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Description IN WHICH I TOTALLY TRY TO IMITATE NOMURA'S ART STYLE.
Tools: OpenCanvas 4 art program, and Wacom Tablet (Model ET-0405A-U)

There were a lot of things I wanted to do with this picture, but in the end I only had Sora, Roxas, and Riku. I considered adding Axel but it'd look off balance if I added him on the right, and I'd have wanted to erase Roxas and move HIM to the right, and Axel be at the center top. But that would take a lot more time. ;_; And I didn't want to erase what I did for Roxas! So here it is. ?

I also tried a lot of backgrounds (lots of sky and clouds, blah), but in the end I tried making it look like the weird area in the end of the game (when you have the last battle). Still, there is a lot of room for improvement... and as a friend said, "grayscale makes me think they're lost in a cold forest - OMG 1 BLANKET" XD;

I think I like how Riku turned out best. He was the first one I finished coloring, too. ...oh Crud, I forgot the hood-tassles. o_O To be edited in later. (!)

Thank you to those who gave me advice as I worked on this!


Also... if you haven't heard....

I can't wait for Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ and Re:Chain of Memories [<---link]!! New cutscenes, and fights, and enemies... and then a whole remake of KH: Chain of Memories for PS2? Oh joy! Out in Japan, spring of 2007, and I SINCERELY hope that we get it in the US too. People are trying to contact Squeenix [<--Link!] (via phone/email/snailmail) to say we support releasing the Final Mix in the US. That'd be excellent!

So excited.
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Comments: 311

mjescrihuela In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 17:29:18 +0000 UTC]

Riku They're cool ^^ Hehehe

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iceburgundy [2006-10-01 17:21:57 +0000 UTC]

*stare*

I... I wish I could draw like you...

*captures a fairy in a jar* MAKE ME DRAW LIKE HIM!

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WoWKrynne [2006-10-01 17:02:20 +0000 UTC]

OMGOSH wow teh LUV! Riku especially looks so Nomura-ish!! I love the hand! Oh wow total instant fav, I love this pic so much!

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ComplexityAndPassion [2006-10-01 16:56:45 +0000 UTC]

Hotness. ^^ Nice job. It looks fine the way it is.

AND FINAL MIX ALL THE WAY!!!

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Kris123123123 In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 16:52:32 +0000 UTC]

thats really cool

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vengeful-bloodlust In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 16:05:19 +0000 UTC]

Nice. I love how Riku came out.

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nils23 [2006-10-01 16:04:51 +0000 UTC]

nice job! ^^ nomura's style looks so simple but it's probably difficult to emulate >.> great pic XD

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Quinchilla [2006-10-01 15:44:51 +0000 UTC]

you did a great job with Nomura's style! the colors are beautiful!
now, i'ma go spread that link XD

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zolasnine In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 15:40:36 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! I love how Riku turned out, too. You draw them all like so much sex.

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AkiraRen In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 15:36:48 +0000 UTC]

*tries to hugh Riku xD*
OMG itΒ΄s only awesome!!

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ShichininSlasher In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 15:30:37 +0000 UTC]

O.O Riku's hand... is awesome O.O i wanna grab it >.> nice job

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Moneneko In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 15:06:40 +0000 UTC]

A. Awsome picture, I really like how you did the colouring, and the positions really balance it out.

B. Yesssss! X3 More Organization XIII! More! I really do hope that they release it in english. If not, I'm gonna hafta order it offa E-Bay.

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AngelofWar In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 14:53:52 +0000 UTC]

It's wonderful! You made Riku look all sextastical. I loves it. ^.^

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Grand-Theft-Autumn23 In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 14:48:55 +0000 UTC]

You did a faboloud job on this! And the backround is awesome!

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AtrymParanormal In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 14:36:33 +0000 UTC]

sfjsdkl;fdjslfd;sPRETTEHANDSMEXY. T___T

I WISH I COULD DRAW RIKU LIKE YEWS. He looks so smexy~ like Roxas. :0 Brillent coloring there. <33 reallly beautiful.

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eriskaia [2006-10-01 14:16:34 +0000 UTC]

Very nice. I love the colors. And awesome foreshortening on Riku's hand.

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Mikari In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 13:57:18 +0000 UTC]

I think it turned out really well ^^
I love the coloring as always

XD Roxas looks kinda like he's glaring at the viewers... but that doesn't really matter X3
I love the lineart on this one

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rubyd In reply to Mikari [2006-10-01 18:16:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks XD;;; Roxas was always a "Grr, what are you doing" kind of guy in my mind.

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Mikari In reply to rubyd [2006-10-01 18:31:15 +0000 UTC]

silly roxas XD

and you're welcome 8D

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FyireFly [2006-10-01 13:32:01 +0000 UTC]

Riku looks perfect
and incredibly yummy ;3

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mightyaubs In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 13:27:33 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful.

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roxaslover1 In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 13:25:40 +0000 UTC]

Nice~~~ XDDD I love it XDDD

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FairyxWingz In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 13:11:12 +0000 UTC]

very nice coloring. Is OpenCanvas 4 an art program?

