I Found Some Old Marker Tests That I Never Shared!These Were Basically Tests For How Best To Get Skin

I found some old marker tests that I never shared! These were basically tests for how best to get skin tones with my limited range of marker colours, but I’m still pretty pleased with how the characters look. Especially Franz (the blond covered in blood). Even though he’s my character I find him nearly impossible to draw, and that picture is the only one that really looks like him. I only remembered I never shared these because I was trying to draw him and it would not go right and I had to dig out this picture for reference. I’m sorry Franz, I try.

I was watching a bunch of UFO videos on youtube, so how about some aliens? Well, one alien and a human. You might recognise Amé, but this is the first solid design for Spacegirl 2. (I’ll name her properly eventually, Violet was Spacegirl 1 for over a year.)

These two are from the same world as Violet and the Vrega, but live a couple of hundred years later, when the humans have been... space refugees... long enough to develop some distinct space cultures. Spacegirl 2 lives in a fleet of legacy ships that have adopted a permanent nomadic lifestyle, so she and Amé get to see each other for a few months every few years, when the fleet stops at the Alith-nen homeworld.

Amé is trying to look interested, but Alith facial expressions are a bit limited if you can’t read their ear position, so he can only manage a slightly fixed smile. General enjoyment of trying on your friend’s mysterious ‘clothes’ is easier.

Another couple of bug types! I recall Venonat being one of the ones I preferred not to evolve, because Venomoth was insufficiently fluffy in comparison. It’s grown on me over the years though, I like them both now. These will go up in my shop when they’re painted, so keep an eye out!

My little sister was trying to explain Poppet to her boyfriend and asked for some visual aids, I was happy to oblige.

I’m not sure how much they will have helped for someone who had trouble with the concept of ‘helpful house fairy, gives advice’. It’s not rocket science, Matt.

Oddish! The cutest of all gen 1 grass types, but sadly a Red-only pokémon! It’s probably the one I most wish I could catch in Blue. This is another line where I can’t help making the noises as I draw them. Sitting at my desk saying “Oddish-odd! Gloom gloooom! VILEplume!” These will go up in my shop when they’re finished, so keep an eye out if you like them!

I love Vulpix and Ninetales! I dithered for a long time over the flames, whether they should be red (like in the anime) or blue (because ‘foxfire’ is usually blue), but in the end I couldn’t resist the more mystical-looking blue flames. These two gave me so much trouble by the way, from sketch to ink to painting! Why are all my favourites so difficult? Perhaps my standards are higher because I like them so much. These are both available to buy in my online shop!