(Well, not really. Especially because my arm’s hurting, and I’m taking it easy. But I just had that title idea stuck in my head all morning and it’s perfect! And, to be fair, it probably would be an infinite number if that were humanly possible.)
So, I just wanted to show off some more of my art, because I want to do that more often. And I’ve been drawing a lot of Infinites lately (again, whenever my arm feels well enough to draw, that is).
If you’ve seen any of my other fanart posts, you probably know that I really, really like this character. I played Sonic Forces for the first time over a year ago now, and he’s just really cool and made me super happy.
So, obviously, when he came back a couple of weeks ago in the Chaotix Casefiles audio drama, I was freaking out (legend has it that I may still be freaking out slightly). I’ve seen quite a few characters I love disappear, but I’m not used to seeing them actually come back. So, obviously, I’ve been drawing him a lot to process these overwhelming (but definitely positive) emotions. When I get attached to characters, I get really attached, okay? But I feel like, if you know my art, that’s pretty obvious.
Anyway, with that out of the way, here are the drawings. Most of them are in my sketchbook, but there are a few digital ones, too. And, yeah, most of them are Infinite, but there are a few other Sonic characters sprinkled in there, too.
I just wanted to show it because it’s probably my favorite drawing I’ve ever done of him! I love the way the lighting and shading came out and those glitch effects. For the pixelated sections, I just selected random areas and used the mosaic filter in Clip Studio Paint.
I drew this while sitting outside with my siblings, and I was laughing about how awkwardly they’re standing there. They look like they’re waiting for something.
Also, this was the first drawing in my new sketchbook!
After talking about it to my older sister (pretty incoherently, from what I remember, as I was a stuttering, teary-eyed mess), I decided that the best way to celebrate his return would be to draw him.
I really like how his pose came out! And the shading is very simple, but I often feel like my simpler shading is my best shading, as I tend to focus a lot on my line art when I’m drawing.
And I’m very proud of the two smaller ones, because I drew those COMPLETELY LEFT-HANDED. It was just to see if I can do it. And I can!
So, recently, I’ve been switching hands a lot when I’m drawing, doing some steps with my right hand (my dominant hand), and doing others with my left hand. And it’s been working out really nicely! That’s my tip for any artists out there dealing with arm pain. Practice with your non-dominant hand, so you can switch hands during the process.
And, for the Infinite one, I was obviously playing around with blending my markers, which is always fun. And I tried a new technique for drawing his mask shape, where I draw his actual head and eye shapes underneath to make figuring out the placement easier. It definitely helps a lot!
I’m really happy with this one, but drawing those black magic effects were a pain! I definitely need to practice more. It just looked like a giant dark blob surrounding him, and I didn’t know what to do, so I outlined it in white. I think the outline definitely does help!
The main reason why it took me so long to draw modern Infinite is because I keep forgetting he doesn’t have the Phantom Ruby anymore, and it’s just become a habit to add it. Also, I feel like he looks kinda naked without it, but I just need to get used to it.
Anyway, those are all the drawings! Lately, I’ve been in the mood to put my art out there again, but I still have no interest in going back to social media. So, I felt like this would be the best route! Like I said at the start of the post, I definitely want to start putting my fanart on my blog more often, because, after all, it is an art blog.
I hope you enjoyed the drawings (and that my fangirling wasn’t too much)! Have a great day/night (whenever you’re seeing this)!