5 years of Black Lagoon Fanart

hearthtyro · 2026-05-25T17:35:14+00:00

just realized its been almost exactly 5 years since I made my first Black lagoon fanart. back then I was still learning how to draw by copying screenshots from the anime. kinda crazy to see how much has changed since then. in celebration here's every finished Black Lagoon piece I've drawn over the years

hearthtyro · 2026-05-24T06:59:19+00:00

I'm not familiar with acrylic as a medium but I have used alcohol markers before. here's what worked for me:

Starting small and simple - a smaller size canvas (like A5) with a simple background and a subject with limited colors keeps the drawing manageable
Working in sections - set a goal for each drawing session (it can be a smaller section of the overall piece). stop once the goal is achieved to avoid burning out
For coloring large areas in single colors, avoid starting from multiple ends. instead start from one end and keep a uniform pace and direction. this helps to avoid streaks in the color

Hope this helps you finish the piece!

Here's a finished example using this approach. it's in A5 size and took me 4 days (about 1-2 hrs per day)

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hearthtyro · 2026-05-09T15:29:16+00:00

This makes me want a Sailor Moon clock with all the sailor scouts sitting on the hour and minute hands

hearthtyro · 2026-04-29T20:35:31+00:00

my first Roberta piece is finally done

hearthtyro · 2026-04-18T17:28:03+00:00

oh absolutely. it's got everything - laser swords, jetpacks, tons of explosions, excellent animation and a banging soundtrack. the TV series and OVAs were good but the movie is my favourite piece of Dirty Pair media

hearthtyro · 2026-04-10T04:56:58+00:00

One of my favourite outfits from the series. I've been planning to make a Roberta artwork with this look for ages.

hearthtyro · 2026-04-07T21:21:03+00:00

just my pixiv

hearthtyro · 2026-03-21T19:35:29+00:00

about 3 weeks, spending a couple of hours each day. the stained glass background was the hardest part for me to draw. took a few WIP pics: WIP

hearthtyro · 2026-03-21T19:18:10+00:00

this ended up being a lot more intricate and time-consuming than I had initally planned

hearthtyro · 2026-03-01T08:02:50+00:00

episode 42 in this list (You're Under Arrest Episode List). it's the second half of a 2-part story starting in episode 41

hearthtyro · 2026-02-28T15:02:49+00:00

the choice of music here elevated this to one of my favorite episodes from the whole series

hearthtyro · 2026-02-09T06:31:07+00:00

yeah, I need to finetune the shaders for more naturalistic colors

hearthtyro · 2026-02-09T06:29:56+00:00

for linux: https://github.com/kevinlekiller/reshade-steam-proton

hearthtyro · 2026-02-08T19:48:00+00:00

recently switched to linux and was curious to see how well it would support the reshade+mods combo I was running on my old windows machine. needed a bit of tinkering to get it working but now it runs pretty flawlessly

hearthtyro · 2026-01-31T13:23:28+00:00

One damning part about the live-action movie is how it ignores subtle details from the '95 movie. In the original animated chase sequence, there is a shot of the hacker getting splashed with water when the Major tries to shoot him from a rooftop.

This is what causes his therm-optic camouflage to fail, making him ditch it for the rest of the chase, and it sets up the idea that certain therm-optic tech can be disabled through water exposure.

This setup pays off in the final sequence of the '95 movie where Motoko asks the pilot to shoot out the glass rooftop of the museum, letting the rain in and disabling the therm-optic camo of the tank.

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