Dokkemans Pire

Hey it's Pire

Did another pokemon ranodmizer thing and got "Fire, First Evolution, Purple"  And his name is Pire!!  (because I'm great with names)  This one was a bit hard to work with, but I kinda like it haha.  My buddy Melly told me that it kind of looked like a gastly eating a Jigglypuff.  So that picture might happen one day xD

Dokkemans Grunch

Hey it's Grunch!

Did a pokemon randomizer thing and the first results are "Fighting, Ground, First Evolution, and Orange."
Took me a moment to come up with this idea but I kinda like the way it turned out.  By the time I finished it, I had realized that it looks like a mix between Shuckle and Charmander haha, but that's fine.   I dont know how many of these I'll do, but if it continues I'll be titling these "Dokkemans" because why not haha.

Female Beck

So I really like mighty No. 9 and a friend said to draw female beck.  so i did. ♥

Sleepy Wii Fit Trainer

I love the wii fit trainer...  So I drew her ♥

 

and here's the sketch.

♥♥♥

Mercy me

Little chibi version of Mercy from Overwatch ♥

Pokemon Challenge Wailord #321

WAILORD!!

Did a random thing and it chose wailord.

I actually had a but of trouble with this one.   How on earth do you do anything with a wailord??  I ended up turning it's fins into some kind of partial skirt thing.   I think it turned out ok.

More anatomy stuff

More studies trying to remember these forms from the sycra thing again.

Then trying to apply those to actual poses.

Cheerleader Zagara?

So...  I drew a cheerleader Zagara.... kinda.

I've had this silly idea in my head ever since they introduced basketball Azmodan.  Zagara's hard to draw.  But I did it..  kinda xD ♥

This was the first version of this picture.  Didn't really like how it was turning out so I restarted.  glad I did.

Anatomy stuff.

Did a full turn around of the sycra anatomy thing from the last post.  The first of many!  This one was tough to do.  Trying to turn the lines into forms.  Really rough.  I felt I kind of started getting the hang of it  in the last one. particularly the legs.  but eh.. I have a looong way to go.  It's late im tired more tomorrow!

Anatomy Studies

Im making a more conscious effort to focus more on Anatomy and my lessons.  I remember during my last 1000 drawing challenge thing how all I could think about and wanted to do was get down and so some serious studies.  So lets start.

Will be trying to take time to sit down and learn the important muscles for drawing.
These sketches were done when following along with this video.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DoCI83V-cc

This is the anatomy sheet I will be studying.
I want to draw at least a few of these as often as i can in hopes that it will stick in my head.
Anatomy Sheet:
http://sycra.net/sycra_simplified_anatomy.png

Temmie?

Was doing some studies then temmie's song came on.  so temmie happened.

(Heavy credit to google images for these, i just wanted to do something real quick)
(did these on the 23rd)

Megumin

Didnt want to just end the night on one picture so I drew Megumin from Konosuba.  Really like how this one turned out also!  The pose is a bit bland, but I'm really pleased with the proportions and such ♥

Megaman Legends Roll

Absolutely love the art style of Megaman Legends and Megaman Battle Network.  Really like how this one turned out.  I need to take more time studying the styles that I REALLY love.  Maybe I'll do an entire blog on that.

Anyway.  Pretty happy with how it turned out.

Random Nona

Looking through my files.  Evidently on the 6th I drew Nona in Trinity Prime's costume?

 And this was in the corner too so here.

gg

(Note to self throw this on the right publish date later)

Poses N Such 6-15 through 6-17

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these
6-15-16

1 min each.


6-16-16

1-min each

Vilppu refresher:

Im rusty, so i need a bit of a refresher.  So I redid a portion of the vilppu chapter 1 lessons.  I will be returning to these periodically and hopefully complete the entire series one day.  But I absolutely need a refresher.  I always like returning to these lessons, It feels like even though I've been away from them for so long, i take away some new understanding.

6-17-16

1 min each.

Then these were not timed.  During my last 1000 sketch drawing whatever thing i wanted to do more proper studies.  So lets get some of those done.   The first of many I hope.  I can still see the rust shaking off, but relearning a bit of the form structures from the earlier vilppu thing was a nice reminder.

Pokemon Challenge Duskull #355

Next up is Duskull!

