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LeiaIceCommander β I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
Published: 2011-11-21 18:55:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 1448; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 481
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OMG I just realized something. I just love this couple and can't get evough of them. This is the best couple ever. I love China X Russia so much that I am going to do a whole series of them and when I get enough pics I am going to make a video for the song China Girl by David Bowie and Iggy Pop. With the exception that when scanned Russia's skin came out too pink, I love this pic. It has to be the best pic I've ever done in my life. I think all the hours I have spent on LIfe Drawing are well worth it.Related content
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Uh, this is good and all, but...
Why is this picture in this group? I'm a little confused, I'm not trying to nag, but I'm confused
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Oh sorry, I must have forgotten what I was submitting to since I
joined so many general Hetalia and RoChu groups. You guys can go ahead and take it out.
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I'm actually just a member, so I can't 
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They both look really cute together and I love how you did their skin, especially China's! I'm sick of everyone making the Asians lighter than the Caucasians when really, it's the other way around 90% of the time.
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Thanks so much. I get flamed a lot because I insist on making Yao darker than Ivan but I'm not comfortable making their skin the exact same color.
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You're very welcome 
The real reason for this kind of thing is the fact that many Asian cultures(China and Japan especially) believe that pale skin is much more beautiful than any other type (it's a beauty thing), to the point where many Asians have spent tons of cashola on skin lighteners and bleaching surgeries, many of which result in facial disfigurement and skin diseases. Heck, even in Japan, companies will hire a full Caucasian girl or a half Caucasian girl for their ads instead of a full Japanese girl. To top it off, the fact that a lot of Japanese anime characters are pale only adds to this predicament. I haven't drawn much Hetalia art yet, but I'm definitely gonna make China and the other Asians the appropriate skin tones as well as the same for everyone else ^^
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That's crazy. I think that their natural color is beautiful. I guess it's the same thing with African Americans and their hair texture and
caucasians and their weight. It's like everybody's trying to reach an impossible standard of beauty. Just because Michael Jackson bleached his skin doesn't mean the rest of the world has to.
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May I feature/point this out on my journal as an example of what I think is outstanding coloring/color harmony? This is where I hope to one day be with my ability to color, and color skin specifically without making it all look the same.
Mandi
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Yup go ahead. Thanks so much.
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Done, on my latest journal entry on my front page! Thanks for letting me use your work!
Mandi
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While you say the skin on the male turned out too pink, I think it makes for a lovely contrast between the two!
Mandi
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Thanks so much. Oh yeah their both males.
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I thought so, but I didn't want to assume. Assuming = bad, but it's probably just as incorrect to assume what I did, anyway.... so yeah, I won't assume stuff. 
Mandi
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Don't worry about it and thank you so much.
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Thank you.
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you are welcome
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Thank you. Yup RoChu magic forever.
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Welcome sis!!
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