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Artist's Comments  Main character for my original and currently non-existent story: Hanne Monogatari. It involves alternate realities/universes and two people from completely different worlds (literally) learning to trust each other as they try to overcome various difficulties and eventually growing closer in that journey. Pretty corny, lol. You have the protagonist, Hirari, who accidentally stumbles through a crack between the dimensions into another alternate world called Aethscavoir where she is thought to be the sacred maiden (or Hanne) of a certain prophecy. It so happens that during this particular time, Aethscavoir is also in turmoil and its people are desperately searching for the legendary savior who is said to be able to restore balance between the worlds. Aethscavoir and the human world are linked in such a way that if Aethscavoir receives a blow, the human world also suffers the aftermath and vice-versa. The Hanne is like a point in which the two world hangs in balance, her powers being the one thing that keeps these worlds from toppling over one another, so to speak. Yes, I know this all sounds very, very familiar. You can either blame it on my unoriginality or my rabid shoujo fan streak. I really haven't revealed much about her before this so I believe some sort of explanation might be in order. These are just her rough character drafts, nothing is permanent. Most probably there will constantly be changes according to my whims. I'm still contemplating whether it's wise to reveal so much of this here. It's kinda embarrassing. (Now's the time to skip reading if you haven't already done so.) --- PROFILE Saiseki Hirari Age: 16 Blood-type: AB Status: High-school student Traits: - Introverted & awkward - Apathetic and has the tendency to mull over things in her mind - making her seem distant or distracted. However, this habit of hers sometimes results in her noticing the strangest of things. - Usually composed and subdued but hides a very emotional side. This passionate, temperamental and slightly crazy part of her is almost always kept under tight restraint. To her, losing this composure allows her weaknesses to leak out and she hates being seen by others in such a state. Other stuff: - short-sighted but is rarely seen wearing glasses (will find an excuse to avoid wearing them) - wears huge sneakers (or tall boots) to make up for her lack of height (though secretly, she hopes that they would mask her vulnerability and give her a slightly more intimidating aura) - at school, she often spends her free time alone on the roof (if she can), either sleeping, drawing, or staring off into space. It's usually sleeping though. That's her favourite past time. Description: She's the sort that's easily dismissed as forgettable. Anything worthwhile would only become apparent through patient and relentless observation and really, whoever would actually want to take the time to do something so tedious? In a single glance, she simply comes across as a fairly unremarkable girl – quiet, distant, and often with a blank look on her face. She frequently lets her mind wander off, sometimes thinking of silly, pointless things which makes her seem detached from the world around her. Despite being somewhat odd, she doesn’t really stand out in the crowd partly because she never makes an effort to and mostly due to the way she carries herself – striving to attract as little attention as possible since she is terrified of displaying her weaknesses in front of others. She guards herself fiercely and is calculative and cautious of people, which usually makes warming up to others a very lengthy process. She has two default reactions toward strangers – one, is a facade of polite cheerfulness and sometimes naivety; and two, is outright disinterest. Although she isn't the out-spoken type, she’s sometimes very blunt and nonchalant – something which is usually misinterpreted by others as her being ‘cool’ or honest when in fact, it’s completely the opposite. She’s easily affected by others' perceptions towards herself even knowing she shouldn't care less, and it is this self-consciousness that makes it hard for her to ever be truly open about her feelings, resulting in her mask of indifference. She despises conflict so tends to be manipulative with her words in order to maneuver her way around various uncomfortable situations smoothly. All this makes her regard everyday life as a wearisome charade and the constant side-stepping of landmines, making her much prefer to just sit somewhere on her own or with a small selected group of close confidants whom she’s comfortable with. She is rebellious (if ever) in her own timid and quiet ways, which usually does little to change anything. For example, hoping to shed the outwardly timid-vulnerable image of herself, she took up martial arts. But being not cut-out enough for extremes such as Juudo or Karate, she joined the Kendo and Kyuudo clubs instead although fully aware that sword fighting and archery are hardly practical nowadays. She’s bored with her normal life and secretly yearns for something exciting and extraordinary to occur. More often than not, she finds herself wishing to escape from the world she’s in - a world where everything is familiar and everyday is routine; the kind of place where you sort of have a vague idea of what’s going to happen next. She hates this predictability and yet deep down, it's also the very thing which she unconsciously seeks comfort from no matter how often she feels disconnected from her surroundings and sees it all as dull and unexciting. She wishes for change, yet shrinks back from it in fear of leaving the familiar little space that has always kept her safe thus far. Part of her wants to disappear from it all and when she’s finally presented with an opportunity, she begins to discover that everything might not be at all as she’d first expected. Being in another world doesn’t mean she’s a whole new person and that her insecurities would simply stay where she had left them. No matter where she runs there are always going to be expectations to live up to, and responsibilities to carry, and from there on, she begins to grow. Note: Hirari’s high school is called Shirahane Gakuen. 'White Wings'. --------------------------------------- Saiseki Hirari Hanne Monogatari © Me --------------------------------------- --- Tools: 0.5 mechanical pencil, 0.1 & 0.3 pigment ink pens, Copic Sketch and Kurecolor markers, 0.7 white gel pen |
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by the way, i luv her school outfit~!! X3
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Lovely drawing. I like the work on her hair, and the pattern on her skirt - wish I could do that! (wah, I need more markers so that I can practice more....) The "wing"-like pattern behind her is cool too
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Keep it up!!!
The picture: Your style is evolving; that's the first thing I said to myself when I saw this picture. X3 I noticed several little changes in your style, also present in your other pictures, and that makes me happy. X3 Second, I'm just... in love with Hirari. Really. I love the way you designed her; her outfit is so simple yet so striking, and same thing with the character itself. The details are so subtle but noticeable at the same time. [...I'm not making any sense, but it works in my head XD].
The story: BUAHAHAHA! That leaves room for SO MUCH shoujo-ism. KYAAAAAAAAH! X3 You say it's such a simple story, but the plotline seems so creative to me and different, I wanna read it right now. o.0 I'm serious. I can already tell you that Hirari is pretty different from a lot of the fem characters that I've seen, being that she's somewhat distant in the sense that she's quiet, and not so ANGST! at the world. When you said the word 'apathetic' it instantly made me think of Ren. X3 It really makes me wonder how Hiioryu's(sp? >.<!!!) personality is like and how compatible that makes both characters since Hirari herself is pretty introverted (usually you see the main male characters like that in shoujo mangas, not the females).
ZOMGAAAAAD <-- XD I really wanna read your manga if/when you draw it. *O* Much luff!
T_T And don't you dare get yourself depressed over this or I will swift you up and plonk you down on my therapy chair. And you don't want that. XD
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Tis a HOLLA from the Taylzies. X3
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You know you:re typing with a Japanese keyboard when all of your apostrophes are colons.
Read SMO: [link]
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I see you inner child he want twinkeys..
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