Draw a Kawaii face

My tablet PC stylus wears out quickly due to my strong writing pressure. So I purchased an inexpensive replacement. But that cheap one did not allow me to draw as smoothly as the genuine one. I need to find another replacement that is good or comfortable to wear. Or it may be cheaper to buy a genuine replacement.

New illustration

New illustrations were posted on April 20.

‘Neko Haneru’ (Vtuber)<Detailed|Tumblr|Mastodon|Pixiv|Twitter.com|Skeb.jp>

This is an illustration aimed to be straight "kawaii". There is an extra version of the damaged state.

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Looking back

This is an addition to this newsletter in which I look back at the review notes I keep for each illustration I do. I look back at them to remind myself of how I felt at the time, and also to look back at them now to see what I think will be useful.

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This illustration was drawn with stronger shading than usual. But the time I spent was the same as usual. The lighting required was determined by the effects of the explosion. So I could color without hesitation.

It was difficult to describe her facial expressions. Her wide open eyes are her signature. But when I drew it the same way as the game artwork it scared me. If her mouth is not smiling, her big eyes don't necessarily look happy.

I wish the body shape was more elongated. Yet it is too round. I shrunk it too much trying to fit it on the screen.

At this time I wrote in my notebook, "Describing facial expressions was difficult”. Yes, you are absolutely right. This is a difficult task. In this illustration I was trying to make the character resemble the original and then give her a frightened expression. What I was doing was complicated. The illustration I ended up with in this way was not very satisfactory.

I knew my illustrations were not great but did nothing. But I should have tried again and redrawn my face. In fact, I had drawn one unconvincing face in a new illustration this week, but I took the plunge and redrew it.

The face that wasn't good enough.

It was hard work, but I'm glad I redrew it. Faces are the most important part of character illustrations. So I hope I can do it like this in the future.

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