In which I showcase and scream about my art. I've been the art kid since I could hold hold a pencil, so be prepared for lots of ramblings and the occasional journal entry/essay thing that doesn't even include a picture about my artistic journey thus...
A project I took on for a while, during my time on tumblr, was something I dubbed "The Birthday Project". I was really into the Hetalia fandom at the time (I still love the series and characters but haven't read/watched it or been active in the fandom for a long time), and kept a tracker of all the character's birthdays. Every month or so I would pick someone random, and would then do a birthday drawing for them!
Now, bear in mind I can't remember the order I drew these in.
America
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America as Captain America. I actually like the background now, but at the time I wasn't sure about it, so I made two versions.
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I think it's easy to see that my biggest artistic flaw at this stage (and now, really) is my fear of contrast. Everything is too airbrushed and subtle, making the image look relatively flat and smudgy and without texture.
France
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I like the general colors and composition of this one, but his face still bothers me so much that I actually have a sketch of a new version from when I was on my redrawing kick. Note that for these drawings I always imitate Himaruya's method of shading hair with airbrushing and lighter-colored dots. I used a photo of a cosplayer for reference.
Liechtenstein
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