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Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - Lekka Meyren - 02-16-2015
EDIT: New additions on every page!
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Hello!
I'm a designer who took it upon herself to learn illustration because I'd quite like to be able to write and draw my own comic books at some point.
To this end I thought I'd start some rather simple and short little "Slice-of-life" comics surrounding my RP character; Lekka.
I'll probably update this thread seemingly randomly, depending on when I have inspiration and time to make little doodlies; and it will be entirely ffxiv art, so I won't spam you with my other stuff.
Here's the first little piece of doodling, lekka in her "Guard" uniform over at AIM headquarters.
![[Image: Lekka.png]](http://videogamebondage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Lekka.png)
(Oh and "Tsu" is my artist name)
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - Cliodhna Eoghan - 02-17-2015
ohhh i like how expressive you made the face! overall very nice, (and with pen even! 8D ) but i like the face the most x3
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - Lekka Meyren - 02-18-2015
Thank you! Faces are something of a specialty of mine, seems to be the part I get stuck on the longest and enjoy the most.
I'm still doing some "research" into how I draw the pretty lady, Understanding her hairstyle in 3d is certainly a challenge, and even just how to represent her and stylize her features is a fun challenge.
Here's the results from todays little study stream, one is more of a "comic" type style, as I was trying a full pose without reference (Bad idea) - And abandoned that, before going to more of a life drawing with reference.
![[Image: 18-2.png]](http://videogamebondage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/18-2.png)
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - SicketySix - 02-18-2015
How long did it take you to reach this point?
I'm new to the whole drawing scene myself and I'm having a lot of trouble.
I can picture perfectly what I want to draw in my head, but head to paper does not translate well for me!
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - Lekka Meyren - 02-18-2015
(02-18-2015, 05:20 PM)A Wrote: How long did it take you to reach this point?
I'm new to the whole drawing scene myself and I'm having a lot of trouble.
I can picture perfectly what I want to draw in my head, but head to paper does not translate well for me!
Uhm. I'd say a year and a bit. Granted in that year I drew every single day of the year, so 365 terrible doodles or actual work on illustration or art. ( Also studies )
If you want some proof of this, and also quite the timeline of change;
This is October 2013 - I was not drawing much back then.
And this is January of 2014. I started drawing every day on the 1st of Jan
Edit: You can flick through Archive by month in the bottom box along the right sidebar "The Archive".
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - Rila - 02-18-2015
Ooh, fancy seeing you here! Lovely work.
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - SicketySix - 02-19-2015
(02-18-2015, 05:24 PM)Lekka Meyren Wrote:Your work looks awesome!(02-18-2015, 05:20 PM)A Wrote: How long did it take you to reach this point?
I'm new to the whole drawing scene myself and I'm having a lot of trouble.
I can picture perfectly what I want to draw in my head, but head to paper does not translate well for me!
Uhm. I'd say a year and a bit. Granted in that year I drew every single day of the year, so 365 terrible doodles or actual work on illustration or art. ( Also studies )
If you want some proof of this, and also quite the timeline of change;
This is October 2013 - I was not drawing much back then.
And this is January of 2014. I started drawing every day on the 1st of Jan
Edit: You can flick through Archive by month in the bottom box along the right sidebar "The Archive".
I'd be happy to just draw some of your beginning work!
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - Lekka Meyren - 02-19-2015
Quote:Your work looks awesome!
I'd be happy to just draw some of your beginning work!
Honestly the only advice I can give you is to draw. Your work will look like shit for a long time, but you'll learn that it's a lot easier for you to see what's wrong as you improve.
The process is in part just learning the actual mechanics of laying down lines and ink - And learning how to stylize or how to render something realistically. Like I don't even think I'm all that good right now, it's a constant struggle for improvement, and that never changes.
What does change is your ability to do stuff though. And you have to put the time in.
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - Lekka Meyren - 02-21-2015
Not entirely happy with this. I wanted to capture a scene where Lekka holds one of her would-be attackers off the ground in a chokehold...
But with reference imagery being hard to find I had to try to work a lot from memory, and that always ends up with subpar results. Ah well. May finish it some other day.
![[Image: tumblr_nk54toV2hU1tqc93co1_1280.png]](https://40.media.tumblr.com/cee1d5eb6a2bdd80abcef9965dc355e2/tumblr_nk54toV2hU1tqc93co1_1280.png)
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - Lekka Meyren - 02-25-2015
I have influenza again, so I've been struggling to really have the focus to sit down and draw. But tonight I managed a little at least, started out as a head-pose study and ended up being a kinda younger version of Lekka?
Teenage Lekka, if you will. Turned out kinda cute.
![[Image: young.png]](http://videogamebondage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/young.png)
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - Lekka Meyren - 02-26-2015
I -might- be recovering from the flu, or the ibuprofen finally kicked in.
Either way I had the energy and patience to do a little homage to Akiri and Tia's wedding.
![[Image: akiridoodle.png]](http://videogamebondage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/akiridoodle.png)
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - salads - 02-26-2015
(02-25-2015, 06:49 PM)Lekka Meyren Wrote: I have influenza again, so I've been struggling to really have the focus to sit down and draw. But tonight I managed a little at least, started out as a head-pose study and ended up being a kinda younger version of Lekka?
Teenage Lekka, if you will. Turned out kinda cute.
So dedicated -- to be able to draw even with the fluÂ
. That being said, hope you feel better! And, yes, she is cute!
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - Lekka Meyren - 02-28-2015
The furniture designers of Eorzea face a rather interesting challenge in their work. One which caused Lekka to endure some introspection recently.
She came into a new establishment, and took a seat only to be instantly confounded by her place in this world. What was even happening here in this land of the lilliputt.
![[Image: Lekka-sits.png]](http://videogamebondage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Lekka-sits.png)
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - MadWater - 03-02-2015
Hi Lekka! I like your arts!
RE: Lekka's Adventures! [FFXIV art] - Lekka Meyren - 03-05-2015
(03-02-2015, 05:03 PM)MadWater Wrote: Hi Lekka! I like your arts!
Thank you!
At the moment I'm doing some more illustration style work, thought I could post this little gif I made of improving the sketch.
![[Image: Lekka-illlus.gif]](http://videogamebondage.com/Images/Lekka-illlus.gif)