ilmaris

[ilmaris]

im pretty sure that someone has asked you this before but what drawing app do you use and would it be ok if we can see a speedpaint of any of your drawings? Im really inspired on the way you render and draw your drawings so i wanna try to do an art study on it. 👉👈

Oh- well hehe, I'm flattered that you're interested! To be honest, I don't usually share my process because it's so tedious to watch, especially the sketching part. It's just me drawing a line and erasing it repeatedly until it looks the way I like it lmao

As for drawing programs, I use Clip Studio, Krita and MediBang on PC (I can never decide on one), and IbisPaint in its mobile version. I use IbisPaint more often for its brushes and convenience

I recently deleted most of my projects to free up storage, so I no longer have access to relatively recent speedpaints, except for a few I saved to Drive. Here's this one of Mer! Total Eclipse which, despite being old and despite the fact that I think my style has changed a bit since then, is still one of my favorite renders

Sorry it doesn't have music, I forgor lmao

I also used 31 layers for this

Render under cut (cuz I couldn't find the post)

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Lazulis

A fairy born from lapis lazuli that was pierced by lightning. Quiet, doesn't need social interaction. Avoids humans, doesn't interfere in their affairs.

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Crystalis

Crystal Witch. Fluent in black magic. The sapphire rose on her wrist is eternal, it never wither. She received it from someone close to her, who she once cared about.

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I don't understand where this belief comes from. You don't have to draw the Sun or the Moon all the time. Many fans of your drawing style love your OCs (including me :>). There's nothing wrong with drawing them more often than the originals. It's okay, don't worry about it, it doesn't make sense, really. Just do what you do. People who love you will stay <3

Looking through my blog and painfully realizing that I enjoy drawing my Sun and Moon based OCs more than Sun and Moon themselves.

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I'm still waiting for this Black Forest Cake xDD ^^"

Tipsie, our beloved and wonderful prince who deserves all the best!

Will you share with us, mere mortals who are unworthy of seeing your magnificence, an interesting cake recipe? :3 Pretty please ^^

HmmmmMhhhh I don't share my recipes because NOBODY does it as well as I do anyway.

But since you ask so nicely... Oh! there's this Black Forest cake recipe that I really like... but if you want it so badly, you might have to beg a little more *smirk*

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Starla - Lady of the Constellations

Created by Cosmos. She's being that has power over all constellations.

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An overgrown light pole in Poland

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Aguatarra

A masked mystic from a long-forgotten tribe. She was famous for her always accurate predictions. Her cards could predict the future, and she used her lantern to escort the souls of the dead to the Underworld.

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Eclipse.

Loved and Hated,

Praised and Cursed.

The best (in my opinion) antagonist in the entire The Sun and Moon Show.

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Lunar and Earth

I tried to make them as similar as possible and I think it turned out quite well.

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According to the plan, I wanted to put Earth and Lunar first, but… after the last episode of The Sun and Moon Show… I decided that Solar would come first. Rest in peace, Solar 😭 💔

But I don't give up hope that I will see you again. See you soon, dear friend ❤️

A keen eye will notice a silver moon on his belt and sun-shaped earrings. I don't think I need to tell you what that means…

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Solar...You were a friend, a family…a brother...

Part of me died after today's episode… Solar…You can't be dead…you can't….

My heart broke into a million pieces. Solar was the best thing that happened to Sun and Moon. He can't leave. Not like this. Come on! I…I can't hold back the tears…

NO. No, it won't end like this! It can't end like this! Solar is another version of Eclipse! If Eclipse always comes back like William Afton, then Solar will come back too! Damn it! I knew there was something wrong with Ruin! I want to take him apart and make a toaster out of him! Maybe then he would be more useful!

I am angry and desperate at the same time…God have mercy to me…

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《You'll always be the most beautiful to me... 》

Eclipse knows he can always count on Glitch on those difficult days.

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Sketch ver. below!

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Sun and Moon from The Sun and Moon Show.

I think it turned out quite well; I am very pleased with the final result. In the near future there will be Eclipse, Lunar, Earth and maybe Solar, if I find an idea for him.

[ilmaris]

Sun and Moon from The Sun and Moon Show.

