At the time of posting, I've yet to make it through the rest of the class.. However, I've been working in the meantime; particularly on the "Draw This In Your Art Style" assignment, as well as taking notes on what I've drawn in the past for comparison.

The DTIYAS may be recognizable, based off the "falling fruitcakes" reference image from the Class Resources. On top of that, I decided to challenge myself with a limited (but complementary!) color palette. This piece was pretty fun to work on, as I stumbled across more tools built into Krita that I'd never used before ^-^.

Learning (In Style) B) - image 1 - student project

But other than that, I also wanted to post a couple of older works; For a frame of reference as to what my "Art Style" may yet be. The first piece was inspired by a cute moment I'd experienced in the hit video-game 'Minecraft'. Back then, I'd stumbled across one of the game's monsters - the Enderman - holding a flower to itself amidst a field of them. The scene was too cute to ignore, and when inspiration struck I just to recreate it.

Learning (In Style) B) - image 2 - student project

The second piece has it's own story. Initially it started out as a holiday gift for a relative, based off their pet cat. Some time later (several months, most likely), I revisited it; expanded the background, re-rendered it, and a couple of other touch-ups.

Learning (In Style) B) - image 3 - student project

Why post these two in particular? For two reasons especially; Firstly, both pieces have full backgrounds done (most of my work's been made with shirt-printing in mind, so they often have simplified backdrops, if at all.). And secondly, both feature 'characters' as a main focus. Already between them both it's obvious that I lean quite heavily towards stylization, as opposed to more realistic depictions. Though that's not always the case, as other works of mine balance the two in differing ways. Learning (In Style) B) - image 4 - student project

In summary, this class has not only provided interesting challenges with it's assignments. It has also pushed me into revisiting older works, and reminding myself of both where I started and how much fun I've had making them. I'm looking forward to learning more as the lesson continues.

Thank you and goodnight - _ - ;

Faolan 2020

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