BC's Random Art

[Black_Cat320]

Thought it'd be nice to share the pictures I drew for Inktober, I went by the official Inktober theme list but put a Pokémon twist to it to make it more interesting. This was mostly my way of trying to get back into making art after not doing much of it for years and basically re-learning what I like and don't like, as well as figuring out techniques.

Also apologies for the bad quality of a lot of the pictures, they were taken with my phone

Spoiler: Gligar

Spoiler: Spewpa

Spoiler: Noibat

Spoiler: Shellder

Spoiler: Litwick

Spoiler: Roselia

Spoiler: Baby pokemon

Spoiler: Makuhita

Spoiler: Rookidee

Spoiler: Pancham

Spoiler: Rufflet

Spoiler: Slowpoke

Spoiler: Slurpuff & Bonsly

Spoiler: Minior

Spoiler: Sandshrew

Spoiler: Ducklett

Spoiler: Binacle

Spoiler: Honedge

Spoiler: Diglett

Spoiler: Zorua & Bewear

Spoiler: Poochyena

Spoiler: Thievul

Spoiler: Pichu

Spoiler: Morelull

Spoiler: Skitty

Never again will I use hatching for everything

Spoiler: Meowth

This is where I got some alcohol markers to try out, they're fun but hard to use sometimes with only grayscale

Spoiler: Munchlax

Spoiler: Hoothoot & Teddiursa

Spoiler: Meltan

Spoiler: Rotom & Klefki

Spoiler: Wooloo

 

[Black_Cat320]

And now that Inktober is over, I decided to continue with something call the "November Art Challenge". It basically works the same way as Inktober and like before, I'm having a Pokémon theme to them.

Spoiler: Pumpkaboo

Spoiler: Mimikyu

Spoiler: Lotad

Spoiler: Spinarak

 

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Spoiler: Ralts

Spoiler: Cyndaquil

 

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Spoiler: Appletun

Spoiler: Applin

 

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Spoiler: Fennekin

Spoiler: Cherubi

Spoiler: Cottonee

Spoiler: Cacturne

 

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Spoiler: Shiinotic

Spoiler: Haunter

Spoiler: Farfetch'd

Spoiler: Pidgey

Spoiler: Milcery

 

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Spoiler: Eldegoss

Spoiler: Murkrow & Ghastly

Spoiler: Butterfree

Spoiler: Slugma

Spoiler: Spheal

Spoiler: Phantump

 

[Black_Cat320]

So I finally decided to try my hand at colored alcohol markers! Gotta say, they're a little harder to use than grayscale and I don't always get the colors right, but I'm happy with how things turned out

Spoiler: Torchic

Spoiler: Snorlax

Spoiler: Shaymin

So I had tried and tried to get this one with markers too, but I just couldn't get the colors right so I tried water colors instead! Mind you, water colors are also a medium that I'm still getting used too but I'd say it turned out pretty well ^^

Spoiler: Goomy

 

[Black_Cat320]

Been a little longer than I planned since I last posted any art, but the holidays kicked my butt and my schedule is still all over the place But here are a few things I've done since my last stuff.

So can't say I'm too happy with this one, I wasn't able to get as much color variation as I had wanted with the markers that I had on hand but I was quite happy with the leaves and linework

Spoiler: Oddish

I think this one is the first sketch I've posted. I wanted to color it but I can't decide on a medium

Spoiler: Foogus

Thought I'd try my hand at something more stylized. I like it, but it feels like it's missing something

Spoiler: Eevee

Another stylized attempt, I still think somethings missing but can't tell what. Like how it came out though

Spoiler: Yamper

I think this is the first watercolor "landscape" I've tried, I liked the B/W shading for it

Spoiler: Pokémon Garden -B/W

And here's the colored version! I can't decide which I like better

Spoiler: Pokemon Garden - Colored

 

[InfiniteBakuphoon]

Ah, the pen master returns, haha. I’ve been a lurker on this thread for a while, but I think that it’s time for some comments! So with that said…

#Oddish
The leaves really come alive here in pen, I think. It feels almost like I can touch them (although I suspect that I’d earn a Stun Spore or something if I tried, haha).

#Yamper
I really like the shiny parts in particular, like the eyes and the tongue and such. They truly look “wet”, and you make it look so effortless here!

#Pokémon Garden
When I first saw the B&W one, I thought that the Jumpluff was actually a giant snowman because the entire thing kind of looked like it was covered in snow, haha. It’s actually kind of interesting if you look at it that way, though, if also kind of nonsensical if you think about it too hard. Ultimately, I’d say that the colored version is best version here!

 

[Black_Cat320]

Ah, the pen master returns, haha. I’ve been a lurker on this thread for a while, but I think that it’s time for some comments! So with that said…

#Oddish
The leaves really come alive here in pen, I think. It feels almost like I can touch them (although I suspect that I’d earn a Stun Spore or something if I tried, haha).

#Yamper
I really like the shiny parts in particular, like the eyes and the tongue and such. They truly look “wet”, and you make it look so effortless here!

#Pokémon Garden
When I first saw the B&W one, I thought that the Jumpluff was actually a giant snowman because the entire thing kind of looked like it was covered in snow, haha. It’s actually kind of interesting if you look at it that way, though, if also kind of nonsensical if you think about it too hard. Ultimately, I’d say that the colored version is best version here!

