washuuchan
01 March 2019 @ 07:13 pm
From now on this journal is








here goes introduction post


Comment to be added~
x having some common interests would be good thing


What to expect inside? drawings, doodles, fandom stuff - crack and stuff, rp talk, some real life talk too, various stuff.

 
 
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washuuchan
09 November 2011 @ 02:25 pm
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So uhm, hello livejournal.

First of all THANK YOU [info]</lj> FOR THE CHOCOLATE! I will munch on it happily thinking of you.

Secondly, nanowrimo and school is kind of keeping me busy. Especially failing nanowrimo does, but oh, who cares.

I'm still searching for a job, still being out of money, and currently dealing with expired livejournal account, and only 5 icons. 5 old icons. And I can't upload any new unless I delete all 200. Woe is me.

Let's not even mention that lately the only thing I've been using livejournal for was checking and reading [info]dragonage_kink, [info]norsekink and [info]avengerkink


And I'm so not sorry.
 
 
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washuuchan
23 September 2011 @ 01:27 pm
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My parents went to Germany last weekend, and as usual they made some interesting buying there. Including this godly item.



It's just Milka chocolate, right? ...no it's Milka Choco & PEAR chocolate, and it may be one of the best chocolates I've ever had tasted.

And we're aleady in the half of the bar, and there is no more, NO MORE. D: If someone goes to Germany soon, please buy me some of this godly item? Please, please? Okay, joking, but still, uuugh.


also, someday, when I'll be with handful of monnies to spend, I'm going to buy this so so much. Shimizu Yuki's BL Pose Collection for Mangaka vol 02, mainly because it features kimonos, and these are always pain to draw.

Still holy shit japan, you've got a handful of reference pose books specifically marketed to BL mangaka. Green with envy oh so much.

Also, can't wait to Tiger&Bunny next season woo hoo. Though I have to admit, at moment I thought that I will perhaps join the fandom, even sketched a small fanart in appreciation of the last episode.... and totally forgot to finish it next day, because I got distracted with my own stuff. I think I'm getting into the original phase again, no matter how I try, it ends being the main concern for my brain.
 
 
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washuuchan
14 September 2011 @ 12:45 am
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World building is fun, but never was particulary easy to me. In fact, I think this is exactly why I enjoy fandom fanworks so much - there is everything already set, world, situation, characters, and I only play with them. When it comes to original work, everything needs to be set down there and detailed by me, and thar requires a lot of work, thought, research often and heart put into it. It's fun interesting, but also scary and intimidating. There was often too many situations when I sat down before a problem, and had a blank mind, having no idea how to overcome the problem.

I faced it once again just yesterday, when discussing and having general problem with Vesryn and Kalten father, or should I say, rather his affair with Vesryn mother. A very important aspect, because definitely having impact on how half-brother interacted. A very important aspect I was totally blank about. Sure, there were some random, easy-way-out ideas about it, either his mother was a random fling, maybe even a prostitue who knows, but nothing really fitting, and explaining in more detail why vesryn become who he was. It was so much of a problem, that it made me start question Vesryn character, and motivation at all. He got important role to play, at least in Sharain part of story, but beside his mask, his true motivation and personality remainded a mystery to me. And when realisation hit me that he actually show in part of Kalten and Fey story, it was when I decided to start from the very freaking beginning - his childhood.

And yes, I faced the problem of "I've got no interesting idea, I fail, I'm not suited to doing this." It happens all too often, and is a perfect way to self-art-block myself.

It didn't went that far though, because this time I had a weapon.


Thanks to my friendly-neighbourhood-writer [or should I rather say, friendly-next-room-writer], I've been participating in almost daily excercises about helping your creative juices flow. The method of randomisation proved to be so freaking useful it blew my mind. It helped me find more elaborate plot for Sharain part of story, it helped me definte three important supporting characters, give them personality and stories. So when I faced the problem with Vesryn, a rather really important character, after all, I decided to run for the randomisation again.

It's pretty easy technique, relies almost entirely on tarot cards, descriptions of their meanings, and first thing that comes to your mind after hearing them. This way, using only two cards - first question - who the hell is his mother - answer, Queen of Pentacles, and much later, almost by the end, another question: what was exactly the nature of her relationship with Vesryn father - answer was Two of Wands - I completed quite long story for both of them, and giving Ves childhood and possibly motivations I've never expected.

