IA/VT Colorful Overview

IA is a Vocaloid with her own rhythm game. Similar to the Project Diva series, it has a variety of songs and costumes to unlock.

[Painting] Totoro in Watercolor

2nd in the series. Probably my favorite among the rest.

Once again, I been challenging myself to one watercolor a day. I am amazed at the results after getting new brushes and cheap 140 lb paper. I am starting to understand which brushes I use more often and what techniques I can use. I realized some techniques will not work with the size of paper/brush I use. There is a ton of trial and error.

Instead of doing landscapes, I wanted to paint something with a character. Totoro seemed easy enough so I decided to try it. Plus I watched the movie again while doing this.

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX Demo Overview

Originally, I was going to get a Japanese 3DS and buy the Project Mirai games until DX was announced for the west. I did not pay much attention to the mode differences since I thought buttons were better. Now that a demo has been released, the demo was very enjoyable (though small).

[Painting] New Watercolors, New Paintings

I decided to buy a block style watercolor set since many tutorials are shown using a few colors and mixing them for the desired effect. The set I brought was the Sakura Koi 24 Watercolor travel size set. The set was a good value and I wanted something portable in case I wanted to paint landscapes when I hiked.

I like this set better than my watercolor pencils set. I am able to mix colors much more easily and achieve different effects. Though I just recently learned, I could have taken a wet brush to the watercolor pencil and used it that way. Well, I thought the color would have dissolved faster but I was wrong. I also learned my Sakura Micron pens are waterproof and I could use them with watercolors.

Now I am wondering what else there is....

On to the paintings below:

Hometown Story Overview

A very simple simulation game where the player runs a store. Everything revolves around the store's improvement and there is not much to do after a while. While the game was fun and interesting, it ended up being boring after most of the events were seen. The events were the best part about the game since it felt like progression. The drawback was collecting pieces to the blue feather.

[Painting] A Watercolor a day

This week I challenged myself to learn how to use watercolor. About a year ago, I brought a watercolor pencil set and barely used it. It felt almost too precious to use but I finally broke through to use it without remorse (almost).

I been trying to inspire myself to use them over the past year. I really wanted to paint images in beautiful colors but I lack self confidence. I always feel that I can't do it but I want to break through that barrier. Hopefully, one day I can paint sites and landscapes. For now, I will have to learn through tutorials and images online.

Waterlily

 July 20, 2015 - Start
Watercolor waterlily tutorial I found on youtube. I could not make it as expansive as the tutorial showed since I was trying to save paper by cutting a 9" x 12" paper into 1/4. Watercolor paper is expensive after all. This 90 lb paper also curled so I would probably get thicker watercolor paper next time.

I can't say I am too proud of this work but it was a start. Using watercolor pencils was difficult when trying to imitate the techniques.

Learned: Can't mix the color I want as easily with watercolor pencils. Also less is more.

[Amiibo] Ness

About

Ness is from Earthbound. He has powers and uses them to fight aliens in order to protect the planet.