Happy Birthday Miku-chan ^^ !!

lovelots,

- Rain

Sprite Making Process

I just want to share a video where Ahruon demonstrates how to create sprites XDw This is obviously not Photoshop - many say that PS is already an overkill application for making sprites. One application I have used before is Graphics Gale which comes free for the trial version (which I think it's quite decent for starters) ^^ Easy to make XDw? think again ~

some pointers:
- make use of a sprite template (for beginners)
- learn to limit you color palette
- have patience - zoom to the max

an overview of the steps:
- sketch the frame
- flesh out the shapes with base colors (having a base image will help you decide on the colors palette faster)
- adjust parts of the image
- put shadows and highlights (Ahruon is doing it at the same time lulz, I normally do the shadows first before highlighting)

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Card Sagas Wars site has a more detailed tutorial on sprite making: http://cardgallery.tales-tra.com/tut.htm

- Rain

Yuri 漫画家になってみようかな (AIR 05)

just a thought XDww nothing serious ^^ <3 I had this lineart way back - and prolly I'll color it once I have the time

- Rain

Love Hina - One Shot Revival (with scans)

After almost 10 years, Ken Akamatsu sensei decides to produce a one shot revival manga of Love Hina, prolly also in commemoration of Negima's 300th chapter in Weekly Shōnen Magazine XDw

Yay for more Naru !! <3 <3 <3

update: scanlated version >

Ice (AIR 04)

I let my girls eat ice cream >w< now I want to eat some TwT

characters from my manga (no that's not Ringo XDw)

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Q: how to make a yandere? A: just remove the eye highlights XDw

- Rain

Cat Girl (AIR 03)

I therefore conclude that inspiration drives my will to draw XDw This one is supposed to be loli gothic but I can't align my style to that >w< it always ends up to be cutsey moe TwT Anywayz I like it and prolly will color it one day =^w^= nyan !!

update: I gave it life (+ color balancing)

- Rain

A. I. (Anime Illustration) reflections episode 2

I think I'm officially in love with Saeko XDw

- Rain

Angel Beats Final Scene Real Location

It seems that the location of the final scene of Angel Beats has finally been spotted in Shibuya. Probably this will be another Otaku holy ground - specially for Angel Beats fans.

(side by side)

(that patch of plants =w=)

(notice the 3 circles in triangular formation inverted)

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via OtaNews

- Rain

Bon Voyage Akatsuki XD !!

Early this morning JAXA succesfully launched Akatsuki along with Ikaros into outer space ^w^

Akatsuki Launch Rescheduled

Miku's Orbiter launch was delayed due to severe weather conditions with massive volumes of clouds in the sky (not to mention the frozen layers that covered the launch site). After careful weather predictions it was decided to reschedule the launch on Friday May 21 at 6:58:22 AM JST. A live launch report will be provided by JAXA through the internet via http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f17/live/index_e.html which will begin at exactly 6:30:00 AM JST.

- Rain

A. I. (Anime Illustration) reflections episode 1

It's been a while since I published something outside. I guess I'll try to start with something that I am doing recently ^w^

This doodle started out when a friend of mine posted a contest for his blog mascot XDww Unfortunately she wasn't recognized at first sight so I am claiming her now as my own and call her "Ran-chan" (Ran as in "Random" XD). Well it really can't be helped because I have tweaked many parts of the original design, and ended up with a style that suited my taste ^w^

I started out with rough lines, outlining the overall shape of the pose. It didn't really mattered if the proportions as right .. I just want to curve out what the overall feel would look like XD Afterwards I started inking bolder lines which define the shape and details ^w^ I maintain the lines in 2 to 3 layers and merge them as soon as possible, making it more manageable in the process XD In the past I have tons of layers that contains the final lines - like lines for the hair, lines for the clothes, etc XDww Now I'm doing it the lazy method and manage all lines in one layer (taught by my friend XD).

Painting was a breeze XD Compared to cel shade, you don't really have to care if some of the colors smudge outside the lines ^w^ Having a shot at this style will really explain to you why some people can manage to come up with CGs in just a matter of 3-4 hours XD (mine took 30 minutes - and it still looks bland TwT). What I have done on this is use different shades on painting (well that's normal I guess). I have played around the marker density while applying the colors, and it produced nice results XD

Well, I'll post another CG tomorrow hopefully ^w^

- Rain