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Humdedum I'm BSing my way through this shit >:UBotan for the convention (the day I have to have it done, no less), upon the River Styx. If there's anything I remember always and so fondly about Yu Yu Hakusho, it's the unbelievably catchy beginning where Botan flips around, soaring around in the sky over Earth/River Styx, and then the logo shows up. Seriously, she IS the Grim Reaper (as crazy as shenanigans can get), and I like to try and remember her in that way. She may not seem like an important character, but to me, she is. She's a very important one. Deal with it.
Lots of primary work here! I'm not sure how it ended up that way, but damn I love the primaries. I really love finding an excuse to work with them if I can. To balance out all the pink and yellow this image was bound to have, I used a blue for all of the shading...with a bit of light yellow for highlights. Simple color theory that makes things pop!
I...I suddenly feel like coloring like this is cheating. So quickly, I mean. I think realism always generally has this sort of effect on me but I dun even know man.
I'm pretty stoked to meet Cynthia Cranz, Botan's English VA! I'mma have her sign a print or two.
Many many many thanks again to , because she is a genius and always seems to help me outta a bind. I WILL SEND YOU YOUR PRINT OF THIS AFTER THE CON MY BESTEST YU-YU-FRIEND EVER
Hnnngh now to do a somewhat clean sketch of Axel and BS the coloring as best I can and get my brother out of my hair ORZ SO MUCH TO DO STILL.
Botan, YYH belongs to Yoshihiro Togashi (I am somewhat not surprised I know how to spell his name by heart)
Art belongs to me.
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Comments: 14
xProudTreeHuggerx [2011-10-19 02:05:38 +0000 UTC]
I love the color and detail! Amazing work!
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GalilelOmni [2011-10-15 02:42:29 +0000 UTC]
omg!!!!!! This anime, i miss it soooooooo
this is what ignited the otaku with in me!!!!!!!
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Looru [2011-10-15 02:27:06 +0000 UTC]
Who says Botan ain't important?! She's one of the character that initiates the whole story, dammit.
But yes. Luv your coloring, mmkay? <33
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ChelseaDanger [2011-10-14 04:54:33 +0000 UTC]
This is so beautiful, the shading especially, it's amazing! And the moment I saw this it definitely reminded me of the opening of YYH, good times.
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jojoseames [2011-10-13 19:40:03 +0000 UTC]
Aww, this turned out so so so SO nice! The colors are great! Feel proud of it!
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crateshya In reply to DelphiniumFleur [2011-10-13 18:57:27 +0000 UTC]
It's one of those songs that sticks with you for the rest of the freaking day man.
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crateshya In reply to loverofbeauty [2011-10-13 18:52:09 +0000 UTC]
An eku, or oar in English. Given Botan is more officially known as the Guide to the River Styx (the mythological river said to separate the human world from the world of the dead). Given that, it's sort of a pun that she gets an oar to ride on (as well as the souls she ferries), especially since there is another tributary river called Botan in the world.
[link] I took a touch of artistic liberty by making it white-blue given I needed more blue in the piece, I felt, to counteract all the reds and yellows present.
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