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Published: 2007-01-22 03:52:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 1162; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Description The long-since overdue and anticipated (at least, by me xD) portrait of my too-long-neglected and beloved Kasai, who's been horribly ignored since....my god, last year x_x sorry Kasai.

*flames light under chair* o.o

Anyway, a painting I am FINALLY satisfied with! (well, at least somewhat) this one's been in the works for a few weeks now (although I only worked on it for one day...then waited a few weeks...then finished it up) since I had to redo the skin about twice hopefully in the end it was worth it.

Eh, technically Kasai's hair turns into a lighter amber shade at the bottom, and it should probably have been darker at the top....but my hands are already starting to twitch, and that's NEVER a good sign.

But thank god it's realism (or more so than what I've BEEN painting lately T_T;; *fingers twitch*) I could stap all my more cartoony pictures to death. With knives. Sharp knives. Pointy knives. Knives that burn with the fires of a thousand evils.

Anyone who comments on the anatomy of the ears is gonna leave with less than they came in with. Potentially from the neck and up area - I know they're messed up; I can't draw elf ears, remember?

...her eyes were addictive. And the background, as always, is worth less than a dead fish. So're the "attempted" highlights.

Don't even mention the lips; I've already had enough seizures over them @_@

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Devices Mutilated: Wacom Tablet, Adobe Photoshop CS
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Kasai (c) Me
Image (c) Me
Keep yer paws to yerself--
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Comments: 50

Kikki-chan [2007-08-09 21:55:37 +0000 UTC]

Woow, she's beautiful Aiko.
I'll still color this for you if you'd like, now that I have my tablet

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Ashelflaed In reply to Kikki-chan [2007-08-09 22:49:20 +0000 UTC]

-gasp- I'd love to see it!

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Kikki-chan In reply to Ashelflaed [2007-08-10 00:18:21 +0000 UTC]

Okay!! I'll color it ASAP!!

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Ameko-Shadowsong [2007-04-21 21:07:30 +0000 UTC]

Your art just keeps getting better and better... O_O I love this pic so much... then again, I love them all to death...

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Ashelflaed In reply to Ameko-Shadowsong [2007-04-22 18:35:47 +0000 UTC]

I guess that's good to hear ; I'd be/am worried when my art stays static for more than one year in a row O-o

...of course, this is happening now, but ANYWAY. Thanks

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Ameko-Shadowsong In reply to Ashelflaed [2007-04-22 18:46:52 +0000 UTC]

Don't say that! Besides, my art is... always... static... T_T

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violet-lotus [2007-04-09 17:36:08 +0000 UTC]

You have such a free and beautiful sketchy style. I actually quite like the ears, his hair, and the skin. I think it was well worth it. It has a lot of motion and I love the soft lighting effect.

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Ashelflaed In reply to violet-lotus [2007-04-09 22:48:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! Lighting and shadows really hate me, so I'm not sure if it's accurate throughout the picture, but I'll not complain if it seems to be ok XD

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gradle [2007-04-09 04:02:25 +0000 UTC]

i love the drawing it has a feeling of innocence and at time a feeling of arrogance

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Ashelflaed In reply to gradle [2007-04-09 22:47:26 +0000 UTC]

Hehehe that's Kasai for you!

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Mockingbirdflyaway [2007-04-09 03:37:29 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I really like the hair, eyes and lips for this The lips look very realistic and chapped. Though I must ask.... what's the orange thing on her forehead?

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Ashelflaed In reply to Mockingbirdflyaway [2007-04-09 22:46:55 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, thank you! And as for that...well, 1) a bad painting job on my part and 2) she "absorbs" a physical manifestation of her mother's 'magic' left in the form of a pendant, and that's what's left to show of it. It's...a long story.

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Caresse-par-la-lumie [2007-04-09 03:18:42 +0000 UTC]

My goodness, what a lovely digital painting! What program did you use? It is a very lovely image.

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Ashelflaed In reply to Caresse-par-la-lumie [2007-04-09 22:45:27 +0000 UTC]

I use Adobe Photoshop CS2, and a Wacom Tablet. I should probably use a picture drawn out and then scanned in, but my sketches are rarely good...the painting hides some of my bad drawing.

Thanks!

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Caresse-par-la-lumie In reply to Ashelflaed [2007-04-11 15:26:40 +0000 UTC]

You are very fortunate. I try using a similar method, but my results are not nearly as nice.

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GodsDragonGirl [2007-04-09 02:32:07 +0000 UTC]

I love her hair! Her eyes are gorgeous, and I like the shadows on her face as well.

Lovely job!

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Ashelflaed In reply to GodsDragonGirl [2007-04-09 22:44:41 +0000 UTC]

*bows* thank you!

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NezumizDarkWish [2007-04-09 02:27:02 +0000 UTC]

I really like this coloring. It doesn't make her look overly glamourous or attractive, but she's attractive because she's herself and there's a lot more than looks to her (at least, that's what I'm getting from looking at it). You've done particularly nice work on her hair and the highlights within it.

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Ashelflaed In reply to NezumizDarkWish [2007-04-09 22:44:28 +0000 UTC]

Quite wonderful! I'm glad to see you got that feeling from her Kasai's not a pretty-pretty girl, and she's got a rather short temper to boot. I'm really glad to see that she came across somewhat that way and thank you!

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Ms-Mowz [2007-03-29 03:08:50 +0000 UTC]

This is really nice! I love the colouring~~

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Ashelflaed In reply to Ms-Mowz [2007-03-29 23:05:48 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Umbernay [2007-03-28 22:08:54 +0000 UTC]

This is really wonderful! I especially love the shading and the colours. Her eyes are so deep and beautiful, and her hair looks gorgeous.

