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Firnheledien — Hetalia: Fushimi Inari by-nc-nd

Published: 2009-07-06 14:29:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 5310; Favourites: 171; Downloads: 0
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Description More famous monuments. I think most people associate Japan with Mt. Fuji but it would be cheating to just put it in the background.

I got this gorgeous picture of the famous Fushimi Inari shrine that was featured in Memoirs of a Geisha from . As usual, finding the right picture took the longest time.

Japan in a summer yukata. I referenced the pattern and the obi directly from Google. It's really hard to find refs of male yukatas let alone from that angle. XP

Painted in SAI.
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Comments: 42

violetcrescent [2012-05-09 23:17:00 +0000 UTC]

lighting looks beautiful!

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Karisean [2011-07-23 06:57:35 +0000 UTC]

Wow, the scattered light effects on this look amazing. O_O

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Firnheledien In reply to Karisean [2011-07-23 07:18:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I rendered everything in B&W to get the values correct before laying colour over.

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MattsyKun [2010-12-26 00:10:03 +0000 UTC]

*stares*

*looks at it from different angles*

Wow. It looks so real! X3

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Firnheledien In reply to MattsyKun [2010-12-26 00:26:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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MattsyKun In reply to Firnheledien [2010-12-26 00:42:42 +0000 UTC]

no problem! XD

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Faerygrl [2010-10-18 21:07:05 +0000 UTC]

just AWESOME.

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Minuiko [2010-01-05 18:28:27 +0000 UTC]

This is completely gorgeous <3. I love the lighting and the way the colors of the yukata complement the colors of the photo BG.

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Firnheledien In reply to Minuiko [2010-01-05 18:57:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Fizarre [2009-09-16 17:14:44 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful! He really does look like Japan and so real at the same time.

The light, the light... It's perfect.

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Firnheledien In reply to Fizarre [2009-09-16 17:44:40 +0000 UTC]

Ah, thanks. It was fun to paint this type of lighting.

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Sakura-Tsukikage [2009-09-13 21:12:23 +0000 UTC]

Amazing, as usual. I love how much like Japan he looks, yet still like a real human. And the light--just wow.

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Firnheledien In reply to Sakura-Tsukikage [2009-09-14 06:45:14 +0000 UTC]

I chose this background picture mostly for the light play. I based Japan on Koike Teppei. :3

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Sakura-Tsukikage In reply to Firnheledien [2009-10-17 18:39:19 +0000 UTC]

I knew he looked familiar. Koike Teppei totally works as a model for Japan, I think.

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Firnheledien In reply to Sakura-Tsukikage [2009-10-17 19:29:45 +0000 UTC]

Oh ok. I thought he was acting in some J-drama. XP

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Sakura-Tsukikage In reply to Firnheledien [2009-10-17 22:56:55 +0000 UTC]

That's what Japan does in his spare time, don't you know.

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Firnheledien In reply to Sakura-Tsukikage [2009-10-18 08:18:51 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I thought you were being serious. >_<

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Sakura-Tsukikage In reply to Firnheledien [2009-12-16 20:07:27 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, I wasn't very clear, I don't think. Also, I have a strange sense of humor. No worries. I just meant that his looks match Honda Kiku's, that's all. Sorry for the confusion.

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SweetCrisis [2009-08-12 12:22:18 +0000 UTC]

Japan with the Fushimi Inari, splended! Amazing how easy you make it sound to draw this, yet soo complicated for our eyes. Very beautiful <3

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Firnheledien In reply to SweetCrisis [2009-08-16 05:57:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I just had a vision of this piece in my mind's eye, so it was just transferring that vision into reality.

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Mase-chan [2009-07-31 20:15:36 +0000 UTC]

This is extraordinary! I really love your semi-realistic style and how weasily the drawing blends with the real thing, as if everything was from the photograph originally.

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Firnheledien In reply to Mase-chan [2009-08-01 02:56:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much. That's the idea of the whole drawing really.

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mxskai [2009-07-23 18:49:03 +0000 UTC]

The whole thing has a great effect. Even though Japan was obviously painted in, he doesn't look out of place. I think that's an amazing feat. And great job on the lighting!

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Firnheledien In reply to mxskai [2009-07-24 03:28:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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Himura-mechniza [2009-07-22 11:01:27 +0000 UTC]

This whole art looks like photo *-*
You make great works with photos!!

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Firnheledien In reply to Himura-mechniza [2009-07-23 04:46:33 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. The background IS a photo though.

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Himura-mechniza In reply to Firnheledien [2009-07-23 13:32:15 +0000 UTC]

But the drawn part also looks like photo ;3

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Firnheledien In reply to Himura-mechniza [2009-07-23 14:01:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for thinking it is! :3

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kasutera [2009-07-09 07:56:31 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing *____* I actually thought it was a real peron when I saw the thumbnail. Great job making the lighting blend in so well with the background!

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Firnheledien In reply to kasutera [2009-07-10 03:42:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. It's been the goal of this series of paintings, to try and bring myself closer to environment painting.

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ispeakpew [2009-07-06 23:49:11 +0000 UTC]

simply gorgeous<3

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feelingwhimsy [2009-07-06 19:41:55 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely gorgeous. *A*

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SauerkrautHead [2009-07-06 18:43:53 +0000 UTC]

Wow! I like how this turned out. He blends in with the bg really well.

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RoentgenAmoeba [2009-07-06 16:33:54 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful : ))

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CatGirlPrime [2009-07-06 16:18:51 +0000 UTC]

Japan! You actually look kinda Asian!! D8
I don't know why it's so hard to find some clothes online. I can find any number of animals and cars, no matter what year or how popular, but when it comes to clothing they're hidden or something ><
But this looks wonderful. He fits with the environment very well.

=^..^=~

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Firnheledien In reply to CatGirlPrime [2009-07-07 02:31:31 +0000 UTC]

I was looking for Japanese yukata websites because they usually do really nice pictures of their models. T_T

Thanks.

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lackofsleep [2009-07-06 15:04:19 +0000 UTC]

now that there's a close-up, can I say how much I love his face? D

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Firnheledien In reply to lackofsleep [2009-07-06 15:19:44 +0000 UTC]

Thaaaaaaanks. He went through a gradual transformation from how I initially drew him. I wanted to get him all bishie and pretty. ;3 I based his look off a Japanese actor, mm something-Teppei?

There's a closeup?

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lackofsleep In reply to Firnheledien [2009-07-06 15:26:38 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I was wondering whom did u reference his looks from. Because looks kinda familiar lol

well I can see his face clearly in this one... was I able to zoom in your earlier preview pic or I just didn't notice? orz

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Firnheledien In reply to lackofsleep [2009-07-06 15:33:41 +0000 UTC]

Oh ya, I remember the actor's name now. Koike Teppei. I haven't watched him in anything yet though.

Well, the preview I posted was really small, that's all.

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lackofsleep In reply to Firnheledien [2009-07-06 15:42:45 +0000 UTC]

I only seen him in the Lovely Complex movie iinm /lol/

anyway so cute, Japan

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Firnheledien In reply to lackofsleep [2009-07-06 16:11:04 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, ok. I'm not into that series.

Thanks, dear. I had the most fun working on this picture.

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