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Some of the main characters of Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- in chibi form!]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:35 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/658960

I did this portrait as a relatively fast practice piece similar (but unrelated) to my Green Shadow painting. If only I could finish everything I do as quickly as this one, then I wouldn't get tired of them and enjoy them all the way through. Well, that's why I'm practicing! I felt like it had been a while since I'd really done many males--especially the somewhat less feminine kind (I bet most people would still find this one feminine, though *sigh*); hence the choice of subject. Hope you like and C&C welcome!]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:56:33 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/653501

Well, I said I wanted to practice doing a more manga-style coloring. Here's another try. ^^; I was bad and took an hour or so of my time out of working on a new painting I started over the weekend to do this quickie. I decided to paint in black and white to simplify things for me. (Except for the eyes, the color comes from two gradient maps--one for him and one for the background--so it's only partially controlled. Just wanted to spruce it up a little.) It's getting there, I guess. Gotta try painting directly in color next time. And please disregard the anatomy; this was mostly practice doing the face so I wasn't too concerned about it. ^^;]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:19:11 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/652619

Another birthday gift, this time on time. (Actually, I finished it a week early and hung onto it.) This one started off as a speedpaint practice but quickly took on a life of its own. Still finished it fairly quickly by my standards and really enjoyed working on it. C&C welcome!]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:28:54 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/648347

A (very belated) birthday gift for a good friend of mine. I originally wanted to go for a manga style look in this one, but as you can see, the coloring ended up being not quite as simplistic as I was aiming for. I guess I'll have to try again next time! Anyhow, any C&C that you might have is welcome and appreciated!]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:26:31 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/623529

Lively, expressive, happy-go-lucky, gregarious, with a touch of the mischievous. That's Azalea, or Azzy, as she prefers to be called. She's not too tactful, so you always know exactly what she thinks about everything. While what she says might hurt your feelings, remember that she isn't being intentionally malicious. In fact, Azzy is probably the sweetest person you'll ever meet and is especially a softie about anything that's cute. She is someone who is the best, most loyal friend you could have but would be the last person you'd want to see if she becomes your enemy. Of course, her naturally trusting personality means that you have to try really hard to get on her bad side, but it is possible, so don't push your luck too far!
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My entry to the contest for Square Enix's "The World Ends With You" at deviantArt. I had a lot of fun with this one. It was a nice break from my usual semi-realism and excellent practice drawing in a predetermined style.]]> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:24:46 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/623526

Morning Star, Light Bearer, Son of Dawn,
Fallen from grace, descended into darkness.
His beauty smolders in the void
As he rages against his imprisonment
With the cries of the Original Sinners his constant companions
And the souls of the damned his servants...
Until one day
The drums of the Third War of Dominance begin their steady beat.
Calling him forth with the promise of redemption,
They rekindle the flame of his tattered heart
And set free at last this Holy Light we know as
Lucifer: Hell's Angel.
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The textless and larger version of my final concept illustration for Dominance War III. I also made a few minor tweaks in this one. Participating in the War was a great experience and I had a lot of fun designing Lucifer. Hope to do it again next time! The final submission images can be found in my portfolio if you're interested.

Here are a few 100% closeups:
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The final pose/illustration for Lucifer.]]> Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:25:17 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/620354

The model sheet for my Dominance War III character, the fallen angel Lucifer.]]> Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:19:23 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/620353

The concept sheet for my Dominance War III character, the fallen angel Lucifer. It includes most everything from initial roughs to final design, as well as closeup looks of Adam and Eve (bound to Lucifer) and Lucifer's weapons: a pair of Holy mirrors, one gold--symbolizing the Sun and blessed with healing power--and one black--representing the Void and cursed with destructive power.]]> Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:16:47 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/616326

A concept of a house in a forest village done for an art test.]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:22:19 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/616324

A concept of an elf NPC done for an art test.]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:20:36 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/605334

Beat of the rising sun
Beat of the rising sun
You gotta feel the dance
It's always in your heart
Feeling the time to come
Beat of the rising sun
I wanna feel your heart
The power of the sun
-"Beat of the Rising Sun" from Initial D

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My submission for the Pepper Project.

I had a lot of fun with this one and I got it done fast enough that I didn't get tired of it. I ended up painting it in a way that I don't usually paint and I really liked it, plus it was pretty fast for me, so I might have to try working this way more often. C&C is welcome!]]> Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:13:23 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/604373

I painted this for Valentine's Day this year. It depicts my favorite Japanese vocalist Kamijo as Cupid, preparing for a day of firing off rose arrows to kindle romance. Below are some 100% closeups. C&C are welcome, of course!

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This was an illustration I made to welcome the year of the rat this Chinese New Year. It could probably use a bit more work, but I got a little bit tired of it, so I'm calling it finished enough for now. C&C are definitely welcome to help with any further effort I put into this one!]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:23:13 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/599172

More playing around in OpenCanvas. I just love the pencil tool. It's not as easy as using a real pencil on paper, but it looks like pencil and in OC, I also have a white pencil. ^_~ When I started sketching the face, I didn't have anyone in particular in mind other than that I wanted to draw a male, but when I got to the hair, I thought, "This is Gerald Tarrant!" (from The Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman) and so I shaded him accordingly. C&C is welcome if you like.]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:59:24 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/597158

Just a little sketch to try out OpenCanvas.]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:36:49 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/585365

This is a practice doodle that I like so much that I'll be turning it into a full illustration shortly. Some things are unfinished because I've already decided to go into more depth with her, so I plan to figure them out in the full painting.]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:30:37 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/582117

Just a doodly doodle. It's been quite a while since I last did anything really stylized and with line art, so I thought I'd give it a go. I know the lines are really messy (and too thick; I need to work with a larger canvas) but I just wanted to get the feel for it again.]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:07:17 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/579958

