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pleasurenerd · 6 months
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So excited for season 2 of OFMD!
I've been a little MIA over here because I've pivoted to traditional art and was concerned it didn't match the realism portraits.
(a lil reminder of my series from last year)
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pleasurenerd · 1 year
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"The only person who gets to torture my brother is me."
Slightly unrelated but I love Gomez's little pet names for Wednesday! My little storm cloud and my little viper are just so cute and accurate.
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pleasurenerd · 1 year
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So, for those who didn't know...
I have an Etsy print shop!
(You can buy from INPRNT as well, if that's your preference.)
20% off sale until 23 December 2022! Plus free shipping for all UK orders.
There's going to be 5 new original prints available in the next week so keep your eyes peeled for those!
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/PleasureNerd
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pleasurenerd · 1 year
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There's a Star Man waiting in the sky.
He'd like to come and meet us, but he thinks he'd blow our minds
Meet Josh, he's my Space Himbo. I wanted to draw a male equivalent of a Sci-fi woman with the ridiculous bubble helmet and skimpy outfit. I think I achieved my goal!
If you're interested in a print, please DM me. I'm intending to get these sorted soon!
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pleasurenerd · 2 years
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Mellon Collie and the Eternal Sadness
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Day Three
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pleasurenerd · 2 years
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Day Two
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pleasurenerd · 2 years
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Day One
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pleasurenerd · 2 years
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So, for those who don't know, I lost my job in June. Obviously doing the usual soul-destroying job hunt, but in the meantime I'm going to try to create a portrait a day until I get a new job!
Hopefully it'll be a short run thing, but you never know.
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pleasurenerd · 2 years
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"I Say You're Asking Me To Follow You Into Mordor...But The Shire Is Burning. So Mordor It Is."
So, a cheeky bit of info about me. I'm a sucker for a metalhead with a heart of gold. Eddie Munson is honestly such a delightful character and is acted beautifully.
This was only about 5hrs of painting. There's only so much I can cope with painting hair.
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pleasurenerd · 2 years
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I hope you don't mind me responding in this way @skeet3rs & @unskeetered! I'm more than happy to help, I've been wondering if I ought to do tutorials but I've always felt there's too many for me to add any real impact.
Also thank you for your compliments I really appreciate it!
Brushes!
I have tried to use Procreate to do digital paintings, however I cannot agree with it. It feels really alien and my work looks really strange so for me personally I prefer Clip Studio Paint. The main brushes I use in Clip Studio Paint are Frenden's Brush Set (https://frenden.myshopify.com/products/clip-studio-800-brush-set) specifically made for CSP. I'm not sure how well the brushes transfer from program to program. I know CSP has a function to convert Procreate/Photoshop brushes to CSP brushes but I don't know if it goes the other way.
In Procreate I've used MaxPacks (https://maxpacks.com/)and really liked how they work, it's just the iPad/Procreate is not a program I can click with (I keep getting random flicks and it's enraging). When trying to mimic paintings, I prefer to have brushsets that mimic that style, especially thicker paints like oil, gouache or acrylic.
I've also use free brushes which have been amazing, but my most used brushes are Frenden and MaxPacks.
Time-lapse!
I only turned on the time-lapse feature for The Swede - which is a portrait I really struggled with getting right.
I am very aware my process is chaotic, I have tried being less chaotic and I end up not finishing paintings so this is clearly what works for me! Also, I tend to work on one layer (excluding the sketch layers, the background and the signature layers). Sometimes I end up being more but for me I feel like it gives the painting a more cohesive feeling.
In love with your art! Do you think you could share your process if possible? :0
Aw thank you! I really appreciate it!
I work with both pixel art and digital paintings so if you don't mind, I'll explain my process for both as I don't know which one you prefer!
Warning - I am a rambler, this is going to be long. I am so sorry. Any questions let me know!
