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Narmaya
🕑 Added 2024-03-24 16:43:02 +0000 UTCShe is one of those characters Ive had on my to draw list for years, and the release of Granblue Fantasy Relink was the final push I needed to finally get it done (although my favorite character and "main" in Relink ended up being Zeta, so shes next on the list now).
Anyway Narmaya ticks a lot of boxes of things I like so she was an obvious choice as a character Id enjoy drawing, though I thought for her a portrait/bust would be plenty since its really where all the appeal is, lol.
I went with the summer skin look here since I thought it looked pretty cute, though I did change the hairstyle a bit just because her hair is normally so big/long that it wouldnt fit in a pic like this, so I had to find some way to make it work and after trying a bunch of things this was the best I could come up with.
The one thing I couldnt get right despite how long I spent on it was her face/expression. I think I would have liked her to be smiling more or just having a warmer expression in general but I couldnt find the look I wanted without it looking weird/off and after messing around with it for so long I just gave up and moved on. Its one of those frustrations you have to deal with as an artist, some times things just dont work no matter how hard you try and you have to let it go.
That said to make up for it, I do love how it turned out on a technical level, especially the shading/lighting which has been my main focus lately (and I think youll be noticing it more and more with some upcoming pics). I also always like this minimal look when it comes to portraits, with just the hint of a background and strong depth of field, which makes it a bit more "artistic" I think, so I did it again here. It works very well with the light hitting her from the right and giving her that warm glow.
I also had some fun with gradients as usual, specifically hair and nails. Similar to what I did with Kokomi, these gradients of pink to purple or blue always look so satisfying. Especially with her eyes and hair "clip" already being blue by default.
So yeah another character I can finally tick off my list, and its a long list, lol. No idea if there are any Granblue fans here but I hope you like my version of her regardless.
Comments
Azura
lovely work on narmaya
Soranamae
Ive never been a fan of the gacha model but they sure know how to sell characters lol some of the best char designs Ive seen across different games Katalina was the char I thought I was gonna like the most when I was looking up stuff before playing the game, but when I actually tried her I found her too button mashy for my taste... Plus I was expecting her to be more defensive since she is basically a paladin (I really like tank characters especially if they can block/parry and such), so that was disappointing She is also voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro who is one of my all time favorites (also voices Raiden and the upcoming Acheron in Star Rail) but yeah in the end gameplay wins and nothing felt as good to play as Zeta for me
Soranamae
Relink is a lot of fun, I binged it when it came out in february and I hadnt played any Granblue game before so I was surprised how much I liked it, and you get a lot of game out of it too if you wanna grind all the endgame stuff and max out a character I like Rosetta in terms of looks and personality, but her gameplay isnt for me at all lol Zeta was the one I instantly fell in love and after trying every char I always kept going back to her because she felt so comfortable to play
asaclya
Granblue it is!! I like how every Sunday became some kind of GACHA (With garanteed SSR) I think the way you draw characters suit Narmaya very well for some reason =) Oh and Katalina main here
Geecey
Grandblue Relink is a game I've recently picked up, been alot of fun and the characters look awesome, I'm a Rosetta fan myself ;) Anyway this piece looks awesome I really love it! I think what does it for me are the colours. With how pastel and soft they look its bang on what I love. Once again the hair gradient matching the nails looks so good and her hands in this one look very delicate which I really like. Another quality piece Sora!
Kevin de Greef
Wow you just made her look more lovely!
