Drawn By: WrittenDusk
To get things out of the way...I didn't even get into the Top 10... (T-T).
Gematsu (gematsu.com) is a great website for gaming news that I visit daily and I highly recommend it. It was really great of them for hosting this art contest, and I'd like to thank them for this opportunity.
A humbling experience is the only way I can describe this. Despite improving a lot since my first contest with Gematsu (Artwork: Sora in Advent Children Costume), there was actually less feedback during the voting this time around.
There were multiple reasons for this which I had realized both before and during the contest.
(The second image should have been what I submitted instead.)
Drawn By: WrittenDusk
This drawing was done back in February to enter the Final Fantasy XV Uncovered Event Fan Promotional Item Contest. I decided not to post it until the Uncovered Event is over. Though I did not win, (T-T), I am very happy with this piece and posting this now is a great way to celebrate the release date announcement of the game; September 30, 2016. The characters in the drawing are Luna and Gentiana.
I was initially planning for a more chibi styled artwork since they have a high affinity with merchandise. But my brother and friend suggested me not to. I personally feel that chibi or something more cartoon-like would be more suitable, but this drawing really turned out nice and I learned a lot more doing this comparatively.
The thing I am learning the most recently, and improves my drawings most, is lighting. This drawing really shows how different lighting can make a drawing look. For a long time I only learn how to shade, but shading is not the same as lighting. I always thought it was the same thing. With shading alone a drawing appears very flat like looking at a printed picture. But when you add lighting, which is usually based on the setting your drawing is set in, it feels a lot more like you're looking through a window.
I had to start a twitter to enter the contest actually. Still thinking about how to take advantage of twitter properly, haha.
For those interested it is https://twitter.com/WrittenDusk and @WrittenDusk. I have yet to tweet again, haha, just a heads up.
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This was done for the "Final Fantasy XIV Giveaway" held by NovaCrystallis (www.novacrystallis.com). I didn't win this time as well T_T.
The idea behind this was to draw my own interpretation of the Viera race and Gunblader class weapon; in hopes of both Viera and Gunbladers to appear in Final Fantasy XIV soon.
This was a drawing done to enter into the Giffoni Film Festival. But because it was my first attempt in cel-shading things took too long. I didn't make it for the deadline. But I really liked the drawing and it would give my portfolio more variety, so I decided to finish it.
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By: WrittenDusk
My first time using Manga Studio 5 for painting. I have to admit the contrast should have been better. This was done for a contest called Wacom Create and Win, held by Canada Computer.
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Fan art of Sora from the game Kingdom Hearts.
This was created for the Kingdom Hearts Fan Art Contest held on the gaming website. www.gematsu.com. The contest was held to celebrate the release of Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix for the Playstation 3.
