Anuvia's Art Dump

Virtual Tip jar.

2022-06-03T03:14:00.000-07:00

This journal is mostly just an art journal. If you like what you see and would like to help support my art, feel free to donate through my Paypal. :)
You're not required to donate to browse, it's just a little virtual tip jar that is entirely optional. Any money I get will more than likely go to buying art supplies. Any amount is appreciated! <3

2010-10-18T22:33:00.001-07:00

I'm having an issue trying to give the "magic/casting" a more whimsical and, well...Magical effect if that's any help. I tried giving it a "glow" but that can only help so much. Any help would be immensely appreciated C:

Please keep in mind I don't have any fancy brushes/textures as I'm working entirely in Paint Tool Sai right now. Also, I haven't added much shading yet as I was to have the magic set up so I can add highlights and shadowing accordingly. I'm sure adding some bright, glowy highlights to the character in the end will help a bit too C:

I know it's not a redline, but I'm hoping I can gather some input :x

Here's the pic:

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EAT BABIES

2010-09-29T21:20:00.001-07:00

Haha, I'm finishing up a badge for a gal by the name of BunDiNGO and the badge theme was just too funny not to share.

The character is a dingo, and obviously he's about to live up to that Australian urban legend. Sorry for the bad quality; cell phone pic.

Also, as I just advertised that I'll be uploading SECRET SKETCHES and what not, have a few:

Was making an attempt at drawing a realistic version of Ashinros' character. Done in cheapo, bic pen.

Concept art for my Leogran character based on the species Cubi created C:

A silly little project in the fanservice department; It was for a challenge on Deviantart in which we were supposed to draw ourselves in the Toei animation style along with a partner digimon and do so in a way parodying the "Best Partner" album covers. I never finished, and I doubt I will.

A Polarkeet. Yes, a polar bear/parakeet hybrid. I was asked to draw this wacky character for an art exchange over on Livejournal.

Quick update

2010-09-29T21:07:00.000-07:00

For some time now, I've been without my personal computer and have been forced to work with a program called "Paint Tool Sai". In the beginning, I wasn't fond of it or it's functions but it's come to be a charming little program that I adore.

These Two Portraits were basically test images to see how I could adapt to the program.

Costuming outing!

2010-06-18T21:14:00.000-07:00

I went on a Costuming outing with my boyfriend and his best buddy today; It was pretty darn cool.

We found some scenic spots out here in San Diego, and Chance took some pretty snazzy photos!

All I want is Pleasure

2010-03-12T14:50:00.000-08:00

Not much to update today; Just playing around with my style for Human based characters.

Also, have a catchy song:

Shirt design!

2010-03-04T19:04:00.000-08:00

Possible T-shirt I may print if there's any interest.

Kitsugami means "Fox Demon" in Japanese.

Do me a favor, if you will; If you think you'd buy this shirt, say something! Also, let me know what shirt style you like better between the two on the bottom.

EDIT: This shirt is now available!
-> Click here <-

I live

2010-01-21T20:28:00.000-08:00

Hey there! Just letting everyone know that I haven't forgotten about this blog; It's just often hard to keep it up to date when most of my recent work has consisted of Adult commissions.

I will be sharing more G-Rated work though, as I still draw it often, haha.

Some updates in regards to my artwork;
I will no longer be using the gallery "Deviantart". I had posted my work there for about seven years now, but in light of some policy changes and management issues, I've decided that It would be in my own better interest to refrain from using it anymore.

Now, if you're here for art, then prepare for a massive dump:

During the holiday season of 2009, I took on various icon commissions done in a way that would resemble a cutout card; Here's a few of my favorites. These icons were all done via Photoshop CS2 with a Wacom Intuos 3 tablet. The card/paper effect was created by a combination of textures and lineless coloring. It's a surprisingly simple effect that anyone can pull off and it usually creates a great effect!

Here, we have a piece in which I was trying to capture a more feminine form without outright showing the front half of the body. I'd always struggled with distinguishing a female form from a male's in my art throughout the years, so I made a personal challenge out of it. I spent a good several weeks exploring the female form beyond the obvious breast area and this was one of the more successful attempts of the time. The sketch was done on regular sketch paper; the effects were added via photoshop with textures and messing with layer opacity.

In late 2008, I wanted to experiment with different mediums, as I'd been primarily functioning in digital. One day, the idea of using prisma markers on cardboard, hit me while I was at work. I had to give it a shot, as it was just interesting of an idea to pass up. The end result was this. There's not much to note about the piece, as nothing out of the ordinary was done. I will say that it's still a personal favorite to this day.

2009-11-19T13:00:00.000-08:00

Lost power for a bit tonight after a drunk driver took did some damage on the busy street by my house so I decided to grab a pen and fill some white paper.

All are drawn with one of those lame bic pens you get in bulk bags for $3,- that's all I could find in the dark.

Annnd the super toony doodle near the middle was inspired by Nanook's work. She's really gotten me into wanting to try it more.

Everything else is lame. Anatomy practice, doodle of a Gator/German Shepard character I was developing a few months ago, a lazy Orca, some human practice and a shark that apparently likes Poop D*cks.

PatchTogether Possibility

2009-10-02T15:28:00.000-07:00

I finialy made a design I've been happy enough to submit to PatchTogether C:
Chamelon, part Chameleon, part Watermellon.

Thar be Dragons

2009-07-23T21:16:00.000-07:00

I finished up Two icon commissions for a gal named "Byzil". I really had fun with these as I've not drawn dragons very much in the past and have always been somewhat of a weak point in my art.

The interesting aspect of these icons is the style I used to color them; I'd never really used "Gradient Shading" before, but ever since I'd seen Evana do it back in 06, I'd always wanted to take a stab at it.

