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Description Wow, haven't posted for a while eh?
My whole equipment was stolen in mai and I struggled to recover it (because money >-<). So for all those months I focused on traditional sketches and stuff that I almost never upload here o:

I used to hate doing linework. H A T E it and tried to avoid it on all costs. When I finished my first "real" lineart-project last year I kinda loved it.

I scribbled alot in my sketchbook with ballpens and my micron pens and realized I love doing linework. The progress itself is really soothing for me and I love all my finished pieces.
Well, if you followed my journey you might know that I wanted to progress more into semirealistic paintings. Right now, I'm not so sure about it as I feel I'm my lineart-skills progressed strongly but the painting-skills didn't.

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Comments: 20

Beaubema [2017-08-26 01:52:20 +0000 UTC]

congrats on getting lineart success  

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maakurika In reply to Beaubema [2017-10-27 15:28:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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Nikola3D [2017-08-22 12:45:10 +0000 UTC]

Awesome design! Clean line-work and shape definition! Love it!
Sorry to hear about you're equipment.  
But the traditional lifework paid off! There is great improvement visible.

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maakurika In reply to Nikola3D [2017-08-24 17:00:12 +0000 UTC]

Wow >////<
This means alot to me coming from you!
I noticed to that my sketches changed the way I draw scribbles now slightly. They are less sketchy and more of a illustration now xD
Well, I'm in a legal dispute with the bus company about my equipment but it will take a long time until I see some money from them ;_;
:3

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Nikola3D In reply to maakurika [2017-08-25 09:53:47 +0000 UTC]

Yup, they r alot more clean. Sooo... keep up the great work!

The public transport stolen stuff insurance claim takes time everywhere, sadly.
But, as long as you get the money back from them, time dose not matter that much. 

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Grendelkin [2017-08-19 17:16:49 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on reassembling your equipment.

Me, I like lineart.

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maakurika In reply to Grendelkin [2017-08-19 20:16:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
Ye, I love it too. It's raw and full of flow and energy c:

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Chaoswolfstone [2017-08-18 21:49:48 +0000 UTC]

she looks wicked

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maakurika In reply to Chaoswolfstone [2017-08-19 07:22:35 +0000 UTC]


Thank you!

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Chaoswolfstone In reply to maakurika [2017-08-19 14:26:25 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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NumeroDeSerie [2017-08-18 15:28:06 +0000 UTC]

Hello there. It's been a while (a very long i think) since i saw you in DA and it's a great surprice how you are finding your way illustrating.
I always loved you lines (i found you by your lines in fact) and feels great to know that you find yourself in lines more than painting
Is cool to see that your lines have diferent sizes now, that is not easy to get hehe
Your proportions look more consistent now by the way, the last piece you uploaded here tended to be a bit disturbing in that sense.
Well, i'd like to see more like this

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maakurika In reply to NumeroDeSerie [2017-08-19 07:25:49 +0000 UTC]

Hey there~ o/

It's so cool seeing you to again c:
Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it. Yeah, while I wasn't able to draw digitally I did a lot of traditional inking in my sketchbooks. This kinda developed my "style" of doing the linework I guess. 
And I'm really suprised you found me for my lines lol! Didn't expect that ;D Right now, I feel really comfortable doing linework and I think I will be doing some more. 
It's crazy how I can express my ideas with my lineart more than trying to color it- @

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NumeroDeSerie In reply to maakurika [2017-08-19 18:26:41 +0000 UTC]

Hehe i'm glad for you but...
Don't give up on color, try find your color palette or maybe search for something that you would like to emulate. (For example lattely i'm been studying Francis Bacon color because of how he uses organic form to do abstracts pieces)
Have you been doing these lines on digital?
Maybe we could try doing some colabs or something

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maakurika In reply to NumeroDeSerie [2017-08-19 19:25:58 +0000 UTC]

To be honest, I needed to google Francis Bacon! xD
Very interesting tho not my style.
Uhm yes, I did them digitally. I prefer everything digital over traditional in terms of drawing with it. I just appreciate the possibilty to change stuff over and over again!
Ye, I would be definitly in for some colabs! Nothing to fancy or big tho as I have some deadlines the coming months! ;D

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NumeroDeSerie In reply to maakurika [2017-08-19 19:35:57 +0000 UTC]

yeah i know...i have to present my final proyect of my degree in 3 months  
But surely i'm goning to have time sometimes
So its better doing something that can be done in like...well...half a day or something like 4-8 hours
Can i send to you a note? so we could be on contact in that way

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maakurika In reply to NumeroDeSerie [2017-08-19 20:13:14 +0000 UTC]

Ye of course! C:
I would be totally in for something that takes a day to draw/color

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Habotre [2017-08-18 13:10:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow! I think your lines look amazing in here! It seems like in the picture, there is a lot of movement, because the lines are so freely done and dynamic! I think this is really beautiful! 

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maakurika In reply to Habotre [2017-08-19 07:22:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much
I really appreciate it! <3
It's really soothing for me to just sit down and doing the dynamics for the lines xD

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SoggyCrepes [2017-08-18 08:48:03 +0000 UTC]

Aw, that's terrible that you're stuff got stolen! ): Glad you're back though, and glad to see you're linework is working out! Lovely work too.  

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maakurika In reply to SoggyCrepes [2017-08-18 09:51:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you alot
Ye, it broke my heart that some idiot stole all my stuff >_> It messed up all my planning for this year but I'm really glad that I have working equipment now

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