat before 2024 :)
I will be making a class with Coloso in Early 2024 called “Master Class: Cinematic Illustrations” It's basically a roughly 30 hour long course that gives me the chance to really do some in dep...
2023-12-29 02:06:29 +0000 UTC View Post
I wanted to finish the set by the end of this year, and I just barely managed it! Lot's of really tough challenges in this one as always, with the natural lighting and wide scenes. Plenty to talk about in the process videos for this one :)
I want to hear what you think about this set too, so please do let me know!
Lastly, I ...
2023-12-27 14:52:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Since these recent sets have been getting more and more expansive and detailed, I thought it would be right to keep you guys a little in the loop! I don't want to reveal too much to keep the surprise factor every time a new set appears, but I really wanted to show a couple of environments I'm working on for the upcoming set :)
The...
2023-12-19 13:32:45 +0000 UTC View Post
A new set is in the works!
But in the meantime, I'd like to share some of the discarded compositions from the recent set :) It's almost inevitable that it takes a few tries to get things right, especially when working with an unfamiliar presentation style and mood, so these trial and error attempts are really just part of the process...
2023-12-06 12:30:38 +0000 UTC View Post
The final process video of the set! To round off the set, I wanted a piece that was a bit more action-oriented, and the arcade racing bikes felt like the perfect touch. Despite my initial confidence about the plan, it was still a substantial challenge getting the composition to come together naturally, especially with all these pesky colors to w...
2023-11-29 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The third process video of the set is here! Arcade games on these big screens always turn out to be unexpectedly fun, especially when goofing with friends :)
There's just something about the atmosphere that I was intent on capturing here, and that had to be the hardest part. Combined with the close perspective, and I had gotten mysel...
2023-11-28 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The second process video for this month's set is here! Moving from scene to scene is always a bit of a unique challenge every time, requiring a good balance between an exciting and dynamic transition and maintaining a strong visual and thematic connection. In this video I talk about how I decided upon this particular composition, how to extract ...
2023-11-28 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The process videos are coming up for this month's set of artworks! It has been quite a challenging process drawing them, so there's plenty of difficulties and learning points to talk about in the upcoming videos, starting with this one!
From finding the best angles to create an establishing shot, to drawing heavy areas of detail and making...
2023-11-28 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Where do I even start! This has been the hardest set to attempt and put together, with the first piece alone taking so much effort and time. This time for real I wanted to draw the characters in a more casual mood (believe it or not I can count the number of times I've drawn an open mouth smile on one hand before this!), but I wanted to do it pr...
2023-11-26 06:33:28 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, how have you been? It's been a really hectic start of the month (midway through November already!)
I've been fully working on the upcoming set and it's definitely going to be quite a step forward for me personally in terms of color use and mood - so it's been quite a bit to handle and figure out. Just dropping by to let you k...
2023-11-15 14:38:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's video is a light and simple (but important!) tutorial on when and how to start with a color draft on your illustrations. I've also combined in the process explanation of the latest piece to explain how the effects of a good color draft and extend onto the rest of the painting!
As always, thank you for all your amazing support, and ...
2023-10-26 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a while since these two have been drawn in the same piece!
I had quite a lot of fun putting this one together. My characters are usually pretty stoic looking so more relaxed expressions are definitely not in my exact wheelhouse. Mix in some difficult lighting and I've got a puzzle on my hands :)
Still, I think it's importan...
2023-10-24 06:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The final process walkthrough for the set!
I didn't quite mention it in the video itself, but the fight between getting the composition to work in it's own right versus fitting it perfectly (in terms of lighting and mood) with the previous frame was quite a lot of pain.
It also didn't help that I'm not too experienced at drawing full e...
2023-10-24 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 3 of the process walkthrough is up!
Close-ups can present a challenge all on their own, especially when it comes to framing them within a larger context. How and what to show in the environment is one of those things that you can easily just get it over and done with, but to do it well really takes a lot of thinking!
As al...
