Although I have not seen nor read the series I know it is quite popular. Back when I was in high school I remembered seeing a lot of these books and also many posters on some of my favorite manga. I was asked to draw Nana, but after going through the internet and finding out a bit about the series I found out that the two main characters are named Nana. I truly hope that I chose the right character, if not then I apologize to key1197. It seems that they differentiate themselves by nana and hachi so I truly hope I drew the right person.
The scene I decided to use seems to be all over the internet and I am pretty sure it comes from one of the pages of the manga. So as to differentiate it a bit and make it my own I decided to change a couple of small things (mostly the hairstyle).
For today’s drawing, we will be drawing Katara a character from a series named Avatar the last airbender. I hear it’s really famous and popular. I changed the style a little, hope you guys don’t mind.
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?
Sorry to everyone that stops by. This is actually taking a lot longer than I thought it would. Alot of new procedures were implemented as I started to skim through the layout and the files on my computer. I am almost done sorting everything out so it will take only a bit more time.
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.
It has been over a year that I have erected this blog, so I think it is now time to make some more changes and keep evolving. I will be deleting some of my pictures and adding new more recent one’s. I will also be updating the information and try and make things a bit more easy to navigate (So I apologize in return if things are still under construction when you visit).
On another note, I have recently purchased a Wacom Bamboo touch and pen Manga tablet (when I get it, I can review it) so I will be entering into the digital realm in the hopes of acquiring more abilities and widening my range of skills. So I hope you guys look forward to that.
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”
I can’t believe that it has already been ten years since the appearence of the first Kingdom Hearts Game. It has been a long time but filled with great memories. Those times I spent playing the game were filled with a lot of happiness and dreams. Whenever I turned on my PS2 to play it my problems just seemed to fly away, to be replaced with the wonders and magic cast by Sora and the rest of the cast. I really owe alot to Kingdom Hearts, after all it has been a great part of my childhood and was also a great motivator in my current pursuits to become an artist that also creates a story to go with my pieces (I’ll talk about this project a bit more on another post).
Two days ago SQUARE ENIX just released a new trailer for the upcoming installment of Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance or Kingdom Hearts 3d for short. Just like last time we get another long preview of what the game will look like, but most importantly will leak a bit of what the story will deal with on this new journey. The last trailer really surprised me, especially since we saw the addition of characters from The World Ends With You. But this, this just blew me away. We get to see alot of the characters that appeared throught the whole journey, finally being able to meld with one another. All the other games (kind of obvious I know) were leading up to Kingdom Hearts III, and Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance is the glue. Althought it has been said that they are in a different dimension (which will probably mean it didn’t “really” happen, but will help open the truth to what happened since Xehanort desided to take over Kingdom Hearts as well why he probably delved into the darkness).
I do wonder though, if they are going to use Passion as the theme for the game as shown in the trailer? I really love the songs used up to now, but it would be nice to have Utada Hikaru create another masterpiece for the series. Although seeing how she is in hiatus I doubt it will happen for this installment. I am sure that she will definitely make one for Kingdom Hearts III which I am sure will be officially anounced pretty soon. I do like the fact that they keep Utada Hikaru as the main singer though, I am sure that SQUARE ENIX and a lot of fans see Kingdom Hearts and Utada Hikaru as a set. So to get another singer would probably not work as great as it has done so far.
Here is the trailer from the SQUARE ENIX page on youtube, enjoy and let me know what you think:
I just started watching this anime yesterday, and I just could not stop watching it. For one, I doubt I said this before but my favourite sport is Football (or Soccer here in the US), so seeing an anime about it really gets my attention. I had seen Captain Tsubasa, Whistle!, and a couple of others (although I really did not get into those, probably why I cannot remember their names), which i why I feel that finding another series that deals with one of my favourite passtimes is refreshing. Just like with Captain Tsubasa and Whistle! I really feel like going outside and playing again (man it feels like it was such a long time ago that I touched a ball). I feel that this series is alot more alike to Whistle! (especially since Captain Tsubasa was more about extrordinary techniques such as my alltime favourite “Tiger Shot” performed by my favourite character Hyuga). Anyway if you have not read or seen the animes of both Captain Tsubas and or Whistle! I suggest you take a look.
Now back to Area no Kishi. The plot seems to revolve around two brothers (Suguru and Kakeru) who are in love with the sport since they were kids. They along with their childhood friend Nana nicknamed Seven (for those who know a bit about Japanese, you will see the connection there) were really good players. Time passed and and because of some incident (read the manga or watch the anime to find out why) Kakeru no longer wanted to be part of the team as a player. Suguru really loathed that his younger brother who had such amazing talents would just let them go to waste because of such petty reasons (Although having felt that ugly feeling of hopelessnes one time I can see what Kakeru might have felt during those moments. Let me tell you it is not pretty, in fact one feels locked and nothing can be done until one figures out why and how to move on). Anyway after a rather sad and horrific event, Kakeru and Suguru became one (read or see the anime to know what I mean by this) and are now forging a path to their dream of winning the World Cup.
I am in episode six, and let me tell you that I am really enjoying my time so far.
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