Finished something small and cute today. <3 This one I'm hoping to turn into a Valentine's Day postcard for next year (a bit early, I know) since it turned out rather Valentine-ish. In Finland, Valentine's Day is celebrated mainly as a day for friends and friendship but since these two are only holding hands they could just as well be close friends. It's up to the viewer's interpretation, after all!
I wanted to make something with a chibi style for a change but I've always had problems drawing chibi, so I ended up looking at Tove Jansson's Moomin illustrations for help. I found this style is much easier for me than trying to draw "normal" chibi characters, so I think I'll stick with this in the future too. They did turn out rather cuddly, I think. -smiles-
I just bothers me slightly that the short-haired girl looks like me, the haircut and colour is spot-on (I drew the sketch before cutting my hair, so it was really a coincidence). Still, I wouldn't mind cuddling with such a cute blond girl! They both turned way more adorable than I expected.
Painted with watercolours. Moon painted with Kusakabe opaque golden watercolour, clouds with another brand's less opaque gold. Yes, it's another one of those works that glitters like crazy in reality.
Two postcard-sized (10x14,5 cm / 4"x6") illustrations done this week. Basically I was just doing these as marker practice, and to test how to make fashion illustrations where characters' faces are not in focus. My teachers often remind me not to emphasize faces too much since clothes are the major focus in fashion illustration... I can't help it, I like pretty faces too much!
