Andd We Have A Birb. Been Busy With Projects But Today The Urge To Draw Won.

About me

Hiii, I go by Marche and I draw from time to time. The main purpose of this blog is to store my own 2d art. Not really into any specific fandom (however Rain World refuses to leave my head for over a year now). I suffer from inconsistent art-style syndrome, so my stuff ranges. Not very present, so follow at your own risk.

Tags? I use the following for sorting ( funny how often I come back to check them for myself)

#uni project - for work related to university #personal art - for original artwork #fan art - for fan art #art tips - for posts that I find helpful, practical and art tutorials #practice/ #sketch/ #art study - for art based on pre-existing images/media often meant as a study.

Saving for myself.

follow up to this ask! this time im just gonna be talking about my coloring process (i also want to let you all know that im not an expert in color theory since im still learning, im quite literally just going random bullshit go on the blending modes 💀 lots of explanation under the cut)

the three blending modes i mainly use are exclusion, hard light, and overlay. from the guide above you could see how the blending modes work on their own, and how they look like combined altogether. the cool thing about blending mode layers is that it really is all about experimentation and finding the best combination for a piece (also to any fellow inabakumori enjoyers GRAHH lagtrain pose jumpscare)

i went through a bunch of blending mode phases before i ended up with those main three, though it's funny how ive been using the same overlay color for about 4 years now (multiply used to be one of them, and i still use it from time to time, just not as much). im gonna be honest the whole reason why i know about blending modes being helpful was because one time i accidentally had the fill bucket on and had a certified eureka moment 😭

the best way i could explain these three modes is:

exclusion - honestly i still dont understand how it works either 💀 when i use a really saturated blue color and lower the opacity, it gives a cooler feeling to the palette. feels like a mix of multiply and overlay with how it adjusts the colors without making it darker

hard light - gives more saturation and color

overlay - gives off a glowy effect, especially if the lineart isnt completely solid (this is why it isnt clipped on the folder as shown in the example below, keeping it above the layers gets that glowy effect)

i still use the same colors for exclusion and overlay (while i do alter them with hue saturation brightness from time to time, i just use the same blue and brown for most of my works) though hard light is what i use to make drawings lean towards a temperature

i tend to use warm colors a lot because i think theyre neat and also im biased sorry <3. as a warm palette example, i drew yinu and used this orange color on hard light and lowered the opacity

cold colors have a similar process, it's just the matter of adjusting the hard light layer. i wouldnt really say it's completely cold since i still add warm colors because im still biased </3. as a cold palette example, i drew sayu and used this purple-pink (??) color with the same settings

when it comes to drawings that have characters with contrasting palettes, it does take a bit of trial and error but i most of the time i mix both warm and cold methods like the example above. this also helps for art with several characters in general, since the blending modes help make the colors go well together despite the variety

theres also instances where i dont always use the warm + cold combo, since sometimes drawings lean towards a specific temperature instead (like environments with set lighting/shading, so usually i follow that even with characters with different palettes)

tldr; there are lots of palette combos you could make, not necessarily with just the three blending modes i mention. random bullshit go genuinely helps with experimenting with colors!!

Days 8-9 Saint in Filtration system Day 10 - Worm grass. Or at least how I imagine it Day 11 - Lantern Day 12 - Glow weed

The rush to finish them within a day was both a blessing and a cure. Forces me to think about when drawing them and avoid spending too much time. But also means I can't get too attached to one of them. Also I'm still figuring out my style so it shifted per piece.

Small short I made based on in game events in Expeditions.

"Oh, welcome back little creature, it's been a while. I hope the cold winds haven't been too harsh on you. … If I could have a moment of your time I'd like to ask a favor. You see from the moment I passed on I became fixed to this location, so I'd love to hear more of your stories of the world beyond my present confinement."

Day 9 - Echoes I decided to write a short dialogue with this one. I can't help see Saint as someone who is stuck in a bizarre loop of ascending and being brought back. With only the echoes being aware of it due to the strange way they themselves experience time.

Some art I did for a now old university project back in 2023. At the time I was actually really proud of the series of drawings showcasing the raft at different time of day and/ or weather, since in the past I've really struggled to use colors that look vivid.

Rain world Art Month Day 3 - Pole Plants

Also a borb I drew unrelatedly from a while back. Definitely based on a specific reference but I forgor.

Day 13 (General System Bus)

Late by a couple of days. At this point I know I won't do all the days so I'll at least focus on a few that interest me. Personal life caught up to me.

Colour exercise, the results of which I liked very much.