Picolo-kun

(gosh it's been a while since I wrote one of those!)




Hey everyone, thanks for still being around even though I haven't been updating my deviantart in the past few months. [yes, I'm GUILTY AS CHARGED]




The reason why I wasn't feeling like updating my deviantart is mostly because I don't have anything shiny or finished or polished enough recently.


I moved to my own apartment last November and I'm now officially living off of my own art! That's so freaking cool!... but I've been so caught up on freelance work that I can only feed my social media with sketches and studies, nothing that I judge "worth" of a submission here.

Hey guys! I'm very excited to host one of Sketchbook challenges! 





The Sketch This are daily drawing challenges featured inside SketchBook mobile app. They're meant to shake off your artblock with these little prompts  
As some of you may already know from my previous post I got the "SKETCH YOUR HAND" one. Here's the description:

SKETCH YOUR HAND:

Sketch the hand you do not draw with, using black and only one color. Explore depth and shading through point size.

So game's on! Download the app to take this challenge and submit it with the #sketchthis hashtag so I can see your entry! Can't wait to see what you guys will come up with (I'm thinking about creating a little feature with the entries)

1. How long have you been on DeviantArt?

1 year and a half as a deviant but I've been browsing this site since I was in highschool (2010-2011)

2. What does your username mean?

You probably know this deviantARTist writing to you through one of his projects. I have started 2014 with a big challenge, making 365 doodle/drawings, one every single day. And I've managed it! You can have access to all of them at my Deviantart gallery or  Instagram account. 

And right now I'm on another challenge. The Palette Project, a seven-month long color challenge, is a series where I create new illustrations each month based around a central color. 




All this you already know about me. What some of you don't know is that I'm a Graphic Designer student who recently quit his job at a hostel to start a Freelance Illustrator career. As far as it goes, the big commissioned works eat the time dedicated to create the artworks you enjoy to see.



In light of this, I've decided to create a Patreon account. It was supposed to be launched months ago but I confess I was too scared to ask for this kind of support from you. My head was full of stuff like:

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• " but Picolo you aren't half as good as [insert amazing artist that has a patreon]" 
  
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What Patreon means?

Patreon is a website where you can fund your favorite artists or musicians. In other words Patreon will be my tip jar. You can visit me there  and choose which amount you want to tip. For each different amount I'll have a different reward for you.

What Patreon doesn't mean...

If you're broke or simply don't/can't donate that's totally fine! 




I'll still create the same sort of content, I'll still be the same Picolo as ever. I always uploaded my doodles for free and I always will.

That's why I'm asking for support, not demanding it in any way. 


However, if you're able to support me I'll share with you extra content that I wouldn't have the time to create if it wasn't for you. 



What's coming after Patreon?


With Patreon I will be able to do stuff you always ask me to do. I plan to publish tutorials of how to draw/paint, anatomy and composition tips, create challenges and of course book compilations of my work (365 Days of Doodles book for example, that would be a dream even for me)

The 7 Days Color Challenge ended last Friday and now it's time for features and winners!

Thank you one last time for joining! If it wasn't for you there would be no challenge at all. I'm amazed by the number of entries and your determination to complete it! Congratulations to all of you, I'm so proud to see the rainbows created by the 7 Colors Challenge 


 As promised, I chose 4 of my favorite projects and gave 120 points to each one of them. Here they are (in no particular order):

My favorite feature of Hikolol35's project is that he was able to to use similar aesthetics even though he chose different themes for his 7 days. In other words, he was able to adapt to different situations using his own style. Congrats man!  

DamaiMikaz used her own characters from her Project Emion to show each color, if not only that she challenged herself to do it in 2 hours time (!!!). My compliments to her on the ability to create a mood on the whole drawing using each day's theme color.

I loved how simple and original Nobody kept her project. Using a fruit for each color, she ended her 7 Days with a Fruits Salad which was very clever - despite being cute too.

Nobody says besides its profile picture "Artist and Storyteller". Storytelling is what captivated me the most about its work. Every single entry seems full of emotion and meaning. They also contain an unique use of color so it was very pleasing to follow each submission.



  Hall of Fame

Choosing only 4 to win the points prize was so hard it took me the whole day really . Here are some of the best drawings from those who completed the 7 Days Colors Challenge. I tried to feature the maximum people I could but deviantART has a limit of images per journal entry. Congrats everyone!


Best from Red Day:

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Best from Orange Day:



Best from Yellow Day:



Best from Green Day:




Best from Blue Day:




Best from Purple Day:




Best from Pink Day:




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