Sunday, May 19, 2013

Surprise emergency holiday notice

I'm going incommunicado for two weeks for some hectic enjoyment. 8D But I'll have LOTS of drawings and stuff to share when I get back to make up for it. In the meantime, have an 'I'm bored' sketch.

musuhi no toki

There's bound to be a LOT of misspelling even though everything is already in hiragana because I was working on (my very low-RAM) memory while trying to pay attention to something useless. The only reason why I could remember so much at all is because I LOVE this song!

The lyrics are here: http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/kannagi/musuhinotoki.jis



Personal translation:

Gods of the sky, gods of the country, eight hundred thousand gods, hear this:
All sins are no more.
Dispel the mists of the high mountains and the low hills, and hear this:
All sins are no more.

Bear your earnestness with pride, and you will not stray from righteousness.

Beloved, beloved children,
To live well,
Vow as friends in this sacred grove
For peace and serenity,
And let this moment be eternally engraved
Upon the sacred grove.

A sea of rice fields; bountiful rain;
The prayers of daughters; the industry of men;
The moon smiles; the sun is warm;
Come together and be joyful.

Beloved, beloved children,
To live well,
Vow as friends in this sacred grove
For peace and serenity,

And let this moment be eternally engraved
Upon the sacred grove.



Sunday, May 12, 2013

Progress report: photogenic fantasy family

I did say I was having trouble with the colours. I spent many abortive attempts and far more time on it than I should have. And then I realised that all I needed to do was to make the outfits themed.

family colour 03

Because obviously they only get together for special ceremonies and need something to tell people that they're actually a family despite not looking that much like each other.

I'm going to add gorgeous patterns and textures in there soon to differentiate each outfit and make them unique. Big bro gets the leather stamping and metallic embroidery and big sis gets shot taffeta and very heavy encrusted beadwork if I can make it. Little sis gets rich brocades and finely worked cambric. I'm not sure how to make all the fabrics look as they should, but that's what this blog is for really. I'm not supposed to pretend that I'm good at this. :/


Sunday, May 5, 2013

Filler kebaya lady

I'm in the middle of painting the photogenic fantasy people. I'm not very good with colours, so I'm still agonising over what combinations they should wear. I nearly put up the progress picture, but it's too lame; have some old artwork instead.

kebaya lady

2008 was... five years ago. I'm somewhat better than I was back then but not by that much. No time to practice...

I say that though I spent the afternoon lounging in my room leafing through a book about historical feasting traditions, making gifts for children, and reading random shit on Cracked.com. It's been such a long time since I had an afternoon to myself that I've forgotten how to spend it. :/