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Here's my OC (Ulyssa Azuryn) at Shade Academy! The academy and landscape were modelled using Blender.

#ulyssa azuryn #rwby oc #rwby #rwby art #rwby fanart

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"Oh, that's really sweet…" Here's a drawing of Nora Valkyrie and Velvet Scarlatina, based on the Bonus Ending Animatic! The background was made with Blender and includes elements from Shade Academy concept art. Also, here is the original animatic scene for reference:

#velvet scarlatina #nora valkyrie #rwby #rwby art #rwby fanart #save rwby

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I finished a quick chibi drawing of Frieren! The style is based on Laurin Crozier's chibi designs.

#frieren #frieren: beyond journey's end #frieren fanart

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Team UOTR (water) - the team of Ulyssa Azuryn

Some of you may know that I made a RWBY Faunus original character, Ulyssa Azuryn. I wasn’t sure if I was going to create a whole four-member team, but at this point, I should be able to say that I now have an OC team.

Over the past month, I created quick concept arts for three more original characters, with two being Faunus and one being Human. Together with Ulyssa, they form Team UOTR (water):

Ulyssa Azuryn - team leader

Orpine Kim

Estelle Toliman

Rianne Candy

And below is a brief rundown of each member! (Team UOTR Repository/Megapost)

Ulyssa Azuryn - Team UOTR

Your friendly neighbourhood butterfly-based Faunus. Ulyssa is the leader of Team UOTR, and originates from Vale. Her weapon is the launcher-poleaxe hybrid, Imperator, and her Semblance allows her to create defensive barriers using stored-up energy.

(Ulyssa Azuryn profile)

Orpine Kim - Team UOTR

Orpine Kim is a huntress hailing from the Kingdom of Mistral, specifically the city of Argus. She is a Faunus, with her trait being mouse ears. Her Semblance is Wandering Dreams, which allows her to "impart" a memory into a target and make them experience a dream based on that memory the next time they fall asleep. She has two weapons, a sword (Soul) and a bow (Spirit) that takes the form of a scabbard by default.

(Orpine Kim profile)

Estelle Toliman - Team UOTR

Estelle Toliman is born in Mistral, to a father from Atlas and a mother who is a Mistrali native. She is the only Human member of Team UOTR, which is further symbolized by her weapon taking the form of a flashlight (she would depend more on other tools for better or night vision than her teammates). Her Semblance, Light Redirection, allows her to control how matter interacts with light and therefore gives her the ability to manipulate properties such as transparency.

(Estelle Toliman profile)

Rianne Candy - Team UOTR

Rianne Candy is a huntress born in the flying city of Atlas. She is a Faunus with the trait of blue-ringed octopus chromatophores, which appear as black-and-blue rings. Her weapons are dual knife-revolver hybrids, and her Semblance lets her create one clone of a person she has strong memories of.

(Rianne Candy profile)

#rwby #rwby oc #rwby fanart #ulyssa azuryn

[yangaros]

Trying another different style. Here's Ruby Rose! (background made with Blender)

#ruby rose #rwby #rwby art #rwby fanart

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I drew Nora Valkyrie in Vacuo! This is based on one of Nora's poses in Volume 8 Episode 1. Background was made with Blender and edited using paint-NET.

#nora valkyrie #rwby nora #rwby #rwby art #rwby fanart

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Here's my OC (Ulyssa Azuryn) in Laurin Crozier's chibi style! I also put in the Crozier-style chibi Penny I completed earlier for comparison.

#ulyssa azuryn #penny polendina #rwby #rwby art #rwby fanart #rwby oc

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I tried drawing Penny Polendina in Laurin Crozier's chibi style!

#penny polendina #rwby penny #rwby #rwby art #rwby fanart

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I drew a scene in Vacuo with Ruby Rose and Ulyssa Azuryn, my butterfly Faunus OC! I aimed for a Vacuo theme, and the background was made using Blender.

#ruby rose #ulyssa azuryn #rwby oc #rwby #rwby art #rwby fanart

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For the RWBY OC collab from last year, I drew my butterfly Faunus original character, Ulyssa Azuryn!

(collab link)

#ulyssa azuryn #rwby #rwby oc #rwby fanart

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My process of drawing art that imitates the style of RWBY

(original from Reddit)

We have no idea what'll happen to RWBY, so I decided for some reason to go over the basics of how I draw characters that are hopefully in the likeness of the show's art style. I use paint(dot)net to draw my character art, from sketching to colouring, and I use Blender whenever I feel that a 3D background or scene fits the art.

My art is specifically based on the Autodesk Maya art style that is seen in Volume 7 and onwards, as well as in the Justice League x RWBY movies (the Maya styles of Volumes 4, 5 and 6 are slightly different). However, whenever it's necessary, I will also deviate from RWBY's art style in order to add additional details.

Sketching

Once I have an idea about what to draw, which can take a while to figure out. I begin to draw a sketch. I generally use multiple layers for different parts, so I use one layer for the eyes, one layer for the hair, and so on. I also use different colours for each layer if it's possible, just so it's easier to distinguish the different features. If the cumulative or overall sketch looks complete, I will remove extra lines and move on to outlining, though every now and then I make changes in later steps that will make the final result different from the initial sketch.

To replicate RWBY's style as closely as possible, I use screenshots from the show as reference and I made sure the starting sketch has a larger dimension (minimum height of 1440 pixels if drawing half-body art). I also made a very rough 3D character body model in Blender to help get the perspective right (or as correct as possible), for example if I want to figure out where exactly a piece of clothing should be or look like relative to the body. I also use additional image references, for example references with short hair or mid-length hair for my recent art of Weiss with shorter hair.

