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EDITEDI just want to warn you guys before I start getting into talking about Nana and the drawings on the character sheet. I'm really in-depth when it comes to fleshing out a character. It gets to the point where I'm thinking as the character would and finding myself visualizing a lot of things they would and would not do.
So, I'm just telling you this is gonna get kinda long.
Here goes:
Age: ? (somewhere in her teens)
Height: 5'0
Weight: It's a secret.
Favorites: sewing, dressing up in strange costumes (she loves wearing a froofy, frilly, Victorian-ish maid's outfit the most), scarves, and messing with Lucite (her rabbit)
Hates: waking up early for anything, electrical items (their complexities bewilder her), clowns, and moonless nights
Personality: Nana is a girl who is easily overwhelmed by things that bother her. She is very shy and does not express her emotions very much, except to people she really cares about. She enjoys the simple things in life and can be easily distracted by anything interesting that catches her eye.
Fact: Nana wears over-sized long sleeves all the time (even in the summer). The reason has to do with her bunny, Lucite.
Nana Is: the friend of Kimi, and Mimi. They move to Japan for a mysterious reason that !Kimiri hasn't revealed to me yet (...though really I should just ask...) and have all sorts of crazy awesome adventures.
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And now onto Lucite.
I named him after a type of plastic that some buttons are made of, though the button on his face is not even made of that material. ...I just liked the name...>.>
He is always with Nana, unless she's going some place like the bathroom or if she's changing clothes. He is rather cynical, and has a sharp wit (and tongue....and teeth...). He is the pessimism to Nana's optimism and the sour to her sweet.
Lucite was not always a stuffed animal. Mysterious circumstances turned him into one. Sadly he lost an eyeball when some dog picked him up and in the struggle to get away it fell off. Nana operated on him while her sisters watched. Thankfully she used anesthetic. (....she can be a little sadistic with Lucite sometimes....but that's because he always picks on her.)
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And here's some stuff on the drawings in the pic. I'll keep it short because this is already uber long.
The full body pic is self-explanatory. I wanted to give a feel of what Nana's taste in clothes was. This picture also took me the longest to do.
(I'm going clockwise, so you know) My favorite drawing out of all of them is the one with the bows on Nana's ears. This is how I'd imagined her to look at first, but I decided that the bows would be tedious to draw all the time, along with the frilly maid hat.
The next picture is of Lucite. He's holding a bottle of carrot juice (his favorite drink), and I imagined that he was sitting on the couch watching TV.
The Nana-Sweatdrop pic came from me just doodling a chibi.
I love drawing rain scenes with wet hair, and a touch of self-doubt and angst, so I drew Nana in one of those. Though I was a bit apprehensive when it came to coloring this pic, (I've never colored wet hair before) I think it came out great.
And finally, Nana (who I intended to be rather young in this pic) wearing a scarf. Whoever she's talking to has made her extremely happy.
The background is just a collage of Nana-Doodles and a picture I took of the clouds a long time ago.
...If you've read this far, then you are a totally magical person who has somehow put up with probably the longest artist's comment on Earth. Thanks a lot for reading.
GLCG (c) !Kimiri
Nana (c) ~giraffe-in-the-hat
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Comments: 48
MorganCluelessGoat [2008-10-19 01:19:45 +0000 UTC]
Don't worry if you think your artist's comment is too long--I've actually come across a person or two who's made their comments even longer than yours. Besides, if you got ideas involving your character or story that you feel you got to tell, then just say it!
But to the point. I love how detailed and fleshed-out you made Nana--way more than I can say for my OCs! ( ). And of course, I
that outfit of hers!
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wespeakspace In reply to MorganCluelessGoat [2008-10-20 01:38:19 +0000 UTC]
Thnks ^_^
In my head (I suppose) my characters are real. So I always try to describe them to other people so they seem just as real too.
Nana's outfit came out amazing. It took me awhile to come up with it.
