#ursula tso

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some stream art

i did 2 streams recently, both which you can watch the recording of here!

sorry i don't really announce them here (i only announce on twitter/ig/bluesky), but if you HIT THE SUBSCRIBE BUTTON AND TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS you can get notices that way! /jk but also not jk if you actually are interested in catching these impromptu streams

5.2.24 Stream Art

5.5.24 Stream Art

and here are some of the arts i did owo)

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art summary 2023, part 1

how's the new year treating y'all so far? my brain is still stuck in 2023 lol

next part

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Mature

i recently upgraded my art tablet setup. it was a given that my first painting on it would be of my daughter <3

i don't believe i've talked about this publicly, but there's ANOTHER AU ursula stars in, sourced from a dream. in that one, i am quite literally her parent, but i died like an anime mom, and i left behind a magical necklace that she can use to teleport anywhere for a limited amount of times. she is forced to use this necklace while running away from something... probably some eldtritch horror.

i think that's why this painting feels a bit horror animanga-esque to me. i quite like it.

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Happy Lunar New Year from Ursula and Me!

I had planned to do a Lunar New Year pic for the past 2 days, but I'm feeling a bit mixed about it at the moment because reasons. Of all the years I actually celebrated my heritage too, even if it was the most minor of celebrations (actually acknowledging it).

Still Happy Lunar New Year, but as an Asian-American person, for those who live in the USA, I encourage you to research and donate to orgs doing AAPI work or anti-Asian hate work.

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uprooted

"why the long face, ursula? you have a sister!"

"oh--um, i'm just... a little worried?"

"nonsense! just think about the cool things you can do in the city. like taxis. buses. when i was your age, i used to know all the routes, you know..."

"...yeah. yeah, you're right..."

If you don't already know, Ursula is my daughter. She's not the oldest OC I have, but she is definitely a favorite. I love the design I came up for her (this is her modern AU version) and although her shtick is that she is a naive bby that the world will try its darndest to break, she won't and she will retain her compassion and keep on going. I think that is why I love her. She pulls out the hope in me that I refuse to let the world blow out. She's the sky, the clouds, and the sun--she too has her own troubles, but even when times get tough, she'll pull through, and before you know it, she's soaring.

Anyway! I'll talk more about her later (aka give you more story) when I draw her again. Because I will. I promise you. I love her too much XD

Fun fact: She also makes a cameo appearance with her sister, Felda, in my BKDK/Kacchako (platonic) fancomic, which I am selling on my Etsy shop as of writing!

Technical fun facts: This was a drawing I did in order to test the refurbished Wacom Intuos Large I got recently. I COULDN'T RESIST THE DAMN TABLET MONOLITH'S SALE, I'M SORRY QWQ) My TL;DR review is that it... it gets the job done, lol. I'm not used to it yet. I think I'll have to tweak the pressure curve. OH, AND ALSO, IT KEPT DISCONNECTING >.> I'm hoping that's just because the cable was loose and not because this thing is busted...

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inking/coloring test + style exploration ft. ursula tso

a redraw, inking, coloring practice/experimentation, and style exploration all in one post! the pic i was redrawing/referencing is this.

how i would normally approach coloring with marker + something a lil newer (adding saturated highlights on the edge of shadows)

was referencing the coloring style of horikoshi's 9th anniversary spread. i like his coloring style now--a lot more contrast. not enough color vomit/surrealism for me though hehe. he tends to use the colors you'd expect for a character, which isn't necessarily bad. a "pick a good color scheme from the get-go and not blend everything like mad" artist, maybe. which is... not me, i think. as you can see in 1, i do like to blend.

the idea was shoujo coloring??? so desaturation, use of whites, blend the edges, etc... tbf, i hate the lineart here the most. i was trying to do a sketchy thing but it took me this long to realize... yo.... i actually don't know how to do that lol. not anymore. i'm more confident with my lines than i am so... scritchy-scratchy no bueno.

i was looking at one of my fave artist's art (komunhorangi) but they didn't have any marker pieces on their insta :') i think their strength is color schemes, especially with blue/pink/purple which... well, i didn't add nearly enough in this pic. i like how i colored this one the most though, as well as the lines. g-pen FTW!

no style ref for this, i was just trying to do a no-blend thing, i guess. fluently markers for hair and shirt. ONE prismacolor marker for the skin.

this one i tried to do a gretlusky workflow. color pencil sketch, erase, ink (sometimes they ink AFTER though), color everything in, saturated color on key points (i.e., face, shoulder, collarbone), then color pencil on top for texture. although the inking/general style does not evoke gretlusky at all (and i wasn't necessarily trying to), this one was a pleasant surprise.

OKAY NEXT ARE THE STYLE RECREATIONS

i didn't look up any references for these by the way. just from my head. how'd i do?

here is the first one in my own style.

tried to do horikoshi style

tite kubo what's upppp don't look at the hand DON'T LOOK AT THE HAND

takahashi rumiko's style is forever gonna be in my art dna, i've accepted this as fact now

no specific artist here but... i was thinking... shoujo?

ichikawa haruko

"generic josei style???" maybe subconsciously thinking "even though we are adults" though

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was feeling not good thoughts + anxiety so in spite of myself, i drew. a lot.

here is the final page of this frenzy. just realized how fitting keiichi's last name ironically is. because if rafa has a "rose" in his hair, and his boyfriend, keiichi, is a "love rose" man... well. hey. there you go.

(we could take it further. keiichi is the thorns of a rose LOL?? his design is so spiky, hehe)

also, the gal in the middle right is another oc that is sitting on the shelf. her name is navi basu! <3 and of course. ursula is at the veeeery bottom.

oh oh and i decided that rafa's last names are katayama-palacios. i think the combo of the last names are a cute image. it's also cute how rafa and keiichi continue that imagery with their names. yes, my ocs invented romance. no, i don't take constructive criticism.