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Description Hi guys! I haven't done one of these sketch works for a long time! I'm getting faster at doing these, it took me around an hour or so to complete!


It's a preview for the third EASTERN KINGDOM CHALLENGE.


Here is background information on the beloved character from Ma family of the TGAF series ~ Fang-xin!


BACKGROUND INFO:

Fang-xin who is now matured to a beautiful and honest resident of Tian Xia Academy continues to help do chores around the temple to keep things neat and in order. She gets along with everyone including the monks and elders and has this irresistible charm of being humble to anyone she approaches.

Fang-xin is also an excellent cook and this is a bonus for the residents who train everyday at Tian Xia Academy because they always look forward to her meals!

The one thing that Tian Xia Academy didn’t excel was the food because most of the time it tasted bland and offered very little nutritional value. She had realised this when she got a little older and was introduced to more responsibilities such as preparing daily meals in the kitchen with the canteen ladies. Fang-xin decided to make the effort of learning what’s good food to cook in a humble kitchen like the academy’s.

She be began to do her own research by speaking to the locals in the local street market that sells some of the best meats, fruits and vegetables. In the process she also made friends with some the chefs in the restaurants and dim sum parlours when she was still a little kid. They enjoyed her charm and willingness to learn that they even passed on some house favourites from their very own kitchen.

After years of practice she has manage to cook meals that can cater even for 100 people at one time!

To prepare such glorious meals she does her shopping in bulk every once a week and usually on a Saturday weekend where her local town holds the street market where fresh spices, rice, meat, seafood, fruits and vegetables are sold at bargain prices. She loves to do her shopping and is always friendly with her neighbourhood (she tends to chat about how the week went by and also exchange topics about cooking).

By the end of the day she would have both hands full and her back too (she carries a knapsack with her). She is able to carry such a heavy load probably because she has been doing a little bit of physical training herself! Fang-xin’s not only charming but strong too!

She hopes to one day see her older brother again in town. When she will see Fei once again she shall never know as she heads back towards Tian Xia Academy hidden away in mountains that watches over the sunset.



Details on this challenge will not be revealed just yet! Though I will tell you that it is dead easy and anyone can enter it!
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Comments: 65

Remain-Kun [2008-05-17 14:11:14 +0000 UTC]

Just an hour for that amazing scetch. That's amazing! And it's so full of nice detais..and stuff. oo Great job! oo

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CountChocola [2008-04-16 05:38:11 +0000 UTC]

what a heart warming pic darkspeeds ^^
i love how you drew fang -xin cooking over that stove while the guys peek at her from the kitchen
do i see tarjar ?? XD

i think fang xin is an awsome character and will be looking forward to her introduction on your comics sDarkspeeds


have an aswsome day !!!!

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Kunnai [2008-04-13 13:05:20 +0000 UTC]

Good detail done with the kitchen. Nice value and contrast.

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ellathedragon [2008-04-13 10:44:47 +0000 UTC]

Is that Chinese food? >W<
Darn... I wish I could cook like her :< I'm awful XXD
This is a really well drawn piece of work here Elson! I love all the details of the pots, pans and the extra characters in the background!
Keep up the great work!

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CCG [2008-04-10 04:50:58 +0000 UTC]

I'm getting faster at doing these, it took me around an hour or so to complete!

If my jaw was detachable, it'd probably have fallen onto the ground. D= Seriously, an hour!? That's crazy!! Then again you do do a number of these, huh? It just really amazes me at how wonderful your drawings come out and with such detail in such a short amount of time. Very impressive, indeed.^^ I see improvement in your female anatomy as well! Fang-xin looks lovely! Keep up the amazing work, Elson!

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stormyjthefox [2008-04-10 02:09:29 +0000 UTC]

Wow.. now I'm hungry! DX Great job there Darkspeeds! ^^ I like the people... they're like.. "WOW!"

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RileyTheHedgehog [2008-04-09 23:55:42 +0000 UTC]

Aw, I love that style of cooking! I really wanna know how to do it!
Great sketch. I love the prespective!

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HaloFuMaster [2008-04-09 19:20:27 +0000 UTC]

Nice Elson.
The details for everything in this peice is amazing!, Great Work! 8D

I need to start drawing again. >,<

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VeroTheWolf [2008-04-09 18:56:33 +0000 UTC]

Man i missed Fang-xin so much finally a picture of shes friends and see she cooking some fresh good
food =3
Fang-xin is my fav TGAF-character ^^

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VeroTheWolf In reply to VeroTheWolf [2008-04-09 18:57:09 +0000 UTC]

+ this pic is great and amzing

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Crystal-Dream [2008-04-09 18:36:57 +0000 UTC]

boah, why do I have to think of the university canteen when I see this picture??? XD lol,joke... but ya, when I have seen my new place where I will eat on the university , it all smelled so well there and on some days the students can see how their meals are cooked! And so, this picture of you reminds me so much of these special days on which people can watch this!