Overall, I like the look of it but I don't feel it favors my style all too much. I doubt I'll be using it anymore.

Also, for the curious, there's a recording I had taken of the beginning to end process.

More Collab work!

2009-06-03T03:28:00.000-07:00

Today's Music:

Dropping by to post some artwork I've neglected to share.

First off, we have two new Collaborations between Angela and myself. In order to attend a local convention, we've teamed up and have decided to take on several commissions from private individuals. As usual, I've done the original sketch and she's given them amazing color jobs via Sai Paint Tool and Photoshop. Here's the latest two we're turned out.

This first one is a commission work of a character by the name of Ozwak. The commissioner was very excited about the end results and to be honest, I am too. Angela has a magical way of meshing our styles and this one happens to be my favorite of the ones we completed thus far.

Here we have a headshot of the character FoxTrack. The commissioner gave us a little bit of fun in asking us to adapt his character into the outfit of a Engineer from the PC game "Team Fortress 2" (which I will add is an amazingly fun game that I strongly recommend.)

This one presented more of a challenge for me considering I'm still very new to the avian facial structure and the addition of the helmet and goggles did throw me off slightly.

That's all for the collaboration artwork, onto the stuff I've done on my own:

Last but not least is the finished icon commission of a personal character named Westly. The commissioner was very specific about the details of this image, so I had to explore some unusual angles on the human skull. I can't say I'm entirely pleased with the finished product, but the commissioner loved it and that's all that mattered. I admittedly was rather lazy on the details of this image such as the desk and computer but I can get away with it since it's going to be used as a 100x100px icon, haha.

That's all for now folks, and thanks for reading.

Collab art!

2009-05-13T23:57:00.000-07:00

Hey there everyone, long time no post!

Just dropping by to show off some work that I've been doing with local artist and friend by the name of Anjila.

I draw the actual image and she uses her amazing talent to bring some life into the work by adding some color C:

And here's a commission we finished today:

Little art post

2009-04-12T04:26:00.000-07:00

Haha, I've already failed epically at updating daily.

Anyways, to make up for my absence, have some fanart.

For some reason, I've been in a nostalgic mood...you know bringing back all the stuff your grew up with and what not. The character drawn above is actually from the series "Digimon Zero Two". I actually think it was my first "anime" and it was a major deal when I was growing up. I'm not really sure why I adored that show, but I did. Ken (the human character above) was always my favorite so for whatever reason, I decided to doodle him.

I hate feeling old.

Update on the PatchTogether Fox

2009-03-27T16:42:00.000-07:00

Today's Music

I haven't really put much time into this to be completely honest, but I think I've got the basic style down that I want to use for the actual design. I think I'll actually find time to finish the front view tonight.

Possible idea for Patch Together

2009-03-26T17:16:00.000-07:00

First of all, have some lovely music.

Next up, I'm thinking of putting together a design for Patch Together but I'm afraid that my lack of popularity wouldn't bring me enough votes/preorders to get the item made.

For the actual design, I'm thinking something along the lines of a Kabuki style Kitsune. I threw together a rough sketch that I thought I'd share with everyone to try and get some input. The overall design idea is to have the fox standing on a log so I have the freedom to stylize the character without fear that it wouldn't stand up. Anyways, keep in mind this is still a very rough sketch.

Any input is welcome C:

I'm basing the face markings on traditional kabuki face paint designs like these in addition to examples of Kistune Masks I've seen in portions of little Tokyo on trips to L.A.

I'm really hoping I can put an ascetically pleasing character that doesn't go as far to resemble Amaterasu from the Okami games.

New Art dump!

2009-03-26T03:22:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, just dumping a few things here for the sake of actually sharing them. Mostly posting here to show that I -do- actually still draw from time to time XD

Drew this tonight...rather this morning. Was attempting to try a more realistic facial structure while still retaining a toony looks and feel. Not sure what I think about it as it is 5am now.

An experiment in Oekaki since I haven't touched them in a long time. Decided to go ahead and use Shi Painter Pro. I actually am a bit pleased with the results.

This one was a quickie sketch of a sergal, one of the nifty creatures created by Trancy Mick.

This was going to be a gift sketch for Anjila, but I never got around to doing anything with it.

When I was ustreaming one night, I offered a few requests and this seemed to be the only one I liked enough to toss some color on. I decided to keep the sketch layer intact simply because I thought it gave the doodle a little more character in the end.

I recently started playing Ragnarok Online with Rakko over on RebirthRO.com and I have to say, it's actually a rather fun game. I always find myself playing when I should be doing something constructive..eh. In an attempt to remedy this, I decided to enter the server's loading screen contest. I essentially play as Theo minus the crazy marking/hair colors XD Paladin characters are love.

A little bit of giftart for someone on one of the Oekaki sites I belong to. Not sure what her character is, but it's adorable and I decided I needed to draw it.

The sketch work on an icon commissioned from someone on Livejournal. Going to be finishing this up soon. Not sure if I like how the angle turned out, but I'm still trying my damnedest to improve the way I draw human based characters.

This one was more or less a test on male anatomy and thicker builds. Generally, I have this tendency to draw skinny, effeminate men unintentionally so I decided to kill two birds with one stone and attempt a remake of this. I don't really plan on finishing this, but for the sake of showing I at least attempted a different body structure, I'm sharing this with you.

And last sketch for now, my Sabertooth character Sabbeo. I decided to goof around with his design and give him some pudge for the sake of saying I can draw more varied body types. Also wanted to mess around with expressions, and as you can see he's not all too excited about the situation.

TEST

2008-11-01T20:26:00.001-07:00

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