Firebird's Sketch of the Week Series

[Firebird]

Busy, busy, busy times here at Studio Firebird for the next month or so, but at least I had time to draw and get episode nine of EVA-Trek uploaded. Pretty happy with it, it's my attempt to do a "Data's Day" episode, centered on Misato: https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/eva-trek-an-evangelion-star-trek-crossover.311690/#post-14383773

Just FYI, there may be some light or absent weeks during all of the IRL stuff I've got going on, so worry not if I disappear for a bit. I shall return!

Drawing 344 / 2023 Artwork 17: Kurumi from Steel Angel Kurumi. Did a rewatch of the show for the first time in ages earlier this week, and I still haven't gotten the theme song out of my head.

Drawing 345 / 2023 Artwork 18: A quick sketch of Tomo Aizawa from Tomo-Chan is a Girl while I was marking up EVA-Trek's eleventh episode first draft script.

Drawing 346 / 2023 Artwork 19: Lt. Maya Ibuki, USS Nerv science division. I hadn't intended on it, but I'm gradually doing portraits of all of EVA-Trek's main and recurring cast again.

 

[Cyfa]

Too close? No, I've just got my very best reading glasses on

The black & white/greyscale on Kurumi looks great!

 

[Firebird]

Too close? No, I've just got my very best reading glasses on

The black & white/greyscale on Kurumi looks great!

I was hoping someone would zoom in on the text. Extra points!

Kurumi’s grayscale is a bit of a cheat. I used an assortment of browns and pinks to color the original, then took out the saturation for the final upload. Definitely think it looks better this way!

 

[Santaman]

Nice work and yes I can read that..

 

[Cyfa]

Kurumi’s grayscale is a bit of a cheat. I used an assortment of browns and pinks to color the original, then took out the saturation for the final upload. Definitely think it looks better this way!

~ Ah, that explains why my colourblind eyes like it so much! The grey looks like colour, but my eyes can't quite make the colour out Bravo!

 

[Firebird]

Drawing 347 / 2023 Artwork 20: A quick sketch of Mio Akiyama from K-On for Valentine's Day.

Drawing 348 / 2023 Artwork 21: Crewman Shinji Ikari of the USS Nerv. Finally getting around to doing a proper EVA-Trek cast photo for the lead character.

 

[Santaman]

Looking great.

 

[Firebird]

Drawing 349 / 2023 Artwork 22: Mona Kawai from Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms.

Drawing 350 / 2023 Artwork 23: Megumi Tadokoro from Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma.

Drawing 351 / 2023 Artwork 24: Everybody's favorite Lurian barfly from Deep Space Nine, Morn... who might possibly have a future cameo in EVA-Trek.

 

[Santaman]

I actually have chatted with Mark Allen Shepherd, really funny guy, he signed my copy of Mr Scott's Guide to the Enterprise, he also made us sing along with Mooooooorn to be wiiiiild!
In any case, great work, my favorite would be Morn of course..

 

[Cyfa]

Morn!!! Is that a drink, or is he about to down some more latinum (which may explain the rather shifty look)?

 

[Firebird]

Drawing 352 / 2023 Artwork 25: Vash the Stampede from Trigun: Stampede, looking like I feel after being so busy all week with IRL things and writing the first draft of EVA-Trek episode 12 that this was the only drawing I had time for.

 

[Cyfa]

Oh, dear. I hope you have a good supply of absorbant tissues on hand, just in case? I hope this coming week is easier for you

 

[Santaman]

Nice work on that leaky person..

 

[Firebird]

Drawing 353 / 2023 Artwork 26: Carol Olston's precious smile from Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko.

Drawing 354 / 2023 Artwork 27: Maison Ikkoku's Yusaku Godai.

 

[Santaman]

That's a veeeeeeeeeeeeeery relaxed looking green dressed person..

 

[Firebird]

Things are settling back down here at Studio Firebird after all the "fun" of the last month for me. This week, we got the newest episode of EVA-Trek posted (https://archiveofourown.org/works/45825208), as well as a couple color illustrations.

Drawing 355 / 2023 Artwork 28: Captain Liam Shaw, the Dipshit from Chicago.

Drawing 356 / 2023 Artwork 29: The USS Orville, ECV-197.

 

[Santaman]

Nice work.

 

[publiusr]

Love that Orville

 

[Firebird]

Drawing 357 / 2023 Artwork 30: Hideaki Sorachi, the author of Gintama, in his signature avatar within the series.

Drawing 358 / 2023 Artwork 31: Saki Saki from Kanojo mo Kanojo, which is sadly approaching its finale fairly soon.

Drawing 359 / 2023 Artwork 32: A possible future for USS Nerv's Captain Misato Katsuragi in the days before the Dominion War. I've always wanted to see how the DS9-era turtleneck undershirt would look paired with the Picardigan suede jacket.

Drawing 360 / 2023 Artwork 33: Himeno from Chainsaw Man.

 

[Ostermond]

Misato looks good in the Picardigan! Really reminds me of her red jacket from the show and films!