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Mwahahaha! Finally finished it!Hm, I wonder how many pic descriptions I start out like this. (Well did beat the deadline...)
I'm kinda happy with this one cuz it's my first time coloring Saitou.
A BEAUTIFUL FANFIC! *sniffles* So lovely in writing and rich in symbolism, humor and drama, and wow, it's a treasure. Yes, it's about Saitou and his wife. SO? Hey, we do get to see many of the other characters from Rurouni Kenshin (except Enishi, oh well).
Anyways, back to the pic. It's from a chapter called Ghosts of the Past. In it, a woman named Katsu Yamaguchi invites Hajime and Tokio to her house where she has someone who has wanted to meet Saitou for a very long time....
And no, that's not Soujirou up there. I think he has blue eyes anyways. And no I don't wanna give spoilers.
I drew and colored Tokio based on my perception of Angrybee's Tokio and a little bit on what the REAL Tokio looked like. (She was really pretty and young looking, even with an adult son. O_o) Katsu was based on my first impression of her in the fanfic and the other guy? That one took me looking for some old RK episodes.
I like this picture, mostly because I was able to finish coloring it in less than a week. O_o; I managed to stick with it for six straight days! I was very busy with my first two weeks of my second spring semester that I was only able to work on it for a couple of hours each day. Somedays less than that. The reason I was so pressed for time also was because I wasn't sure when her contest would end.
The background I finished in one day (or nine hours, twas a Saturday when I began coloring). I looked at Japanese oekakies again and did my own thing with the sky.
However, I will be honest. I did a very cheap thing and copied the mountains and bushes from one old oekaki drawn on an english language oekaki board. I think it's Oekaki Circle ... I know that the artist's name is Aelwine and he/she colors/draws a lot of landscape oekakies. That's why if you look at the mountains and bushes and then at the clouds, they just don't match. *slaps head*
YES, very Cheap I know. I did edit them in order to fit them into this picture tho. The original oekaki's image was at a 90 degree angle(as tho taken from a bird's eye view), 400x400 pixels size, (I did a lot of cutting, stretching and enlarging) with a golden lake in the middle of the pic. That doesn't show up in here, becuase I stretched the mountain range to fit behind Tokio and Saitou so whatever lake there would be is covered by them both. I also blurred and added a golden mist on the bushes to soften their pixely look.
Everything else is my own. I hope despite my moment of weakness, you can enjoy the rest of the pic. I do feel guilty about not finishing the bg in my style. Otherwise I'd say I'm very proud of this pic. I don't think it's a horrible pic and I hope it at least encourages people to go read Angrybee's fanfic. She's an awesome writer and has a wide variety of fanfics, so I'm sure everyone can find something they will enjoy if not this fanfic. Tho, I have to say, she is my fave fanfic writer. Enjoy guys!
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Comments: 110
shadowvixen [2004-09-30 05:44:48 +0000 UTC]
Another masterpiece! Sugoi! I love the orange colour scheme in this piece. So calm and pretty...^^
ANother fave!
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jbramx2 In reply to shadowvixen [2004-10-12 22:24:51 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I'm happy you like it! Yeah, I love them golden cloudy skies. ^^ Couldn't resist doing it here.
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demonesszen [2004-07-08 00:29:26 +0000 UTC]
I'm a big fan of Angrybee's writing too.
That is definately how I'm going to picture Tokio, Katsu, and he who's name I shall not say because it would be a spoiler for the story. Saitou looks exactly like himself. I love your artwork. Keep drawing, okay?
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jbramx2 In reply to demonesszen [2005-01-21 02:42:57 +0000 UTC]
omigod! I thought I responded to this! I'm so sorry! O_o;
Thank you so much! I'm very happy you think so. I truly appreciate the feedback from a fellow Angrybee fan. Thank you so much!
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merit [2004-05-28 08:10:02 +0000 UTC]
the sky.. I want the skyyyyyyyyy-- and I nearly though that was Saito from Kenshin ; whoops!
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jbramx2 In reply to merit [2004-05-28 17:42:48 +0000 UTC]
Saitou Hajime? yes, it is from the anime Rurouni Kenshin. This just a fanart of a Rurouni Kenshin fanfic. Squee! I'm happy you like my sky. Thank you!
