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bonusparts In reply to schoolbell [2011-04-06 10:47:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

I've tried to work in a more manga-esque style, but my hand just doesn't want to flow that way - it always comes out looking stilted and, well, wrong. I'm glad that other folks think my drawing style is okay, though!

Mouths are actually a lot of fun for me. It's easier to draw a woman's mouth, of course, because there's usually more fullness, but men's mouths are fun, too, especially the different kinds. A lot of my men end up looking somewhat androgynous because of the definition of the lips...but a nice set of lips on a guy is sexy, so I hate to just gloss over it!

Thanks very much again for the kind words! I really appreciate it.

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bonusparts In reply to Nobody-Roxas [2011-04-06 10:43:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

One thing I like about a lot of the people I've met here on dA is that, even though we might not agree on favorite heroes or pairings, I've come across a lot of open-mindedness for the sake of art and growth, and I'm so appreciative of that. So even though you're not a fan of the pairing, I really appreciate you taking the time to look, and comment!

I love doing fluffy hair, for the most part. It's one of the most fun parts of a person to draw, for me. And I adored drawing both Yousuke's and Chie's hair, here! Mouths are fun, too - there's so much expression in them! It's one of the reasons why I find drawing in the manga style so difficult: the mouths are often so very tiny!

It's very good to hear that the "feel" of the characters come across so well, too! It's one of the things I try hard to bring to my drawings.

Thank you again!

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bonusparts In reply to Marureenu [2011-04-01 15:32:11 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry for the delay, but I was kind of blown away by this praise...which is really too much! I didn't even know how to start to respond!

I think what separates these later drawings is that I've really enjoyed working on them: tweaking this, trying that. I know that it's a different style from what most fans are used to, but I can only really draw the way that I draw...! I'm just glad that I feel safe to share, here, my love and joy for some of these characters.

I'm glad they look Japanese, too! I'm so influenced by Western art styles, that it's hard to get that Asian look without trying to make it more manga-esque (a style I absolutely cannot do!).

I know I sound like a pompous jerk when I write "Yousuke"...but I can't help it. I know that Atlus USA romanized his name, and I don't have a problem with that, but it's very difficult for me to write it with that short "o" sound. In my head, I think of his name as 陽介, not even in a Latin-based character alphabet...! *sigh* I once had this huge argument with somebody who said I was wrong for writing it the way I do, and I just ended up giving up after a while. It wasn't worth the aggravation.

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Honestly, I love drawing that fluffy hair. I think it's because my husband's been shaving his head for several years now, and I miss being able to run my fingers through all of that long, fluffy hair.

Thanks so much for your support! It's so encouraging to hear that any of my work is accepted and enjoyed by artists whose talent I admire so.

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Marureenu In reply to bonusparts [2011-04-16 04:15:44 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry for the delay too, on everything. OTL

And no, not too much praise at all, this is one of my favourite HanaChie fanarts on dA so far. >///< I just LOVE everything about it!

It's great that you have so much fun with drawing again, and it really shows...! also, I told you before: your style is yours, and it's a wonderful thing. *_* Don't change it just because of the people...they won't appreciate it in the end

Well, if someone seriously told you you wrote his name "wrong"...That's stupid. they should think before they talk I understand that you got kind of stubborn though. ;D and I'm very interested in the jap. version of the game. *u* I like "Yousuke" better than "Yosuke" (not that it's the biggest difference in the world! ), and I really like the jap. voice actors of both Chie and Yosuke a lot >///< they are very different from the english ones, but I really love them.better
and nahhh, not at all, why would you sound like a jerk? you just do it the original way!

Fluffy hair is great 8D I love drawing it, too ;u;

You're welcome!

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bonusparts In reply to Marureenu [2011-04-16 12:05:31 +0000 UTC]

No need to apologize! I only follow about a dozen people, and about that many follow me, so my Inbox rarely has more than 4 or 5 deviations or comments in it - but I know that you get dozens or even hundreds of comments and stuff to look at, so I truly appreciate that you take the time to respond or comment to me at all. (And I completely understand if you just delete a lot of my replies or whatever...I know that you're a busy young lady! )

I will always love writing, but I really get a different kind of excitement when I draw something and people appreciate or enjoy it. Drawing is just so much more instantly gratifying than writing, it makes me want to get better at it. (That sounds selfish, I know...but it's totally understandable when a person is faced with either one picture or five thousand words to read.)

Hope you're enjoying drawing, too! Lots of people - not just me - love seeing what you can do!

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Marureenu In reply to bonusparts [2011-04-17 18:45:15 +0000 UTC]

I really try not to delete comments or to leave them in my inbox for months, but sometimes it happens. D; I'm a bad person, sorry.
And thanks for understanding! It's not that I get too much(aside from deviations!), but I always tend to lead conversations XD and I'm such a lazy person, that sometimes I just...don't go to dA and reply/comment anymore at all. D;

And I wish I could write! Or, even better combine both and do Doujinshi. D; but I'd never be able to do that!

