Thank you to everyone who participated in the @SakuraOfAmerica giveaway!✨ There were hundreds of entries, but there could only be one winner. And the winner chose for me to draw their favorite hero from League of Legends - Cosmic Queen Ashe!Swipe to see all the metallic & sparkling ink I used in the drawing!✨ Planning to do more giveaways in the future. Thank you again for all your support!✨
Going to share a bit behind the scenes of my characters for No Time to Relax @porcelainfortress
First up is the sexy fast food worker of Cluckers. I think this was the first NPC character created for the game. First sketch was a bit on the realistic side. Not funny enough! Second sketch was way better… created in procreate and animated using spine.
The Underpants Factory! A really funny story by @arndisdunja for kids! Recommend it to everyone. Comes out next month in Iceland. Not everyday you get to illustrate a story full of humor! . #art #illustration #book #bookcover #procreate #photoshop #artistoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BnY-BRGhpuc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mjcz6dvxi841
Thank you for those that bought @noircaesar’s XOGENASYS and are currently reading it. Figured I’d show you guys what some of the pages look like now that everything’s been printed. The entire book is about 301+ pages. Can’t show the whole book because I don’t want to spoil the ending. Took a long time to get right, but I’m happy that the story is resonating with people. Drawing manga is not easy. It’s not just “drawing cool pin ups”. There are certain beats you gotta hit and you really gotta think about what you’re drawing on the page and what’s the most effective way to get the story across. You have to mature. It’s a humbling process for sure. It will definitely test you and tell you about yourself. There were times where I wanted to quit. A lot of personal struggles that I had to overcome while drawing this. So when I look at this book, I see it a bit differently than others might. For me, I was fighting just as Darius was. I couldn’t stand Darius in the beginning, but the more I worked on it, the more pain I put on him and the more I invested in the story, the more he grew on me. My job as the artist and co-writer was to bring as much life and depth to it as possible and to bring out the best in Johnny’s (@jobryant3 )vision. Anyway, if you haven’t picked it up you can get on Amazon. Link in bio. Mkay. Getting back to work! Thanks again for the support and please look forward to my upcoming new projects! Music by @teddyloidspace. LINKINBIO #xogenasys #anime #blackanime #noircaesar #artistoninstagram #manga #comics #afro #complex #hypebeast https://www.instagram.com/p/B1mJfCQFhzE/?igshid=as5p677y8ei8
SANKARA PANEL PROCESS. Here’s how I do it. (Sometimes…Not always) 1. Draw it by hand. 2.Take picture.3. Put in program (Procreate). 4. Finish it (How you finish it is up to you). 5. Drink Coffee. 6. Mind Your Own Business. #nikolasdraperivey #artistoninstagram #sankara #manga #comics #blackanime #blackmanga #mangadrawing #afropunk #complex #hypebeast #akachijones #matthewjones #nikolasdraperivey #procreate https://www.instagram.com/p/B1olx-rl4I_/?igshid=b1i9va4nolgu
Okay, one more for today. Inspired by Lupe @lupefiasco , and channelled by Shing02 and Spin Master A-1…. I need to finish that other animation I did, but I just couldn’t stop myself. A lot of my influences shine through in these few seconds. Everyone from Chase Conley, Tatsuyuki Tanaka, Ronald Wimberly, Kazuto Nakazawa, Naoyuki Onda Tetsuya Nishio, etc…. It’s super brief but when this is done, it’s gonna be fun. I’m actually gonna take my time on it once Sankara is done. Just to see what I can make with the weights finally off.
Keep it simple. Learning camera stuff. Starting off light just to get the hang of it. Then I can get crazy with it. There is still so much don’t know yet. (WIP) #nikolasdraperivey #artistoninstagram #cameramovement #anime #styletest #wip #tricking #practice #anime #manga #blackanime #graffiti https://www.instagram.com/p/B1NDONEl31k/?igshid=f042au0a6int
Here is the Original Artwork I did for the now GRAMMY NOMINATED Black Panther:The Album for the @blackpanther movie. A lot of people still don’t know that I did this artwork because I’m left uncredited in the soundtrack, but yes it is in fact true that I did the art for the cover. I mean, just google it. Lol. It’s crazy to think that I got to work on something that has now been nominated for a grammy. I better hold on to these for safe keeping and as a lesson learned for bigger things to come. #nikolasdraperivey #artistoninstagram #marvel #blackpanther #topdawgentertainment #heroesofcolor #kendricklamar #interscope https://www.instagram.com/p/BrGFaoGnVos/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bhr3q0h7lrlb