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caitymonkey [2008-08-27 22:55:33 +0000 UTC]
hey im glad i can see youre carecter for real youve seen mine but none drawn by me ill have to show you that soon but anyways i have a bunny too and we go to tokyo because we need to get away from all of the BAD memories in the U.S.A and youre my sister? anyways i love the charecter (or however you spell that)and sorry if this makes you mad or sad or something but.............................youre Nana-chan is kind-a like Maki-chan soooooooooooooo.....................yeah i guess, pretty long comment so i think ill stop now bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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wespeakspace In reply to caitymonkey [2008-08-27 23:08:34 +0000 UTC]
...Kimiri said something about being sisters early on so...whatevers. I'm sure stuff'll get straightened out.
Anyways, I'm sure when the story is underway Nana-chan and Maki-chan's character differences will show through. Could you tell me a bit about Maki-chan so I can make sure Nana isn't an exact clone of her?
Oh...and the bunnies can hang out and have a dance party...XD
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caitymonkey In reply to wespeakspace [2008-08-28 21:23:33 +0000 UTC]
Shes very ummmmm well ill explain shes either very mean or very nice (usaly very nice)shes never imbetween (im a bad speller soo yeah) but she can never get a haircut (i dont know why) she loves animals shes in love with jhonen vasquez (and all of his characters) her miki (her bunny) is a GIRL and she luvvs raves her favorite food is pinapple ( i have no idea why but) she is an enchanted stuffed animal shes black and white and is always with me she loves pandas (her best friend is in fact a panda) and stuff she keeps me safe she has her own bed (and its bigger than mine -crys-) oh yeah Maki-chan was made too be just like me
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wespeakspace In reply to caitymonkey [2008-09-01 14:32:58 +0000 UTC]
Thnks. That helps me out a bit, though now that I read it, Nana and Maki aren't really anything alike except for the bunny-thing (sort of).
I was talking to Kimiri about Nana's hair color and how I wasn't sure about it a while ago and I thought maybe I should give her mood-ring hair. But then Kimiri thought it was a good idea and asked if she could use it for Kimi-chan. So I said sure, and came up with the idea that everyone could have a not-very-useful super power (like Twilight's vampires except...not-really-useful). I thought Nana could have the power to turn people into stuffed animals (though the people would still be alive and well in their stuffed animal form). That pretty much explains why she wears long-sleeves because she doesn't want to turn random people into teddy bears.
As you can guess, Lucite is one of those unfortunate people that she touched. I have yet to figure out what he was to her before he got changed (friend, boyfriend, stranger, brother?), but he decides to live with her in order to somehow get turned back to normal.
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caitymonkey In reply to wespeakspace [2008-09-01 16:46:28 +0000 UTC]
huh its just the parts that you told me that looked the same i figured everything (oni-con) out im going as Misa and is going as L
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wespeakspace In reply to caitymonkey [2008-09-01 16:54:57 +0000 UTC]
that's awesome. I went as Yoruichi to my town's con. The fun part is, people want to take your picture if your costume is really good.
have loads of fun and buy a lot of cool merchandise.
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caitymonkey In reply to wespeakspace [2008-09-01 16:58:16 +0000 UTC]
why cant you come -crys-
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wespeakspace In reply to caitymonkey [2008-09-01 17:12:25 +0000 UTC]
I wish I could but, I don't live in Texas ...or anywhere near it for that matter....
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caitymonkey In reply to wespeakspace [2008-09-01 17:22:01 +0000 UTC]
where do you live??!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kimiri In reply to wespeakspace [2008-09-02 00:40:54 +0000 UTC]
................... *looks on a map* lol! Wow, dat's far away.
My sister's friend Maddie is on DA and she actually CALLED her best friend on DA who she doesn't know and now there friends
That's just CREEEEEEEEEEEEEPY. I mean, wat if it's an old guy? (though we know you're not) But still. Kinda creepy.
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wespeakspace In reply to Kimiri [2008-09-02 00:41:55 +0000 UTC]
that would totally be creepy. Like just...I shudder at the thought.
