Welcome to a new drawing, everyone! Today, I’ve painted a new microphone from the "Common" card series—specifically, the i263 JH93 model. As you can see, it’s a handsome, light-blue microphone featuring an elegant and modern design. In this post, you’ll get to see the entire painting process from start to finish. Well, to kick things off, I first sketched out the card frame. I continued using the new frame design I’ve been working with for the past three days—you know, the one that’s more rectangular in shape.
Once I had the frame ready, I switched to my drawing tool—Adobe Illustrator—and began creating the silhouette, or outline, of the microphone itself. As usual, I started by drawing the handle. Immediately after finishing the handle, I moved on to drawing the sound-capturing section. Typically, this part is shaped like a ball; however, as you can see, today’s design is more angular and less rounded. This stylistic choice is intended to make it look more modern compared to the older, spherical models. To be honest, I actually prefer the look of this particular shape.
Once I had finished those first two parts, the next step was to draw several lines inside the microphone—essentially dividing it into distinct sections. This technique makes the subsequent coloring process much easier for me. Take a look at how it turned out.
Now I was finally ready to start painting—you know, the most enjoyable part of the entire drawing process! First, I painted the background green; I felt it was a good color to help the subject of the drawing really stand out. Next, I painted the frame blue, matching the color of the inner background area. Around the edges of the microphone, I added a subtle glow of light yellow; this serves to prevent the blue of the microphone from blending into the blue of the background. It acts as a form of shading. Finally, the microphone itself was the very last element to be painted, using shades of light blue and black. Check out how everything came together in that specific order.
And now, to put the cherry on top, here is the final result of the drawing! I’ll see you all tomorrow with a brand-new piece. Blessings to everyone!
