Tag: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

Click for big. Lineart is really weak. Tried to cover it with lots of textures and shading, and it shows.  Uhh, not sure if I’m actually allowed to sample those patterns. They’re traditional Japanese patterns, so it should be okay, right??...

Click for bigger. I like it I guess? Probably bad....

Click for bigger + extra version. Turned out better than expected… but still probably bad....

If you know anything about me, you probably know that I really enjoy doujinshi. And considering the limited scope of my Japanese linguistic abilities, I enjoy simple doujinshi. Doujinshi that doesn’t require me actually having to read it. You know, porno books. But as the years have gone by,...

Click for BIG. Mostly used SAI for this one. Turned out decent, I suppose....

...

...

You need to click if you want to see more! And don’t do it at work! I’ve been drawing a lot lately mainly for practice. The reason why a lot of the poses are straight on is because I want to nail basic poses before attempting more dynamic poses....

At a cursory glance it’s easy to write each Zetsubou Sensei series off as all the same, but they’re actually all quite different in terms of presentation. The first one is slowly paced and eases you into the formula, Zoku then takes that formula and experiments with it, and...

If I was in a more dismissive mood, I’d leave the blog post at that picture. But no–there are things to be said. It’s been out for a while–I know, don’t get on my case–but having just finished reading the first translated volume of the Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei  manga...