I think it turned out quite well; I am very pleased with the final result. In the near future there will be Eclipse, Lunar, Earth and maybe Solar, if I find an idea for him.

[ilmaris]

Thank you very much for your honest and comprehensive answer! It's true, I am a terrible perfectionist too and I would like everything to be as perfect as possible, and preferably in the shortest possible time xd I will also try to unlearn it and try to follow your advice. Again thank you very much. Honestly, I didn't expect you to reply, so thank you even more! ❤️❤️❤️

Post Scriptum: Please say hello to Sun and Moon 😅

Hi!

I have had a block for both writing and drawing for several years. I look at your works with longing in my eyes and think how wonderful it would be to draw regularly again. I was never particularly talented and had many gaps in learning to draw, but I enjoyed it. Now I don't know how to start drawing or writing. My laptop is full of unfinished stories. I have lots of ideas for drawings, but it's hard for me to get down to work.

Therefore, my question is: Do you have any advice for people who haven't drawn/written for several years and would really like to get back to it, but can't motivate themselves, have no ideas, etc.? Or quite the opposite. They have lots of ideas, but for some reason they can't draw anything?

Greetings and have a nice morning/day/evening/night!

Hello! Sorry it took so long to respond, I wanted to make sure I could respond properly to this so I thought it over a lot, I’m going to put it under a read more cuz it’s gonna get long lol

I (sly) am kinda in the same position as you at least when it comes more to art, writing ive kinda cracked the block but still trying to break through the ice, all the art on our blog is Ferals art, I only complete the line work and shading (but not always) I haven’t drawn any of my own stuff in probably a few years but I’m trying to get back into it cuz I miss it as well, I completely get the whole feeling of looking at Feral’s art and wanting to create my own but finding it so difficult to do

For the art aspect my plan is to start at square 1, start how I first starting drawing, which for me was to look up refs, animals and draw them by sight, just to get back into the groove of trying to bring back that muscle memory, maybe you started by tracing images, you could trace only the rough outlines and then shade and detail them, just something simply and easy, you probably won’t be happy with the results (I know I certainly won’t be with my own) but it’s a start

Look up things that you enjoy, draw your squad, incorrect quotes to do with ocs maybe even draw them out, try and keep it simple, you don’t need to create a masterpiece on the first day back, any attempt is a step forward even if you dislike it, try it out at least once a day everyday, a simple doodle just for fun or to exercise your muscle memory again, the first part is gonna be hard and messy, that’s totally ok! All that matters is the attempt!

For the writing aspect try and keep it simple as well, focus on making short one-shots or even just bullet point dialogues, your old unfinished writing isn’t going anywhere, when you feel comfortable enough to attempt to continue it just go for it!

I had a big gap in my writing periods and sometimes I still go a few months with out touching any of my stories, blocks happen and are normal, something that I try to get back into is read other people’s work, both to see the writing style and to get some inspiration to continue my own works

When I actually get down to actually writing my story I just dump down the story as I think it, I just keep writing even if it looks messy and grammatically incorrect to at least get the story moving and progressing. After I have the rough story down, is when I go back to correct spelling mistakes, add more details/dialogues or events in between to create a much better flow for the story

I usually do this multiple times for each fic I create, usually in between pauses (either due to blanking on ideas or just cuz I wasn’t feeling it) so whenever I reopen my doc, I just reread and add on, then I do it again one or two more times once it’s completed

I struggle a lot with perfectionism when it comes to my art and writing, and unfortunately it’s a big killer for my motivation, especially when I see others that make better works than me. I’ve been slowly unlearning that urge to make everything perfect, by just allowing myself to have messy and rough works, it’s not always going to come out how I want it but at least I got it as close as I could in the moment with my current skill level

I like to tell myself, the more I keep doing it, the more I’ll improve, and I’ll always be able to come back with more ideas and skill to remake this better than my first attempts, just because I did it doesn’t mean I can’t try to do it again

Being easier on yourself does wonders (I know easier said than done unfortunately 😭) but your practically having to relearn skills that have gotten rusty, even if you were doing great before, your gonna have to build back up to that point, it’s just like exercising a muscle ✨

I hope this was able to help! I wish you much luck in your journey back into art and writing!

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1. What You Want - part 1

A bit of CM-Total Eclipse and his weird little occurrences.

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