studio cyen annex

001 Self Portrait

2008-07-02T14:24:00.002+08:00

Self Portrait with Dog

000 Wizard and Bird

2008-06-26T07:09:00.004+08:00

The picture is titled "Staring Contest." Trying a new style and preparing for the weekly art challenge that's going to start very soon.

Coming Soon

2008-05-22T01:20:00.002+08:00

Ok, this blog will be changing direction soon. Instead of fanarts, I'll be posting drawings from a weekly challenge community that we'll be starting soon. I think that'll be better for lots of reasons. Fanarts will still be found on my main site and other places.

Link and Sheik (LoZ: OoT pic)

2007-11-06T08:20:00.001+08:00

I like how Sheik looks in this version than my previous version. The colors for the figures aren't correct considering it's close to dusk. Oh well.

Stupid Pose

2007-11-01T09:23:00.000+08:00

Two things are going against this drawing: weird size and weird pose. I almost never draw figures in this size and it's really screwing up the proportion, but I do like there's a bit of depth, especially with the legs.

This is part of a larger drawing I'm working on, but this is giving me more problem than I wanted.

Sleeping Link WIP

2007-10-24T15:37:00.000+08:00

I can't post this in LJ because the one I'm making this pic is one of my friends in LJ. XD She requested Link and cute for the drawing meme I was supposed to be doing. I thought a sleeping Link would be cute, and if that wasn't enough, I added a stuffed animal and a sleeping cat. Because I did this pic on several sheets of paper, I had to put together the sketches in the computer to see how off my proportion and anatomy are. I need to shrink his left arm a bit, but other than that, it's not totally hideous.

Need to post the finished version of the other Zelda fanart that I finished recently.

OoT Sheik

2007-10-12T11:16:00.000+08:00

Line art took a lot more time to draw and fix than the coloring. Originally I was working on a sheet of 11x14 paper, but then I had to add more paper because I ran out of space. I was going to do more detailed background, but my computer refused. I accidentally gave Sheik womanly legs and hips. Oops.

larger version
no background
no bg, larger version

Edgeworth Pic

2007-09-24T21:35:00.001+08:00

Whee, after being in coloring limbo for way too long, I finished the Edgeworth pic. I was supposed to have the a bunch of figures in the background (I need to post that pic here), but it looked funny.

PW WIP

2007-09-11T09:36:00.000+08:00

Edgeworth looks so emo here. HAHA.

Been wanting to do a Phoenix Wright fanart and then I saw a contest in a PW club in DA. Unfortunately, the deadline is Friday so I got a lot of work to do. I still have to draw other characters and the background, but after I ink the pic, it should take me very little time to color. I hope. XD

Goats that still look like cows

2007-08-20T22:19:00.001+08:00

The screen shot posted yesterday was actually a few days already so it's not like I made huge progress in one day. Oh no, this pic took me too many days to color.

WIPs for this pic

A goat that looks like a cow

2007-08-19T09:29:00.000+08:00

WIP/screenshot for yet another Zelda fanart. I don't know why the flesh tone look so grey on this computer since it doesn't look that bad on the desktop.

I really, really need to work on the drawing for Einmonim as well as the pics for the meme.

My sad neglected blog...

2007-08-17T12:51:00.000+08:00

I keep forgetting this blog, but I'm sure people are so sick of me plugging my pics all over the place anyway.

This a gift for someone at the exchange. I'm happy how it turned out though the background still needs some serious work. Check out wips and larger sized pic.

Kyle Hyde Sketch

2007-07-11T18:48:00.000+08:00

I started Hotel Dusk four days ago and I finished it last night. XD The art style for that game is so refreshingly different and the main character is so awesome that I did a quick fanart. It really didn't do justice to the character. Oh well. Maybe next time. I guess not too horrible considering how little time I spent on it.

Fruit Stand, finished

2007-07-10T10:18:00.000+08:00

Didn't bother to post this until now even though I finished the picture weeks ago. I liked how it turned out though I think the face looks better uncolored.

large version here

Fruit Stand WIP

2007-06-20T11:11:00.000+08:00

I hate doing perspective, but I need to practice to get better at it.

Lannie and Alexander

2007-06-15T10:04:00.000+08:00

3000th hit gift for Lildragon.
Lannie and Alexander are characters from her online comic Black Lotus. She requested either drawings of her characters or Zelda fanart. Since I'll be doing more Zelda fanarts in the near future and I wanted to try something different, I picked her characters instead.

