Stats 2023
I started my newsletter last January. Since then, I have updated it roughly once a week for a year. I have enjoyed keeping it going thanks to those who subscribe by email and those who look at the archives on the web. Thank you very much. Please stay with me this year.
New Illustration
New color illustrations were released on December 30.
This is a Christmas illustration. I started painting this on December 28. Last year, too, I started working on an illustration of Christmas after the new year. I can't make seasonal illustrations in advance in a planned manner. But there are still a smattering of Christmas illustrations being posted on the social net. It was reassuring to see that I am not alone. However, I hope I can continue to train and hone my skills next year so that I don't miss out on too much of the buzz.
Stats 2023
In 2023 I posted 39 color illustration. It is somewhat small considering that a year has 365 days and 52 weeks. However, there were 46 sketches that we published. If you take this into account, that means I drew something every four days. This is not bad. For me, this is progress. In 2022, I posted 25 color illustrations, and the number of sketches I published was less than 10. That means my pace is improving, and I'm getting better at drawing sketches that I'm willing to publish. But I still want to make it my goal to draw every day.
I managed the illustrations in a database. So it was easy to keep a tally. It was also in 2023 that I moved from file system management to database management. I had wanted to put this story on my blog. But I couldn't do it, so I hope to do this next year.
Looking Back
I look back at the review notes I write for each illustration. This time, I wrote about an elaborate illustration using 3D modeling software for the base of the background.
I tried to draw a pretty face. But as the day went by, I felt something was different, so I kept correcting it. And I could never solve the problem. I'm sorry I couldn't make it prettier.
I focus on her face and she looks pretty. But not when you look at the painting as a whole. Her eyelashes, iris and pupils are all black. I focus on her face and she looks pretty. But not when you look at the painting as a whole. Her eyelashes, iris and pupils are all black. Only the eyes have a strong contrast. Or maybe the expression with the bangs is not well done.
The background was assembled in blender from a large rough sketch. So, the composition is difficult, but accurate. At first, I made a mistake in the height of the counter and proceeded with the work as it was. Later, I redrew most of it. It was a big loss.
The speech balloons are pixel-art style with quotation marks. I wanted to make it look as if it was being said awkwardly. When I finished it, I wondered if I didn't need it. But I couldn't turn it off. In fact, there was a serious line conflict behind the speech bubble. The window frame in the background, the table legs, and the edge of the counter had three overlapping edges. To hide this, the callout had to remain.
This was an illustration I did using Blender for the background. It is just a list of basic shapes such as squares and circles, but it is useful as a foundation for illustrations. But I was still inexperienced and made several mistakes with this picture. 3DCG is an overwhelming force, and Blender has a full range of functions for animation. I am trying to learn the techniques.
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