mocha's doodle dump

[mocha.]

I gasped in delight when I saw this on your insta! As a dark-skinned Southeast Asian chick, it's rare to see models and art closer to my reality, so I'm always happy to see it. I think this is wonderful and I can't believe it took less than 2 hours! I've been trying to sketch a chibi for like... the last 3, lol.

Ahh renn you are the sweetest! I’m so so glad you like it! I absolutely loved drawing it so would love to do more like that in the future - my Pinterest board is slowly filling up with potential references haha!
Nd honestly the time varies so much for me so don’t compare haha it really just depends on the luck I have for the day you spend so much time adding little details and making your art unique so it’s no wonder it takes a long time! Your art is always a delight to see whether it be on here or on instagram

 

[mocha.]

another commission finished!!
Funny story with this one, it took me sooo long to draw (obviously because there’s double the work!) but it took even longer because I originally drew the same dog twice without noticing hahaha! Thank god I send over the rough sketch before finalising

really happy with this one, although I think I need to take a break as my wrist is really hurting today

 

[mocha.]

Always wanted to have a go at a gijinka so today I drew Bea as a human!

 

[Oldcatlady]

I have been loving drawing darker skin tones recently! (Probably after binge watching likelihood_art’s YouTube channel...) I’ve never felt comfortable reaching out to draw POC incase my lack of skill were to offend, however, I was really inspired by this girl I saw on Pinterest and decided to just go for it! I want to represent different skintones/cultures in my art and show some love for those who are underrepresented ❤
Here’s the piece I drew:

compared to the reference/inspiration:

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this took 1hr 57 mins in total and I had soo much fun with it! I love how I coloured the skin in this piece and feel it looks a lot more realistic/3D compared to the flat shading I’ve done previously. Overall I learned a lot from this one drawing and I’m excited to work on more like this in the future

this looks absolutely stunning!!! i love your semi realistic pieces. do you have any resources/videos about how to get started? i've always wanted to try them myself but i'm so used to lineart that realistic drawings/paintings are a totally foreign concept to me.

 

[mocha.]

this looks absolutely stunning!!! i love your semi realistic pieces. do you have any resources/videos about how to get started? i've always wanted to try them myself but i'm so used to lineart that realistic drawings/paintings are a totally foreign concept to me.

Thank you so much!! ❤❤ And yes!! So I began watching likelihood_art and looking at some of their Instagram pictures to note how they drew skin/the tones used etc and tried to incorporate the correct shadows/lighting. I also really like Sara Tepes - her artwork is amazing and she does such awesome semi realism, I’ve been practicing drawing hair tonight with one of her videos and found it so helpful!
I also recommend sinix for the basics - shape,shadows, tones etc.. but mainly just look at references and draw the basic shapes and try to work around them! I find it a lot easier to paint on 1 layer so I can build/mix tones

edit; also I love using the round brush and I like to use multiply for shadows and colour dodge for highlights! And I use the smudge tool a lot!

 

[Oldcatlady]

ohh thank you for the resources, i'll definitely take a look!! i was just watching sinix earlier about his value distillation video hahha. it looks simple but it's so much harder in practice haha. ohh are you using the round brush/colour dodge/smudge on fire alpaca or photoshop?

 

[mocha.]

ohh thank you for the resources, i'll definitely take a look!! i was just watching sinix earlier about his value distillation video hahha. it looks simple but it's so much harder in practice haha. ohh are you using the round brush/colour dodge/smudge on fire alpaca or photoshop?

He is honestly amazing! I could watch his videos for hours, same with Sara. Just seeing how they turn basic colours and shapes into masterpieces, theyre my inspiration! Also do you have an Instagram at all? I could send you over my drawing process on there if you’d like I use Procreate! Granted there are a few brushes I have imported (nadiaxel, sinix, jingsketch. All of them are free - Sara uses mainly photoshop for her pieces if that’s something that would interest you!)

I have tried fire alpaca and photoshop but I was so used to SAI that I found it overwhelming. Procreate is very user friendly and so easy to pick up, and there are so many free resources available because it’s quite a popular app! I know it’s quite limiting because I think it’s only available on iOS but if you’re able to get it id definitely recommend.

 

[Oldcatlady]

He is honestly amazing! I could watch his videos for hours, same with Sara. Just seeing how they turn basic colours and shapes into masterpieces, theyre my inspiration! Also do you have an Instagram at all? I could send you over my drawing process on there if you’d like I use Procreate! Granted there are a few brushes I have imported (nadiaxel, sinix, jingsketch. All of them are free - Sara uses mainly photoshop for her pieces if that’s something that would interest you!)

I have tried fire alpaca and photoshop but I was so used to SAI that I found it overwhelming. Procreate is very user friendly and so easy to pick up, and there are so many free resources available because it’s quite a popular app! I know it’s quite limiting because I think it’s only available on iOS but if you’re able to get it id definitely recommend.

Ohh yes please that would be really cool!! My Instagram is suspicious_doggo

omg yes I’m too used to sai as well and trying to move to photoshop is a pain because there’s so many different controls and tools it’s overwhelming
I do have procreate actually! It was my first digital art medium back in like 2016 or so haha. The only problem is that my iPad is way too old to be compatible with the Apple pen and drawing with fingers is not that great which is why I moved to drawing tablets

 

[mocha.]

for @SpaceTokki77 in the DTUAY thread ♡ I had so much fun with this and got to play around with so many new brushes and effects!! I think I’ve fallen in love with the Jingsketch pack for procreate Most of the brushes used in this piece were from that pack (which is free btw!!)