Really like duskull.  Not sure if i did it justice here.  But I'm happy with the results.

Something I just felt like noting.  Here is a slightly earlier version of the picture that i felt the head was too big and the torso was a bit too long.

dere it is!

Rethinking the blog a bit.

So.  I've been away a lot.  Aside from life just being life, I couldn't help but wonder what had been keeping me from drawing.

I think I came to an interesting conclusion that perhaps I've just been overthinking and over complicating this blog and my progress as an artist a bit more than I really need to be.  Largely it's just a huge mental game and understanding how your brain works but I think I have been putting far too much focus on what institutes a "blog post", worrying about over posting, what should go into a single post vs multiple posts, or even overly dwelling on dates of pictures and getting everything "perfect."  and I shouldn't worry about any of those things.  Those are really silly things to worry about when taking the big picture into account.  The challenges, the studies, the everythings were never meant to be perfect.  Nothing I do here is meant to be hung in a museum.  But rather it is all meant to mark progress.  Displaying the accomplishments of merely putting time into the craft.  Putting time into studies and learning from inspiration.

This blog is, and always has been just a place to get my thoughts out and to post my artistic journey.  To prove to myself that it is possible to become a better artist with hard work and dedication.  EVEN IF there's that little voice in the back of my head that wants me to think otherwise...  I know it is possible.

I still consider this a very personal art blog.  Sharing something that many artists tend to keep to themselves (the bad drawings, the studies, the random sketches, etc).  Even though I have quite a few followers on here now, the focus has always been the same.  That being said, I'm humbled to know that some of you are interested enough in me or my journey to keep an eye on this corner of the internet.

Moving forward, things might get a little bit more messy here on the blog.  But that's ok.  Life gets a little messy sometimes...   and that's ok.  ♥

Pokemon Challenge Cobat #169

Another one!
Cobat

Next one from the number generation thing.
Not super great but im shaking off the rust.
(I also went back and changed a few things with Luvdisc)

Pokemon Challenge Luvdisc #370

Should we do these again? Here's a random one?
Luvdisc.

Ninja Edit::
I wasn't happy with the simplicity of the original so I came in and added a few extra details.

 
Here is the original image.

What kind of pokemon even is this?

(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

Art Vlog Thing! - Undiscovered Focus! (Doom Kitty 2!)

Did another art vlog thing!

It's kind of funny.  I forgot I did this one, thus forgot to edit it.  But while I was editing it, i reminded myself of this realization that I made in the video...  So thanks me!
(the comments i got on these were suuuuper nice thank you everybody for all of your support ♥)

Here is the Kawaii doom kitty I drew in the video.  (✿◕‿◕)♥

Doom Kitty!

Did this one a little while ago haha.  but it's doom kitty!!  well not quite... but it is!!
We used to have Doom for the super nintnedo and every time I saw this enemy...

For some reason I thought it looked like a cat.  So I thought it would be fun to draw it the way I always saw it as a kid haha.

Finally up to date ♥

The blog is now 100% up to date.
I backposted all the dates i missed.  Here's what was uploaded.

 - Art Vlog - JUST do YOU

 - GRAYVS!

 - NARUTO IS DEAD
 - Patreon...  A very difficult step in the right direction.

 - Birthday

Then of-course the 1000 figure drawing challenge 2.0 thing, but those are at least pretty close together so i dont need to link those.


Phew!
Lets keep this thing up to date this time.  ♥

1000 figure sketch challenge 2.0 - Day 5 - (190 COMPLETE!!)

Today I set out with a goal of completing this challenge.  And I did!
But it's filled with quite a few mixed emotions.

Pictures and more info after the break.

1000 figure sketch challenge 2.0 - Day 4 - (100)

Had a busy day.
I ALMOST didn't get get any of these done but I at least pulled out a few.
I'm pretty happy I did!

Images after the page break.

1000 figure sketch challenge 2.0 - Day 3 - (350)

Yesterday I set out to beat my record for most done in a day but just couldn't seem to stay focused.

TODAY...  STILL didn't quite beat it but came pretty freakin close.  My focus was absolutely all over the place this time, but somehow i managed to do far more than the previous days.  And for that I am really happy.

Pictures and more info after the page break.