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JalessiaJ [2008-04-09 14:44:43 +0000 UTC]

Looks like there's going to be a stamede into the kitchen
Nice work on the details

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mintyPASTE239 [2008-04-09 12:49:38 +0000 UTC]

nice!....i like ur use of perspective

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MysteryEzekude [2008-04-09 11:00:56 +0000 UTC]

Actually, I think I might make her a Burning Fur III character. But I need a good coloured picture of Adult Fangxin to make sure I've got her body and clothes right, and also not to get the colours wrong.

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Locke92 [2008-04-09 09:44:34 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is awesome

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MysteryEzekude [2008-04-09 09:25:55 +0000 UTC]

KKK. I hope she gets to kick some ass alongside Fei.

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ArohaTheStrange [2008-04-09 07:11:40 +0000 UTC]

....Lol, the food looks good -w-''
I wanna eat it, but I can't, cause it ain't real D8
Unless I eat the paper....
ANYWAY
Heheh, I already have an idea on what the contest is gonna be XDDD
I'll mosy likely be wrong though, lol
:thubmsup:

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darkspeeds In reply to ArohaTheStrange [2008-04-09 13:31:35 +0000 UTC]

Aww don't be afraid to guess!

Mmhh! The paper tastes great!

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ArohaTheStrange In reply to darkspeeds [2008-04-10 05:40:27 +0000 UTC]

Rofl XDDD;;

Nuuuu I want some please D8

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FireFoxgirl [2008-04-09 03:56:53 +0000 UTC]

Looks great!

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Ailita27asakura [2008-04-09 00:30:34 +0000 UTC]

Whoa! Look like a lot of people like Fang-Xing's cooking.

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Emily-Young [2008-04-08 22:45:19 +0000 UTC]

OH! So the GIRL'S name is Fang. I didn't know that I thought that was her older brother or whatever. So then Fei is younger then Fang? Is that right? But great job.^^

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darkspeeds In reply to Emily-Young [2008-04-09 02:56:25 +0000 UTC]

Whoops you're right! XXD Fei is older than Fang-xin! X_X;; I will correct that now! XXD

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Emily-Young In reply to darkspeeds [2008-04-09 05:04:28 +0000 UTC]

XD it's okay Els!^^ And exspect Parmir and the gold pitcher and the Ashworth fan clun in the future.

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HedgehogArt [2008-04-08 22:41:20 +0000 UTC]

That is insanely detailed! I couild never do that much in one pic! KEEP UP THE DETAILED WORK!!!

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KentaruZ [2008-04-08 22:37:15 +0000 UTC]

wow, incredible picture Elson
the background is wonderful
as always you did an incredible work pal!!! x3

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lovesanime95 [2008-04-08 22:14:13 +0000 UTC]

one hour!! COOL!!!!
this is cool!!!!

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cabbit-dylan [2008-04-08 21:41:44 +0000 UTC]

^_^ Its a very nice picture. Kind of reminds me of a scene you would see in an RPG. Nice job ^^

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Raymar-Neko [2008-04-08 21:32:25 +0000 UTC]

It`s traditional media? woooww you`re amazing, it has many details, I love how you draw >w<

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Roxcho [2008-04-08 21:29:39 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I would like a large order of........OMG! LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT COOKING KNIFE >8D its big enought to cut me in three's XD. Oh sorry, I meant I wanted a larger order of Sushi... HOLY CRAP THATS A BIG FISH! XD nah just kiddin. Keep up the excellent work!

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nara-chan [2008-04-08 21:23:07 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Everything is so wow xD

I love it when you sketch. o_o
And the food looks so detailed *goes to get more food* hungry hungry ;.;

Ha ha. She has quite a line waiting for her

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xXDustinxThexWiseXx [2008-04-08 21:07:53 +0000 UTC]

mmm...looks delicious^^

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godswisdom [2008-04-08 20:49:17 +0000 UTC]

TRUE GENIUS!!!

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metaljamie [2008-04-08 20:38:01 +0000 UTC]

whoa, an hour? Geez, I couldn't make something this detailed in two hours...

great job

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Sol-Guardian-Kilo [2008-04-08 18:51:25 +0000 UTC]

what's she cooking? I want some XD anywas nice pic

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darkspeeds In reply to Sol-Guardian-Kilo [2008-04-09 13:40:21 +0000 UTC]

Chinese food of all sorts. Whether it be fried or steamed!