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LoriSilverstar In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 13:04:11 +0000 UTC]

Nice coloring! They all look pretty!


At KH2: Final Mix and CoM redone made me do a happy dance in my computer chair. XD Oh, and what I heard about the final mix one was that they were gonna have full english voice overs.. so I think that'd mean it was coming out in the US, right? o0

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Mikari In reply to LoriSilverstar [2006-10-01 13:59:51 +0000 UTC]

well, KH FM had english voices as well but it was only released in Japan D:

I HOPE KH2: FM and RE: CoM will be released in the US cos then it most likely will be released in Europe as well XD

I think so >_>;;;
XD;;

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LoriSilverstar In reply to Mikari [2006-10-02 01:15:56 +0000 UTC]

KH releases are a mystery ._.

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Mikari In reply to LoriSilverstar [2006-10-02 06:50:13 +0000 UTC]

yush .__.

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Fallen-Ashes In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 13:04:02 +0000 UTC]

yeah...riku looks the bestest ^_^

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jetfox [2006-10-01 12:33:35 +0000 UTC]

nice art there, i'm not sure if that looks like the last fight scene exactly but i haven't watched the video i captured recently, but i still like it none the less.

another final mix and com, that once again show up only in japan.
they are keeping my marluxia from me, argh!! and i don't know japanese that well.

i think i'm going to be making weird growling noises all day now.

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rubyd In reply to jetfox [2006-10-01 18:18:02 +0000 UTC]

Aww...! Well, they haven't decided whether or not to bring them here to the US yet. ^^! Nomura said in an interview he'd like to expose the US to the Japanese voice actors (Since Final Mix in Japan is the English dub) but isn't sure of our interest.

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jetfox In reply to rubyd [2006-10-01 19:07:05 +0000 UTC]

i know i'm interested, i've been wondering what marluxia's voice sounds like for a while now and wondering if they would remake CoM.

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Irama In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 11:51:20 +0000 UTC]

Wooah!!!!!!! Awesome!!! *__*

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TeenageKairi In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 11:45:05 +0000 UTC]

another asome art!

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mercurius11 [2006-10-01 11:31:29 +0000 UTC]

I'd say you have made a bloody decent effort of imitation as a form of flattery here

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ashleyzadra In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 10:24:04 +0000 UTC]

lol what kh fan hasn't tried to imitate nomura's style?! <3

i really like how u colored this~ especially riku :3

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Madkizzy [2006-10-01 09:46:59 +0000 UTC]

Love this picture ^^ They look oh so cool!

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Yuna-Bishie-Lover In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 09:04:34 +0000 UTC]

BEAUTIFUL!!

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Emptygoldeyes [2006-10-01 08:24:40 +0000 UTC]

Love the background. I immediately thought of the final battle level. Sora's expression is so cool, and Riku and Roxas's eyes are fantastic. Rock on. ^_^

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tsukimeushi [2006-10-01 08:24:14 +0000 UTC]

i think i like riku best too~
eee i also think you did a really good job with nomuras style ^^

gAHAHA one blanket XDD

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Kreyana In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 08:02:31 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely beautiful! You did a great job on the coloring, too ^^ love it.

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infernorena In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 07:59:55 +0000 UTC]

^__^ It be great!

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dintz In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 07:17:54 +0000 UTC]

I love the colours! Great job!

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Keylly In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 06:53:07 +0000 UTC]

amazing !!!!

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Mila-Valentine [2006-10-01 06:40:53 +0000 UTC]

This is very pretty dear! I love the coloring job, and the poses *__* everything so gorgeous here, I'm stunned.

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DarkMythril In reply to ??? [2006-10-01 06:08:46 +0000 UTC]

=O Sora needs to have a butterfly on his nose. XD

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rubyd In reply to DarkMythril [2006-10-01 06:11:26 +0000 UTC]

lol! I still haven't done that, eep. o-o Well, it'd probably be easy to photoshop one on... bwaha

I still think it should be a bread-butterfly from Alice in Wonderland. :3

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DarkMythril In reply to rubyd [2006-10-01 06:27:00 +0000 UTC]

X3 You lazy artist. It's not enough that you're going to actually do it EVENTUALLY, but you don't get right on it like my pitiful request is from the queen of England? XD Kidding, kidding. :3

Hehe, as long as I see Sora with a purty butterfly, what's the harm? Hehe... It'd still be cute, I suppose. X3

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Nainu [2006-10-01 06:05:05 +0000 UTC]

I love the coloring I love Riku the best!

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rubyd In reply to Nainu [2006-10-01 06:12:42 +0000 UTC]

yay, thanks! I like Riku best, too, in general. I guess I tried harder when drawing him.

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Nainu In reply to rubyd [2006-10-01 20:40:11 +0000 UTC]

Sora and Roxas came out great too But Riku in general reminded me of official Work, which impressed me the most n_n You're an awesome artist~

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