2023-10-23 14:58:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The second process video of the set! Sometimes to really find the composition you want, you might even have to draw a whole other illustration halfway :)
As always, feel free to ask me any related questions below!
2023-10-19 00:19:25 +0000 UTC View Post
The first process video for the recent set is up! Even for someone who draws a lot of full environments, this one was an extra challenge having to account for everything in the scene being fully visible in bright light.
As always, feel free to let me know of any questions or feedback you have below!
UPDATE: Thank you all for you amazing support, the limited anniversary edition has sold out, (but the regular version is still up for sale as always)!
Just dropping in quickly between working on the process videos (and the next set!) to let you guys know the Anniversary Edition of the World of Guweiz artbook is available for a limited time...
2023-10-11 11:35:47 +0000 UTC View Post
New work at last!
This one was a really interesting set to attempt! Once again, following the theme of this short series, I wanted to draw scenes that are filled with details. Figuring out how they all should come together was a lot of effort however - from finding the right spots to put certain things, and whether they all work together....
How has everyone been? It's great to be back drawing again! It takes a bit to restart the factory but I'm well on the way and very eager to share more works with everyone as always :) Please look forward to seeing some new works very soon in early October!
I've definitely missed a lot of your messages, questions and discord addition re...
Hi everyone, how are you doing? I hope you've all been taking care of yourselves!
Due to some circumstances out of my control, I won't be around for 2+ weeks in September sadly - however, I'll still be drawing and working on new pieces whenever I can. As such, things may be a little more quiet. While I really appreciate everyone's support...
![[War 4] Remastered result!](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/12/rk/er/4e9b88-019e8f29-51a9-76a5-a120-e5fe11cf4006.jpg)
The final remastered piece is done! Check out the tutorial video this month over here on the core process of how I transformed the older piece into something new :)
I hope you enjoy the new piece and thank you as...
This month's tutorial is up!
I took the chance to do some fully real-time painting and talk about something I really enjoy doing as more of a relaxing exercise - revisiting and remastering old works.
Do you have a piece that you created a while ago but feel like it could be better? Feel free to draw a remaster of it and submit it to ...
2023-08-29 07:51:37 +0000 UTC View Post
The process for the final "After Work 2" piece is here!
This one overwhelmed me quite a few times during the process of creating it - even with helpful references and a lot of planning, it can feel very daunting attempting to "fill in" such a dense scene! I'm glad I gave it my best attempt though, and I hope you will find this video ...
2023-08-18 09:06:40 +0000 UTC View Post
The next process is up! This one was definitely presented a different type of challenge compared to the three before - The difficulty was not in drawing the scene itself, but really deciding on what exactly to put where to make the hideout look exactly like how I see it mentally. It took quite a bit of trial and error, and I learnt a lot more ab...
2023-08-14 11:07:09 +0000 UTC View Post
This one is a full environmental piece that took me a while to start getting to proper grips with! Normally as a (mostly) character drawing guy, the complete lack of a character in composition does force one to think quite hard on how to arrange things.
For once, I'm quite happy with the results honestly!
As always, thank you so mu...
The next one is up! I had quite a lot of fun with this one putting up all the signboards, it feels really cathartic in a way. As always, feel free to let me know what you think below, or if you have any questions :)
The first process video is up! Very fortunately, I was able to record the process breakdown and discussion much earlier this month.
I've got 5 videos lined up this time round, 1 for each piece in the recent set. I hope this format could be a viable one as it allows things to come out earlier in the month and in more digestible chunks rathe...
2023-08-06 13:27:20 +0000 UTC View Post
This set was ROUGH (in a good way)! It was a lot tougher and I've never recalled facing as many moments in a single set wondering if I could get to to all come together. Strangely, it has really brought a sense of life and motivation back for me after the past couple months of slump, almost like I found something worth drawing again!
Pla...
This has been a much requested tutorial for some time now! I break down the basics of how to approach and start drawing hair for your characters with a full live-demo :) You can get the .psd file too if you want to follow along (attached below).
I know I didn't quite mention it in the video, but please feel free to submit results of you f...