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Published: 2018-06-04 18:31:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 286; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 0
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I read about mermaids, I listen siren themed music, I eat fish, I draw mermaids... *ahem* My entry for the Onmyoji Fan Art Contest . Hadn't ever heard of the game before, but it looked quite promising and there truly is so many characters I'd like to draw it was hard to pick only one. To be honest I didn't think of doing Koi, at first. I think there were others with more dazzling design, but somehow when nothing worked I came back to my 'plan b'. The zip assets didn't work for me but I ended up playing the game, instead. And Koi there was one of the shikigami I got and I think I started to like her design more when she actually appeared to me in the game. ^^ I should have given the contest a try earlier, instead of panicking at the last/second last day of which character to pick and what to draw. But sometimes life has other plans that go ahead of logic...


Hoorray, black paper is back! I found the Fabriano one, turns out the store had it after all! And next time I'll have to get more coloured pencils...


Participating in contests is fun as they always make you try something new. Don't think I've ever given foam a try till now. Water scenes aren't my expertise either, but I had quite fun with it, regardless. There were some camera issues though, the thing seems to hate this type of media. :S


Tools: Caran d'Ache coloured pencils, Rembrandt soft pastels and kneaded eraser.

Drawn on black paper


Koi © Onmyoji © NetEase Games

The artwork © TheStarlightPrincess

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Comments: 12

seralune [2018-06-25 16:37:38 +0000 UTC]

Oh this is so pretty

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TheStarlightPrincess In reply to seralune [2018-06-25 16:57:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! :3

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queenofeagles [2018-06-18 11:02:53 +0000 UTC]

niiiiiiice!!!! love the colours and her outfit! especially the fin sleeves! 

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TheStarlightPrincess In reply to queenofeagles [2018-06-20 16:09:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, it did take a while to figure those sleeves out. ^^

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Bluefeather42 [2018-06-06 01:07:40 +0000 UTC]

Very nice!

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TheStarlightPrincess In reply to Bluefeather42 [2018-06-06 09:07:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Foxofwonders [2018-06-05 06:05:46 +0000 UTC]

Really cool!

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TheStarlightPrincess In reply to Foxofwonders [2018-06-05 09:22:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! The game is so beautiful! <3

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Foxofwonders In reply to TheStarlightPrincess [2018-06-05 10:23:19 +0000 UTC]

Haven't looked into the game myself yet, but I can't get over the shape of the tail and the scales the way you've drawn them- so good!

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TheStarlightPrincess In reply to Foxofwonders [2018-06-05 19:12:19 +0000 UTC]

It has such cool story, design and voice actors I can barely understand how it's still free. I know it's based on Japanese folklore and such but I still can't help but to notice some Chinese vibes as well though they blend nicely. ^^ It's just a bit funny, it's originally a phone game, but I don't have that kind of smart phone so I use computer, still to summon a shikigami I sometimes use my art tablet just to get a better shape. Wonder if that's cheating...? X'D That's nice to hear! I had the shape and pose of the tail in mind long before I settled with the idea just not exactly as it turned out. But it were the scales I was perhaps most worried about, as the clock was ticking and it first seemed it would take forever, but I just did other parts and then focused on them and they were done before I noticed. Sometimes you just gotta ignore time.

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Raven-Ironclaw [2018-06-04 18:59:26 +0000 UTC]

Well...this is unique!

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TheStarlightPrincess In reply to Raven-Ironclaw [2018-06-04 22:11:05 +0000 UTC]

Glad you think so!

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