SAO: k a z o k u

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.

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