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Aphelion
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Joined: 5/14/2016
Threads: 116
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Posted: 8/19/2021 at 12:54 PM Post #1
- APHELION'S ARCHIVES -

Everything I do in the context of Sylestia will be put here, such as commissions, contest submissions, gifts, etc. I normally write a small reflection for every piece I upload here but for some larger projects I'll write a much more thorough commentary on the process and my thoughts.

Feel free to post and comment/talk/give feedback! If you want to be pinged every time I post let me know

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8/2024:

Almost all image links broke so I'm here to fix them (and revive this thread in the process). Don't host your images on Discord, folks!

Looking back at this old thread I gotta say I feel like I've improved - to what degree I can't specify in confidence - but I'm still looking for an art style haha

Also I use Krita now.

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Table of Contents
Draw the Avatar Above You! (9/8/21)
2021 Fall Fest Avi Item Design (11/8/21)
[ B ] Art for Gold! (12/8/21)
[ B ] Art for Gold! (12/8/21)
2021 Summer Fest Colouring Page (24/8/21)
Avatar Portrait (26/8/21)
Commission - Unstaeble (2/9/21)
Commission - Sorikkun (2/9/21)
Draw the Avatar Above You! (11/9/21)
Aphelion Does A Free Art (1/10/21)
Commission - Noha (10/10/21)
2021 Winter Fest Avi Item Design (21/10/21)
2021 Fall Fest Pumpkin (24/8/21)
Comission - Noha (8/12/21)
Commission - Sorikkun (14/12/21)
Commission - Typhlosion (25/12/21)
Commission - Darkesse (11/1/22)
< Wandering Winds Writing Contest > (20/3/22)
Commission - Darkesse (23/3/22)
Various Occasions - Typhlosion (Various Dates)
Trade - Sv3ntity (31/3/22)
Commission - Typhlosion (2/4/22)
Sonrisa's Fifth Anniversary Contests (19/4/22)
2022 Easter Event Egg (1/5/22)
Commission - Hwaseong (16/5/22)
Commission - Pyromancer (1/6/22)
Commission - Unstaeble (5/7/22)
Commission - Raidenei (31/8/22)
2022 Fall Fest Pumpkin (30/10/22)
~ Hiatus Era (22-24) ~
Draw the Avatar Above You! (25/8/24)
2024 Fall Fest Avi Item Design (15/9/24)
Most Recent: Commission - Frostfall (1/10/24)


I take commissions! Check my profile for more information.

Pinglist: StormheartsReturn

Edited By Aphelion on 10/1/2024 at 2:16 PM.
Aphelion
Level 75
Fright Master
Joined: 5/14/2016
Threads: 116
Posts: 9,854
Posted: 8/19/2021 at 12:55 PM Post #2

Draw the Avatar Above You! - 9/8/21
For Echosing




Edited By Aphelion on 8/26/2024 at 11:24 AM.
Aphelion
Level 75
Fright Master
Joined: 5/14/2016
Threads: 116
Posts: 9,854
Posted: 8/19/2021 at 1:00 PM Post #3

2021 Fall Festival - Avatar Item Design - 11/8/21
My submission, Starseekers


We did it!!! Starseekers is in the game!





















Looking at the finals after a while, I realise I probably shouldn't have made the insides of the hair into the same starry design as the dress/robes. The purple should be an accent colour but now it's just over



Edited By Aphelion on 8/26/2024 at 11:27 AM.
Aphelion
Level 75
Fright Master
Joined: 5/14/2016
Threads: 116
Posts: 9,854
Posted: 8/19/2021 at 1:02 PM Post #4

[ B ] Art for Gold! - 12/8/21
For Chrome




I still can't do hair properly; it looks too flat despite all the shading. I need to find a way to make it look round and fluffy. Also, the hands + forearms are just weird

Edited By Aphelion on 8/26/2024 at 11:30 AM.
Aphelion
Level 75
Fright Master
Joined: 5/14/2016
Threads: 116
Posts: 9,854
Posted: 8/19/2021 at 1:05 PM Post #5

[ B ] Art for Gold! - 12/8/21
For Chrome




I like this one much better than the previous one. Probably because it doesn't involve drawing humans and I can do something simple lolll. On the other hand I completely forgot to shade the ducks orz I had a cool iridescence planned for the middle two but fate said no.

Edited By Aphelion on 8/26/2024 at 11:31 AM.
Aphelion
Level 75
Fright Master
Joined: 5/14/2016
Threads: 116
Posts: 9,854
Posted: 8/24/2021 at 3:42 PM Post #6
2021 Summer Festival - Coloring Page - 24/8/2021
My submission




I like how it turned out, though the shading on the legs makes them practically disappear into the background so not so good. Probably should have checked overall colour before I flattened the image. The thumbnail of this looks way better

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Thumbnails



Here I'm testing out some possible colour combinations and lighting before working on a final draft. As one can see, I struggle with colour theory lol. The fins in the purple one are cool though it was done using a layer mode, so further colouring beneath it was screwed; I had to scrap that idea


Edited By Aphelion on 8/26/2024 at 11:32 AM.
Aphelion
Level 75
Fright Master
Joined: 5/14/2016
Threads: 116
Posts: 9,854
Posted: 8/26/2021 at 3:49 PM Post #7
26/8/2021
Personal - Avatar portrait




Once more I struggle with colour and composition but at least the pose and proportions look normal enough. Regardless, I still like it ^-^

And hey, the hair actually looks unflat this time!
Edited By Aphelion on 8/26/2024 at 11:33 AM.
Aphelion
Level 75
Fright Master
Joined: 5/14/2016
Threads: 116
Posts: 9,854
Posted: 9/2/2021 at 10:03 AM Post #8
2/9/2021
Commission - For Unstaeble


Character: Dimitrias Darrow

Anatomy is hard. That is all. Uns I hope you like it!


Edited By Aphelion on 8/26/2024 at 11:34 AM.
Aphelion
Level 75
Fright Master
Joined: 5/14/2016
Threads: 116
Posts: 9,854
Posted: 9/8/2021 at 5:08 PM Post #9
2/9/2021
Commission - For Sorikkun


Character: Odyssey

So much lace! "I should get a lace brush," says Aphelion, and then promptly forgets about it two seconds later. Even though this was a sketch, this was incredibly challenging to draw. Clothing physics? How do cloth fall ground? Especially dress cloth? Gravity? What??? Gotta practice more.



Edited By Aphelion on 8/26/2024 at 1:33 PM.
Aphelion
Level 75
Fright Master
Joined: 5/14/2016
Threads: 116
Posts: 9,854
Posted: 9/11/2021 at 4:32 AM Post #10

Draw the Avatar Above You! - 11/9/21
For Sv3ntity



Still much to improve. I think my anatomy is getting better, but there's still cloth physics, shading (like my submission for the summer contest, the legs are too dark they're melting into the background,,,), foreshortening (that arm in front, yikes), pose, composition, blablabla. I don't usually draw digitigrade legs so that was very hard for me to make it look normal and balanced. Colour scheme was nice though!

Edited By Aphelion on 8/26/2024 at 1:34 PM.
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