Latest Posts by hryniewiecki - Page 2

old stuff, 2 years apart

Avo's Tear sword from fable The Lost Chapters, ref below

bristlehog fanart (ref below)

lmao

my humble photography assignment

infinity repeating - a draft

old stuff I didn't like (May 2024)

out of focus balls

getting ready to shoot my final photography assignment

Seeing you work with clay is making me want to try! I've wanted to work with polymer clay for years but I was always so scared

Anyway, thank you for allowing us to see your progress! I can't wait to see the final result :)

nothing to be scared of, the clay is cheap and you'll be wasting nothing (it's only now that you're wasting time not having tried it) - go on, create, make mistakes and have fun!

I want to share as much of me (seemingly) failing as possible, because I feel like everyone I know struggles with perfectionism and overall a very bad/toxic mindset that social media taught us - everyone posting only their best work makes you think they surely never fail and therefore you suck. It teaches you mistakes are something very, very bad and makes you scared of even trying to make your own stuff, which is wrong on so many levels. Mistakes aren't good or bad, they're an essential part of the process you have to accept (and everyone makes them, no matter how experienced they are); you won't make mistakes only if you don't do anything, and we don't want that!

I learned to accept this a rather hard way - the shittier my life got the less serious I'd get (about myself, my art and running my socials) and failing at anything became a joke (ah man, I only have to remake it another 60 times and we'll be good!).

SO GUYS try not to take your art too seriously - everything can either be fixed, started over or remade as many times as you wish

I decided to conveniently combine these into one post (sculpting my favorite vrchat avatar)

fought hard not to delete this post will never finish it because I stopped caring, so here's the full sketch (remember, workplace is your second home)

based on this poster

up drawing everyone's favorite character (work in progress)

the idea is based on a Polish socialist realism poster thing - for now it only says 'REMEMBER' with the rest cut out, but I'll obviously translate the slogan if I finish the drawing (then you'll find out what it is that you shouldn't forget about) I wanted to do this for a very long time, because I can't get over how Jayce looks exactly like the type of idealized men that the socialist propaganda posters would depict, and I find it extremely funny not only that, but also the slogans that were used back when Polish People's Republic was a thing are now hilarious

I also can't unsee how he kinda looks like or has the same weird, kinda cursed(?) energy as Alex the Lion from Madagascar, so that's what I used for his head for now (it is also great at conveying all of the feelings I was feeling when spending hours on the drawing) I've had a 4 months break from art and (as always) ended up setting the bar way too high, so this will most likely take forever I hate how I have no idea what I'm doing, but instead of actually learning I'll be wasting hours trying to figure things out on my own and getting angry with myself, because everything takes so much time and still doesn't look any good - I really wish I could work on my skill consistently and learn like a normal person, maybe then I wouldn't be so far behind despite (theoretically) doing digital art for half of my life

anyway, that's probably how my posts are going to look like for the most part, because I need a place to ramble (I have no one to talk to), which I used to do a lot on insta story; still figuring out how to do this on Tumblr without scaring people off with walls of text

arcane s2 so bad it made me so angry I opened blender voluntarily (to get even angrier)

Zaun crest, don't think I will finish this

Mouse form the bus station - fanart ♥️

🟥 ABOUT ME a guy, a looser and a creative mind loves to make stuff, decent at photography, struggles with drawing, enjoys shitty comics and collages, knows basic 3D, bit of a nerd and (formerly) a huge Arcane fan

🟥 TAGS #hor.art - my art #ask🍞 - are open #horeblog - reblogs #sthory - stuff I would post on insta story (shitpost, life updates); it usually gets deleted after a few days #katalog okazji - Polish supermarket flyer made entirely out of jokes

🟥 OTHER 🔻 sorry for not reblogging much, I couldn't decide if I want my blog to be original content only or not 🔻 if I don't follow you back, it's most likely because I'm easily overwhelmed and already consume way too much content; I hardly ever follow anyone these days 🔻 if you follow me on Pinterest, keep in mind that sometimes it won't let me view/respond to comments or edit my own posts

user boxes from @burntoutuserboxes (pls forgive me for not reblogging them all 🙏)

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ARCANE | 1/6 Dolls, customization

Took me a while to finish this because the coat was a nightmare, and it's not my best work but ahhh, it's finally (mostly finished). One day I might 3d print the hammer and color it to finish the look.

Seriously it sucks that there very little merch for Arcane that isn't about Jinx. There are so many cool characters.