1000 figure sketch challenge 2.0 - Day 2 - (200)

After being so excited about yesterday's turn out I REALLY wanted to top my record of 375 figures in a single day from the last time i did this 1000 figure sketch thing...  However, I just wasnt quite able to keep my head in the game.  My mind kept drifting but...  BUT, i was able to pull myself back
enough to top yesterday.  So at least that happened!

Drawings after the page break.

Fi - So long Nerds!

In the middle of that last post I got the dumb idea to draw Fi from zelda skateboarding away yelling "So Long NERDS!"  So i did it  xD 

It's just a side thing.  I wasnt even planing on coloring it.

Also, tagging all my stuff as "DoggyZart" from here on out.  it will at least lead people back to the blog instead of just a random name xD

1000 figure sketch challenge 2.0 - Day 1 - (160)

LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN!
1000 figures sketches, 7 days, BAM

I've wanted to do this for a good while to get myself back in the groove of things.  To reclaim the flow!  I know it's been a while since I've posted on here but I want that flow back.  The last time I did the 1000 figures it felt like I was on top of the world.  This challenge is less about improving and more about rebuilding a work flow, regaining positive art habits, and overcoming a slump I've been in.

Because these posts tend to be suuuper long i'll put a page break here.

Birthday

Birthday sketches!

Did this on my birthday?  yaye!

xD

Patreon... A very difficult step in the right direction.

Do I finally launched a Patreon...  It's been one of the most difficult things to force myself to do since finally facing my past and all the struggles that has brought me over the years.  The entire process of creating this patreon has been an increasingly rough journey.  For the first time I'm putting my self out there.  Putting myself in the "center of my world" so to speak.  And...  It's just hard to put into words how difficult it has been.  I was fighting myself every step of the way.  Quite literally EVERY step of the way.  I am incredibly grateful for all of the great people that have really helped encourage me that this is the right decision.  I am incredibly grateful for those that have been there by me and have supported me either financially, emotionally or just been there for me.

There is still a lot of growing to be done...  But i strongly feel that this is a step on the right direction. ♥

Big important things soon

Over the course of the past two weeks I have been hard at work on one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life.  Because of my childhood, anything pertaining to me and the betterment of myself has always been met with very strong emotional anxiety.  I have never felt as much emotional backlash for a project quite like this one...

Every step of the way I've felt complete and total resistance from myself.  While I dont think I'm ready to talk about it on here just yet, I feel that completing this project will free me from a huge chunk of those negative emotions I've unknowingly built up and carried with me over the years.  This is an extremely important step for me because...  This is the biggest step I've ever done to truly better myself as an artist and content creator.

Unfortunately my artwork has really halted during this process...  But I think this is important.

It's so hard...   but it's important...

I have put so much thought into this over the years and it's finally happening.  soon.  It's almost done.

SOON!!


I'm so nervous with this... but i think it will be ok.

NARUTO IS DEAD

This is a silly comic i made based on this comic.
A parody of sorts/ Inspired by... I dont know
But i had a lot of fun making it xD

I had been laughing at that "Garfield is dead" comic for a while now, then a friend was playing one of the new naruto games then I made the same joke only with Naruto.   Thus... this was born xD

Not much more to say but it was fun.

GRAYVS!

Mr Grayvs!
Grayvs has done a number of fanarts of my "Doggy" character and I thought it would be pretty cool to repay the favor to do a drawing of his character.

I had a bit of trouble doing this one for some reason.  He ended up looking a bit stiff.  And I think maybe i made the head a bit too big haha.  Grayvs ended up liking the image but next time I'll try to touch it up a bit better XD

And here is the line layer without the color.
I got lost a bit with my layers so his eyes are a little wonky in this one.

And because i like this kind of stuff here is the color layer only :P

Nona Design

So...  I drew Nona.

And colored her woo!
I'm still not 100% happy with her design so I figured I'd try a little redesign.  I kinda like it.  Though I dont think this is a final design.  She's a robot... kind of...  Don't know if I've ever said that before on.  I really like how the image turned out though.


When I was coloring the pink sketch to black, I stopped halfway...  and i thought it looked kind of cool.  So i will include this also.

The linework actually kind reminded me of some kind of metaphor for various elements of her Story....  kiiind of...  It was a nice little accident so i figured i'd share it :3

Then here's the regular sketch.

