illustration + design
Sorting out my iPad backup and collected a number of Procreate drawings into a couple of full page drawings on a spread. Towards the end of last year my late night drawings were based on a recent Kill la Kill rewatch and the most recent season of PSG.
Solo Leveling is just cool the production especially the score by Hiroyuki Sawano is just fun. I wanted to draw a fun illustration that jammed all the summons the main character Sung Jin-woo has collected over the short time so far in the series. Before working on an earlier Chainsaw Man drawing I did a pose sheet of Reze so I could get comfortable with drawing her for a larger illustration. I have learned it really helps to do a pose sheet to expand my drawing skills. Also I found a collection of Pinterest studies I never posted from a couple months ago.
Jujutsu Kaisen is in my books for being one of the most impressive anime produced. The various art style shifts and the way each animation director crafts each 20 min episode into art. One of the most recent episodes gave us so much over a single episode it felt like a 75 minute movie. Pretty much right after the episode aired I started thumb nailing some sequences I wanted to draw. That Maki Zeni episode was something special.
This year is the year of the Fire Horse based on Chinese zodiac I like to get in on the trend of creating a New Year illustration. Even though it doesn’t start until February 17, 2026 it seems every year people start the first of the year posting their drawings. A really fun show called Gachiakuta started and one of the really standout character characters is named Guita the oversized kaiju one piece just looks cool. Also a cleaned up late night Pinterest study I just had fun with the brush that night.
Sorting out my iPad Procreate files and Clip files to make backups and start new 2026 folders. Here are a couple fanart drawings I cleaned up and posted around a few places towards the end of last year. Chainsaw Man: Reze and To be Hero X really inspired me last year. I really hope to pick up both art books if they are announced.
Over the summer I started a series of TMNT x Naruto illustrations. A number of characters from both shows would work well together if they crossed paths. Most of these were in a Procreate folder and every so often I would revisit one while starting thumbnails for the next one.
Final season of My Hero Academia is here the Bakugo arc was just inspiring to watch the animation is stellar. The final arc with Deku the last sequence really reminded me how much Deku has grown over the course of this series.
Cleaning up my iPad I have a section of fanart drawings. Denji and Reze from Chainsaw Man I have been drawing Reze a couple times this is the first completed one. Yaiba Samurai Legend Kaguya’s character design is so much fun first time I saw it I had to draw her. My Hero Vigilantes the designs for this series really stand out the villain Kaguya really stands out.
Castlevania Nocturne phenomenal series on Netflix the art and composition some of the best. After watching the series I drew most of the main characters from the series. Weekly after a new episode of PSG I grab my iPad and do a quick drawing I am working on cleaning up and finishing those illustrations for the eventual return of the artbook series.
Glitch Productions recently released a pilot called “Knights of Guinevere”. The character designs and background art really stood out. I saw the trio of main characters and did a couple of AU sketches then after finding a fan art post by @eyecager I drew some additional poses of Gwen in her Halloween outfit.
Ruri Rocks by Studio Bind is really fun. Nagi and Yoko have great character designs to them.
OC artist @milkyboxboy posted a cool design featuring a dragon woman. I saw it and had to do a couple poses with their OC.
