It seems that the Vocaloid craze has been growing and growing these past few months. If one thought that the selection of Vocaloids was already big, then think again. The numbers just keep increasing, Yuzuki Yukari is one fo the new additions to the cast. And truthfully at first glance I became a fan. Her style and color scheme are amazing + adorable. Just today I went and looked for some of her videos and to my surprise she has gotten rather popular (but that’s to be expected). There’s something about cute bunny girls that I find to be a bit unresistable, dont you think?
First off, if you have not seen Gosick, then I advise that you do so. This anime is really enjoyable. For starters I am a sucker for detective theme stories so when I started watching it I was hooked. Plus it also helped that we had a mini (reference to her small size) -detective girl who solves crimes that the real authorities can’t even get a hold of. And to make things better we get another interesting character into the mix. A Japanese boy, who unlike most other stories, does not possess any special skills but somehow still manages to be really helpfull in solving the cases. Example; picking up Victorique when she cannot reach a book or a piece of evidence, yes she is that short. When both these characters are combined, something magical takes shape. Plus it also helps that Victorique adds to the list of cute tsundere charaters of anime.
Solid Snake, probably the coolest old guy ever. I seriously wanted to work on some hard lines especially in the face, and what better way to do that then to use one of the most iconic old mans we have seen so far in gaming history. The Metal Gear series truly deserves all the recognition it has acquired so far. The game play is extremely interesting and fun, plus the story is really well made. Although some of the evenths of the last title of Metal Gear made it seem like the saga was over, I have read some interviews where Hideo Kojima mentioned that the story might advance a bit more. Hopefully that will happen, after all it would be awesome to see Snake hiding under a box at least one more time.
Today is a very special day. I have finally managed to find a good amount of music that will not give me any problems with youtube (unless they make some dumb mistakes, which they have done to pretty much all users). So I will go back to the origins of my old account and make the videos shorter without any instructions on the video. But like always, if you guys have any questions what so ever, let me know.
On this video we will be drawing one of my favourite characters from Touhou … Marisa Kirisame. I’ve been really wanting to draw her so I made sure to do so this time. I found this really cool reference of her and decided to go with that. I seriously like the colors and the style of the drawing overall so taking a go at it was really fun. I have to say this has got to be one of my best drawing so far. I am seriously surprised at the quality of the color I managed to create (especially since I haven’t really taken the time to practice my coloring). I seriously greatful to the creator of the orginal piece, right now Bampai Akira is probably my favourite artist. The way he draws and the colors he uses and doesn’t use is definitely that of a master. Anyway you can see the original piece here: http://www.zerochan.net/73526
And the reference I used for the pose was found here:
Like in my previous videos I took the original and a cosplayer to change the drawing and make it my own. But unlike with my Kairi drawing, I did not change the character into a real life version (since I like the original one so much). Let me know what you think.
Modern Warfare 2 was the game that first introduced me to the new generation of first person shooter games (the first would probably be 007 Golden Eye). I really enjoyed the both the story and the gameplay, not to mention all the memorable characters especifically Ghost. I don’t know, there is just something about him tha makes him so cool and a favourite among alot of fans. I don’t know what it is about him that makes him this way. Maybe it’s just his mask, or maybe it’s his cool english accent, heck it could just be because he would have our backs throughout most of the game. Although I believe it has alot to do with the scene where we both fight our way through hordes of enemies only to be killed and burned together (kind of like those bloodbrothers you see in novels or movies). Whatever the reason, Ghost is cool and let’s just leave it at that.
If and when I do another drawing from Modern Warfare, I am thinking about drawing Roach so I hope you look forward to that.
For this video I recommend listening to: “Betrayal – Ghosts Fate”
Ahh, Hayate No Gotoku… Truly a series that has a special place among all the other manga I have read. The drawings can a be abit simplistic at points and the lolita exposure can be a bit unnecessary but aside from that I absolutely enjoy reading the story. The plot, the characters, and overall the comic relief that is portrayed really gives one the ability to forget the past troubles and just enjoy oneself by having a couple of laughs (this sounds a bit cruel since Hayate has to suffer so much, allmost every chapter, which is what makes it hilarious).
