Ugh, I'm obsessed with how great this turned out.

For when you want to represent both your Student Characters but you only have 1 Profile Picture to do so. JUST MASH THEM TOGETHER!!


I always really enjoy doing things in my sketchy fashion and with the pencil and pen tools.
Makes it feel like I'm back on actual paper and going wild wild with the shading

The final result gives me L/Light promotional poster vibes for Death Note continue to love the aesthetic of your work and how effortless the sketched feel is :lovely:

The More I work with my Laptop the more I figure out how to translate what I do with pen and pencil on paper through the digital medium, and I love it.

And here we go. The piece I've been messing around with the past 2 days. Another Super Hero. This time reimagined through the digital medium.


I began to question the blue and teal so I went with the reliable Red, White, and Blue color combo. Switched the teal for gray and added lines and details with red and blue to let the costume stand out a bit more. pulled the blue sleeves up to his shoulder in the action shot. I also added the burning sparks look to show off what his power might look like as he stores and releases the kinetic energy.

What's important to note here are his two practice swords behind him and their shadows merging with his own/his shadow just casting the shadow of the swords behind him and not his own. For me that is a representation of the swords being an extension of his own body. Which is a regular idea taught to any swordsman.

Related to the Dance's theme. Yumeki is wearing Red to match the Fire Element theme for the Event. I added in a lot of pink to the red for light and shadow, but also it fits Yumeki's recuring Sakura Blossom theme as well.

Moose went with the Aether theme for the Spring Dance. Going with the thought that Aether and Outer space go nearly hand-in-hand. The Yellow Aura highlighting him in the piece represents he brightness of the stars in space.

The suit with the Trench Coat and the Space theme he went with give me 10th Doctor vibes. Only thing he's missing is the Converse. Love me some David Tennant.

My first attempt at some Casper character Art. It's obvious that Casper's element for the Spring Dance is ...wind ...Beetlejuice ...BEES!!

I tried my hand at a different medium from my laptop. went with some brushes instead of the pen or pencil style I'm used to.

obiviously I still needed an outline done with the pencil tool

The finished product I went for a more disco style dance floor as his pose almost fits that kind of dancing though he's really performing Tai Chi.

Because I can't stop drawing things from the Dance. And I love Yumeki's suit.

Also wanted to give a shot a drawing a Dress. Hope I did a decent job with Lisa's.

One of my favorite things to do especially while working with charcoals is starting with a chalked up paper then erasing in the details. So I went nuts and did it with pen on the tablet. Then went crazier.

I did this one a while back and was shocked I never uploaded it. Discovered that I hadn't done so while I was working on another piece that also centered on the same hero character. It was a retracing of an old piece I'd done on paper on my tablet then messed with the tools in my tablet to get the result I felt most happy with.

This next one is of the same character I did today. I had just finished watching an Episode of The Legends of Vox Machina, and one of the characters does this pose while collecting sunlight. That scene had a very emotional impact on me, that I had to replicate it with this Hero who's powers are based off of sunlight.

I love all of these most recent pieces, Jay! That red suit is SNAPPY and your drawing of body shapes is really impressive. I especially like that you share your process, because it is fascinating to see how the works develop over time.

Thank you Ern I think that comes from all the charcoal figure drawing I had to sit stand through when I went to college.

