1javier Art - Blog Posts
Ignis.
He goes by Igu or Iggy.
(Revamped a character I designed a couple of years ago.)
Jiro.
As I continue to get to know Jiro over the past few months, I continually discover more and more wonderful things about him and so I’m very excited to finally get to fully share such a wonderful person with everyone. I hope you find him as interesting as I find him wonderful.
Jiro’s story is the story of the supporting character in everyone else’s.
One of the most defining characteristics of Jiro, and one of the things I admire most about him, is how great of a support he is to those around him. He may seem scatter-brained and out of it most of the time so he doesn’t come across as reliable (in fact he’s probably coming across as the character, the child, who has to be taken cared of). Jiro isn’t an unyielding rock in the face of adversity. Jiro is the kind of person that spend every moment feeling his surroundings, the sunshine, the flowers, the trees, the air, the heat of the kitchen - everything. He has an almost childlike wonder about the beauty of the world around him and because of his curiosity and awe, he is actually very much in tune with everything that flows around him. His reliability comes from how he has learned to bend with the energy around him.
Jiro’s earnestness, consistent work-ethic, and humble countenance is what opened doors for him as the perfect supportive member everyone would want on their team. He is subtle and sometimes unnoticeable but the presence that elevates everyone in the team. His personality (and lack of ANY male arrogance) is what allows him to be a wonderful life partner to someone as bright as Danielle and the perfect Sous Chef/Creative partner with a visionary Thai Chef I have yet to name.
I love talking about my characters so ask me anything about them. I’m afraid to put too much here that it would bore people to death but I have various word files dedicated to each character and their relationships with everyone in their lives when I’m working on them so sharing whatever it is anyone is curious about them is fun.
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While thinking Danielle/Cloé, I was wondering why she never felt right as a metaphorical sunflower. I always knew it would be important to her character, but it never felt right. It was while focusing on Jiro that I realised that Danielle/Cloé isn’t the sunflower, Jiro is. While Danielle/Cloé is the sun itself.
So here is Jiro with his fellow sunflowers, me trying to capture the happy and bright but soft gentle-ness and sincerity of his personality.
Here’s a sketch deep within my drawings folder from two years ago (2016)
Made a sketch of bearded glasses guy from this coloured study.
A study.
Maybe coffee break tech guy’s boyfriend hahaha
Looking Up.
I don’t know what 2018 is going to bring, but I hope it brings us all closer to where we’re meant to go.
A mini project I did based on a wedding I attended in a dream 😁
The Knight’s final design is a combination of the two versions I uploaded 😊
Although I’m not very satisfied with how I painted the illustration, I learned a lot and the app werble is pretty awesome.
The Mysterious Woman from my modern-fantasy project, George
The current design for the King and George’s Father in my modern fantasy project George.
I’m thinking of maybe going for something more realistic that this in the future for it hmmm....
(I didn’t realise that my queue ran out)
Goodbye old friend this is the end of the man I used to be. For there's been a strange and welcome change in me...
(For Once in my Life - Dean Martin’s version)
One of the frames I did of Cloé for an animation exercise in class a month or two ago.
To Sleep with You.
Dylyn Rhys (circa 2016)
The King.
Some vis dev of the King of the Kingdom for my current personal project, George.
I did a jumping sack animation for my class the other day.
My mom said it looked like a butt. I’m going to assume she meant a cute butt and take it as a compliment.
Elise and Olivia.
Dancing under the stars (Cloé and Jiro) I can't believe I forgot to post this 😂
A sketch of a possible design for the Crown Princess for my current project, George.
It's always wonderful bumping into you.
2017.08.31
September 1, 2001.
“Want a little warmth but who’s gonna save a little warmth for me?” - Vampire Weekend (Unbelievers)
Coffee Break
During the war and after.
Oliver, my original character for FE:A. I imagined him as Stahl’s son with Cordelia 😁 He would be Severa’s much younger brother who arrived in the past much earlier than even Laurent and ends up catching up to just short of Lucina’s age. Making him practically unrecognizeable to even his sister. He’s very affectionate. He also idolizes both his parents 😊
A few of my plentiful George studies.
Just some random Ravenclaw for the 21st century.
Nikolai and The Queen
Just decided to have a little fun with these two hehe
Dylyn’s Young/Won’t die for a while/Immortal Dad.
Sir Kent and Dylyn (England circa 1443)
Harry Potter.
Another forgotten one from a year ago (2016) deep in the drawings folder.