‘MATHS TEST’ - 2025

I noticed that I haven’t really made that many character illustrations that are set in specific environments lately. I also don’t remember anything I’ve drawn lately where the characters actually interact with the objects and their environment, either. I’ve decided to practice that in making this illustration, so this is my first time in a while, if not, ever. 

Also, I know there are colour theory tutorials here and there that teach you how to colour and shade in a way to prevent your colours from looking flat and not vibrant (I.e. making shadows and lighting within/near the same colour on the colour wheel, and having the line art be pure black). I’ve deliberately ignored those rules for this illustration in particular. I wanted the colours to feel nostalgic and feel like the past, not only because that was my colouring style back then (when I was 12-14), but also because to me, those colours just feel that way, like a classroom.

Drawn on Krita
Characters belong to me

Peep (Spectrobes: Origins fan art) - 2025

A more scenario/story-focused illustration of Zig, Beht & Gorrik.

Drawn on Krita
Characters belong to Disney Interactive Studios & Genki

YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND! (Mega Man (classic) fan art) - 2025

An illustration of Top Man (Mega Man 3)

Drawn on Krita
Character belongs to Capcom

Enter, Crepes (Streets of Rogue fan art) - 2025

A drawing featuring characters from/inspired by Streets of Rogue referencing an image from Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet.

Drawn on Krita
Characters/Concepts belong to Matt Dabrowski & tinyBuild

You're awake (Streets of Rogue fan art) - 2025

A suspenseful illustration of a vampire, cannibal, and a zombie from the point of view of their victim.

Drawn on Krita

Characters/Concepts belong to Matt Dabrowski & tinyBuild

MAGNET AND METAL (Mega Man (classic) fan art) - 2024

An action-focused illustration of a battle between Magnet Man and Metal Man from the classic Mega Man series.

[17.09.2025] In retrospect, I really wished that I added some details of physical damage to the robots, especially Magnet Man. So far, this fight looks pretty unfair when you consider each robot master's powers -- Magnet Man can easily deflect the metal blades with his magnetism powers, while Metal Man does not have any clear advantage (other than the fact that the fight is set in his stage). Now, according to Magnet Man's CD database entry (Mega Man & Bass) he has a bad sense of direction, which could serve as a disadvantage for him. I was thinking, if I only just implemented that detail by adding scratch marks and even slices to his body to show that this, in fact, IS a fair fight. I've considered adding that detail, but maybe it's too late, haha. I'll have to draw this fight sometime in the future, maybe more from Metal Man's point of view, then.

Drawn on Krita
Characters belong to Capcom

AWESOME! RIGHT? (Spectrobes: Origins screenshot redraw) - 2024

A redraw of a screenshot from a cutscene in the game Spectrobes: Origins.

With subtitles

Without subtitles

No subtitles and original screenshot here: https://planetmenahat.blogspot.com/2024/11/screenshot-redraw-awesome-right.html#more

Drawn on Krita
Characters belong to Disney Interactive Studios & Genki

Suits and Ties (Spectrobes: Origins fan art) - 2024

Based off of some dialogue from the game. 

Drawn on Krita
Characters belong to Disney Interactive Studios & Genki

Zuko and Aang (Avatar: the Last Airbender fan art) - 2024

I really liked their rivalry, so I made some doodles. Of the doodles, I came up with these poses and turned it into a full illustration. It'd been some time since I last used scratchy lines and textures.

Drawn on Krita

Characters belong to Nickelodeon

Escalator Pic (EarthBound fan art) - 2024

An illustration based off of a photo of my cousin during my family's visit to the Philippines.

Drawn on Krita

Characters belong to Nintendo

[AT] FASTER! (2023)

My side of an art trade that I did with a friend of mine from Instagram. 

Title Page for my Mydan project

I'm offically starting a major comic project! More about it here.

Fun fact: There are actually a couple of inspirations for this page. First is the little cutscene you encounter when you open up Cave Story. And then, for the bottom illustration, I've tried emulating something similar to the box art for 90s video games, although the aesthetics of colour palette I used probably isn't as faithful to the source material xD

Owie (2021)

I was commissioned on DeviantArt to do this illustration. Fun fact: this is my first time ever drawing any poses related to pro-wrestling, and the first time drawing up a full illustration that involves both traditional lineart and digital colours.

Some "behind-the-scenes" sort of stuff below:

(Characters belong to DeviantArt user CorteDelPapel)

Desert Drive (2021)

It's been months since I last made a full drawing, so this felt nice!

This was drawn on Krita

The characters belong to Disney Interactive Studios & Genki

"Project: April and Friends" header image (2021)

I tried creating a header image for a website I'm working on that's dedicated to a project I'm writing.

The character belongs to me.

Drawn on Krita.

Unreal (2021)

I made a fake comic cover for Valentines. I think this is my first real attempt at a B&W illustration.

The characters belong to me.

Drawn on Krita.

Train Song (2020)

Originally started off as a doodle that was to practice some perspective and seating positions, that's become this. I really enjoyed colouring this one, especially since I was pretty experimental and all that stuff.

The character belongs to me.
Drawn on Krita.

Farqua and his Shovel (2020)

I've never really done much night illustrations, so I did. Have one with my character, Farqua!

 

The character belongs to me.
Drawn on Krita

Favourite illustrations from the second 10 days of #OCeptember 2020

Some more illustrations from the challenge!

Prompt: Casual setting

Prompt: Formal setting

Prompt: Modern/Sci-fi AU

Prompt: Dancing

All the characters belong to me.

Drawn on Krita.

OCeptember prompt list by shuttlefrog on Twitter.

Different styles challenge (2020)

Here is the content that I drew for an art challenge template where the aim was to draw in the art style of your friends. The first one is mine, and the rest are my friends'.