I really like Hayate because despite all the hardships (and that is putting it lightly) he somehow manages to go past it and still see a positive outlook through life. Something that I believe we could all learn about really. I mean who here has been sold to the yakuza so they could harvest our organs? I really hope things get better for him in the future, although I feel like the author will pull a fast one and kill him off at anytime he feels comveniant (although Hayate seems to be as indestructible as a gundam…). By the way the girls I feel best suited for him are; Izumi Segawa, Ruka Suirenji, and Sakuya Aizawa. Although I feel that the only person he should be with (even though he is a bit of an idiot who cannot see what is right in front of him) is Hinagiku Katsura. No, not just because she is my favourite character in the series but because she is so dependable and strong enough to actually hold her own if problems arise (which they will if Hayate is involved). Now I feel like drawing the other characters too.
For this video I recommend listening to: “Shichitenhakki Shijou Shugi ”
First of all I apologize for not putting up a video on Wednesday, it got so late that day that I fell asleep while making it so I never got the chance to upload it. Sorry.
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, truly a gem among all the anime series I have seen so far. I remember watching it when I was a child. It was truly an amime that really left an impression on my life. Even back then when I was really into Dragon Ball, Macross managed to beat it. The story, the action and the music was just so amazing that I was left craving for more everytime I finished watching an episosde. A couple of days ago I finished watching the whole original series and was reminded why I loved it so much. For those who have watched it in it’s Robotech form, please watch the original version you will not be dissapointed. There is just so much that was cut off in the American version that pretty much changed the whole series from it’s full potential. Despited being rather old it can still hold it’s own in this era (although that shouldnt be too hard considering most anime’s have just becalmed fan service machines with little to no story at all). The original Macross is definitely the best series I have seen from this franchise (although from the little I have seen, Frontier isn’t too bad).
For this video I recommend listening to: “Macross” the original theme song
For this video I will be drawing the cute dancer, Sage chan. I was tempted to draw a picture of her where she had her face twisted in a rather interesting way, but alas I decided to draw her this way. This drawing still took me a while to draw but I did manage to shave off thirty minutes compared to my drawing of Yuka. I really enjoyed taking on the different shades in this drawing. I’d say that the face is still the most difficult part since it has to do with a lot of shadows and lighting. Oh, by the way.
I’ve noticed that most of my drawings are of girls. Sure I can’t deny that I do prefer to draw girls and all, but I do need to have a bit of diversity. So on that note I will try and draw other things (and yes girls will still be drawn). The first on my list is … a Gundam. And what better Gundam to start off with than the father of all Gundam’s… Gundam RX-78. When looking for references I was amazed at just how much it has evolved since it first launched back in the 70’s. Now it has alot more details added to it which make it look really cool. References used for this drawing were model kits and the 1/1 scale Gundam erected in Japan.
For this video I recommend listening to: “Beginning by Daisuke Inoue “.
I had stumbled upon Yuka-Pon a while ago and could not help thinking, “She’s Cute”… I was thinking of making a drawing of her but because I had a lot of requests in my old account I was not able to do so. Luckily for me a contest of who could draw her best emerged. I chose to do this drawing because since it is a Valentines day theme, I sort of pictured her picking out her one and only out of a crowd of fans and admirers. Although I had a bit of a hard time capturing her beauty along the way for some reason. This drawing took me an unprecedented three hours. Usually it takes me about an hour or less. Nevertheless I had a lot of fun drawing her and really enjoyed my time. I hope to draw her again someday.
So why Kairi from Kingdom Hearts? Well aside from having an urge to draw her in a while already, some other reasons popped up. As many of you may know already, the next installment of Kingdom Hearts is making it’s appearance this year. And my webpage has been getting quite a couple of hits because of some of my Kairi drawings. So what better excuse to draw her do I have?
To make things interesting I decided to draw her realistically. Sure her cgi form is not too far off but it is still not quite there yet. So to make this possible I have decided to use two references for this project.
This famous scence at the end of Kingdom Hearts II:
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