I really need to do more character studies to learn more about character design.  Or read things.  I dunno.

Also little update.  The blog will be back and running.  I didn't get as much done as i wanted too last week but I did do a bit.  It will be uploaded soon.

Art Vlog - JUST Do YOU

Managed to pull out another art vlog!  This one is about just doing you!  Do what makes you happy!
Enjoy :D

Internet Data low (no uploads for a bit)

Internet data is a bit low for this month.  So I am holding off all further uploads till Feb. for the data limit to restart.   I will use the blogs back posting feature to properly insert what I drew on the correct dates.  So look forward to a pretty big update on Feb. 1

I will still be drawing, I just gotta be careful for the rest of the month.


Thanks ♥

Let's do this full time.

Let's do this full time.

Let's really buckle down and do this whole thing full time.  Creating, drawing, animating, advertising, learning, FULL TIME.

I think it's time.

The last time I managed to pull that off I was at the peek of my creative flow.  Everything just kind of worked.  I was learning and creating and growing, both mentally and as an online presence.  Then the year kinda exploded into tons of bad things...  But I learned a lot that year about where I really want to go as an artist, and what I really want to do as an artist.

I want that level of focus again.  Let's do that?  Yea.  Let's do that.

A lot of really great people think I have what it takes. 

Lili

laloloawlawolawlwal la lo lili

Love lili in Heroes of the Storm.  So here she is!

Talk

Pokemon Challenge Furfrou #676

Random Pokemon things chose Furfrou next!

Ya know, I'm genuinely happy with how this one turned out.  Dont really have much to say about it other than "Yea cool!"   <3

Pokemon Challenge Beedrill #15

Beedrill was up next!

I had a little trouble trying to get this one to look the way I wanted it.  My original attempt (later in this blog) tried to keep Beedrill's smaller limbs but i just couldnt get it to look right.  I kind of liked what I had but In the end I redid the pose and I think it payed off.  I got a bit more creative with the stripes around the leg and neck area.  Like bands or something? *shrugs* i dunno but i liked it haha.

Here's the original picture i scrapped but kinda liked enough to finish and upload anyway

 It just kinda turned into an ant dude or something.

Edit:
Decided to throw this one here because why not?
Had a bit trouble getting the hair to look right.  This is what it was before i changed it to the image above.

Few Studies

Did a few untimed studies.

Trying to understand things again.


Kinda like how these turned out.

Pokemon Challenge Stunky #434

Random Pokemon thing selected Stunky...

I d...  i...  no.


This is one i will be redoing

Pokemon Challenge Kakuna #14

Kakuna's up next!

Almost didnt do anything today.  But I hit myself with a newspaper and sent myself to do a thing.
This happened.  I actually really like it.  I'm surprised I was able to pull this pose off.

Im just trying to kick myself past this resistance I'm feeling right now.  Just gotta keep going.  keep going!!  In the end really happy with the end results.  Im glad i didnt skip the day.
 

Rusty Sketches, Words & Holiday Nona

Mind was all over the place today so I kinda forgot to post these on time xD

These were 30 seconds again.  Trying to get that flow back.  I kinda surprised myself with being able to at least get the general idea of these.  better than yesterday at least.  I wanted to do more but i'll talk a bit more about that in the words section.

Let's throw some words here instead of at the end.
Had an emotional day.  To make this post less long, I'll just say I've been dealing with this.
It's still a lot to think about.  I had a good talk with an old friend and she gave me a lot of good advice.  The fact that I was feeling those strong emotions from even thinking about that post shows I have a long way to go.  At the same time it was a nice refresher to know the progress I've made to even be able to address that subject, let alone be able to even share it with anybody. 

I just gotta stay focused.  FOCUS FOCUS  I CAN DO THIS!!!  Or so i've heard.



Let's end on a nicer note.  Here's a holiday Nona!

Haven't really drawn her in a while and I wanted to draw holiday themes of her so BAM  Threw a sweater on her and holiday.  I think i used this pose on a picture of her with Gigs.  But meh, i'm not losing any sleep over it.

Also...
yes she's spilling her hot cocoa.
no she doesnt care.

yolo



did i just type yolo..?


YOLO