Outlining

I begin to outline using thin lines, as well as small brushes for the outlines of the eyes. I also use separate layers for different features of the character and adjust the opacity/transparency if it's needed. For example, in RWBY, eyebrows covered by a fringe or strands of hair will still be visible, although their outlines will be less opaque.

For the hair, I use a dark colour related to a character's hair colour, such as dark yellow or gold if the character has light blonde hair. The outlines of clothing are also made to be less opaque so they would blend more with clothing colours that come later.

Colouring

I put in colours after outlining is done, and I also use separate layers for different parts for the character. Once the colouring is done, I add in additional colours, such as a redder colour (relative to a character's skin tone) to add to the face or indicate blushing. For RWBY or Justice League x RWBY characters, I make use of default colours that are from concept arts or scenes with minimal environmental lighting. This is because it will be easier to make overall adjustments later down the road, especially if the final background involves a different hue or more environmental lighting.

I have a habit of fully colouring the eyes, up to adding bright white highlights to the eyes, before colouring the rest of the character. The eyes are coloured differently depending on who I am drawing. If I am drawing a pre-existing character such as Ruby, I also make use of default colours. Otherwise, I usually start with a base colour, usually a lighter colour, and then I imitate iris shading by adding layers of that colour with a darker tone or shade. I make the pupils black or a colour based on the base colour.

Shading

I move on to shading the non-eye parts after all the colours are added. If I am drawing an existing RWBY character, I try to use the shade that is usually found with that character's model. Otherwise, I use a layer of either black or a shade based on the main hair colour, and I adjust the opacity to give the impression of a RWBY-like appearance.

Hair shading gets additional attention because they are usually softer. If you look at screenshots or scenes of RWBY, you might notice that the shading for clothing and skin have defined hard edges, while the same cannot usually be said for the hair. To imitate hair shading, I use erasers of large sizes to remove excess colours and create a softer appearance for the shading.

I may add additional shading to the irises and the white (sclera) of the eye depending on whether I feel like it or not. This sort of shading is usually not present with characters in the main RWBY series, while in the Justice League x RWBY movies, the eyes have additional shading.

Background

I may use Blender to create a 3D background for my art. If I finish the character art first, which is often what happens, I will set up lighting in my environment based on how I shaded the character. The settings I use vary often (e.g. rendering with Eevee vs. rendering with Cycles), but what I did for my Weiss art was to use Cycle rendering for my scene, plus denoising with at least 120 samples, for RWBY-like quality. It should be noted that I have a slow computer, so too many samples will not only slow rendering down but will also be unnecessary for my needs.

(Technically Blender could be used create character models themselves. However, I draw the characters out still because I find it enjoyable, and it also gives me more control over some colours and features.)

Putting it all together

Once everything is done, I move towards compositing and I prepare to put both the character art and background together. If the background involves environmental lighting, I will adjust the colours of the character art to reflect the lighting. For example, in my Weiss art, I adjusted the overall hue of Weiss to reflect the bluish lighting and atmosphere within the Schnee Manor.

I use paint(dot)net to put everything together, since it's a little easier to create a final composite image and make specific final adjustments that way. I also blur the background slightly to give the impression of distance/depth and direct a little more attention to the character.

#rwby #rwby art #rwby fanart #weiss schnee #rwby weiss

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I drew Weiss Schnee with shorter hair! The background was made with Blender.

#weiss schnee #rwby weiss #rwby #rwby art #rwby fanart

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A Statement

(I posted this originally on Twitter; I may as well share it here.)

One of my concerns is that people may mock the work I do, even though the style of RWBY is not my own.

After I recently posted a compilation of my RWBY-style art on r/rwby (Reddit), someone cross-posted it to the Devil May Cry subreddit and made it known what they thought of it [as an added hint, check the post flair that OP used]. Some were confused about the intent of the cross-post, others criticized OP for it. Nonetheless, plenty of people bashed the Vergil art I drew.

An r/rwby mod helped lock my post as a precaution against any further brigading from r/rdevilmaycry and elsewhere.

RWBY's style may not be the best style. Some non-RWBY characters won't look good.

And that's not the point. There are those who look down on what you do or think that what you make is cringey. Then there are those who go the extra mile to make a mockery of you or your work.

Aside from possible issues with brigading (which is against Reddit site-wide policy), I'm frankly not that concerned. I realize that those who choose to belittle are not a part of my life and my circle, and there is no use wasting energy on trying to deal with them directly.

Making art is something I love to do. In particular, I love trying to capture the style and atmosphere of RWBY. Even with its flaws, RWBY is a show I love.

I won't stop drawing its style just because other people - or a large part of a community - thinks that it's not worth it.

(If it needs a reminder, do not go out of your way to harass people on r/devilmaycry or anywhere else.)

#rwby #rwby art #rwby fanart

[yangaros]

I drew Blake as seen in the RWBY Evermorrow AU! The background was made with Blender.

#blake belladonna #rwby evermorrow #rwby au #rwby #rwby art #rwby fanart

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This is a comic that I put together for r/fnki. Team RWBY tries to find a friend from outside their universe to hang out with.

#rwby #ruby rose #weiss schnee #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #rwby chibi #jaune arc #jessica cruz #atom eve #smooth blake #vergil #cinder fall #furina de fontaine #ciel soleil

[yangaros]

I drew Furina de Fontaine (Genshin Impact) in the likeness of RWBY! This drawing was especially complex, so I hope it turned out okay.

#furina #fontaine #furina de fontaine #genshin impact #genshin #rwby #rwby art