Monthly Archives: October 2013

Time lapse videos: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
You can view this image on DeviantART here as well.

In September I had a burst of inspiration for Slade’s story (during my exam time, how lovely >>).
As well as story development and character redesigning, it prompted this Halloween-themed picture of her (the witch), Caleb (the vampire), and Rowan (the pirate) in costume. I really didn’t put much thought into who would dress as what and why, I just wanted to draw something fun! ;v;

After struggling with the shading (I couldn’t decide between hard shading or painterly/soft shading at first), I ended up getting to try some new things that that I’ll probably continue to do too, so I’m pretty happy about that. It makes digitally painting more enjoyable for me. ^^
I tried painting the eyes without outlines, but I don’t know if I’ll stick with that (I probably won’t for now anyway).
I kind of wish I had made the pumpkins jack-o-lanterns, or maybe added more fun stuff, but I’m not sure if it would’ve become cluttered, so maybe it’s for the best.. ~_~

I would like to thank my mom for helping with the title and references, and my friend Ren for suggesting that Rowan be a pirate~

Thanks for looking, and have a happy Halloween, everybody!! :D

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Artwork and characters © 2013 Sloan | designsbysloan.com | artigirl.deviantart.com
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“Madder red, please. No more; don’t bring ruin to anyone else’s future.”
I thought as I cried again, keeping it hidden with a smile…

Now that I’m gone, I wonder if those secret agents
Are still getting along, and smiling together?
I’m sure they must be upset with me…
But I wonder if I’ve become their “big sister” now…

Music: “Ayano’s Happiness Theory” – by Jin, featuring IA – translation by VGperson

Well. I didn’t intend to draw Kagerou Project fanart so soon, but I think Shevi’s definitely turning me into a fangirl. >u< //// I kinda just whipped this up yesterday, I was inspired to do a composition like this after Shevi sang "Ayano's Happiness Theory". I had to shrink the image to fit it on my blog, if you want to see a slightly larger version, please view it on Deviantart here. Thank you!

I don’t really have much else to say, so thanks for looking! ;v;

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Artwork © 2013 Sloan | designsbysloan.com | artigirl.deviantart.com
Kagepro and characters (Ayano Tateyama, Tsubomi Kido, Shuuya Kano, Kousuke Seto) © Jin
Do not use without permission.

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DBS UPDATE: I changed the category “Realisms” to “Realism + Semi-Realism”. It’s a small change, but it’ll include work like this (which isn’t realistic but has more realistic features). If it doesn’t work well I might create separate categories for them, but I’m gonna try it like this. -u-

My sister’s ghost character, Cassie; I drew her as a stress reliever last night.
She’s annoyed because somebody’s ignoring her. ovo Which happens often, considering she’s a ghost…

In this picture (which is really just a concept), she’s changed a bit since the last time I posted a picture of her (in 2009, gasp! You can see it here.) she has less wavy hair and more insanely curly hair. She’s also a little bit older than she looks (and by that I mean physically, not chronologically, though she’s still older for both). I guess I might’ve made her look a bit too lively, but she actually has a lively personality, so I don’t know. Maybe it suits?
/ramble ramble ramble

Okay I gotta go get breakfast. Thanks for looking! -u-

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Artwork © 2013 Sloan | designsbysloan.com
Characters (Cassie) © 2013 Siobhan | dashofcreativity
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View the process/speedpaint videos on Youtube!: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
My actual youtube channel is Designs By Sloan.
I also posted a dA journal about it that you can read here.

The picture itself has actually been finished for a while, but I FINALLY recorded myself drawing, and I wanted to prepare the video and post it alongside the picture at the same time… which took a while ’cause it meant learning a new program. ;v; It’s not perfect, but hopefully somebody can get some enjoyment out of it!

But anyways, back to the picture itself. This picture started off with me wanting to draw a random mori girl with blonde, wavy hair. Then she turned into an elf for some odd reason. Then I added the animals and background, and it just.. I don’t know how to explain it.

The roses are called “Prickly Wild Roses”, also known to Canadians as the Alberta rose.
The butterflies are tiger swallowtails. The birds are common house sparrows.
The rabbit’s no species in particular. The flower beside the girl on the opposite side of the rabbit is called a “Lady’s Slipper” orchids, they’re grown wildly in Manitoba.
Most of these are things I grew up with or things I love now. The song “The Neglected Garden” by Cecile Corbel (from Studio Ghibli’s “The Secret World of Arrietty”) basically sums up how I feel.
….Except for the wheat, which is very pretty but considering I’m extremely allergic, I don’t like it too much. XD

Anyways, I’m not sure what I actually think of this picture anymore. I can’t even count the number of hours I’ve put into this over a period of.. months. I’d love to change it or redo it, but for now I really just have to let it be and move onto new projects.

Thanks for looking!! <3 - - - Artwork and character © 2013 Sloan | designsbysloan.com Do not use without permission.