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Ashelflaed In reply to Umbernay [2007-03-28 23:31:02 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thank you shading's always an enemy of mine....we don't get alone. I think I just got lucky on the hair, though XD

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curvey [2007-03-10 19:57:59 +0000 UTC]

WOW Aiko this is a GREAT one!

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Ashelflaed In reply to curvey [2007-03-11 01:15:38 +0000 UTC]

^.^ Thanks!

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the-fallen-angel-mel [2007-02-07 07:52:52 +0000 UTC]

i loooooooooooooove it

but she seems to have a lazy eye on hre left side... or is that just me? sorry *feels very small*

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Ashelflaed In reply to the-fallen-angel-mel [2007-02-08 00:10:02 +0000 UTC]

quite possibly; proportions and I have never been on good terms.

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pidjun [2007-02-05 17:18:42 +0000 UTC]

is she whistling? ^ ^

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starflower135 [2007-01-31 02:00:56 +0000 UTC]

it's beautiful!!!! i envy your skills with the mouse, it hates me.... ^_^

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Ashelflaed In reply to starflower135 [2007-01-31 04:15:53 +0000 UTC]

*coughs delicately* I don't have a mouse xD I use a laptop - so when I do paint, it's with a tablet; trust me, I couldn't paint diddly-squat with a mouse.

But thank you ^_~

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starflower135 In reply to Ashelflaed [2007-01-31 12:41:45 +0000 UTC]

OH i see well, great job with a tablet!! i have never used one before...

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Ashelflaed In reply to starflower135 [2007-01-31 22:10:58 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, yeah - you should try one! They're the gods' gift to mankind :3

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starflower135 In reply to Ashelflaed [2007-01-31 22:34:38 +0000 UTC]

LOL, are they that good?

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white--magic [2007-01-27 05:41:05 +0000 UTC]

That's so amazing =o. I'm actually really envious of your talent. keep it up.

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Ashelflaed In reply to white--magic [2007-01-27 05:59:08 +0000 UTC]

meep!

Will try...whatever artistic talent I do have seems to fluctuate daily

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Fantasydreamer1004 [2007-01-26 04:25:07 +0000 UTC]

Ooh I love this one! <3

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Ashelflaed In reply to Fantasydreamer1004 [2007-01-27 05:55:31 +0000 UTC]

^.^ thank you!!

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Fantasydreamer1004 In reply to Ashelflaed [2007-01-27 13:38:49 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome~ <3

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Yudui-gahael [2007-01-24 04:59:16 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE KASAI TOO!!!! I LOVES YOU KASAI!!!!
AND THIS IS YOUR BEST PIC OF HER!!! ^^
SHE LOOKS PRETTIER HAHAHA YAAAY
Yup you know... she's my favorite charrs of yours

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Ashelflaed In reply to Yudui-gahael [2007-01-24 06:39:08 +0000 UTC]

^.^ hehe

Yesh, she was ze first; before Alex, or anyone, and she'll probably still be around long after I've finished their stories and sent them along their ways

Yay, thankee! I'm glad you like her...and tee hee, you'd know, wouldn't you? I remember showing you my first sketches of her in seventh grade XD oh the horror...

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Yudui-gahael In reply to Ashelflaed [2007-01-25 05:26:34 +0000 UTC]

Lol yeah.. Yaay!!! you improved so much in 2 years!!!
Lol. I didn't change at all..but that's cuz I never get to draw.
>_< I don't really want to give up drawing completely though....because drawing reminds me of しょうご . Lol....xD
I hate the way the mind tries to erase things from peoples memory
Ever since that time in 7th grade when I remembered him, there hasn't been a person I've forgotten....cuz I'd play a summary of my life until the current day. Hahaha...Off topic...oh well

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Unconventionals [2007-01-23 17:35:08 +0000 UTC]

-Very- nice I love your style <3 If you're ever bored, or have time, and wish to try fur or fox ears, please feel free to ... experiment with Fennec

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Ashelflaed In reply to Unconventionals [2007-01-23 22:54:32 +0000 UTC]

thank you!! Hehe, I'll keep that in mind ^_~ will try sketching her out...once I get an idea how to work with fur

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Element-Girls [2007-01-22 21:41:40 +0000 UTC]

WOW!!! man i wish you could tell me where you learned to color like that, her hair, her clothes... the shading!! OH WOW!!!!

-Liz

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Ashelflaed In reply to Element-Girls [2007-01-22 22:18:56 +0000 UTC]

Lol, just...practice...sometimes I get something that I'd rather use as a placemat than a picture, and sometimes it actually WORKS for once.

I was surprised xD brown hair isn't my forte, and when I first started her...the skin was disgusting, the hair was a disaster...but it seems to have pulled itself together :3

^_~ thank you!!

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Element-Girls In reply to Ashelflaed [2007-01-22 22:29:04 +0000 UTC]

your welcome!!! your stuff just blows me away!!!

-Liz

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Yuskity [2007-01-22 08:48:28 +0000 UTC]

oooh love her eye color. Another character from a story?

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Ashelflaed In reply to Yuskity [2007-01-22 22:16:06 +0000 UTC]

^_^ yups!! She's an older one, though ~ been around since about, fifth grade, maybe? Her story's undergone so many revisions.

6.6 they were way too much fun.......

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Yuskity In reply to Ashelflaed [2007-01-23 05:21:54 +0000 UTC]

cool that story wouldn't happen to be Soul Bound, would it?

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Ashelflaed In reply to Yuskity [2007-01-23 09:33:20 +0000 UTC]

Lol, that's the tentative title for now you have an older version of it, I think...?

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