Monthly Archives: January 2013

Edit, 8/5/2013 I changed Kirito’s face and a bit of the colouring. I like it a lot better now… Kirito looks a little more like himself. -u- You can see the old version HERE.
Thanks to everybody who bought this at Ai-kon this year! :D
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I wasn’t expecting to draw Sword Art Online fanart so soon.. but I heard the first OP for it, and then got this idea, so I just went with it LOL
I really loved the first arc of the series, it was very sweet (especially compared to the second arc… not gonna continue after that OTL). So I wanted to make something happy (or even nostalgic), based off of it. :3

To be honest, I like how Yui (the little girl) turned out best. Though I also like Asuna (brown hair). Not too sure about Kirito (the darkly dressed guy), though the folds in his clothing turned out alright. XD;;
“Kazoku” should mean family in Japanese~
Sorry the watermark makes it look so weird.

Oh, and believe it or not, this is DIGITAL~
Mom found some watercolour tutorials on youtube for the ArtRage program I mentioned before, and I’m finding it a bit on the addictive side. I love how it looks and feels! I almost couldn’t stop working on my picture yesterday, I was having so much fun… it’s been a while since I really had a day like that. XD
I’m surprised this program isn’t more popular… it’s not all that expensive, but it’s really good. (I would recommend looking up tutorials on youtube if you’re interested in it)

And just to show you guys how it REALLY looks like watercolour… I has detail shots for everybody <3
Though I probably picked some boring spots haha… OTL

While I’m starting to learn how to use the program, I still need to figure out my own “watercolour” style, so you’ll probably see a lot more paintings like this in the future as I try and figure it out. :3 Apparently, there’s also a “brush” for felt markers (like… copics!) that I still need to try out, too.

Thanks for looking!! <333 Sword Art Online, Kirito, Asuna, Yui © Reki Kawahara
Artwork © 2013 Sloan/designsbysloan.com
Do not use without permission.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!

And what a way to welcome the new year…
I won the mascot contest!!
QuQ

The theme this time was “Warrior”.
This was my only entry this year (not including the three or so failed attempts 8P), but I worked really hard on it, tried to keep a balance of everything, and did a lot of research for it.

The outfit isn’t as detailed or imaginative as some were, there’s some things for it could be considered quite simple, but I tried to make up for it in other ways, such as: adding the pattern on the kimono, details in the folds and hair, just a little bit of perspective, etc. It ended up complicated in it’s own way.

Like last year, I tried to take inspiration from the shonen genre, and made her into a feisty girl who could actually protect herself and others on any adventures~
I gave her long hair and the almost-flowery pattern on her kimono so she wouldn’t be TOO boyish. :3

I also tried really hard to make it something that I could be proud of, so for the most part the line art and colour is nice and clean up close. Last year, I rushed it and it was messy by my own standards. >w<;; Though I didn't really enjoy working in CMYK, so I think I'll stick to RGB when I can. |D;; But anyway, thank you so much everyone. <33 ;w; To the Ai-kon committee, my family, my friends, and everybody else too. I wish you all the best in the new year!! *hugs* For those who want to see my Ai-kon mascot contest entries from last year or the years before, you can look here! :3 There’s two entries for other contests there too, but most of them are for Ai-kon.

Character © 2012 the Ai-kon Committee/staff
Artwork © 2012 Sloan/designsbysloan.com
Do not use without permission.