Suddenly I'm addicted to the concerto for flute and harp, K299. It's so sweet. In terms of my way of interpretation, flute = lemon and harp = honey => a refreshing taste!
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Akiko's "wokashi" trailer is out, and thus my goal that to finish the over 1 month drawing was delayed again. I was completely drowned in the vocal version of "otoshimono", and couldn't stop looping even the short sound clip for almost half day. I'll see for how long I can loop when the full version is released. Sep. 16, I CAN WAIT!
Yet I don't think there's a point to release such a sample CD on Comiket. She could just use sound cloud or youtube instead.
Yet I don't think there's a point to release such a sample CD on Comiket. She could just use sound cloud or youtube instead.
"Otoshimono" simply stimulated all my synapses. Today, my mind was flooding, with quite a lot of imaginations. My current status must be having only 1 SP (=sanity point in Shadow Hearts). I even doodled a draft, which would be my next drawing, at work! But too bad I forgot to take it with me when I left. Hope no one touched my desk after. XDD;;
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Now let me return to the topic of the long-lasting unfinished drawing.. no, it's not finished, finally.
Basically the same as a traditional hina-dan, but the five musicians are the main reason to use "variation" in its title. Apparently I'm much more with western classical music, and, I did think it would be fun to do so. From left to right, the five are usually arranged by the size of their instruments. So I kept the rule: harp, cello, violin, flute, and vocal. Perhaps only the vocal can be seen "unchanged" from the original.
Plus, it was such a different experience to combine western orchestra instruments and the traditional Japanese outfit. Yes, it was fun, really!
Plus, it was such a different experience to combine western orchestra instruments and the traditional Japanese outfit. Yes, it was fun, really!
While to make the background wasn't a hard work, it was a heavy-duty process. Yesterday, when I was going to quit Photoshop, I checked and was amused by the giant temp file:
23 Giga! It indeed took a while to save the file. xD
23 Giga! It indeed took a while to save the file. xD
FYI, initially the background and overall make-up were supposed to be patterns of wagashi, but I changed my mind and used chiyogami instead. Although I was thinking to drawing them individually, I quickly gave up the idea as it would then take me forever.
For the hina dolls, main references are this and this. All chiyogami patterns were directly obtained from here.
For the hina dolls, main references are this and this. All chiyogami patterns were directly obtained from here.
I don't own a set of hina dolls in real life, so at least let me own one with my desired design~
Not only the musicians, but also the female emperor.
=> 私の世界に男なんかは要りません！！例えどんなにスコット君が好きでいても、私はレオン×ハニガンを応援します！(´∀｀*)
Not only the musicians, but also the female emperor.
=> 私の世界に男なんかは要りません！！例えどんなにスコット君が好きでいても、私はレオン×ハニガンを応援します！(´∀｀*)
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Speaking of "Otoshimono", I tried to play its main melody, in a reversed fashion. The result was.. a bit weird, but very amusing. It first popped up when I picked up the sheets that fell onto the ground. And for a moment, I couldn't tell how I should place them until I saw the clef -- a piece had no sharps/flats or any other text. Maybe it could be a new way of self-entertaining, that to play a piece...
like this... ↓
like this... ↓