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Kimiri In reply to wespeakspace [2008-09-02 00:47:41 +0000 UTC]
(O_O)
I know. Once me and caity were in 4th grade and they had this thing about internet safety and there was this old guy who was a rapist and he watched what this little 9-year-old liked and talked about on this chatroom and he told her to meet him at the bus stop and he was, like, 57 years old and she met him alone but she didn't get raped thankfully *pantpant*
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wespeakspace In reply to Kimiri [2008-09-02 00:51:24 +0000 UTC]
Meeting in real life is the one thing you should never do because you never know just who the heck is gonna show up.
Like seriously.
There are a lot of crazy people out there.
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Kimiri [2008-08-27 22:46:32 +0000 UTC]
ZOMG!
She's so cute!!!! Okee, NOW I know what to make her wear.
btw, does you know wut her theme is? Y'know, her favorite song or one dat fits her?
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wespeakspace In reply to Kimiri [2008-08-27 23:02:37 +0000 UTC]
Yeah. I just didn't wanna pack it in the super-outrageously long character explanation.
It's Furenzu by Ai Otsuka (furenzu = friends, but it's the Japanese pronunciation of the word). It's all Japanese (so you've been warned)
To listen
[link]
Lyrics and Translation
[link]
It's a bit of a sappy-sounding song, but Nana is secretly a sappy person.
...on a sidenote, I'm testing my contacts out and it's really weird looking at the computer screen with clear vision without my glasses.
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Kimiri In reply to wespeakspace [2008-08-27 23:55:45 +0000 UTC]
Dun worry! I know a lil Japanese since I watch so much anime on youtube ^^
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wespeakspace In reply to Kimiri [2008-08-27 23:58:53 +0000 UTC]
I mainly watch my anime at [link]
It gives a clearer picture.
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XxPenguinLovenFoxxX [2008-08-27 20:11:39 +0000 UTC]
i really like this
never heard of it before in my life though
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wespeakspace In reply to XxPenguinLovenFoxxX [2008-08-27 20:26:11 +0000 UTC]
Oh thanks a lot. I appreciate the compliment. I've been working on this before I even left for vacation.
Anyways, ~Kimiri and ~caitymonkey made a comic series called Gothic Lolita Cat Girls and invited me to create a character for it. Kimiri-chan is a bit young (so the art is a little choppy) but she's doing extremely well for her age and practice makes perfect.
Besides, I feel that if I'm asked to make pages it'll give me the boost I need to start drawing comics. I've always wanted to, but I don't feel that I've drawn enough diverse poses and actions to be ready.
....>.> I didn't meant to make this comment so uber long. Sorries.
Here's the link to look at the series if you want.
[link]
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XxPenguinLovenFoxxX In reply to wespeakspace [2008-09-02 20:57:18 +0000 UTC]
thanks,just a bit lost,well you draw really good and i think thats great what you are doing,i wish i could do that.loli'm not as good as you.and it is ok to send me long comments
i
to talk and i love it when people talk to me
i really like you art,and i hope that your start your own comic,i think it will look good
i can't wait!!!
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wespeakspace In reply to S--o--r---a [2008-08-27 20:03:11 +0000 UTC]
thnks ^_^
I'm typing up her character info now, so check back later if you want to read it.
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deidaraXsenpai [2008-08-27 12:21:51 +0000 UTC]
EEEPP!!! >w<
She looks WAY better with your colors!
So cute~...*squee*
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wespeakspace In reply to deidaraXsenpai [2008-08-27 20:28:39 +0000 UTC]
Thnks ^_^
And now my drawing attention will solely be on Schnitzel. It's like a mantra in my head:
Schnitzel, Schnitzel, Schnitzel. Pie, Pie, Pie. Schnitzel, Schnitzel, Schnitzel. Pie, Pie, Pie.
Draw Schnitzel eating pie.
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deidaraXsenpai In reply to wespeakspace [2008-08-27 21:57:40 +0000 UTC]
Woah, that's AWESOME!!!