Of course, it brought more questions then answers, but brain, being brain, a tool fond of finding logic even where there is none, provided me with more ideas, and explanations, possibly changing Vesryn true personality and goals, very far from what I expected. But I don't mind, in fact I like this way, because he becomes much more of a challange, and less of, you know, sidekick for Shar.

Thank you friendly-next-door-writer for showing me that no matter what my inner critic say, I can move forward with that story, those characters and zee world. And thank you for teaching me how to deal with the blue screen of death in my brain.
 
 
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washuuchan
11 September 2011 @ 03:27 pm
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Hello, there is something I want to say. And that is, fuck you Sunrise. There, it made me felt better, only not. It was oddly nostalgic though, almost like a deja vu.

But putting aside fannish rage, sadness, and everything, I got to say that, while I really enjoy yelling "fuck you Sunrise" I really don't want to do this. Yet I still watch Sunrise shows, risking that by the end of the season I will have the very same rage and tears going on again. Short wondering why on that, gave me very simple answer.

It's because Sunrise's shows are good. They are fun, entertaining and bring really lovable characters to life. Heck, the whole nerd rage, and fangirl cries that they always end producing in me via their whole fuck you Sunrise moments, only proves how good they are.

There are pleny of characters dying in various media, heck there are tons of characters dying in anime only. Yet it's the fuck you, Sunrise that somehow become a meme for me, and some of my closest friends - because so far only Sunrise in recent years managed to make me - a viewer - react so emotionally to their fictional shows. It goes to the point that I refuse to parttake in fandom activities, and neglect any kind of fandom interest that may rise up from their series, exactly because of the fear of fuck you Sunrise moment.

But in the end, when the fuck you Sunrise moment happens, I feel...well, how to say it in english, I wonder. Not guilty, more like... disappointed? For missing the fandom fun while it still lasted, and the series aired. Because moving away on my own choice from it, early on the shows start, did absolutely nothing to prevent the fuck you Sunrise moment. IE. it wasn't the series and fandom participation that makes me attach myself so deeply into the series and it's characters. It can work only as series only, and refusal of fandom participation does nothing to shield from fuck you, Sunrise moment.

A shame actually, but also tons of applaud for Sunrise, for, well, making series that can emotionally affect me so much. I want brains of your chara designers and storytellers, Sunrise, serioiusly. I want to someday make something that good, simply put.

Still, there is a long road for that, and when in the end it goes back to just a story, and it's characters, and the twists and cliffhangers it provides.... I still can only say oh just fuck you Sunrise ;___;
 
 
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washuuchan
22 July 2011 @ 12:01 am
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PE round 100 is done, at least for me. I've managed to both finish the assigned picture before deadline, and get one as well hee.




Picture I made for Eri. OC Jaqueline Liu. There was several characters to choose from, and I admit I had hard time deciding. Eventually I decided on her, because I liked both the design and story the most. And I guess I have a thing for [in this probably] blind characters.


In the mean time, I received a picture of character I requested [ie. Fey] from Psamophis.



A fine and intriguing rendition of him.

I really need to draw more of those guys [and girls] haha.... okay, I have so much to draw it's scaring me. But that, after I come back from the Balcon,
 
 
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washuuchan
17 June 2011 @ 06:20 pm
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Kinda late with posting it here, orz.



Have to admit, Fey ended looked reeeally blue, haha. I still haven't came up with his real name though. Is Fey a short of something, or does it have nothing to do with his full real name whatsover? Either way he won't be sharing his name really easily, his time in midnight court taught him all too well that passing such knowledge can be dangerous.

I used Dianae's tutorial for making teh bubbles.

Now, before making another portrait I will distract myself a bit with Gundam00 fanart that waits to be inked haha.
 
 
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washuuchan
13 June 2011 @ 05:47 pm
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Continuation of the portrait series, although this one is a WIP. I admit I'm really curious about the black&white with added color later technique, and I plan to use it on all of the portraits. Not sure if I will use it always, but for now it's definitely new kind of exercise in working with contrasts. Let's face it, I always sucked with contrasts.



For now we call this pretty just Fey, tho it's clear it's not his full name... or perhaps not even his name at all.
 
 
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washuuchan
01 June 2011 @ 03:49 pm
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Sometimes I still get to draw OC. My own ones, I mean. Here goes first and official drawing of Vesryn, and I got three portraits more to make to complete the whole team ;)




Progress shots behind the cut )

 
 
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