Oceanblue Art

The paper collar pattern before mirroring and cutting

The paper pattern fitted onto the doll with a piece of tape

Ok, that didn't quite work so I added an additional quarter inch to the outside of the neckline. That's better- it ended up fitting just the way I wanted it to.

The traced neckline with triangles

Next, I refined the shape of half of the neckline and measured it. It ended up being six centimeters, so I cut out a triangle with a one centimeter base and traced it onto the neckline.

The paper bodice pieces partially traced onto a piece of paper.

Rooting is finished, tacky glue is drying, so now I'm making more of the outfit. Specifically, the collar. First, I traced the neckline of the bodice pieces.

A chibi illustration in shades of pale blue

The illustration in my sketchbook with my doll next to it

Drew some art of my #blindbox #bjd- their faceplate is a custom that I repainted
#copic on paper (sketchbook piece,) 11"x14", 2025
#oceanblueart
#dollsky #illustration #yumekawaii

My Jolyne sticker on my water bottle

oceanblueart.etsy.com/listing/4369...
The original illustrations are also available for purchase; please DM if you're interested

A pen and marker chibi illustration of Jolyne Kujo

A pen and marker chibi illustration of Foo Fighters

A pen and marker chibi illustration of Ermes Costello

A photo of the physical Jolyne drawing propped up on my desk

From the #oceanblueartchives: my #StoneOcean chibi collection. All of my chibi character illustrations are done traditionally with #copics. This trio is available in my Etsy shop as a sticker set- link in top comment.
#oceanblueart #jolyne #ff #ermes #jjba #jojo

A riff on the Barbie the Movie poster with Miku in Barbie's place and Kaito in Ken's place

From the #oceanblueartchives: "She's everything. He's just Kaito." #Copic on Bristol paper, 9" x 12", 2024.
#oceanblueart #vocaloid #hatsunemiku #kaito #barbie #illustration

A cartoon marker bust illustration of a blonde Barbie in a bright pink dress

From the #oceanblueartchives: my #illustration of Holiday Barbie 1990, my favorite #barbie of all time. #Copic on Bristol paper, 9" x 12".
#oceanblueart #dollsky #barbiecollector

A lavender, black and white Kuromi piñata

The back of the piñata

From the #oceanblueartchives: #Kuromi #Piñata, mixed media #sculpture
#sanrio #jiraikei #papercraft

Amy from the Sonic series in a witch costume. She is holding a tarot card depicting Sonic in a Jotaro Kujo costume. Next to her are two additional tarot cards depicting Knuckles as Goku and Tails as Satoru Gojo.

From the #oceanblueartchives: my witchy Amy #illustration from 2023. Happy #Halloween!
#sonic #rkgk #イラスト

An additional view of the completed doll

I don't have any photos for some reason but in the completed outfit she's also wearing a wire bustle support. Here's one additional photo I dug up from my Google Drive.

The completed doll. She is wearing a lavender calico print cotton day dress with glass bead buttons. I stitched the entire outfit by hand.

The doll before repainting wearing 1880s undergarments that include ankle-length bloomers, a cotton chemise, cotton socks and a muslin corset with metal wire boning.

A detail of the corset interior showing the spiral metal boning and hand-sewn eyelets.

I participated in last week's artshare so here's one from my archives: back in 2018 I turned a Catrine Monster High doll into my friend's Victorian (1880s) OC, and I made her outfit using only historically accurate techniques and materials to the best of my ability. More details in alt text.

An ink and marker illustration of Blaze the Cat

A sketchbook page of cats

Large white cat with airplane ears

Large white cat doin a SCREAM

Here's a recent Blaze the Cat illustration I did, I had charms and stickers made with this design and I'll be listing them on my Etsy soon
oceanblueart.etsy.com
Also, here's a page of sketches I did based on photos of my cat

Line art depicting Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights in the style of Japanese ukiyo-e prints

#WIP: The Garden of Earthly Delights but it's ukiyo-e
#oceanblueart #illustration #arthistory

Illustration of Nana Matsumoto

Illustration of Katsuhiro

Thanks for the promo opportunity! This is Nana Matsumoto- she's the protagonist of my web novel. In the beginning she's deeply in the closet, but she comes to terms with her bisexuality over the course of the story. And then here's Katsuhiro, the transmasc protagonist of her favorite anime.

The partially rooted head with black and pink hair

Rooting is coming along nicely. I'm using much smaller plugs this time.

YouTube video by The World of Oceanblue Art weird backrooms hallway in the last sears in the southeast

Bonus video: walking through the weird #backrooms hallway at #sears
youtube.com/shorts/wUM6g...

A completely empty corner

Liminal photo of racks of shoes with way too much empty space

Clearance area with way too much empty space and dim lighting

Another area with way too much empty space

A pet supply section in a weird isolated corner

A strange Backrooms-like hallway winding through the store to hide renovation work

The elevator at the end of the hallway

Inside the old, faux wood-paneled elevator

The upstairs escalator landing is closed off with tarp and caution tape

Mall interior entrance to Sears

🧵: Documentary photos of the last #Sears in the Southeast (Florida Mall)
#oceanblueart #deadmalls #photography #backrooms

I'm an architecture enthusiast so I actually really enjoy drawing and painting building interiors/exteriors. In comics, you can kinda cheat by drawing one "establishing shot" to convey where the characters are, then in the next panels you can make the background kinda loose and gestural.

YouTube video by Stephen Travers Art The Secret to Drawing Overwhelming Detail!

If you struggle with backgrounds/environments because you feel overwhelmed by the amount of detail you have to draw, especially in outdoor scenes, I found this video really helpful
youtu.be/jgDYlmRwXF8

A page of rough gestural sketches depicting various situations

Did a page of #comic framing experiments #oceanblueart #sketchbook

A marker illustration of Blaze the Cat from Sonic

A marker illustration of Catty Noir from Monster High

Aw man I missed it by 20 minutes! Well, here's my Blaze the Cat and my Catty Noir illustrations anyway

Garden Mysteries Draculaura doll with really cool makeup

Another serendipitous consequence of starting over was getting my hands on a really cool Drac at a steep discount. I got a Garden Mysteries doll because it was on sale at Walmart and I needed a new head. I got an absolutely stunning screening though and I opted to sacrifice my Wave 1 doll instead.

A new Draculaura head with a few plugs of bright pink hair rooted in.

Well, I screwed up real bad. To make a long story short, the original head that I rooted had to be completely scrapped and I had to start over. That's fine though, I ended up getting a brighter shade of pink that I like much more.

Ok so first of all, I'm lactose intolerant...

A three panel comic, rendered in marker and ink. In the first panel, Lex Luthor is saying "I've already killed you, Superman." In the second panel, he's saying "...is what I WOULD say if he were here right now. Thank you for your time, Mr. Kent." In the third panel, Clark Kent looks up from a notepad with an anxious expression.

My favorite issue of All-Star #Superman in a nutshell
#oceanblueart
#comics #DC #illustration

Karnaca- Watercolor+ Ink

Port of Tacoma- Watercolor + Ink

Hiker and Stone Titan- Watercolor

Crystal Cavern- Acrylic + Ink

Congrats on 1k! 🥳
I'm Syn, and I draw horror and weird art. I've been focusing on landscape paintings for the past couple of months, and I have a raffle going at the end of the month for a custom landscape.