Some Sketchbook Shenanigans!

Some Sketchbook shenanigans!

Thank you for all the kind messages that I received for my last Beyblade post. :) I was a little surprised that the Fandom is still very active.

Also, these are some Sketches from the weekend. I must admit that it's hard to stop drawing the BBA team. I also want to turn Kais sketch into a full painting one day. But I also need to do stuff for my portfolio... Can someone please give me some time q_q ?

(and yes, there is also Aloy on the page, as I also enjoy Horizon Zero Dawn lmao)

Forgive me Square Enix for may I have sinned....

I fell down a FF7 rabbithole and after the hugging scene and well....I guess my Hand slipped. I was too embarassed to finish this drawing but I am very proud of how the Sketch turned out...lol.

A little bit of Brainvomit, just to get it out of my system:

The last few days I struggled a bit to work on my projects. It's not that the projects itself are hard but I struggle to maintain focus. Whenever I start an Illustration or a new project, my mind is filled with following thoughts "Is this really good enough for the Portfolio?" "You really want to draw that Fanart? Do you really want to neglect your portfolio like that?" "The project you work on right now is actually kinda stupid, are you really sure people want to hire you for that?" and all those negative thoughts that kind of hinder me of making art at my full potential. It's a on/off struggle that I have for a year now and which is a little hard to overcome on my own. Which is why a lot of my projects are very slow...I make little babysteps into reworking my Portfolio but usually end up having an "Analysis paralysis" about projects. And for some reason I have a huge fear of following my heart... I think in the end it's just a little bit of fear for the future. A little bit of uncertainty and maybe it's time to take a short break where I allow myself to draw for fun and figure out what I actually want. If Visdev truely is the field I want to work in , or if BG paint is more my thing. Or maybe even Illustration? Or maybe Everything all at once? We'll see. Maybe it's just a summer rot. Anyways. Here are some rough doodles from this week!

The Messiah

"Summoned to a self contained digital universe, a young child named Niko, with catlike features and eyes, waking up, learns about their role as 'the messiah'. And begins their journey, a pilgrimage, to restore the world's long dead sun." This is the story of ONESHOT , a Puzzle Adventure developed by the indie Team "Future Cat".

This game has been on my wishlist for a while and I finally started to give it a shot (no pun intended). And what can I say....I fell in love with this game imediately. So much so , that I had to draw Niko and their Sun and I tried to capture my impression of this game (so far). I haven't beaten the game yet but I am looking forward to finish it soon. In my opinion it's one of those games that really deserves the term "Underrated"

Niko is also one of the few characters (aside from Undertales Papyrus) where I say "MUST PROTECC!"

"Show me what you've got, Kinomiya!"

Recently I finished rewatching Beyblade and was remembered on how influential the show was on me. Not only personally but also artistically. I vividly remember how I ran home from school in order to watch Beyblade at 3'o Clock, not to miss a single episode. There was something about this show that just hooked me. The battles, the music. The characters. After G-Revolution I drew my own comics with the characters. Of their own battles, their own interpersonal struggles and it was my very first AU. (lets say I wasn't too happy with Dranzers Faith in G-Revolution and I wanted to draw a happier ending). It also brought me and the neighbourkids together , as they were obsessed with Beyblade as well and we replayed the episodes on the playground while we argued who will be Kai in the end. (we did the same with Digimon, especially with Digimon Frontier, but that's a story for another day.) In Winter I tried to wear my scarf like Kai and I looked ridiculous but personally I related to him the most as a kid. I still do as an adult. I burn for art in a similar way as Kai and Tyson burn for Beyblade. But like Kai, I'm also a person who does not speak much and is rather on the introverted and calmer side. I rather like my work to speak for myself rather than the words that come out of my mouth. (but if you speak about art around me, make sure I won't shut up about it )

Anyway. In order to show my love, I decided to draw this Fanart. I chose that very iconic place from episode one, where Kai and Tyson meet for the very first time. However, except of drawing all the other Kids, I decided to draw the Bladebreakerz. I tried to capture the anticipation before the battle, the tension, the excitment. Almost a similar feeling I have whenever I start a new artwork.

What was your favorite show while growing up? And if it's also Beyblade, who is your favorite character :)?

Nostalgia An Image about Nostalgia. In a way, this was a remake of an Illustration from 2021. I did not only try to see how much I improved over time but also how many easter eggs I was able to hide within a picture!