I'm 9 prompts behind 👍🏻 but I did today's one anyway

I also bought variuous types of pencils, never thought I'll do that ..and never been this close to (consistently) learning how to draw

might update the photo tomorrow to look less overexposed (edit: updated)

Hi, this is how I made Jinx's chomper grenade, so (maybe) you could (hopefully) make one too (in case you'll ever want to)

With a lot of cardboard and some more paper!

I. GATHER REFERENCE PICTURES I used mostly fanmade 3D models and one or two screenshots from the actual show - that's why my chomper isn't exactly show accurate. I was trying not to go too hard on myself (for a change), so I didn't care about accuracy that much - do as you please.

For gathering refs I use Pinterest and Twitter accounts that share high quality screenshots (eg. this one).

II. PLAN OUT (the hardest part) Time to use refs to sketch the chomper - I started with a rough sketch to get familiar with the structure and all it's elements, to help me better understand how to build it. It was done keeping in mind estimated measurements I was going for (highly recommend using checkered paper), but keep in mind a 2D representation won't fully translate into 3D, so it wouldn't turn out the exact same.

When I was done with the rough sketch, I made a second, cleaner one (in pencil), this time to measure things more exact. Then constructed the "target board" you can see above it. It's representing all the "layers" - the cylinders that once stuck on top of each other would make the grenade - so I know how to space them out. It's basically a top view of the grenade without it's jaws.

III. MATERIALS, TOOLS and how I work with paper (important) List of the most important stuff: - different types of paper* - wood glue and/or any good paper glue - paper masking tape (or any that can be easily removed) - acrylic paints - compass (the one for drawing circles) - hobby knife / exacto knife / box cutter - hot glue gun (optional, but makes things easier) - air dry clay (optional)

*I used 4 types: - magazine paper (super thin, I used supermarket flyers) - cardboard packaging paper (from rice, cookies etc., rather thin but a lot more sturdy than regular paper, easily bendable) - super sturdy cardboard (still looks thin, but it's so hard it breaks easily when bend too hard) - corrugated cardboard (thick, but can be squished to be thinner; a pain to cut with scissors - recommend to use a knife)

Tips for working with paper: - scratch the shiny, printed side of the cardboard packaging to make it easier to glue (you can also try to gently peel it off, but it's not always possible) - another gluing tip: use masking tape or clippers to hold elements together before the glue starts to work, otherwise you may have to hold them in your hands and wait forever - if the paper is thin enough, curl it up to fit before gluing it onto a rounded surface (I mean something like this, except I just press it against a table and not my finger; it can be done with any tool really - scissors, ruler, pencil, edge of the table etc.) - the magazine paper can be used like a sculpting medium (bent, twisted, crumpled into balls etc.) to fill any empty spaces and even things out - I used it to make a "beveled edge" on two of the cylindrical parts, that's why they're covered in colorful stripes

IV. CONSTRUCTION (best part) Time to build some cylinders (how exciting!). I started with the tall middle one. Do I have to explain it? Just remember to add the details (the "bars", aka two layers of cardboard packaging paper spaced evenly) to it before you glue all the parts together.

For the thinner cylinders I simply glued circles of corrugated cardboard together, then covered the sides with a strip of cardboard packaging paper bent to shape. Depending on how tall the cylinder is, one can cut out two circles (top and bottom part), then sandwich (glue) some more scraps inbetween and cover the sides.

Now onto the two tricky parts: 1) Bottom I cut a ring out of the sturdiest cardboard I had and built an armature on top of it. It was then covered with magazine paper strips dipped in glue to create a half-sphere (basically paper mache). I filled it with even more crumpled paper to help hold the shape.

To make those funky "bolts" I scruffed each of those parts a bit a the bottom by cutting about 5 mm into them, so the paper would bend inwards allowing it to better fit the uneven surface. Then glued on the caps (this is when I run out of patience, filled the "bolts" with hot glue, placed random scraps on top of each one and then cut them into shape ..whatever works).

When you have everything assembled and it doesn't look the best, you can use more magazine paper to try to fill any gaps. Even better if you have air dry clay (that's what I used to even the half-sphere a bit). It's great for smoothing out the transition between parts if mistakes were made. If you want to make it super smooth you can use sanding paper.

2) Chompers (most important) I planned out the jaws on checkered paper, constructing the shape by following the lines or making diagonals, so it would be easy to replicate and make adjustments (super easy to measure).

It was then traced and cut out of cardboard packaging paper. I connected each part using masking tape to shape it into a jaw and check if it fits the grenade - after some adjustments were made I glued everything in place.