Thanks so much for the feedback! I always love it when I get some since it helps me learn more about my strengths and weaknesses with art ^^

I'm glad you also like the Oddish leaves and the "wet" parts on Yamper, those were both my favorite parts of those too. When I had done the Goomy painting I found that I really enjoyed figuring out how to make him appear wet and shiny as I always imagined him to be and took what I learned from that and tried to apply it with those. Personally, I think I still need work on making them pop more but it's a start!

Lol I see what you mean about the B/W one, I actually always saw the Jumpluff as looking sad and worried with a Kirby on his head When I finally colored it I was hard pressed not to color that bit pink but I held myself back. I do like the colored one best though, but looking at the B/W makes me want to try doing one in all B/W just for that nostalgia look

 

[Black_Cat320]

I don't know how much art I'll be able to work on in the next few weeks since I'll be having and recovering from a surgery soon, so I figured I'd post this while I had the chance.

I figured one of the regional "healer Pokémon" would be fitting since I'll be needing it soon

Spoiler: Comfey

 

[InfiniteBakuphoon]

Oh, I should’ve figured that the surgery would’ve affected things… I hope that it doesn’t affect you too much, and not just the art, obviously! As for this, it’s another fine example of your ability to depict “shine” in your drawings. It makes me want to pick up this Pokémon and feel its leaves (even if, again, that would most certainly end with me on the ground, haha). The only criticism I’ll give is that I typically associate shiny things with relatively flat surfaces, so maybe the (colored pencil?) texture here kind of reduces the illusion a little bit? I don’t know how much that really matters, but that was something that did stick out a little bit for me, to be honest. On the other hand, you could say that it represents what this Pokémon would actually look like in real life, so from that perspective, you could say that it really does the job there. And on its own, it still looks great!

Hopefully we’ll be able to see some more artwork from you sooner than later, haha. I think that I’m really becoming a fan of it…

 

[Black_Cat320]

Oh, I should’ve figured that the surgery would’ve affected things… I hope that it doesn’t affect you too much, and not just the art, obviously! As for this, it’s another fine example of your ability to depict “shine” in your drawings. It makes me want to pick up this Pokémon and feel its leaves (even if, again, that would most certainly end with me on the ground, haha). The only criticism I’ll give is that I typically associate shiny things with relatively flat surfaces, so maybe the (colored pencil?) texture here kind of reduces the illusion a little bit? I don’t know how much that really matters, but that was something that did stick out a little bit for me, to be honest. On the other hand, you could say that it represents what this Pokémon would actually look like in real life, so from that perspective, you could say that it really does the job there. And on its own, it still looks great!

Hopefully we’ll be able to see some more artwork from you sooner than later, haha. I think that I’m really becoming a fan of it…

As always, thanks for the feedback! ^^

I see where you're coming from with the texture, typically when I'm drawing I try to think what kind of texture the Pokémon would have (slimey, matte, hairy, etc.) and roll with that but Comfey if one of those Pokémon that's harder to imagine than others. Like it has flowers so perhaps a plant-like smoothness? Or maybe it has peach fuzz? The hair floof it has kind of throws me off so it's hard to imagine and the official art doesn't help much since they always make stuff look semi-matte

But that's why I practice, so maybe next year I'll have it down right

 

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So I only just realized today that it was the Lunar New Year despite all the pics on my feed But yea, inspiration hit and here we go lol

Spoiler: Buneary

 

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Well I'm still recovering but back to drawing. Inspiration hit me hard for this one since I really wanted to try drawing water.

Spoiler: Krabby

 

[InfiniteBakuphoon]

I think that this one’s really good here! Your talent with making things “shine” is really useful for water-themed stuff, haha. It’s like it’s just come out of the water! Said water looks pretty great, as well. Especially the color, which is a quite lovely shade of blue that reminds me of the kind of clear, utopia waters I wouldn’t be surprised to see in the Pokémon world.

I’m glad that you’re able to do what you love again relatively quickly after surgery, haha. We’ll all be looking forward to more, but of course, don’t push yourself too hard, okay?

 

[Black_Cat320]

I think that this one’s really good here! Your talent with making things “shine” is really useful for water-themed stuff, haha. It’s like it’s just come out of the water! Said water looks pretty great, as well. Especially the color, which is a quite lovely shade of blue that reminds me of the kind of clear, utopia waters I wouldn’t be surprised to see in the Pokémon world.

I’m glad that you’re able to do what you love again relatively quickly after surgery, haha. We’ll all be looking forward to more, but of course, don’t push yourself too hard, okay?

Thanks as always for the feedback! ^^ And no worries, I'm keeping it to maybe a drawing a day.

I'm glad you think the water came out well! I was quite happy with it and it does seem to fit the water types well, which is great since it's one of my faves!

The only thing I'm not happy with is the poor photo quality, my phone camera ain't all that special and there's no natural lighting in my room, so you don't get the crispness and little details I put in

Maybe someday I'll upgrade or see if the scanner would work better, though my scanner is also pretty blah lol

 

[Black_Cat320]

A friend of mine is a Shuppet fan and has begging me to try drawing it, so here we go!

Spoiler: Shuppet

 

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Today's piece, another water practice!

Spoiler: Magikarp