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And today's turn is for the would-be comic relief (if his job wasn't so serious) Archie. The same race as Sween and Jason, and probably the oldest of the three (though he sure doesn't act like it). In New Days, Lei will comment he is like a male Sween.

The scanner butchered this picture in a rather strange manner, chopping the colors and adding a lot of red (the funny thing is this pic doesn't contain any red... What looks like red is actually orange). Of course, for such a carefree character, straight lines don't apply.

Just like Jason, Archie is a secondary but recurring character in the Forbidden novels. He didn't have too much stage time in Forbidden, but his role in the second novel, New Days, will be quite impressive.

I'm also becoming quite tired... I don't think I've painted four days in a row without rest--maybe in my teenagehood, but not making a whole pic a day... Maybe I'll need to take a break soon.

The specifics:

•Time taken: Approximately three hours.


•Media used: color pencils, pastels, micromarker and pencil. Cool white high quality drawing paper.


•30-day trial: Day 4/30, July 8th 2018


•Technical notes to self: Gotta take notes of what does the scanner do to each color...

And finally the colored version of the lineart I posted days ago. I had some trouble with this pic's coloring. When I finished it, Lei's skin looked purplish. I quickly noted what the mistake was: the pic is painted in cool colors, while I had painted his skin in neutral (or perhaps neutral-warm) tones. So I grabbed the Pale Lemon Yellow pencil and gave him an overall layer. Strange how color works: now much cooler, it actually looks warmer.

Lei's skin is still a problem spot for me. Even though the coloring is better now, and kinda looks alive, the problem is that his skin should be snow-white. Milk colored. Almost albino. Not this darker pink tone. I can't do that with colors yet, unless I want him to look like a statue. More experimentation is needed.

I also wrote almost 3000 words for my third novel today.



The specifics:
•Time taken: Approximately three hours and half, lpus what the lineart took me.
•Media used: Color pencils, pencil, black pen and micromarker. Cool white high quality drawing paper.
•30-day trial: Day 26/30, July 30th 2018
•Technical notes to myself: For cool-colored pics, use Granite Rose, not Light Flesh. Especially with icy colors, or they will crash. Granite Rose is for Lei, Light Flesh for Sween in sunny form.

Okay, so the 31st we had a blackout (again<.<) but I still managed to make a couple of nice crafts (two decorated pencils, one with the Rio characters and another with a fuzzy cat). 1st August you may not know, but it is a sacred date for me, so no work.

So we're at August! The month where a lot of hot men have their birthday. Lei is the 13th, while my childhood crush Kojiro Hyuga is the 17th. (And I know more). I can totally imagine this happening with these two grumps in the picture--next they will get in a fistfight for sure.
Funny that I made them at the beach--we're totally freezing in the middle of Winter here.
There are three stickers in the picture, but I already know by experience they don't show off in scanning. The stars have holograms and Golden trim, the can of Coke is dimensional. Of course, the scanner butchered all the turquoise tones and turned them into cool blue. By the way, I tried a new type of lineart, the one I was thinking of--pencil, not micromarker. It gives it a nicer look, which pleases me.

One day to go--but since 1st August is a no-count, maybe I should add a day more...? This has been such a long month, but somehow, it's strange that it is almost over... Oh well. I got very important things to do for next month, including finishing my second novel.



The specifics:

•Time taken: Approximately six hours.

•Media used: Color pencils, pastels, collage, pencil, black pen and micromarker. Cool white high quality drawing paper.

•30-day trial: Day 29/30, August 2nd 2018



Kojiro Hyuga, Captain Tsubasa © Yoichi Takahashi
Lei Synge-Sturmmond, Forbidden, Forbidden: New Days ©Haru Ichiban
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Actually, it was the 13th, but then again, I got another storm hit our place.

Anyway, Happy Birthday, Lei Synge-Sturmmond! Of course I made a picture for this occasion, (getting a "I am your gift!" present from Sween) but it may be way too steamy for Goodreads. You can take a look here: http://fav.me/dck4t0g

What with all my attention focused on finishing my next novel, I haven't had time to rejoice at Halloween stuff like I usually do. Sadly, I come from a country where all the "celebrations" are selling holiday-themed candy in stores, some cafes decorated in appropriate themes, and a few parties in discos I'd rather not join, like, ever. Too bad, because this would be my favorite holiday.

Anyway, this illustration is from last year--it took me a freaking lot to finish, I remember. Sween's hair looks weird, since I couldn't decide between her daytime color (because it's night) and her nighttime one (because there's so much light) so I decided to go with a mix of both.

For those who actually celebrate Halloween, have fun! Hell, at least I got some spooky-colored juice that tastes like cola with tutti-frutti. Not bad.

Finally, my first short erotic story is out! Check it out: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MC792VL
As a transfer student in Japan, Mia has been doing extremely well--except in writing. As per her teacher's suggestion, one of the other students should become her tutor in this matter. And who offers but mysterious and sensual Yu--whose unorthodox way of teaching includes a brush and chocolate sauce!

Only 20 days until the last novel of Lei and Sween's Legend comes out! Forbidden: Apocalypse Days And here's a pretty pin-up pic of Lei Synge-Sturmmond made by AI. I actually retouched his face and skin color so he looks more like my original design (still too dark though).