Fanart, Fanfiction and Fangirling

Quick Crowley drawing inspired by this photo I found on Instagram.

( Pencil Crowley under the cut )

I'm late, but I had a busy week.

( Afterparty )

It's the Year of the Snake, of course I had to draw snake!Crowley.

( Year of the Snake )

Challenge #8

In your own space, write a promo, manifesto or primer for a beloved character, relationship or fandom.

Challenge #9

In your own space, create a fanwork.

I fell a little behind with Snowflake this week, but this delay gave me the perfect opportunity to kill the proverbial two birds with one stone.

I'm going to ramble about my favourite character from Lupin III, Daisuke Jigen, but first, have a little drawing by yours truly:



Lupin III is one of the anime I grew up with, I remember coming home from middle school and watching it on TV before doing my homework. Jigen is not just Lupin's sidekick: he's a loyal partner, his best friend, the one person Lupin can always count on to save the day (and get his sorry ass out of the most absurd situations). He's an excellent marksman and can use just about any kind of gun/rifle/weapon, just like he can drive and fix any kind of vehicle (cars, airplanes, helicopters etc.)

He's a chain smoker, a little lazy (he's often portrayed lounging on sofas or on the floor in between jobs or while Lupin prepares for a heist), and he's usually the voice of reason when Lupin's plans get a little out of hand.

He's often described as a misogynist and generally doesn't trust women, but he sometimes shows interest towards a woman. Too bad his potential love interests tend to either die or betray him (hence his distrust towards them).

He's taciturn and kinda grumpy, but he's also fiercely protective and can be very gentle, especially towards people who need help (and children, even if he's always saying he can't stand them). I personally think he's a marshmallow of a man: scorched and bitter on the outside, but soft and sweet on the inside.

As a hardcore Jigen fan, I loved the live-action "Jigen Daisuke" film, but I think my favourite is "Jigen's Gravestone" (both are available on Prime Video). The latter has the added bonus of Jigen "dying" and being gently cradled in Lupin's arms.



I could go on and on, but I think I rambled enough for today. :3

I should probably write a recap of my trip to Tuscany, but for the moment have a quick Jigen sketch I did while I was in Lucca.

There was a pub near my B&B where each table had some pens, you could draw something on the paper table mat and the owners would then hang them on the walls (there were drawings everywhere), so I decided to doodle something too. Someone had already drawn Lupin, so I had to draw Jigen. I mean, you can't separate those two...

( Jigen sketch )

I've wanted to draw silver fox Jigen and Queen Malta ever since I read this post by thelavendercatalogue on Tumblr some time ago, and I finally found some time to do it.

( JigMalta fanart under the cut )

Work is killing me and I don't know when I'll have the time and mental energy to clean this up, so have the usual pencil sketch for now. I want to experiment with dynamic poses, as my drawings are always very stiff, and Goemon is the perfect subject for that. I'm especially pleased with how his hands turned out, which is something I always struggle with. (Yes, I used my own hands as reference, that's not cheating, right?)

( Goemon Ishikawa XIII under the cut )

I wanted to draw something from an unusual prospective the other day, but I didn't like the final result, so I started drawing Jigen instead. I should really try to draw something more elaborate and improve my inking and colouring skills, but for the moment I'm really happy with this pencil sketch, so I'll just leave it here.

( Pencil Jigen drawing under the cut )

Yep, I did it again: I drew Greg Sanders wearing a questionable outfit for Lunar New Year. I couldn't decide between the two versions, so I'm posting them both.

( Year of the Dragon )

Challenge #11

In your own space, create a fanwork.



I knew this challenge was coming, but I wasn't prepared, as I've been busy in the last few days. But I really wanted to create something and, more specifically, to draw something. Even more specifically, I wanted to draw Jigen, so here's a super quick and rough sketch I drew today at work. And I must say, considering I drew this with a BIC pen in, like, 10 minutes, it's not too bad!

( Sketchy Jigen sketch under the cut )