Custom Deck of Cards Part 2 🃏
The Current Progress ⚙️
At last! I finished the second year of my university without any issues. This however doesn't mean I will update the card game frequently, since I still have things to do in real life. Without further ado, here are the characters I have finished so far.
| 🂡 Ace | 🂮 King | 🂫 Jack | 🂭 Queen | 🂨 Card of 8 | 🂣 Card of 3 | 🂩 Card of 9 | 🂤 Card of 4 | 🃏 Joker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Sonozaki Mion | Houjou Satoko | Hanyuu | Furude Rika | Chie Rumiko | Ryuuguu Rena | Sonozaki Shion | Takano Miyo | Sonozaki Oryou |
Yup, 5 new drawings; Chie, Rena, Shion, Takano and Oryou.
NOTE: I am aware most characters are facing left, reason being I am used to drawing heads in that position. Every sprite will be modified before the printing phase.
My Thoughts on the Character Sketches 🤔
| Character | Thoughts |
|---|---|
| Chie Rumiko | From an overall art perspective, I am not that happy from the outcome, her face does look cute and all, but this alone does not satisfy me. Which is why I am planning on redrawing her. |
| Ryuugu Rena | The Rena you are seeing is the second iteration. The previous iteration looked so hideous that I hated every pixel of it. But thankfully I redrew her before the publication of this post. She does look very adult like, but I will probably adjust her facial structure a bit during line-art phase to make her seem a bit younger. |
| Sonozaki Shion | Out of the bunch Shion is one of the characters that came out better than I expected, but this doesn't mean I am 100% happy with the result. Hence the reason I am planning on redrawing her body. |
| Takano Miyo | To be honest, I have nothing to say about her, her sketch simply looks amazing, especially the M1911 pistol which I used blender to render. |
| Sonozaki Oryou | She came out way better than I anticipated, she is the first ever old person I drew, and not going to lie but I am kind of proud of myself. |
M1911 model used for Takano's pistol.
Card Sizes 📏
Additionally, I bought 2 card decks as a reference for the size.
| Normal Size | Smaller Size |
|---|---|
 |  |
| Height: 8.7cm | Height: 8cm |
Besides their obvious difference in height, they are quite similar in width. With that being said, I am leaning more towards the smaller size considering it's more portable and more stylish.
Remaining Characters 🖌️
| 🂢 (Card of 2) | 🂥 (Card of 5) | 🂦 (Card of 6) | 🂧 (Card of 7) | 🂪 (Card of 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |
| Maebara Keiichi | Tomitake Jirou | Kuraudo Ooishi | Kyousuke Irie | Houjou Satoshi |
| Finished | Finished | Finished | Finished | Finished |
DISCLAIMER: The drawings above are NOT mine! They are the original sprites from the game. The images are merely a reference for the reader.
Well, I guess it is time to draw the males. I feel the most challenging ones here will be Kuraudo Ooishi and Tomitake Jirou, considering I have never drawn someone fat or muscular.
Afterword
Phew, another blog post done. When I first implemented this blogs to my website, I never thought I would be this into writing blogs but here I am releasing 2 posts every month. Well, I hope to see you on my next blog post!
Short Updates
Make sure to check my Gallery where I post my drawings. This page is a new addition for my website, I hope you like it!
2022/07/21 - Drawing Keiichi Maebara was quite the challenge, particularly his pose. It took me 4 iterations before I could actually draw a pose I approved. Anyways, I am closing in on the line-art phase of the process.
2022/07/26 - July 10th was Mion Sonozaki's birthday, make sure to check the drawing on my DeviantArt.
2022/08/04 - I finished Kyosuke Irie the yesterday, and he came out like a character out of a Shoujo Manga. Nonetheless, I am quite happy the way he turned out! The upcoming sketch will be Tomitake Jirou, if I feel productive enough he should be done by the end of this week! I will be making a new blog post when I finish drawing the remainder.
2022/08/05 - Turns out that I felt productive immediatly after Irie's drawing. Now that I am done with Tomitake Jirou, it's time to tackle down the hardest one yet! Kuraudo Ooishi.
2022/08/11 - Drawing Kuraudo Ooishi was.. quite annoying. Drawing his body was easier than I thought, but I had all sorts of issues while drawing his face, so I had to look at many reference images of Ooishi and drawings with similar head shapes to get the right proportions. With that being out of the way, Houjou Satoshi is the last character I have to sketch before the line-art process begins!
2022/08/19 - At last! I finished sketching every character for the card deck.. I was planning on finishing them all once I started, though my art style wouldn't be as consistent, so I refrained from doing so. Alongside the sketch of Houjou Satoshi I also worked on some prototype card designs, they are quite simple in design yet they retain a modern look. Next progress blog will hopefully come out by the end of this week! Please look forward to it, since I am planning on showcasing all the characters and the prototype card designs before initiating the line-art phase of the character art!
New updates will be written on Custom Deck of Cards Part 3