My second portrait from a photograph, Milla Jovovic.]]> Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:55:51 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/577660

I've decided to start practicing painting portraits from real life, which I've never really done before. Here's my first try, a portrait of Keira Knightley (from photo ref, obviously). I cheated a little on this one by picking colors directly from the photo when I was laying the base colors of the face, but everything else was based solely on my eyes.]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:04:19 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/573954

A Christmas gift for a friend. I got the idea when he suggested that I should consider doing some black and white artwork for an upcoming convention. It was designed from the beginning to be monochrome with some colored highlights. But what exactly is under the mistletoe...? ^_~ I had a lot of fun working on this one. No real references used, other than a few glances at my hand while I was working to get her right hand down. C&C is welcome as always.]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:38:10 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/556710

Breathe
Crisp and cleansing the winter air
I dream of a world in a peaceful sleep
Snow falling gracefully down
Rejoice in winter's deep charm
I can't wait
I can't wait
-"WHITE SONG" by HYDE

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This was my entry for an art contest sponsored by TheOtaku.com and Del Ray for the New York Anime Festival. The theme was "winter" and the only rule was that the character had to be original. I just hope that this is stylized enough for the anime crowd. I've already submitted this to the contest, but I'm open to more C&C if you wish!]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:17:18 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/553907

Just a practice sketch; no story behind it...yet. But I've been too long away from drawing/painting people, I feel, especially guys, so I wanted to do something about that. C&C is welcome!]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:03:35 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/534105

This was a commission of a dark elf named Istolil Hune for White Silver Publishing. "In the early shadowy morning before the changing of the guard a lone figure in chains suddenly appeared at the city gates." I noticed that the work for the publisher seemed to have been done in graphite, so I tried to imitate that medium. Since it's done and published, I won't be making any changes to it, but C&C is welcome as always for future improvement!]]> Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:10:12 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/516394

They asked the soul, "Whence do you come, slayer of men, or where are you going, conqueror of space?" The soul answered and said, "What binds me has been slain, and what turns me about has been overcome, and my desire has been ended, and ignorance has died. In a aeon I was released from a world, and in a Type from a type, and from the fetter of oblivion which is transient. From this time on will I attain to the rest of the time, of the season, of the aeon, in silence."
-The Gospel of Mary

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A fanart of KOS-MOS from Xenosaga and a birthday gift for my best friend. The starburst behind her is intended to make her appear winged. Comments and critiques are welcome!

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I did this piece for Mother's Day. I don't usually do people who are clearly Asian, so I wanted to give it a try this time. It's not finished yet, but this is as far as I got before I sent it off to friends and family. Hopefully I'll have the chance to get back to it soon and finish it up.]]> Sun, 20 May 2007 00:24:53 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/460136

This was for a MySpace art blog theme of "pretty in pink". It was done entirely in Photoshop except for the background, which was done in Painter. I lost track of time, but it took me somewhere between 15 and 20 hours. Unfortunately, I somehow accidentally merged all my Photoshop layers at the end, but I'd still appreciate comments and critiques for future work!

[EDIT 2/6/07]
I went ahead and edited the painting according to the critiques here. I fixed the shadow under the nose; I added more shadow to her eyes, the boa, the bustier, and under the fan; I moved her right iris to the image's left a touch; and although no one said anything about it, I altered the secondary highlight on her lips slightly. Hopefully that about covers it!]]> Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:11:48 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/443031

"Fear not, for I am your angel come to Earth. You wander now through these dark woods as the cancer eats at you, but I can guide you to a world where a new day is dawning and hope yet lives. So come with me, and leave your despair to yesterday."
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This is my entry for the breast cancer awareness art contest being sponsored by theotaku.com and AnimeFF, a non-profit anime convention in Las Vegas. I used Photoshop for some color correction, but otherwise, the entire thing was painted in Painter. I kind of lost track of how much time it took (actually, I forgot to start keeping track), but I can say that I spent way too long on it... C&C away!

[EDIT 1/27/07]
I've finally gotten around to modifying this painting a bit. The main changes are in her face, in her back, and in the background colors. Also, I never did like the "ribbon" in her belt--it was admittedly a bit of an afterthought to make this painting more related to breast cancer awareness--so I changed it to something more like what I originally had in mind. All the alterations were done in Photoshop.
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This is a stylized self-portrait (no reference) for the freelance project I'm currently doing. It'll be my artist avatar for it. The blue roses are my little tribute to my favorite (Japanese) band's vocalist.

I've finally been having success in Painter for the past week or so now and I'm loving the program. So I used this self-portrait as another opportunity to practice Painter. I didn't keep track of time too closely, but it was probably around 5 hours for this one. C&C if you would like! ^^;]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:03:17 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/433611

I did this character concept for a tutorial. When I came up with her and was painting her, I had not put any thought into a background, which was perhaps a mistake. Nevertheless, I will be giving her a background, and when that is done, this image will be updated! Here's a 100% detail of her:
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This was a gift for my parents' 35th anniversary, whose contemporary gift is jade. The woman is the personification of a magpie, the Chinese symbol of happiness. She offers a jade figurine of two cranes, symbolic of everlasting marriage. Since I've already given the gift, I probably won't be changing anything, but critique is always welcome for future improvement!]]> Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:45:32 +0000 http://geikou.cgsociety.org/gallery/386146

This is a birthday gift for KAMIJO, the vocalist of my favorite (Japanese) band LAREINE. It's supposed to be a stylized picture of him but it turned out to be on the too-realistic side of the style. ^^; Critiques are definitely welcome since although I have to call this finished to send it off, I want to improve my painting!

A couple of 100% detail shots:


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