Firebird's Sketch of the Week Series

[Santaman]

You're a very good artist I would say, don't give up, maybe that algorithm stuff can be configured or so.

 

[Firebird]

Drawing 659 / 2025 Artwork 61: Ren from With You and the Rain, which is a series I picked up blind this season and I'm glad I did. The vibes are chill and fun. I'm always one for a good slice-of-life series, and this handily fits the bill.

Drawing 660 / 2025 Artwork 62: Eru Futate from 100 Kanojo. Rentarou's 34th girlfriend, and immensely proud of her twintails, though she doesn't seem to be aware nobody else cares.

You're a very good artist I would say, don't give up, maybe that algorithm stuff can be configured or so.

I did some investigation on the Instagram analytics this morning, and I'm seeing a connection between a post I made of signs I saw at the No Kings protest I went to last month and my interactions noticeably dropping after that. I've heard in the past that IG intentionally messes with accounts posting certain political content (unsurprising given the owner of the parent company), and now I've got my first-hand taste of it.

But now that I've started experiencing this, it doubly gives me motivation to keep going. My Irish ancestry loves persisting against the horrors out of pure spite.

 

[Sgt_G]

Drawing 659 / 2025 Artwork 61: Ren from With You and the Rain:

Okay, this is pretty much how I envision one of my main characters in my fiction writing. Nineteen years old, seen some combat action / had Bad Things happen but still very upbeat, bubbly personality. She is one-quarter Japanese, so kind of a elf / pixie face. She had a bob cut but is trying to let it grow out.

 

[Firebird]

Okay, this is pretty much how I envision one of my main characters in my fiction writing. Nineteen years old, seen some combat action / had Bad Things happen but still very upbeat, bubbly personality. She is one-quarter Japanese, so kind of a elf / pixie face. She had a bob cut but is trying to let it grow out.

Here' the official character design for reference. I think in the contemporary scenes in the show she's late 20's/early 30's, but it still works:

This week's episode showed her during high school with an interesting short cut with longer "sideburns" that helped to frame her face. Her old hairstyle is cute, but the jellyfish bob she has an adult is *chef's kiss*.

 

[Firebird]

Drawing 661 / 2025 Artwork 63: Morbius' "Monster from the Id" from Forbidden Planet.

Drawing 662 / 2025 Artwork 64: Commander Jett Reno from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, continuing my annual tradition of making a new Star Trek illustration based on the new SDCC panel. Never did I think I would make an anime likeness of Tig Notaro, but here we are.

Elsewhere this week, EVA-Trek's writers room has reopened! Thus far, the first 25 pages of the season 3 premiere script have been written, comprising the Teaser and first two Acts of the feature-length story "The Next Storm, Part II."

 

[cardinal biggles]

The trailer for Starfleet Academy looked really good, I'm psyched about the casting, but most of all, I'll be tuning in for Jett Reno.

 

[Firebird]

The trailer for Starfleet Academy looked really good, I'm psyched about the casting, but most of all, I'll be tuning in for Jett Reno.

Jett, the Doctor, Vance, and Tilly are bringing me in the door, and I hope Holly Hunter, Paul Giamatti, and the newbies keep me around.

 

[cardinal biggles]

^For as much noise as they made about Tilly being part of the new series when SFA was first announced, they haven't said much of anything about Mary Wiseman's involvement in ages, and I didn't see Tilly in the trailer or any of the publicity photos they released.

 

[Firebird]

I noticed that, too. Really odd that she's been completely absent thus far from any of the promotional push.

 

[Firebird]

Drawing 663 / 2025 Artwork 65: Mai Sakurajima from Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus.

Drawing 664 / 2025 Artwork 66: EVA-Trek season 3 concept art - Ensign Beckett Mariner. She'll be making a guest appearance when the USS Nerv makes its annual visit to Deep Space Nine.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

@Firebird

Do you prefer FineLiner's for coloring your art?
Or other forms of marker?
Or do you use other ways to apply color?

Do you have a preferred brand that you use?

 

[Firebird]

@Sgt_G Thanks for asking! I've got a few sets that I use:

The main sets with the largest variety of colors are Bianyo 72 Colors Alcohol Markers Set. This will include a decent arrangement of greytones and some fleshtones, but to get some more variety, I get the next couple sets as backup. The strange thing is I've bought this set a couple times as I've run out of colors and the mix has been slightly different each time.

For fleshtone markers, HOMSAILMO Skin Tone Art Markers.
For black and greytones specifically, Shuttle Art 15 Colors Grey Tones Dual Tip Art Marker.

I'm not sure what the forum policy is for linking to Amazon, but you can copy/paste the names here into the search to find directly.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

I've never heard of Bianyo, HOMSAILMO, or Shuttle Art those are all new brands to me.

Bianyo seems to be a American Brand
And their offices seem to be local, they're in the "City of Industry".

HOMSAILMO seems to be Chinese, correct me if I'm wrong, I couldn't find anything but their Amazon page.

Shuttle Art at least seems to have a home page and is a relatively young company.


I guess I'm used to Japanese Brands for most of my Stationary Needs =D.

So that's why I didn't recognize so many of those names.

I'm used to seeing Uni, Pentel, Pilot, Zebra.

Or seeing Stabilo, Staedtler for most of my Stationary.

 

[B.J.]

*stationery
/pedantic mode

 

[Santaman]

In any case the artwork presented here is as usual of very high quality.