I tried to keep it semi realistic and really like how the nose and mouth turned out (and the eye shape which is something I usually struggle with), in the future I think I’d like to work on facial structure/proportion more as she does look a little gaunt... I love chubby cheeks so want to incorporate that into my art more. Tried a new shading technique with the hair too, while it’s not perfect I think it’s definitely better than previous art I’ve drawn! Hair is the #1 thing I have trouble with so it’s nice to see progress being made!
Effect wise- once the piece was finished, I duplicated the full layer and added Gaussian blur underneath to give it an ethereal effect. Also used Luminance to make the colours pop!

 

[jadetine]

for @SpaceTokki77 in the DTUAY thread ♡ I had so much fun with this and got to play around with so many new brushes and effects!! I think I’ve fallen in love with the Jingsketch pack for procreate ❤ Most of the brushes used in this piece were from that pack (which is free btw!!)

I tried to keep it semi realistic and really like how the nose and mouth turned out (and the eye shape which is something I usually struggle with), in the future I think I’d like to work on facial structure/proportion more as she does look a little gaunt... I love chubby cheeks so want to incorporate that into my art more. Tried a new shading technique with the hair too, while it’s not perfect I think it’s definitely better than previous art I’ve drawn! Hair is the #1 thing I have trouble with so it’s nice to see progress being made!
Effect wise- once the piece was finished, I duplicated the full layer and added Gaussian blur underneath to give it an ethereal effect. Also used Luminance to make the colours pop!

I also really love how this face turned out! The jingsketch brushes have been in my face for a while; time to dive in!

When adding the post effects, did you use Procreate or a separate software? I'm not to that level in art yet, but I like learning about the process and I wish more tutorials called out brush types and opacity levels for each step...

 

[mocha.]

I also really love how this face turned out! The jingsketch brushes have been in my face for a while; time to dive in!

When adding the post effects, did you use Procreate or a separate software? I'm not to that level in art yet, but I like learning about the process and I wish more tutorials called out brush types and opacity levels for each step...

Thank you so much! I had to erase, tweak and liquify it near the end to get it right haha!
It’s all done using Procreate - honestly this app has so many features which makes drawing a dream! Also recommend the liquify feature if you haven’t used it yet (it can really help with elements of an art piece that don’t look “right” and you can basically move it around/expand/pinch areas to fix it!)

what I do is I merge all the layers together at the end, duplicate it and then the underneath layer I add Gaussian blur (if you click the magic wand on the top left you can see all of the effects!). I then add a new layer on top of the previous ones and fill it with a colour (I usually always go for bright red, it’s just my preference!) then I use clipping mask on the layer and choose an effect from the drop down menu whilst it’s set to low opacity (I like to go to around the 10% mark but judge it how you wish), it’s essentially like adding a filter to your art work but can really help with colours. Colour curves/hue effects etc are a life saver when choosing colours and I usually mess around with them for each individual layer to make harmonious colours. Hope that helps - if you have any other questions pm me I’m happy to speak more in depth about it there!

 

[mocha.]

This is just a doodle that I coloured, i was planning on practicing drawing/shading a different type of nose.. thenI had a phone call as I was drawing the lineart and I lost the reference I was using cryyyy
So I just decided to go with what I liked and this is how it ended up! I’m pretty proud of the hand I drew, they’re quite tricky but not as bad as you’d think

 

[jadetine]

This is just a doodle that I coloured, i was planning on practicing drawing/shading a different type of nose.. thenI had a phone call as I was drawing the lineart and I lost the reference I was using cryyyy
So I just decided to go with what I liked and this is how it ended up! I’m pretty proud of the hand I drew, they’re quite tricky but not as bad as you’d think

I live and die by the reference option in Procreate! I know some folks drop the image on another layer, but the Canvas >> Reference is easy to open and close! Though, the best option is still looking on another screen, yeah...

I love this! Your comfort with reds is so evident; I learn something new every time you post something!

 

[mocha.]

WIP of a late bday present for my friend! Tabby cats are always so hard to draw but I can’t wait to add details to this piece. He is literally one of the most gorgeous cats I’ve ever seen and he’s such a softie!!

 

[mocha.]

progress update!! This is after 4 hours - still nowhere near done as I didn’t expect his colours to be so tricky haha!

I have pretty much finished the right half of the face (aside from the ear) although still need to tweak it slightly. Taking a break from this and will work on it more tomorrow though! I really hope my friend likes it

 

[mocha.]

had some time to prep a drawing for the cheer thread for tomorrow! wanted to post it here too cos I’m actually really proud of it c:

Also, here’s my flag entry for the competition!

I decided to use Redd’s actual flag and just changed the colour scheme to match the red! Really like how it turned out (even if it does look like a communist flag)

 

[mocha.]

collection of art I’ve drawn over the past few days/weeks c:

 

[jadetine]

collection of art I’ve drawn over the past few days/weeks c:

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Omg Apple is even cuter in your style than in game!

 

[mocha.]

Omg Apple is even cuter in your style than in game!

Tysm!! Honestly I knew straight away how I wanted to draw him and thought the chibi style just epitomises his cuteness haha!

 

[mocha.]

Here is tomorrow’s cheer made in advance c: one of my favourites! Although I’m running out of red villagers so would anybody else like to recommend some red characters?
also I was going to capitalise FLICK but it looked like a swear word and it did NOT look right lmfaooooo