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Description Practicing new coloring styles.... trying to get back into drawing. Don't know how I feel about my art anymore so I'm evolving it. This happened when I was trying to draw a chibi. She's still kind of chibi, it's a mixture of that & my full style... I'm calling it La Petite. She's not stumpy SHE'S PETITE. Trivia: This is what has become of my Sailor Earth, one of my oldest characters.

Orphan Senshi SAILOR KALLISTO // Soldier of the Machine

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH CALLISTO, the moon of Jupiter

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Kallisto is the true moon of planet Atalantea, a mineral-rich planet which was once a vast jungle; the planets’ atmosphere deteriorated, scorching the surface & leaving behind a wasteland. Kallisto itself is a petrified-forest moon. Atalantea is the fourth closest planet to Arcadias, & was considered the system’s capital planet due to its abundance of resources & ultra-habitable conditions. On top of its own population it housed refugees of its dying sister planets, as it was the last planet to fall to the “Solar Burnout.” Atalantea is home to a strange satellite regarded by most Arcadians as a trapped asteroid & was called Arcas, the dark moon.

Princess Titania was crucified by the Arcadian government & its people when she allowed the influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees from the dying planets of her system. After being removed from power, she became a heroine of the refugees - mostly sky pirates, who called her the Steam Queen. Her ship was called The Regulus; captain - Cpt Vega; pilot - Altair, her love-interest. She commanded a fleet of so-called Neo-Arcadians, The Novus Nomoi - The Shepherds.

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HAIR/EYES// Strawberry ash; truegreen
ELEMENTS// Metal; vapor
COLORS// Robin’s egg blue; mint; dark grey
WEAPON// Garotte Sabre - a tanto on a retractable wire; the saya is mounted to a shoulder holster
ITEM// Guncrystal (gunzuishou) - a dark-silver imperial crystal
CORRUPT FORME// Sailor Titanium Corvus

Magic circle is a brush~
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Comments: 45

kskillz [2014-05-27 21:10:35 +0000 UTC]

Love the colors and details in this!

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Sissy-Baby [2014-04-25 19:52:59 +0000 UTC]

beautiful face!

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Parue [2013-06-11 09:06:18 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic artwork, just loving the story!

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MistressLegato [2013-06-04 18:39:58 +0000 UTC]

I love her fuku!

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skelly-jelly [2013-05-30 01:37:29 +0000 UTC]

I love her design! Great style.

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dilli-dalli [2013-05-20 01:51:37 +0000 UTC]

Lovely! I like that this uniform design has a bit of a pirate aesthetic; much more interesting than the classic Sailor Moon outfits! Beautiful colors, too-- they almost look irridescent!

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dnoir [2013-05-16 04:02:21 +0000 UTC]

oh! nice one

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auraechan [2013-05-15 17:48:41 +0000 UTC]

I really like the buttons on her bodice~ Your uniform designs are always great! ♥

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Kyemera [2013-05-13 21:33:48 +0000 UTC]

So good tp see new art from you

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DessaB [2013-05-13 11:38:16 +0000 UTC]

What you are doing? Keep doing it.

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leviathen In reply to DessaB [2013-05-13 20:25:20 +0000 UTC]

aww lol thanks, roger that!!!

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bandgeekFOREVER [2013-05-12 05:25:35 +0000 UTC]

So....so cute...

O q O

/faints

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noxxynerd [2013-05-12 02:07:05 +0000 UTC]

I love how you have evolved you technique on hair. It always looks so lush and soft!

Also... Those boots are totally amazing. I wear knitted legwarmers on over my boots all the time!!! <3

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leviathen In reply to noxxynerd [2013-05-12 03:22:03 +0000 UTC]

im sort of in love with kallisto's hair *_* the color came to me by randomly playing with her old color (brown) also i accidentally gave her Galateia's bangs but i was like EFF it they both have those bangs. did you notice she becomes sailor titanium corvus in her corrupt form? TEEHEE

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Unisamas-Art [2013-05-11 19:13:16 +0000 UTC]

Love the design and the new Style!!!

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leviathen In reply to Unisamas-Art [2013-05-11 22:43:22 +0000 UTC]

awww thank you!!

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RyanKinnaird [2013-05-11 17:40:16 +0000 UTC]

Great design! I love the little cat like ear shapes of the cut out area of her top.

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leviathen In reply to RyanKinnaird [2013-05-11 21:38:00 +0000 UTC]

Awr Ryan *cling* don't say nice things like that it will go to my head rofl!! So funny because I was actually gonna try shading her while looking at your art so I can see how the heck you do that!!!! Haha I gave up because it looked like too much work.... your secret is still safe. I went with gradients & shiny spots instead lol.

& thanks again... sad to say most of the characters I've designed, though original, are from a mature version of the sailor moon world.... but it's always been a good area to practice & experiment with my abilities. Wanted something that looked pirate/steampunk-y without looking trite or disgusting (I traditionally dislike steampunk & pirates both) & yet be colorful & cutesy enough to pass for a 'planetary sailor' uniform. The little cat ears as you call them (love it btw!) were actually like the first thing I drew after her hair & they weren't even in her original sketch... I just thought that area needed a little something more interesting going on besides cleavage lol.


