I Felt Like Putting Some Clothes On The Buggy Dude! ^-^

I felt like putting some clothes on the buggy dude! ^-^

I included a close-up of the second version, since tumblr loves to just *eat up* all the details TTvTT

It's heavily inspired by my own wardrobe/general sense of fashion lmao, I basically have those jeans, as well as that belt and that orange sweater, and I love to mix my metals :]

And he may not have any nails, but who says you can't wear nail polish just because of that? Bahahaha

Heyyy friends!

I haven't posted in a while, I've been in a bit of a slump recently so I haven't really been making a lot of art TTvTT

Here's a painting I made in the early stage of this little slump of mine, as well as a work in progress of a digital doodle I'm working on!

I was listening to 'Heaven's Light/Hellfire' on repeat while making the painting, hence the blue, brimstone-esque flames lmao. The blue is actually eyeshadow! There is a hint of purple in there as well, from the same palette :]

I can't say I've painted fire anytime before this, but it was a lot of fun!

As for the digital doodle, it started out as me just wanting to sketch someone that isn't necessarily conventionally attractive. I wanted to include features that aren't as often depicted in media/art, such as receding hairlines, permanent frowns, hunched posture, and aged faces. I think I've lost a little of his receding hairline around the temples during the rendering process, but I'll make sure to add that back in when I continue working on it :]

(key word: conventionally attractive. I actually think he's very beautiful, myself ^-^)

I'm thinking about naming this piece, which I can't say I've ever done before lmfao. I just can't pass up on the opportunity of naming it "Waking up after a really good nap", it's too perfect!

Artist slumps and wholesome works-in-progress aside, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day! 🧡

Yours truly, Stickbug 🪲

Hello, friends!

Here is another awesome character I've made art of for ArtFight, owned and designed by @leilanising (and with the same name as she is a sona) here on tumblr ^-^

I actually struggled a bit with this one!! I couldn't use my usual approach to the line-art in terms of colour since I like to make it slightly darker than what it's surrounding, so it was challenging to let go of that familiarity and use lighter colours this time!

Nonetheless, it was a very fun challenge, and I'm glad I was able to push through with the rendering rather than just leaving it as flat colours ^-^

I'm happy with the result! And I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of drawing noses, which I've struggled with a lot in the past :D

Awesome character #3 aside, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day ^-^🧡

Yours truly, Stickbug 🪲

Long time no see, friends!

Recently I've had an all-you-can-eat buffet worth of responsibilities and struggles on my plate, so I haven't been able to (or had the energy to) post or talk to anyone, let alone make art TTvTT

But with ArtFight came excitement, and with excitement came motivation! So I'll be posting everything I make for other participants on here, with their permission and credits of course ^-^

Starting right now!!

This, my friends, is my take on a human version of Grief (owned by 8atwix on ArtFight), who can be found through this ToyHouse link! :]

I had so much fun experimenting with the unusual skintone, and figuring out how I should render it! In the end, I think it turned out really good ^-^

Grief seemed like a really playful, miscievous character, so I hope I was able to portray that in my art as well!

I'm still not entirely sure of what I'm doing when I'm rendering people, but I definetly feel like I've made really good progress so far!

Awesome character #1 and art progress aside, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day ^-^ 🧡

Yours truly, Stickbug 🪲

My bug boy - Acherynn - is now registered on Art Fight, so I am now vulnerable to attacks starting July 1st :'D

The link is in my masterpost, for anyone who is interested :]

Hiya, friends! ^-^

Here's two quick illustrations of our favourite feathered biped landing after a morning glide (with a twist!) :D

Or, well, two versions of the same illustration lmfao, sketched traditionally in graphite and completed digitally on my phone

This is clearly not Eshra's usual colour scheme, but instead inspired by the Palawan peacock-pheasant! (pictured below)

The first version still adheres to Eshra's already existing colour scheme to some extent, while the second one is made completely with the reference material in mind :]

I did take some creative liberty with the purple iridescence under his wings, as that's not something that exists in either Eshra's design or the pheasant. It felt necessary i order to better tie the brown in with the rest of the colour scheme

I had honestly forgotten completely about the existence of this bird until @so-called-yokai (also the creator of this lovely character, go check them out) brought up the idea of giving Eshra a pheasant-themed makeover, which I obviously couldn't resist ^-^

Not-quite-peafowls and feathered bipeds inspired by said not-quite-peafowls aside, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day! 🧡

Yours truly, Stickbug 🪲