LOL. I WISH XD

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bonusparts In reply to Marureenu [2011-04-18 14:23:16 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean. My response time is really lagging, lately. For the very simple, "Good job!" comments, I don't mind just saying, "Thank you!" But for anything more thoughtful, I have to be in the right state of mind, because - even if that commenter just ignores most of my reply - I feel like they did take the time to make a comment at all, and I should be respectful of that with a thoughtful reply. But that's also probably a lot of my Japanese "please the customer" mentality and heritage coming through, too. I don't mind yakking a lot (), but I know that not everyone has the same motivation.

Plus, I'm really anal about keeping a tidy Inbox.

I think you've got a very strong handle on writing, if you so choose to go that direction; your Naoki/Saki piece was really lovely and moving. And like anything, writing just takes practice. Good artists may be born, but great artists are made. The biggest hurdle is always plot and characterization. If you have those, anything else (spelling, grammar, even story flow) can be fixed by an editor.

If you ever decide to do a doujinshi, I'd be really happy to read it!

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Marureenu In reply to bonusparts [2011-05-12 23:37:45 +0000 UTC]

Same here, same here. You just can't reply to a huge comment (like our conversations for example! ) when you're about to do something, or don't have privacy. At least that's how it is for me~
I also feel like if someone writes such thoughtful comments on art I've created, it would be rude to just say thank you. But sometimes I think that might even be enough since I find that more people are annoyed with my huge replies and tend to ignore them or ignore half of the conversation (and that...annoys me! I know, I'm difficult. haha XD)

That's true, plot and characterization are definitely the most important to get started with (and later on too, of course! )...Maybe I will try writing one day. I have a lot of ideas, it's just that I find it hard to use the right words... And I'm so shy and hesitant - I think it'd take a lot before I show a WIP to someone else!

I-I don't think I EVER will! D: it's AWFUL and annoying ARGH XD
and I have to improve first. A LOT.

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bonusparts In reply to Marureenu [2011-05-17 16:14:42 +0000 UTC]

I do know what you mean about the long replies. I censor myself a lot of the time because it's fair to say that most people don't want to read about my personal obsessions. Even in my conversations with you or Kring or some other folks with whom I'm more comfortable, I find myself going back and deleting a lot of text, because it's just me rambling about how much I love this, or how much that annoys me, or how I don't understand so-and-so. I don't want to subject anyone to that!

Then, there's the issue of talking out my ass (which I can do, of course, and I'm pretty good at it...but - again - it feels wrong to subject my kinder friends to that sort of thing). For example, I've only just watched the cut-scenes of a game like DDSAT, but I still speculate on what a piece of art might be about. I often have to catch myself (albeit sometimes too late) and say, "Okay, you are totally off-base; you should shut up now." Even with games I know pretty well (Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, the later Persona), I tend to keep my preferences to myself. Because I already have enough enemies out there. So, sometimes, the avoidance of a particular topic can be a kind of self-censorship. That's how it is for me, anyway.

Someone commented on a piece of art, and it was very nice of them to do so, but I replied with this huge thesis on what I thought it meant for the character, and my interpretation of his personality, and it went on into this self-reflective analysis of maturity and growth. And there was no response - zilch! I think I scared the commenter away with that long reply, so I'm trying to tone down my responses. But then I think, well, I obviously wanted to say that, and even if they don't reply, I had my say.

By the way, I love talking with you and getting into long conversations, but I don't ever want you to feel obligated to reply or comment to me. As with anything to which we devote our precious time, this should be fun and interesting, not something that you see as a chore, a blinking light in your to-do list.

I think, if you are moved to write, then you should definitely do so! Sharing is one thing, but it's also perfectly fine to write (or draw) something that is just for you, too. I have stacks of notebooks and sketchbooks that I've never shown anyone aside from maybe my sister, but it was worth it for me to get those ideas down on paper, rather than have them just swimming in my head. If nothing else, it freed up my brain to pursue other ideas. And now, when I go back to something I wrote or drew a long time ago, I can see how much I've changed...or how much I'm still the same. And what ideas and conflicts and character traits appealed to me back then, and if the same ones still do, or if they don't. It's a strange kind of learning about myself process that happens. I get the same sort of feeling when I look at older drawings I've posted, or older stories I've shared online, but in the case of those notebooks, those are just mine. Usually because they're just rough-form ideas or incomplete scenes, but it's great to see where I was even just a few years ago.

...And I think you've done a really good job with your DDSAT comic! You've got a strong sense of story and character, as well as where the eye goes on a page. Comics are definitely not easy - they combine two skills that are difficult enough alone - but if it's something you want to pursue (for the future or even just your own enjoyment), you've got a solid foundation for the medium already. I collaborated on a comic once with a friend of mine (I wrote the dialogue, he drew it), and it was damn hard! To be able to share in one brain what you want the characters to do and say is infinitely more productive!

I certainly understand wanting to take your time to figure out if it's something you're willing to share...but I'm glad that you decided to share those six pages about Harley/Argilla. It was a bright spot in the week, for me.

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bonusparts In reply to Satomi-Tadashi [2011-03-27 17:57:39 +0000 UTC]

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bonusparts In reply to Tiffy961 [2011-03-27 17:59:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! And thank you for the !

I know I do a lot of this pair, but they are my favorite, so it's difficult to resist. I like portraying the fun side of their relationship, just as much as any romantic side, too.

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