Redrawing things can be a great way to get better.  I drew Riddlestack and the Outlander twice before posting them.  The improvement was great.  But they still need work.

Anyway, I've drawn yet another character from Riigo-Faloo:

This is Lady Klodia, head of House Kalviri.  She was an important historical figure during the Goblin Era and early Jorvershkart Era (about 1000 years before sharks and clowns).  Though she and Jorvershkart defeated each other, her house remains a menace to Riigo-Faloo.  Luckily, however, House Kalviri is usually busy having conflicts with House Drethis (the other more nefarious vampire house), which has greatly diminished their negative effects on the rest of Faloo.

A little bit more detail on Klodia can be found here: Klodia Kalviri on Flickr

I've been working on trying to draw Faloovian goblins:

I tried to draw a male goblin earlier, but it turned out really bad, but this woman turned out kinda okay.  She's not any specific character, but more of an attempt to get a better idea of how a goblin should look so I can draw some of the other characters.

They look a little like bats, which is ironic considering how much goblins hate vampires.

I'm currently working on a drawing of Professor Aso Kroysterhargen, who's the main goblin character.

Thanks!

I do agree without about the eyes being way too big, that was more accidental than intentional, as I'm still bad with proportions and I need to practice at that.
I do, however, not want to make them too small.  I'm trying to develop a specific character style for Riigo-Faloo which is not entirely realistic, and yet not too far wrong.  Something like Gravity Falls has really disproportionate and oddly shaped characters when compared to humans, whereas something like Avatar has something significantly closer (though still quite off).  I'm trying to find that happy medium for Riigo-Faloo, whatever it is, though I do know I still want the eyes to be at least somewhat large.  As for exactly how large and what exact shape I'm not sure, but I want it to be relatively consistent throughout the characters.
Though, it is worth noting that goblins have different eyes from other races in Faloo, as they have very large irises which prevent anyone from seeing the whites of their eyes, kinda like how one can't usually see the whites in the eyes of a deer or a dog.

And speaking of big eyes, I've finished my drawing of Aso Kroysterhargen, who's eyes are still a bit too big:

Professor Kroysterhargen is one of the main heroes of Riigo-Faloo, which in the story are sometimes called the Fellowship of Vakrilan.
I put a little bit more description about him on Flickr

Though this picture is greyscale, I'm having trouble deciding what colour Aso's eyes should be.  I'm choosing betwixt orange or purple.
If I go with purple, then his eyes will match some purple in the three main clown characters (Comrigone, Elobel, and Twilig) who use purple a extensively in their designs.  But if I got with orange he'll match better with Bliit's hair and Sur Jargon's right eye (the other being blue).
I digitally altered this picture for a comparison betwixt the two options here.

What do you guys think?

Looks good! The hat looks off, but thats a nitpick if this was done fast.

I prefer drawing with pencil.  Pencil is a lot more forgiving than pen, plus it's much more versatile in terms of what can be accomplished in methods of shading and drawing lines.  Plus, one can't erase pen, and, worst of all, it can smudge quite easily (I completely ruined a drawing when I accidentally smudged a tiny bit of ink once).  But yeah, I love the feel of ink on paper (I much prefer writing with pens than pencils), and pen drawings can look amazing.  However, I intensely dislike cheap gel biros/ballpoints (liquid ink all the way).

Anyway:

Mummified Mermaid by FlyingMinifig, on Flickr

"June 1887: Specimen captured by a Norwegian whaler off the coast of Greenland.  Specimen died soon after discovery.  Its body has been preserved."

Another ink drawing I've made.  I'm not sure if it's a bit of a WIP; I might add a proper background yet.  Quite pleased with this one, although I feel the colouring might be a bit uneven (it's difficult to fill out solid blocks of colour with fine-line pens) and I think the bottom of the tank/mermaid's tail may be a bit dark.  I aiming for a very Mike Mignola/Guillermo del Toro-esque feel for this one.

No feedback for my Mermaid?   (Is it really that bad? )

Not bad, but the drawings look a bit flat.  Try creating a bigger contrast when shading.  Also, the lines on the hand look very flat and two-dimensional, and you can see the pencil lines quite clearly in your shading of the hat.  Smudging with your fingers works very well for obscuring noticeable pencil lines and creating a smoother finish.  Looking at actual pictures whilst drawing the object helps a lot, as you can pick out subtle details that you would not be aware of if drawing purely from memory.

Anyway, got myself a new set of pens and decided to bring you your daily dose of Death Note fan-art:

L by FlyingMinifig, on Flickr

Not very pleased with the skin tone, and for some reason some of the lines I drew seem to have a weird "grainy" look, especially around the face, but I think it turned out pretty well.

Last edited by Mr Vertigo (October 13, 2014 (01:24am))

It looks a lot like L, but your are right that the skin tone is really off.
It would probably have been a little safer to just leave his skin uncoloured, as really soft tone's like L's are really hard to get right.

L is mostly a very light grey with only the tiniest bit of a sort of green saturation.

It kinda depends.  I don't really time myself, since I tend to work on drawings on-and-off, depending on how motivated/in the mood I feel.  This one was pretty quick, probably around 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours (though this is a just rough guess).

Yeah, it was the closest colour I had, though it did turn out darker than I thought it would be.  It would have looked weird leaving the face plain white though, since the shirt is also white, and the rest is colourised.  I guess I might have to go for subtle shading with pencil-crayons in the future--or just do monochrome drawings, like the original Manga, barring a few panels (which I actually might do).  (Just now I also noticed his face looks a bit elongated and out-of-proportion, which is really beginning to aggravate me as well.  And I also forgot to colour in a patch below his armpit... oh well.)

It's beautiful.  It looks really creative and imaginative.