I wanted the jaws to be thick, so up to three additional layers of corrugated cardboard were cut out and glued on the inside of the initial "sculpt" - this allowed me to carve the eyes through the first layer.

V. PAINTING (suffering) general tips, because I'm not an expert - I used acrylics and started with painting everything black, then color and simple shading, then highlights (thin, bright lines on the edges), and paint splatters at the very end - the layering allowed me to later scratch some of the paint off to add more texture - follow your refs closely, you can even pic colors of off them (using a graphic software or any color picker online) to hint what to mix (eg. the jaws had a greenish/blue tint, so I mixed a bit of green paint with black and white)

- more on that note: just try not to use only black and white (that's what I did on my first try, when I forgot how painting works) - on the final version even the bottom part (which may seem plain black) has a drop of red or brown added; the highlights are not purely white either - it takes a lot of time and requires angelic patience (took me 2 days); take a break if you get too angry or frustrated

And I think that's it!

It's my first time trying to explain stuff and I wasn't sure how much detail to include, so if anything's unclear or missing I'll update the post. Feel free to ask and point out stuff, I'll be happy to help!

Good luck have fun

don't think I can keep up anymore, but here's the rest of the stuff I drew for Arctober before I focusted on finishing the grenade

for the "magic" prompt I tried to recreate a page from Jayce's notebook (and failed at illegible writing)

drawing finally felt fun and not like a torture! I even introduced some colour and you won't believe it, but I actually like one or two pieces presented here

for a very long time I was not used to drawing more than once a month (at best), so this is a journey I'm proud of - a "physical" proof it is worth pushing yourself through painfully scribbling some shitty drawings to actually get better and discover you're not as stupid as you thought

hey, I may be a few days behind (on Arctober), but I've finally finished my chomper grenade for the Jinx prompt (well, at least as much as I'm willing to, because there are a few details missing and the bottom part is not painted)

it's entirely out of paper, work in progress pics below edit: here's a post explaining how I made it

love the firts paintjob (I forgot I could mix colours instead of only using black and white 👍🏻)

anyways, it's not as small as it seems to be in the pic where I hold it - it's about 12 cm tall

it's rather cute and was fun to make (not so much to paint), would recommend

you think I gave up on Arctober? wrong! I NEVER GIVE UP

Vi was done on my worst day (although the 'rivarly' one looks the worst), didn't even use a ref for her (sorry Vi fans, hope it's not that bad), but I tried to fixt it a bit later; the weird creature on the very left is from that chubby dog meme, but I didn't use a ref for it either

blue was obviously my best day - I'm not saying it's perfect, just that drawing finally didn't feel as unbelievably hard as with everything else I did before and it didn't take ages to make

'tell the council I sad fuck you' is a quote from some yt video I saw recently; the context was quite hilarious and it stuck in my head

[IMPORTANT] just wanted to say that I expected around 0 notes on my first Arctober post, but it getting much more than that really motivated me to keep trying, thanks a lot

todays prompt (Jinx) that I was supposed to start a week ago (started today) and I don't think there's a chance I could finish it on time, lol

you know what? fuck it, I'm going to post everything I did for Arctober in slightly less horrible quality (may edit later), no matter how bad it is

it's just too special for me (this show and the challenge and new season coming up) so I'm putting all of my insecurities aside to show the unfinished, poorly drawn stuff that I'm ashamed of; join me on the painful journey of getting back to drawing (haven't done anything like this in pencil in two years or so, I'm basically missing all the basics)

above Rio it says 'poor cat' and the stuff I covered on the legacy page are some notes I've taken on what was hard for me when I drew it and what to improve ..oh, and on the very bottom on the 2nd Piltover page it says 'you fuckers will never leave Piltover', just don't mind it it's a Polish joke thing

I was really really hoping I would do arctober, but I can't do much, so here's the shittiest and most out of focus (just like how I'm feeling) proof that I tried (Piltover and Zaun)

had many ideas, but it turns out I'm suddenly not able to draw the simplest thing (I will keep trying, because I also wanted to make some crafts)

thanks mom

we have a bunch of "wild" cats visiting our yard and I jokingly named one Jérôme and kept saying he only understands french they won't ever let anyone touch them or even come too close, but one time I started calling Jérôme (with a terrible french accent) and he came and jumped on the bench next to me, then started cuddling aggressively out of nowhere

and he looks like this all the time (I tried to paint him)

that's it, that's the story