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Sol-Guardian-Kilo In reply to darkspeeds [2008-04-09 17:29:11 +0000 UTC]

*drools*

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SoftKeychains [2008-04-08 18:50:18 +0000 UTC]

You did to hear my feedback about the drawing yesterday^^
Sorry, I´m unable to make a decent comment today, I got a cold today in the university. For now I´m off to the bed, later will try to give a suitable comment
Way to go Elson!

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darkspeeds In reply to SoftKeychains [2008-04-09 02:51:20 +0000 UTC]

Take your time with it Ana. Hope you'll get better soon! ^^

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powerstone05 [2008-04-08 18:04:33 +0000 UTC]

this is very good. nice job!

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AgentWebdog [2008-04-08 16:58:55 +0000 UTC]

YESSSSS! More on my favorite female idol from the Grand Ashworth Fortune! :3 And now I know she likes to cook! Man how cool is that? Looks like she can draw a pretty good crowd too! (Save some for meeeee~!) Anyway, It's nice to see a traditional style sketch from you! It's kind of nostalgic Man, not to mention one that looks so tasty too. heheh. Anyway, this is a wonderful peice here, very inspirational too, since I was having a horrible artist block dealing with what to draw. ;3 I mean, what's better then watching one of your favorite characters do something you like (Cooking, but I tend to burn anything I touch) and it being in a truly lovable style? Heheh, I wish I could leave a longer comic but I got to finish this game or the teacher's gonna kill me X_x; I'm already behind now. *siiighs*

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darkspeeds In reply to AgentWebdog [2008-04-09 02:52:58 +0000 UTC]

Cooking can be so much fun! But at the same time cooking can be a quite a chore.

I'm glad you had a thing for the character Fang-xin!

Take your time with the comments, all the best with that game you're playing! XD *thumbs up*

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AgentWebdog In reply to darkspeeds [2008-04-09 03:07:15 +0000 UTC]

Not playing MAKING.

Anyway, I know what you mean. I can't go a bake with out falling on the oven or something!

Anyway, sorry again for the undetailed Comment. I wanted to go on to say that this new challenge is going to be and interesting one, and who doesn't love a good supporting character such as Fang-Xin. Not to mention her heartwarming personality coupled with her strength. (Both morally and physically it seems. ^_^)) Say.... Does she take after Feng?


Also, quick question. In my game, would you mind if I made an unlockable opponent character being one of your characters? (Even though I'm a terrible spriter, heh.) Just for fun?

It's planned to be a street fighter-ish game, and I thought it might be worth a chuckle to watch Ashworth beat the crap out of Quiver. ^_^

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darkspeeds In reply to AgentWebdog [2008-04-09 13:39:41 +0000 UTC]

Of course you can! XXD Wow that would be pretty cool to see one of my characters in your fan-made fighting game!

Neither Fei nor Fang-xin know that Feng is alive after his presumed death during the war with the Wombat Clan in Eastern Kingdom. O.O

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AgentWebdog In reply to darkspeeds [2008-04-09 16:07:06 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I meant, did Feng influence her warm-hearted personality. :3

Sweet!~ It's only sprite styled though. I won't be getting into the 3.d. stuff for a few years. XXD Anyway, I may need to ask you a few questions, such as What should Ashworth's power based attack be, should he kick or punch/swing his purple sword thing of doom and what's his best blocking stance, one arm up, or both. I want to give him the same life you imagine in him.

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kevintheman [2008-04-08 16:34:33 +0000 UTC]

A very nicely done and detailed sketch there. I really like the background since I thought you put quite a bit of effort into it. Fantastic lineart and shading too.

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EvyCrystal [2008-04-08 16:05:55 +0000 UTC]

Fang-xin so cute ^_^ yay for food XD XD

I wish I was able to cook >.>;;;

Skull: yeah you sux at that

-_-; how rude!

anywho this is a really nice pic mwhaha can't wait to see what you got plan too ^_~ keep up the awesome work ^^

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Foxy-Sierra [2008-04-08 15:17:20 +0000 UTC]

Awesome OwO

I still haven't had a chance to enter anything T_T Stupid college work...

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MsShadowette [2008-04-08 14:45:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow it took you only an hour to do this!? WHOA! Something like this would take me a WEEK! XDD
Anyway that sure does look like some tasty food XDD

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JoyoPrower [2008-04-08 14:42:18 +0000 UTC]

Lol.

No wonder why there's a lot of people barging in the temple! XD

Her food must be really good.

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