Digital Paintings
Program used is Clip Studio Paint
I need about 3-5 reference photos/images for everything I paint. One will be a painting (usually if I'm struggling with a feature like glasses or clothing I'll find an artist that I admire their techniques - I'm not going to lie it's often John Singer Sargent), I occasionally have my own painting up if I'm doing a series like the Our Flag Means Death Crew of the Revenge otherwise it looks really disjointed.
For my underlying sketch I use green as I find this much easier to see and very rarely do I paint green people so it's helpful to see where I've sketched features (below is an example using Black Pete from OFMD), I usually outline the features, where cheekbones are and roughly where I want shadows.
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I then use a darker background colour (unless the person I'm painting is darker in skintone than my default background colour, then I make the background a tan colour).
From there I tend to block out colours so skin, hair, clothes and eyes (it looks real freaky at this stage). I then try to work in basic features so I'm not reliant on the sketch layer for where.
After that, my friends have often referred to me as a chaos gremlin, I tend to do shadows and highlights at the same time occasionally throwing in the detail too. I know the best practice is to do it step by step, but I just can't do it that way. I find it stressful, so chaotically doing everything is kind of it. To me, I feel like I'm carving out the features more? I often focus on the eyes first, then the nose, then everything else.
If you'd like I can record the process and post it to show my chaotic and not at all aesthetically pleasing way of painting?
I also regularly flip the canvas and try to screenshot the image and put it side-by-side with my references to make sure it's what I'm after.
For context this is the final image
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Pixel Art
Programmes used are Pixaki and Aseprite
I need references for pixel art too. This is usually subject matter rather than style references.
I often roughly sketch out what I want in a notebook, to get a better idea of the vibe I'm after. Once I've decided the pose/style/character I'm wanting to portrait I then draw it in Pixaki or Aseprite (below is an example of a underlying sketch in pixel art).
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I've recently been using Pixaki a lot more as I can use my iPad for it and not have to sit at my PC all day. Aseprite I find is better for animation and has more options with varying frame speeds.
I actually do pixel art like a mature adult, I start with the base colours. Once I've finished those I move onto shadows and then highlights. My biggest flaw is I often do backgrounds last. I find it to be quite fun to play with dithering for shadows. I know some pixel art purists are going to hate how I do pixel art as I use opacity layers etc. but I think it's a fun way to do things and is helping me better understand colour.
The fun thing with pixel art is figuring out the best place to put the pixels. When you get to the end of the illustration you can clean up the occasional orphan pixel (single pixel not attached to any other pixels) or ensure that the lines are evenly distributed. It gets a lot more interesting when you are using a limited palette or challenging yourself to use a smaller size canvas.
I also often add little extras around it to add more atmosphere or create a tiny sprite.
For context below is the final image of the sketch
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If you got here, well done! I would love to go into more detail but it's kind of difficult in a text post? I'm not sure I'm conveying myself right.
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pleasurenerd · 2 years
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In love with your art! Do you think you could share your process if possible? :0
Aw thank you! I really appreciate it!
I work with both pixel art and digital paintings so if you don't mind, I'll explain my process for both as I don't know which one you prefer!
Warning - I am a rambler, this is going to be long. I am so sorry. Any questions let me know!
Digital Paintings
Program used is Clip Studio Paint
I need about 3-5 reference photos/images for everything I paint. One will be a painting (usually if I'm struggling with a feature like glasses or clothing I'll find an artist that I admire their techniques - I'm not going to lie it's often John Singer Sargent), I occasionally have my own painting up if I'm doing a series like the Our Flag Means Death Crew of the Revenge otherwise it looks really disjointed.
For my underlying sketch I use green as I find this much easier to see and very rarely do I paint green people so it's helpful to see where I've sketched features (below is an example using Black Pete from OFMD), I usually outline the features, where cheekbones are and roughly where I want shadows.
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I then use a darker background colour (unless the person I'm painting is darker in skintone than my default background colour, then I make the background a tan colour).
