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Published: 2013-07-23 21:38:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 183; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 2
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Description Ha ha, this picture's dated already.

~anijel's Anijel Taventry and Rydan Greyfall. You can tell I was absurdly eager since I put them in their fancier outfits rather than the first ones. This is what options do to me. I always pick the fanciest one!! (In all fairness, I chose Rydan's princely form mostly because it offers a little more visual variety than his usual outfit, which is just black with silver trim and brown boots -- nice, sure, but my black pencils would hate me. Those poor pencils get overworked anyway though.

So yeah...I suppose this picture rightfully ought to have been green and black, but blue and black/silver goes so well together. >.> I swear I didn't choose this because it was blue! They look pretty, that's for sure. Rydan bothers me a little, but Anijel looks fine to me. Her hair might not have the waves of Buttercup, but she's definitely pretty! Not to mention the blue goes with her hair so well...>.>

Rydan looks nice too (aside from his eyes). The pattern on his doublet took a while, and I don't even know if it's what ~anijel had in mind, but it looks nice -- definitely eye candy! The skin looks better, since I learned from Robert what wirked and what didn't. >.O His hair was a bit iffy at first, but I like how it turned out now -- perhaps it's a bit too bright on the highlights, but still lovely. Of course, ~anijel has shaved Rydan between my mailing him and now, so I don't think the picture's accurate any more. (Unless this is an older Rydan? Beards equal maturity, you know. )

I think, in terms of expressions, it was actually a little harder to figure these two out, since while I know the basics, I don't know much about their personalities, if that makes sense. I'll have to read the story to figure that out, and sadly that's a ways away. Still, they look cute together! Always a bonus.  

I hope you like this, ~anijel !

Anijel Taventry and Rydan Greyfall © ~anijel
Casus Belli © ~anijel
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anijel [2013-07-23 21:48:54 +0000 UTC]

I love fancy and you do it so well XD I love this dress and I was looking forward to seeing it in someone else's style (since I don't really count my design sheet a "style" )

But OMG Rydan! I can't express how well you nailed what I had in mind for the pattern XD I know I was kind of hinting/describing it one night and I guess I did a good job since apparently you saw what I meant XD And don't worry about he beard, he doesn't have to always be clean shaven, especially in colder weather. Either way I love looking at him >.>

Thank you so much for the adorableness!!! <3

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callisto-chan In reply to anijel [2013-07-24 00:58:20 +0000 UTC]

Don't worry, I completely understand the desire to see your art in someone else's style -- I get that feeling all the time. And I count your design sheet as a style. You drew the clothes after all. But you know how I am with fancy, so you can understand why I chose it.

Haha, I'm glad -- I had a rough idea of what you wanted, but I was obviously guessing (and simplifying) a bit. I actually came up with a pattern that I thought might work for Rydan (it's basically that grey/black pattern I showed you, except in reverse, with a black background and grey/silvery accents -- I'd have to show it to you, since I think that the silver would overwhelm the black, and I don't think that's what you want.) But yeah, I definitely got an idea of what you wanted -- something damask-like, with borders that surround each little design, if that makes sense -- I have some patterns like that, so I get the idea. I'm just happy that apparently I really got it. >.>

Yeah, when ~erin-hime was inking that collab and you said something about wanting to leave the beard off of him, I got worried. Especially since it'd already been inked/mailed at that time, so sort of going back to the original sketch and completely re-inking and colouring, sans beard, there wasn't anything I could do. And I sure didn't want to do it over again!

But hee, I love the idea of him growing a beard in colder weather. Princes don't wear scarves, after all, they just rely on their fabulous beards to keep their chins warm. Oh God that gives me a terrible picture idea

But I'm glad you love looking at him -- I thought you'd like looking at Anijel too, but Rydan is eye candy...>.>

You're very welcome! I'm happy you like it so much, and happy that you can enjoy the original picture for yourself.

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