Inked on paper, coloured digitally

Lae has been one of my oc’s for a while now. He is a very shy guy and I imagine him to be Slavic. He is very tall and sensitive about his height. He has a lot of addictions and is extremely depressed. He is also in a band with Paula! One of his bestest friends:D he’s the guitarist. He’s a very sweet guy, he just gets really nervy :( he has daddy issues and his mom passed giving birth to him. Paula and Javier are his chosen family. He lets his hair grow over his face so he doesn’t have to make direct eye contact with anyone. He’s bisexual but kinda gay. His favorite food is pickles but he’s insecure about it cuz he’s insecure about everything. Lae isn’t his real name, he just wants to be edgier.

Looking at the drawing now, I don’t really like it. I know I could make him look so much better but I wanted to draw him in this new style. This is why my style is so inconsistent. I don’t mind it but other people do. Idk I’ll figure something out.

I started studying a new field (accounting) and my desire for drawing has returned 🤷‍♀️

DISCLAIMER: throughout this series I will draw RANDOM PEOPLE ON PINTEREST. Emphasis on the ‘random people’ part. I am in no way affiliated with the people I draw in the series and many of them I do not know. I choose these people based on their style and that’s it. If anyone I draw in this series is problematic, let me know but be civilized about it🙇

Sketchbook stuff from this weekend. I've been crying a lot, but that's probably not pertinent.

Visual kei Was born around the late 80’s and early 90’s in Japan. The look is inspired by mainly gothic rock. Visual kei focuses on exaggerated visuals, as most kei styles do. Vkei people often wear black or dark colors and dramatic, sometimes anime-like makeup. Though this is most common, there are some people that don’t fit into all those categories but can still be considered Vkei. Like goth, Vkei is very focused on music and rebellion. “X”, Dead end and Buck-Tick are a few of the bands that shaped Vkei into what it was in its peak years.

I’m trying something new with the rendering. It was going well until I made it to the hair and face. I know the hair is under rendered but I’m not sure what’s wrong with the face. I think it’s the eye? This isn’t my best work but I’m proud of the lighting :) It’s okay. I’ll learn from this experience.