I finally get to see my human! Schinitzel eating pie! *does the happy dance*
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wespeakspace In reply to deidaraXsenpai [2008-08-27 23:11:32 +0000 UTC]
you should sing a Schnitzel Eating Pie song too XD
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deidaraXsenpai In reply to wespeakspace [2008-08-27 23:13:46 +0000 UTC]
Schnitzel is eating pie, this is the eating pie song! 8D
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deidaraXsenpai In reply to wespeakspace [2008-08-27 23:22:18 +0000 UTC]
OMG! I'm as tall as her! >:B
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wespeakspace In reply to deidaraXsenpai [2008-08-27 23:35:44 +0000 UTC]
She's actually a few inches taller than me. For some reason I make all of my characters like that (except for one...she's shorter than me).
Like, Marco's at least 6'3".
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deidaraXsenpai In reply to wespeakspace [2008-08-27 23:39:56 +0000 UTC]
....then you must be REALLY short! XD
DANG, 6'3"?! Holy crap! D:
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wespeakspace In reply to deidaraXsenpai [2008-08-27 23:41:26 +0000 UTC]
I'm 4'10"
I hope I reach 5 feet some day, but I like my height. ...I don't have to worry about guys being shorter than me XD
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deidaraXsenpai In reply to wespeakspace [2008-08-27 23:55:11 +0000 UTC]
....how old are you?! D:
I'm 11 and I'm 4'11"! XD
I wanna reach at least 5'10", buy my doctor said I'd be 5'4"....TT_TT
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wespeakspace In reply to deidaraXsenpai [2008-08-27 23:58:23 +0000 UTC]
I'm 16 yo. Shortness runs in the family. But, nowadays, lots of people are short. (I swear the freshmen that come in to my school every year are probably an inch or two taller than me)
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deidaraXsenpai In reply to wespeakspace [2008-08-28 00:04:43 +0000 UTC]
Wow, shortie. *pats yer head* I CAN REACH IT!! >8D
You're the first person I met who's shorter than me. TTwTT
I see a lot of extremely short people and extremely tall people. I swear, in the fourth grade, there was this girl in my class. She was 5'4" and 9 years old...;A;
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wespeakspace In reply to deidaraXsenpai [2008-08-28 00:10:19 +0000 UTC]
In a way...that's kinda creepy...her being so tall at the age of 9.
Yeah. I've always been the short one in my class (not now. My friend is a few inches shorter than I am).
I've gotten used to it so it doesn't really matter to me anymore. Besides, being short is really good for weaving through crowds (my school's locker room is a mad house...it's like a human traffic jam).
But once I saw this guy who graduated dart through a mob of people like a fish in water. It was crazy.
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deidaraXsenpai In reply to wespeakspace [2008-08-28 02:01:44 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, it was. But she stopped growing! XD
I've always been the BABY in my class, skipping a grade and all of that. It sucked. I JUST stared puberty, and everyone else had had their grothspurt. D: Everyone else is in their 5 feet now....except for you. *pats your head*
....I still have to do that flapjack meme... TT___TT
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wespeakspace In reply to deidaraXsenpai [2008-08-28 20:15:01 +0000 UTC]
This totally has nothing to do with the comment you last posted, but I thought you'd love the news.
Human!Schnitzel line art = done.
And there's no rush for you to do the meme (I've been meaning to post part II of the "Giraffe Does Her Own Meme" series but have yet to do it.)
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deidaraXsenpai In reply to wespeakspace [2008-08-28 21:22:45 +0000 UTC]
WOOT!! It's almost (I think...) done!!! >8D
Oh, I want to finshed that meme, but I'm too lazy~....TT_TT
Are you aloud to put yourself in the meme, insted of an OC?
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wespeakspace In reply to deidaraXsenpai [2008-08-28 22:12:33 +0000 UTC]
hun, you can put whoever the heck you want in the meme. It makes for more interesting reults.
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deidaraXsenpai In reply to wespeakspace [2008-08-28 22:29:39 +0000 UTC]
Yay!
...
Overall Enthusiasm!
Overall Enthusiasm!
Overall Enthusiasm!
YEEHAAW!!!! 8D
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