[Art] Nobu's sketches and art-ey stuff

[Nobu]

Moved my b-day thread to AAA from LJ to kick off my first art thread! I've always wanted to have my own art thread around here but was never serious enough about getting better until now. Thanks all for your requests and for giving me the push to do so, birthday well-wishers! Feel free to make more requests or just keep up with the stuff I produce.

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I'll spend exactly 5 minutes on whatever the request, and hopefully the result will at least provide mild amusement to you. Drawings will be in pencil or pen, and photographed with my phone since I don't have a scanner. I've mostly practiced with and prefer drawing females, but it's up to you what you request.

I always liked the idea of giving to others on your birthday rather than receiving gifts.. it's the whole idea of 'being thankful for the people around you for your birthday'. Also that I like giving gifts.

Alternatively, (or in addition to), i'll answer any one question. I guess Q&A is all the rage these days.

[Jq1790]

Happy birthday, Nobu~!

Hm...For a drawing, how about...  Your own design for someone based on Sagittarius?

Also a question, since you said they could be additions:  What's your fondest memory here on MotK?

[Nobu]

Wow, 5 minutes is not a long time at all. I reserve the right to go over sometimes.

Hm...For a drawing, how about...  Your own design for someone based on Sagittarius?

Also a question, since you said they could be additions:  What's your fondest memory here on MotK?

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Fondest memory, eh? Hm... that's tough. I'll just list a few fond memories that come to mind:

- Becoming a shrine janitor. I never thought i'd be so happy getting a job so blue-collar.
- The contest where me and a couple others cooked recipes submitted by forum members and judged them. I remember baking some kind of European dessert in Japan using ingredients I brought from the US.
- The day Slaves drew me as a Touhou and the wave of interest in Ijiyatsu before it eventually puttered out.
- The ID contest where I successfully wooed An-chan in 2009
- That Aoshi has given me birthday art for the past three years in a row, despite me being far less active than I used to be ;_; I'm so grateful, it was my only friend gift for at least a couple of those years. I want to return the grace tenfold.

[Jq1790]

Wow, 5 minutes is not a long time at all. I reserve the right to go over sometimes.

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Cute~!

- The contest where me and a couple others cooked recipes submitted by forum members and judged them. I remember baking some kind of European dessert in Japan using ingredients I brought from the US.

You were in Japan?  How'd you like it there, if more questions are allowed?  Anyway, that sort of reminds me of Swedish Fish(the candy).  The ones in the US are:  Made in Canada, distributed by the US, and are based off a candy originating from, you guessed it, Sweden.

- The day Slaves drew me as a Touhou and the wave of interest in Ijiyatsu before it eventually puttered out.

Ah, I think I joined after the Ijiyatsu craze.  Oh well, as long as the memories of it are good that's what matters, right?
...wait, so THAT'S where that design came from!

- The ID contest where I successfully wooed An-chan in 2009

Oh man, I remember reading those in the archive section!  Some of those(yours for sure) were absolute gold.

Hope your birthday is/goes well for you!

[qMyon]

Happy birthday to you, and may you have many more besides!

Let me see......if you don't mind doing the sketch, what would MotK look like as a person? (Or has that been done before?  :derp:)

[Nobu]

You were in Japan?  How'd you like it there, if more questions are allowed? 

I loved it, and want to go again sometime in the next year or so. I only spent ten days there though, a lot of it in the boonies.

Let me see......if you don't mind doing the sketch, what would MotK look like as a person? (Or has that been done before?  :derp:)

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Some kind of weird crossover between Reimu, Marisa, and Ultimate Madoka.

[Colticide]

Happy birthday Nobu! Welcome to the age of getting older!

Could you draw me a picture of Alice if that's OK?
And for a question: how did you start or learn how to draw?

[Mеа]

Happy brryythday!
Since Alice was taken, can you draw a Koishi?

[NekoNekoRex]

Happy birthday Nobu! Draw Chen!

What do you typically do on your birthday?

[PX]

Happy birthday, nice to know that you're doing better.

Let's see... Miku as a Magical Girl? :3

[Yukarin]

Happy birthday Nobuuuuuu~~~

Yukari tripping on her own gap. (as I imagine, this would be quite silly)

[Schezo]

Happy Birthday.  I hope you have a good day.

Could you draw Shulk as a catboy please?

[Failure McFailFace]

Am I too late? Happy day of birth!

