Kintsugi Hearts

I ordered a set with varying lead hardness, I wonder what it will feel like! A little experiment I guess.

29.10.2025 20:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Rough, but I think I’m starting to get impatient trying to make each line surgical. I know normally I’d just consider this an “underdrawing” layer.

I guess traditional artists would just use a lighter lead than HB for “drafting”… maybe I need to find lighter mechanical pencil lead.

29.10.2025 19:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

From what I understand, assistants are a huge part of the process in both comics and manga. The work gets split up, manga and comic artists also have people like editors and other specialized roles. The mangaka tends to get all the spotlight and fame… but they’re supposedly decently sized teams!

29.10.2025 18:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Some of it feels a little harder because I can tell the references were drawn digitally, were probably cleaned up, and likely skip the underdrawing stage I would normally be planning out. So I’m unsure how much it helps with a typical drawing process. My attempt is always going to feel different.

27.10.2025 18:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Eye see you 👁️

more sketching study practice… a lot of training the eye to make lines with more intent.

27.10.2025 17:55 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Still image of where I stopped at the time

25.10.2025 17:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Old 2021 study of Euden from Dragalia Lost’s concept art book

25.10.2025 17:35 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

More studying with this workbook… a bit hindered this week due to a family crisis but I still make time to put the pencil on paper and sketch at least a little every day. It gives me an outlet and direction.

25.10.2025 17:21 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

#study #sketching from a workbook lately.

The idea is to practice coordination, styles that are not “mine”, and work with subjects and objects I normally wouldn’t think of.

So far it’s teaching me how heavily I hold my pencil and to be more gentle.

21.10.2025 15:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Workshop doodles from the Spencer Wan workshop this year. Silhouette was interesting, it kind of let me jump into value quickly. Besides that… I am still learning the concept of confidence in this context. #sketch #art

21.10.2025 15:24 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Vyrn-Inspired good boy #sketch

21.10.2025 15:20 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Pardon the dust, still figuring out if I want to make an art only account… haha

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