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Description I like making sketchbooks more than filling them up, but this time I actually managed to finish one!! Anyway this was one of the first ones I made with coptic binding. I apologise for the scan quality and the... furrows between the pages on the double page-spreads (bad sewing).

My imagination is limited. These were all speed painted as I watched Dave Matthews Band's Crash into Me over and over again. Watch it, the visual style and setting is weird and wonderful.

Download if you'd like to see everything (and count the seams in my binding).

Part 2 is here !



Watercolour, ink
April 2010

Hetalia characters (c) Himaruya Hidekaz
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Comments: 11

No-mono [2010-09-19 00:08:52 +0000 UTC]

You make your own sketch books? Thats pretty badass right there man! *w*

Lol I know what you mean when it comes to inspiration. Most of the time for me, i have to look at something multiple times to get an kind of idea for a piece. XD;

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No-mono In reply to No-mono [2010-09-19 00:11:00 +0000 UTC]

lol sorry train of thought broke.

But yes, btw if you don't mind me asking. What type of supplies and materials do you use for works? Vague question but I hope it makes sense. XD;

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starstray In reply to No-mono [2010-09-20 10:50:25 +0000 UTC]

Yeh I started making them because I lived across the road from this fancy paper shop (every time I walked by I would go in and buy something... orz) and one of my friends got into it too. It also gives me brownie points in college haha. they're like this and this

ah the list is really long... for these sketches specifically, the sketchbook was made of heavy cartridge paper (not the best thing to use with watercolour but it was leftovers I had), watercolours, indian ink, gold & yellow acrylics, an artline felt-tip , and
a water brush in addition to normal brushes. feel free to ask me more if you can think of anything else.

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No-mono In reply to starstray [2010-09-21 04:59:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the reply! Wow, that is a lot of materials to go through, but I guess whats necessary/useful/convinent is good I think. XD;
Also, the sketch books look really cool! *_* Kinda want to make one too. But yeah thanks! I'll be sure to ask if there's anything else! :3

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black-snowfalL [2010-09-18 19:18:28 +0000 UTC]

Forry for my awkward comments but you're just simple take my breath away

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starstray In reply to black-snowfalL [2010-09-20 10:33:49 +0000 UTC]

haha awww thanks<3

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onisaka [2010-09-18 19:00:44 +0000 UTC]

I love so mush the black and white drawing with Austria and the cello *3* !
The others drawings are also pretty <3 !

(Is it normal that the full view is small ?)

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starstray In reply to onisaka [2010-09-20 10:32:49 +0000 UTC]

I tried to make it huge but it didn't work -_-; so to see the BIG version, you have to download it... sigh

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onisaka In reply to starstray [2010-09-20 10:37:44 +0000 UTC]

Did you uncheck the auto-rezising of your picture (it's when you upload your picture, there are options written down) ?

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ameru [2010-09-18 18:58:42 +0000 UTC]

this one!!! <3333

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starstray In reply to ameru [2010-09-20 10:32:09 +0000 UTC]

gonna rescan it in college fufu

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