Because sometimes simple is best.
The sky’s the limit when it comes to imagining different variations on Hatsune Miku’s appearance, with or without her trademark turquoise twintails. In fact, Japanese Twitter user @mojacookie, a Miku fan, recently paid homage to the vocaloid with an original illustration which has been receiving lots of love from the internet masses. What set @mojacookie’s artwork apart from other artists’ is her choice to use only three colored pencils — red, blue, and yellow — resulting in a simple yet elegant portrait of the world’s most popular virtual singer.
▼ A closer look at the blending detail
In response to curious fans, @mojacookie also uploaded a video of the drawing process to her account, showing her deft application of the three color layers to create a soft, shaded effect:
赤・青・黄の色鉛筆でミクを塗る様子・早送り版。
— もじゃクッキー (@mojacookie) March 2, 2016
☆実際のスピードのままの動画は、のちほどニコニコ動画に投稿します!#色鉛筆 pic.twitter.com/NAYbxYbZ7j
Net users shared their admiration for the illustration in a series of Twitter comments:
“It’s incredible she drew this using only three colors! I totally respect that.”
“I’ll be waiting patiently for your next work.”
“Please share your talent with me (TT)”
“This Miku has something of a tropical vibe.”
“Using too many colored pencils at once can ruin a picture. You can make any color you need using those three colors. Her drawing is fantastic.”
And since we loved @mojacookie’s work so much, here are a few more of her illustrations!
スキャンしました、ミクの日のリボンなミクさん。
— もじゃクッキー (@mojacookie) March 9, 2016
はっぴーみっくみくDay!#ミクの日 #ミクの日2016 pic.twitter.com/is07lPu1c4
▼ An illustration for Suana Day
2016年3月7日(月)本日のハリネズミさん#日々おしゃべりなどうぶつさんたち
— もじゃクッキー (@mojacookie) March 6, 2016
本日は3と7で「サウナ」と読む語呂合わせから、「サウナの日」だそうです〜!#サウナの日 pic.twitter.com/HnztTE3qvj
▼ One more high-speed video of @mojacookie at work!
100均の色鉛筆でGUMIを塗ってみた動画#色鉛筆 pic.twitter.com/CycUKNI9Oo
— もじゃクッキー (@mojacookie) March 5, 2016
In case anyone was wondering, @mojacookie used Mitsubishi 880 series numbers 2, 15, and 33 colored pencils, which come in a case of 24 total colors. The paper was from a simple A5-sized (148 x 210 millimeters/5.8 x 8.3 inches) sketchbook. Try experimenting the next time you draw by using only a few colors yourself!
Source/Images: Twitter/@mojacookie
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