Zora Armor WIP

2007-06-05T16:59:00.000+08:00

Who would have thought finding references of the Zora armor to be so difficult?

original junk

2007-06-04T16:35:00.000+08:00

Having fun drawing these two characters. I figure it's time to get back drawing poses but they're kinda sucky considering I didn't use any reference. Girl's feet look weird and the boy's neck sticks out a bit more than I liked.

Basch Portrait

2007-04-25T17:28:00.000+08:00

Finished

More FFXII pixels

2007-04-24T10:08:00.000+08:00

More pixel pics of more FFXII characters I did weeks ago.

Basch Portrait WIP

2007-04-14T10:43:00.000+08:00

Managed to wing it and finish drawing that shoulder armor thingie. I started coloring it... Wid suggested adding a bird or a chick on top of Basch's hand while I was originally thinking of having him holding a sword. Maybe I'll go with the bird because his hand would cover up the sword.

Another Basch sketch

2007-04-09T10:12:00.000+08:00

The shoulder armor is too complicated and I can't find any good references. Grr.

Basch Lives!

2007-04-05T11:10:00.000+08:00

Yay, finally draw someone not Penelo or Balthier. Been wanting to draw Basch, but he's really stoic so I have no idea what kind of pose to give him. Stupid right arm gave me so much trouble.

Balthier portrait, redo

2007-04-04T09:57:00.000+08:00

The face of the original version was hideous. I also didn't like how I colored it. So much these things bothered me that I decided to redraw the face. I normally don't do this, but the vest was just too nice to just scrap it. Hehe.

Full version here.

Penelo Portrait Finished

2007-03-31T17:09:00.001+08:00

Why do people keep commenting on this old picture?

FFXII pixel art

2007-03-27T10:50:00.000+08:00

Here are my FFXII fanart pixels. I wanted to do the little noseless pics in game, but those didn't turn out ok. Instead I went with whatever and came up with these. Here's a close up of the pixels pics.

Not Final Fantasy, but I also made a slime pic. I <3 slimes. I think they're the best thing about Dragon Quest. :3 I litered Wid's forum with slimes, and someone requested animated slime so here it is:

More FFXII Stuff

2007-03-26T15:39:00.000+08:00

Rough full figure sketch of Vaan (omg not Balthier for once). The pose I was going to give him was suppose to have his left leg extended outwards, but that didn't work out.

Got Basch and Ashe left.

More Pixels

2007-03-25T10:55:00.000+08:00

I've been very productive in the past few days with pixel art. I made a bunch of other ones, but for now, here are food-related ones.

Pixels!

2007-03-23T19:53:00.000+08:00

Here's another version. So guess who's been watching Doctor Who recently.

I've been itching to make some pixel art so here are some I whipped up today. I think too much of all those cute Japanese material sites and Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time in the past couple of days...

Chocobo

2007-03-21T10:45:00.000+08:00

Attempted to draw a chocobo.

updates on some wips

2007-03-16T10:24:00.000+08:00

Haven't had the time to finish the Penelo CG because Wid's been playing Mount and Blade and the computer cries when I cg. I made the most progress on the face but I still want to build it up more with more contrasts and contours and stuff.

Also finished revising the Balthier/Fran/Penelo full figure drawing and it's ready to be inked. Just have to draw Vaan (stupid pants), Basch, and Ashe before I ink everything.

White on Black

2007-03-09T13:23:00.000+08:00

Decided to change gear a bit and move away from fanarts. I've been itching to try something besides my "usual" style. I wanted to try bolder colors and lines. Not totally want I wanted but okay.

Oh, I do have issues with the monitor. I drew a 600x600 box and measured it with a ruler. It was not a perfect square. I then ask Yanwen to see if the square is actually a square and she said it is.

Hm...

2007-03-08T23:10:00.000+08:00

For some reason my scanned pic looks longer than the original. I wonder if it's a scanner or the monitor. Better figure out what's going on...

So not super happy with the face of the first Balthier pic so I did another sketch. It looks a bit better even though I didn't bother with any real expression. I also notice that I keep drawing heads facing to the right (their right, not mine). Maybe I should just go back to the first one and fix the coloring of the face because I should do better.