Request: Reimu raging at a laptop

[qMyon]

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Some kind of weird crossover between Reimu, Marisa, and Ultimate Madoka.

Gold. Now my roommate wants to know why I'm grinning like an idiot.

[Nobu]

My plan was to accept requests until the end of the weekend even though my birthday is the 28th, so keep em coming~ ^^

I'll resume the requests tomorrow starting with the Yukarin one!

Could you draw me a picture of Alice if that's OK?
And for a question: how did you start or learn how to draw?

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I started like how most do I suppose, doodling up through middle school and getting into anime, then trying to doodle anime. I've been on and off sketching for over 14 years with the most minimal of improvement due to me getting discouraged and going long stretches without drawing. As of last month I decided to buckle down and get serious, and now i've been drawing on a daily basis and feeling like i'm actually building towards improvement. Lately I've been digging through the A3 forum here and scouring the internet for tips, reference and advice and repeatedly drawing what I want to get good at the most.

Happy brryythday!
Since Alice was taken, can you draw a Koishi?

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What do you typically do on your birthday?

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I never have a set thing I do .. I usually try to spend it with at least once close friend though. Sometimes my birthday falls on Thanksgiving.

Happy birthday, nice to know that you're doing better.

Let's see... Miku as a Magical Girl? :3

Thank you! It's been a rocky couple of years, but it's been fun.

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[Hello Purvis]

Happy Birthday, Nobutt!

I would like to request a picture of Kisume shanking Nue.

[Tamashii Kanjou]

Happiest of birthdays to you; hope the weekend goes smoothly~ XD

I have a request... draw yourself in a fighting pose~ :3 {Or your OC; whichever is best I suppose.}

Spoiler:

Or both~

[Mеа]

koishi

Wow that's adorable, thanks!

[Zerviscos]

Happy B-Day! :toot:

Now draw a Kokoro portrait with a pocky in her mouth. Since it's just a portrait I expect more features. :derp:
This is not a request, I demand it!

[Tengukami]

Happy birthday. As fate would have it, I am in need of a drawing of a metal pig and an earth dragon in a loving embrace (sfw pls). No rush though. Enjoy the day!

[Colticide]

Ahhh that Alice is so cute! I'm gonna borrow that and maybe color it and possibly make it into a avatar. Thank you very much nobu!

[BT]

Happy birthday. Who's that Pokemon?

[NekoNekoRex]

Chen looks like she's crying :<

Cute drawings though!

[Spotty Len]

Happy sweet Birthday to you!

Some Letty for the incoming Winter?

[Rin Kagamine]

Nobu~n Birthday~n

Draw Aigis! Or Rin Kagamine!

[Nobu]

I was doodling while putting off going to bed last night and accidentally did one more out of order. I will do more when I get off work in a few hours.

Happiest of birthdays to you; hope the weekend goes smoothly~ XD

I have a request... draw yourself in a fighting pose~ :3 {Or your OC; whichever is best I suppose.}

Spoiler:

Or both~

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Well here's 'both' xP She was going to have a deckbrush but it looked better without. This is probably what Nobu's fighting game neutral stance would look like.

And it should; i'm picking up a friend of mine and hanging out with him all weekend~

Ahhh that Alice is so cute! I'm gonna borrow that and maybe color it and possibly make it into a avatar. Thank you very much nobu!

Ahhh really? ;.; Thank you! If you were thinking of going that far maybe I could touch it up a little bit.. Girls are preparing~

[Leon゠Helsing]

Happy birthday. For the request, please draw whatever you'd think a 2hu based on Ryukishi07 would look like. If it helps, her ability would probably be something along the lines of conjuring illusions that aren't "false," so to speak (trying to find a happy medium between Higurashi and Umineko here).

[Nobu]

I'll be fulfilling these requests throughout the night in between shots of sake. :toot:

Happy birthday Nobuuuuuu~~~

Yukari tripping on her own gap. (as I imagine, this would be quite silly)

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Happy Birthday.  I hope you have a good day.

Could you draw Shulk as a catboy please?

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Am I too late? Happy day of birth!

Request: Reimu raging at a laptop

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Happy Birthday, Nobutt!

I would like to request a picture of Kisume shanking Nue.

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[Shizumarashi Mayuzumi]

Happy birthday Nobu-nee~ :3

If you're up for more dude practice I'd love to see you do Camus from Uta no Prince-sama because mah favorite~ Otherwise I could go for some good ol' Ijiyatsu!Arashi.

[Schezo]

Awesome. Thanks friend