This was my first try at an the idea I had to show of Yumeki in all his glory. Below will have the piece I settled with and finished.
There was a lot I was not feeling right with on the first attempt. Yumeki's face didn't feel like Yumeki, the Lion merged with the Cherry Blossom petals looked more like a wolf, and I talked myself down from a Kappa Patronus to a Sea Turtle. I also altered his pose. His Arm extending the wand to the air I bent just a bit instead of a straight stick-up. It shows a bit more motion like he's performing the spell. And I managed to do what I originally wanted with his other hand carrying his bokken sword behind his back resting on his shoulders. Just had to look up a ton of references until I could find the right position In needed. I also swapped him out of his school uniform. I was going to do a kind of combo of him mixing his Himatsumahou Uniform and Hogwarts Uniform, but changed my mind to have him in a more casual outfit. I haven't really shown him off outside of his school uniforms, casual wear, or his Kendo gear.
The Final Product. The Moon represents his connection to his Japanese School, Himatsumahou. He was a part of the White Kumi House their mascot being the goddess Tsukuyomi. The Lion is his connection to Hogwarts and Gryffindor. I wanted to show off more of who Yumeki was by incorporating Cherry Blossom petals. One of the things Yumeki did often at Himatsumahou was sleep beneath the Cherry Tree of Eternal Blossom like a Japanese Rip Van Winkle. His T-Shirt has the Kanji for Cherry Blossom (Sakura) written on it as well. More noticable is that the Lion himself is taking form out of the cherry blossoms. The final things about this is his Patronus is a look into the future. As he has not yet performed the spell, but if he were to do it. His corporeal patronus would take the shape of a Loggerhead Sea Turtle. The shell of the sea turtle gives off the presence of a shield. Which is the Defense Yumeki will need as he is so dedicated to training in his Sword martial arts.

OMG, Jay!! I can’t believe I’ve only just got here now. I am obsessed with your art, like, wow!!! that last Yumeki piece is just amazing! You have gained another fan!

F-F-Fan!?
Thank you so much for the love. Keep coming back for more. So long as my imagination runs wild so does my art

In the meantime

Here is more...


It looks like Moose got a new friend.
King's eyes will pierce into your soul as much as Moose's own glare.

In the basic outlined sketch King looks far more traumatized with sunken eyes still bulging out, and his mouth pursed. That's it. That's all I wanted to talk about the process

I suppose these are both displaying their respective sins they are based off of. Sloth and Wrath respectively. It wasn't intentional either, but both of their hands are helping do this too. Yumeki's helping hold his head up, while Moose's is aggressively pointing forward. Also note that Yumeki's Bio Picture has softer outlines as opposed to Moose's more thick dark and pointed ones.

Ok. I'll be honest I'm finding all of these comparisons while I'm typing this out. Which is pretty awesome if you ask me.

Yes he knows this is probably frowned on to use his Shinai in such a fashion as to pretend it's a baseball bat, but Yumeki has a massive amount of respect for his late Muggle Uncle who was a Japanese Pro Baseball Player. But what his Sensei doesn't see him doing won't get him caught.

I hadn't done Pokémon in a LONG time and I wanted to draw what I would consider my Dream Team
One spot open to see if new pokemon from Scarlet & Violet fits my fancy

I did one a long while back but tossed it because my confidence in replicating my style in charcoal digitally fell very short. I did this on a whim without any prior dedication to try. Sometimes you just sit down and say "Let's give it another go."

Needless to say this felt amazing and I think I can definitely find my footing in creating more digital charcoal pieces. Look forward to seeing more from me

I really wanted to give a go at working with a Paint Tool instead of doing my usual Pen or Pencil. I'm really proud of how this turned out

Basic Style but with a super fun Transparent Background. I feel like a Mad Genius getting that figured out

A Fun little Portrait of Yumeki for my Profile and I've done a full full image of my new Character, Ywan Dewey.

Fun Little Group Shot done in Fountain Ink Pen Tool

Worked in Airbrush and Felt Pen for the outlining.

This piece is depicting Yumeki in one of his precarious positions for a nap on the Stone Bridge at dusk. Having stopped to just get a 10 minute nap that became longer and longer... Yet he is oddly very balanced. He really should just sleep in his bed. I Started this one yesterday but stopped wanting to get it done today. I would feel far more special to post a piece of my artworks here on this thread on the twelfth year of my joining Snitchseeker.

happy 12 years on SS, Jay and way to give ME a heart attack when I clicked on the link in our RP. SHEESH. Mitsuki, meanwhile, is not surprised but perhaps a little disappointed in his choices You really have gotten SO good with detailing clothing