From there I tend to block out colours so skin, hair, clothes and eyes (it looks real freaky at this stage). I then try to work in basic features so I'm not reliant on the sketch layer for where.
After that, my friends have often referred to me as a chaos gremlin, I tend to do shadows and highlights at the same time occasionally throwing in the detail too. I know the best practice is to do it step by step, but I just can't do it that way. I find it stressful, so chaotically doing everything is kind of it. To me, I feel like I'm carving out the features more? I often focus on the eyes first, then the nose, then everything else.
If you'd like I can record the process and post it to show my chaotic and not at all aesthetically pleasing way of painting?
I also regularly flip the canvas and try to screenshot the image and put it side-by-side with my references to make sure it's what I'm after.
For context this is the final image
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Pixel Art
Programmes used are Pixaki and Aseprite
I need references for pixel art too. This is usually subject matter rather than style references.
I often roughly sketch out what I want in a notebook, to get a better idea of the vibe I'm after. Once I've decided the pose/style/character I'm wanting to portrait I then draw it in Pixaki or Aseprite (below is an example of a underlying sketch in pixel art).
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I've recently been using Pixaki a lot more as I can use my iPad for it and not have to sit at my PC all day. Aseprite I find is better for animation and has more options with varying frame speeds.
I actually do pixel art like a mature adult, I start with the base colours. Once I've finished those I move onto shadows and then highlights. My biggest flaw is I often do backgrounds last. I find it to be quite fun to play with dithering for shadows. I know some pixel art purists are going to hate how I do pixel art as I use opacity layers etc. but I think it's a fun way to do things and is helping me better understand colour.
The fun thing with pixel art is figuring out the best place to put the pixels. When you get to the end of the illustration you can clean up the occasional orphan pixel (single pixel not attached to any other pixels) or ensure that the lines are evenly distributed. It gets a lot more interesting when you are using a limited palette or challenging yourself to use a smaller size canvas.
I also often add little extras around it to add more atmosphere or create a tiny sprite.
For context below is the final image of the sketch
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If you got here, well done! I would love to go into more detail but it's kind of difficult in a text post? I'm not sure I'm conveying myself right.
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pleasurenerd · 2 years
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"That's Mister Hands, First Mate Hands or God as far as you're concerned'"
Izzy is honestly such a wonderful antagonist. I absolutely love to hate him. He's petty and ridiculous. I've seen him being referred to as the incompetent middle management of the ship, having had to deal with a few of those in my job, he fits it to a tee! 
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pleasurenerd · 2 years
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"So… we have been exercising together because we want our bodies to be… Smaller. Everything's fine!"
I think Lucius is one of the most beloved characters of OFMD and we can absolutely thank Nathan Foad for it! He brings so much charisma and comedy to the role it's hard not to like him. I just really enjoy him and hope to see him in Season 2!
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pleasurenerd · 2 years
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"There's a lot you don't know about me… actually that's kind of it."
Black Pete grew on me as the series progressed. He might be an arrogant try-hard, but he's got a heart of gold. You just want to shake him and tell him he's already a pirate. It doesn't have to be all edgy!
NGL I'm hoping we're going to see a whole array of different types of pirates in Season 2.
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pleasurenerd · 2 years
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things i want to see in season 2:
whatever the fuck they want to show me
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pleasurenerd · 2 years
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"I do not mean to pry, but you don’t by any chance happen to have cockerel tattoo?"
Do I want more Princess Bride x OFMD crossovers? Yes
Have I thought about this since learning Jim's dad was killed? Yes.
Would it have been easier for me to just photoshop this and not paint it? Also yes. I am apparently incredibly extra. I would apologise but it does mean more content for you lovely people!
If it doesn't look quite like Jim, it's genuinely the moustache. I painted the portrait first and then added the moustache to match Inigo Montoya. It looked off with the fake nose and beard (I also did a version with that, it does not look good.)
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