I think I'll draw good old Winston for the next cg practice since my own characters are sadly neglected. I'm also itching to do a straight to ink orchid pic. :D

B-day card/fanart

2007-03-07T16:05:00.000+08:00

Birthday card for Widhy. I originally had a different idea, but Andy's comment in my journal inspired the end result. Done all in the computer with zero planning what so ever. Lots of mistakes and all, but whatever. Wid's happy and that's all it matters. :D

ideas

2007-03-03T09:57:00.000+08:00

I took a couple of photos yesterday of orchids as references for drawings later. After I started doing all those fanarts, I think my brain is starting to warm up to the idea of drawing again. Subjects start to pop up in my head randomly again. For example, last night when we were on our way to dinner, I saw a sign for Hotel Ramayana, and suddenly, I feel like doing a picture of Rama and Sita in Balinese clothes. I still want to draw orchids, shiba inu, and this scene from Venice (if I can still find the photo that I took close to 10 years ago).

Oh, I met someone who's a pure art dealer with zero interest/appreciation in art last night. I felt that he offended me, my granfather, and all the people who draw not just for money. To him art = how much money he can get. :P

Ok, here are some pics I took yesterday.

food porn

2007-03-02T12:18:00.000+08:00

Ok, been going overboard with the fanarts, so I'll post something else.

I already posted this in Bali Yum back in December, but I'm still pretty satisfied by the result. Most of my food photos are really ugly. I should try taking more pictures without the flash, but most of the pictures end up blurry (shaky hands).

omg she inks!

2007-03-01T10:38:00.000+08:00

Since it's been over a year since I inked with a nib pen, I had to do a bit of a warm up. The above picture is the result. Just a quick doodle.

Penelo's face is ugly in this version so I need to fix later. My plan for those one panel comics is coming along nicely. Still have to finish sketching Vaan (stupid pose I picked...), Ashe, and Basch. Then, it's on to inking.

Penelo sketch

2007-02-27T11:08:00.000+08:00

(as always, click to see larger version)

I started this over a month ago, and now it's finally ready to be colored.

More FFXII Junk

2007-02-26T12:17:00.000+08:00

Part of something I'm working on (one panel comics). I happen to finish sketching Fran and Balthier first so here it is. I ran out of paper so Fran's ears got chopped off. Didn't bother with the details or cleaning up the lines since I need to transfer this to bristol for inking anyway. I'm going to ditch the other pic from the previous day since the proportion is messed up. Clothes design that makes no sense confuses me. I'm going to draw Penelo next because I have a nice pose for her.

Balthier, again

2007-02-24T12:34:00.000+08:00

Hm, I didn't realize that I drew the head too big until I scanned it. I'll just have to widen the shoulder a bit to fix that problem. It's weird that I'm drawing 8-head tall figures when I used to draw around 6.5 to 7-head tall figures. Pants was surprisingly not too hard to draw.

In game he seems to be slouching, but maybe it's the vest.

FFXII Balthier

2007-02-23T11:28:00.000+08:00

Third Final Fantasy XII fanart started, but first to finish. The vest was a real pain in the butt to draw and color. To see all the details, check out the larger version of the pic. Now I should go finish the Penelo pic, as requested by Yanwen.

some poses

2007-02-22T11:01:00.000+08:00

Some rough sketches that I did in the past few days...

My favorite is the second one from the right. I always had trouble with the torso area when I draw that kind of poses.

Dirty Photos

2007-02-21T10:42:00.000+08:00

I'm certainly not going to post some fanart as my first "real" post here. Instead, I'll show you some dirty photos.

Bonnie Bon Bon is just a naughty dog but she's such a cutey pie. I showed the first set of pics to Yanwen, and she requested dirty photos... (click for larger version)

Bonnie looked sad, but I think she actually enjoyed running around in the rain and rolling in the mud. It certainly made her nice and cool.

It's the Studio Cyen Annex

2007-02-21T10:36:00.000+08:00

No idea if I'm going to do more with this blog since it's a bit of a spontaneous built. What I want to do is turn this into an art blog for daily sketches and 100 topics. I also was thinking about including random (not artistic) photos that I take in my daily life. Everything here will end up in Studio Cyen eventually, but maybe the lack of editing html or uploading junk to the server will get me to post more.