Just a quick update for anyone who might be curious, but there will be no other ETUDE sessions for this week, as I will be busy with a few other obligations. Hopefully ETUDE will resume next week, but I'll update on the blog if anything co…

Still not entirely sure what topics I'll be trying to cover for next week's sessions of ETUDE, there are a lot of things I want to improve on and it often feels like there's not enough time to do it all. What I've been considering is givin…

Topics covered: 1 minute gestures Lighting and contrast Total time: 2 hours 30 minutes Hiragana of the day is "ろ" (ro)

Topics covered: 1 minute gestures Random poses Total time: 2 hours Hiragana of the day is "れ" (re)

Topics covered: 1 minute gestures Random poses Total time: 1 hour 45 minutes Hiragana of the day is "る" (ru)

Topics covered: 1 minute gestures Hand studies Total time: 2 hours Hiragana of the day is "り" (ri)

Topics covered: 1 minute gestures Hands video with Vilppu Freehand (lol) hand sketches Total time: 2 hours 45 minutes Hiragana of the day is "ら" (ra)

Couldn't be bothered finishing this. Too many frills. Been awhile since I last used a silhouette-based method for a drawing. Feels kind of weird after drawing in lines again. Bonus: Akka & Eirene

Artist: apapico Hey everyone, I've been meaning to get around to starting a small series of posts covering my thoughts and experiences on art and improvement. I've titled the series "How to be a bad artist" because truthfully, I'm not good…

Topics covered: 1 minute gestures Character interaction Total time: 2 hours Hiragana of the day is "よ" (yo)

Topics covered: 1 minute gestures Character interaction Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes Hiragana of the day is "ゆ" (yu)

Topics covered: 1 minute gestures Single character interaction Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes Hiragana of the day is "や" (ya)

Drawing with ゆに again! He's very nice, as are all the artists I've met on pixivchat. Very fun to draw with! (●´∀｀●)

Topics covered: 1 minute gestures Movement in drawings (Youmu donut edition) Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes Hiragana of the day is "も" (mo)

Topics covered: 2 minute gestures Movement in drawings Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes Hiragana of the day is "め" (me) Also, here's a link to the video I play at the start and end of the stream if anyone wanted it:

I found ゆに on pixivchat again! Quick, everyone draw Youmu eating pocky! Top left: ゆに Top right: れたす Bottom left: 飛熊 Bottom center: もっさん Bottom right: こおりぎつね

"An étude is an instrumental musical composition, usually short and of considerable difficulty, usually designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular musical skill." Hey everyone, I've been meaning to make a series of p…

Pixivchat with はちゅね Also, I would watch the shit out of this:

Topics covered: 30 second gestures Gesture video with Vilppu Total time: 2 hours Hiragana of the day is "む" (mu)

Topics covered: 30 second gestures Random poses Total time: 2 hours Hiragana of the day is "み" (mi)

Topics covered: 30 second gestures Random poses (Water theme) Total time: 2 hours Hiragana of the day is "ま" (ma)

Topics covered: 30 second gestures Random poses Total time: 2 hours 50 minutes Hiragana of the day is "ほ" (ho)

Just a quick doodle while I was watching some Dota 2. Some rough frame tests I done a while back, kind of want to finish the Koume one.

Topics covered: 30 second gestures Leg studies Total time: 1 hour 40 minutes You can find the leg reference packs used in the following links: 1st set 2nd set 3rd set Hiragana of the day is "へ" (he)

Wanted to draw Templar Assassin (Dota 2) in pumpkin shorts. Also, check out this awesome Dota 2 Halloween fan art by Tiny-Tyke

Feels like forever since I was last on pixivchat. Everyone started drawing Reisen. Top left: ぶらっくたん Top right: ｍｋ Bottom left: 東京北圻人

Been a busy week, but I'm still alive! Just some random doodles I drew in my spare time. Sketch of Spikewible's character "Poco" drinking from a beer hat. Just messing around with a few things in Blender, I quite like the visual style of t…