I'm super happy/giddy that you like this ; 3;

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RyanKinnaird In reply to leviathen [2013-05-12 19:35:04 +0000 UTC]

Heh well I don't think you give yourself enough credit. You do great designs.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with your coloring either btw. Your stuff looks clean and slick, just what the doctor ordered

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Re-Pyper [2013-05-11 14:17:55 +0000 UTC]

Just wow. <3

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leviathen In reply to Re-Pyper [2013-05-11 22:43:12 +0000 UTC]

X3 /hug

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Re-Pyper In reply to leviathen [2013-05-12 05:03:38 +0000 UTC]

<3

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pinkstickerz [2013-05-11 13:59:27 +0000 UTC]

Great work. I love your style of illustrating girls, she is so darn cute, but is also so feminine and curvy. Wonderful colors on this as well, really like the purpley lines for her blue jacket. The clothing design is very pretty as well. Keep up the good work, I look forward to seeing more of La Petite!

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leviathen In reply to pinkstickerz [2013-05-11 22:42:41 +0000 UTC]

i really appreciate that pink! that's the style i'm always trying to hone, heh. glad it's working! tried a few new styles here including the different colored outlines & i'm happy to hear someone likes it! the design was the easiest part surprisingly.. normally i have to do tons of revisions but she only got ONE after i came up with it... amazing...!

hehe la petite may be here to stay~ it's like a combination of my pixel art proportions & my video-game-char proportions. also, it's kinda how... im shaped..... u___u;

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pinkstickerz In reply to leviathen [2013-05-11 23:44:24 +0000 UTC]

Well you're doing a fabulous job with it. LOL I know how you feel about the designs, I swear I can never just make something and stick to it.

It's super cute, so I hope it is here to stay. Though I must admit I've liked all your styles, your pixels and video game girls have been just as great.
Girl if this is how you are shaped then you are lucky as hell lmao

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leviathen In reply to pinkstickerz [2013-05-11 23:46:51 +0000 UTC]

well i meant short with a long torso & stumpy legs. rofl. thats me!!!

god i have redesigned my sailor senshi for over 10 years.. kill me.

aw im glad you like my styles... i do get bored drawing certain ways for too long, that's why i have so many variants.

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pinkstickerz In reply to leviathen [2013-05-11 23:51:41 +0000 UTC]

Psh still cute I bet.

Hahaha well it's kind of a good thing, means you're always progressing and trying to make it better. Designs should change with the artist, I suppose. Or maybe that's just how I think of it to justify my designs changing all the time lol

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merelei [2013-05-11 12:46:03 +0000 UTC]

HolyFuckingFantastic, as always I LOVE your new style, go with it!

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leviathen In reply to merelei [2013-05-11 21:59:59 +0000 UTC]

awwww ty!!!!! im gonna try~~ will be using this base for all my entries into your challenge lol.

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merelei In reply to leviathen [2013-05-11 22:38:01 +0000 UTC]

Ahh I see, okay Will you be posting a list of all the completed projects of yours for the challenge so I can find them all?

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leviathen In reply to merelei [2013-05-11 23:19:46 +0000 UTC]

i sure will. i'd do it now except that i dont have a paid account anymore so my journal formatting will die ;_;

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merelei In reply to leviathen [2013-05-12 00:48:14 +0000 UTC]

Laaaem

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DeadCobra [2013-05-11 12:27:58 +0000 UTC]

Pretty

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VTPrinceJun [2013-05-11 11:53:28 +0000 UTC]

Soh prettyyyyy♥♥

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leviathen In reply to VTPrinceJun [2013-05-11 21:59:20 +0000 UTC]

thanks soh much! XD <3

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Sakura-Chirari [2013-05-11 10:52:57 +0000 UTC]

Those shoes are amazing

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leviathen In reply to Sakura-Chirari [2013-05-11 21:40:08 +0000 UTC]

haha really? i thought they are the most boring part of the pic!! lol well thanks. i literally didn't think i'd get any comments on them!!!! the secret in real life is to buy "hidden wedge" shoes & layer thigh-highs & leg-warmers!! i actually dress that way irl so i know.....

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Sakura-Chirari In reply to leviathen [2013-05-12 12:34:29 +0000 UTC]

I love shoes, they're normally the first thing I notice on anything

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p-o-c-k-e-t [2013-05-11 10:24:14 +0000 UTC]

i meant outfit... but her eyes too! <3

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leviathen In reply to p-o-c-k-e-t [2013-05-11 21:42:24 +0000 UTC]

thanks pocket!! means a lot to me

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p-o-c-k-e-t [2013-05-11 10:23:53 +0000 UTC]

wow I loveee her eyes <33

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leviathen In reply to p-o-c-k-e-t [2013-05-11 21:41:53 +0000 UTC]

hey thanks! eyes are always the most important thing for me.... im so OCD about getting them PERFECT. & i change my eye style oh about every time i draw. lol. my sketchbook next to me is filled with eyes! i uhm.... think i really like these though. first time doing the really dark shadow in the eye-whites & i think it makes them look way more intense. also abandoned traditional anime-eye highlights for something more realistic.

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p-o-c-k-e-t In reply to leviathen [2013-05-11 23:40:02 +0000 UTC]

yeah it looks really great <3 I think focusing on the eyes is important because it's usually what people look at first <3 so making sure they look nice is a good idea <3 yours are just lovely~

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leviathen In reply to p-o-c-k-e-t [2013-05-11 23:53:54 +0000 UTC]

i think i may actually stick with it for a while... i wanted something that was clearly anime-inspired but with a slightly more realistic shape.

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p-o-c-k-e-t In reply to leviathen [2013-05-11 23:55:03 +0000 UTC]

yeah I say go for it <3 it really looks great with the rest of your style~

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