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merit In reply to jbramx2 [2004-05-28 18:32:49 +0000 UTC]
ahhh didn't know his last name hahah
oopsie
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BountyHuntress16 [2004-05-27 01:53:52 +0000 UTC]
So good.
I loved the fic, and I like how you captured the charas. Tokio: shy, yet you can see the defiance in her eyes. Saitou: all imposing and wolfish. Katsu roud, ????: like the anime prtrayal, innocent yet not
I especially like the background.
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jbramx2 In reply to BountyHuntress16 [2004-06-20 01:14:38 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much! Squee! a fellow reader! I'm thrilled you liked my renditions. I was nervous when I presented these to Angrybee, but thankfully, she loved them. But I'm super happy also to get a second opinion from a reader. It means a lot to me.
Again, thank you so much. I just love drawing fanfic art.
Feedback like this makes my day. ^_^
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MysticInca In reply to ??? [2004-04-17 15:16:57 +0000 UTC]
Oh dear God, I love this!! Its so perdyful! I'm also a fan of Angrybee and what you did for her characters is simply wonderful! Totally how I imaged everyone looking!
Great work! I love it!
Mystic~me
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jbramx2 In reply to MysticInca [2004-04-23 04:52:11 +0000 UTC]
Squee! Yay! Your comment makes me so happy. I'm glad to have met up with a fan of Angrybee's work's expectations. Squee! I'm happy to please.
Thank you!
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--clever--one-- In reply to ??? [2004-04-06 14:47:42 +0000 UTC]
tokio is that vato right_?
all in black_ ruuged & raw...heheheee
and the dame allll conservative along with those innocent eyes__
nice couple _
i like this pic_
clever
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jbramx2 In reply to --clever--one-- [2004-11-10 07:19:14 +0000 UTC]
Omigod! I thought I responded to this!
I'm sorry! My message page got clogged up with like a hundred messages and it's taken me this long (cuz my computer was broken for two months this summer) to get done with them. Um, how are you doing? I hope okay.
Uh, anyways, thank you so much for commenting on my work. Me da un poco de verguenza cuz well, this is not deep or serious or clever like your writing, es pura fantasia, but um, thank you!
Je Je, no Tokio es la innocent dame. XD Hajime (que le dicen Saito) es el rugged man. Eh...Son nombres Japoneses. Como que alla muchos nombres de mujer terminan con "O", que a nosotros nos suenan como nombres masculinos.
Bueno en fin, muchas gracias por visitar my pagina.
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NavyTourniquet [2004-03-15 14:09:16 +0000 UTC]
Saitou is one of my favorite rurouni kenshin vharacters ;_; he's so hot and shmexy! ...not in real life of course. Yes saitou WAS a real shinsengumi member who died of ulcers. (yeah i know i need a life other than digging up information of hot anime characters)
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jbramx2 In reply to NavyTourniquet [2004-03-21 02:16:22 +0000 UTC]
aww, thank you! Hee, I know lots bout Saitou too. Blame it on my fanfic obsession. Must know all details. But thanks for commenting!
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raymund In reply to ??? [2004-03-08 06:29:13 +0000 UTC]
ei great artwork! i really love what you did here.. the characters, background, tones, lighting, shading,.. *sighs* ..everything! it all blends well and really makes people get hooked on it.. it's like promoting a movie of Saitou and if ever there was one, for sure it will be a hit because of this remarkable poster
you really deserve all those compliments given to you by fellow artists..
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jbramx2 In reply to raymund [2004-03-11 07:49:13 +0000 UTC]
Waiiiiii! You are so sweet! Thank you! Your comment has made me giggle in delight. It's basically what I was trying to do with this picture. Make it look like a movie poster, except I was making it for a fanfic. Oh, a Saitou movie! *dies* I would so want to see that!!
I'm so happy for what you said. You're very kind! I'm honored! Thank you!
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raymund In reply to jbramx2 [2004-03-11 17:01:07 +0000 UTC]
..no prob. ..keep up the good work.
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Maria-Minamino [2004-02-21 21:44:36 +0000 UTC]
This is really awesome. I love the way you drew Saitou - oh and I did think that was Soujiro - it looks so much like him! Awesome job on everything - I LOVE the coloring and everything!
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jbramx2 In reply to Maria-Minamino [2004-02-22 01:18:22 +0000 UTC]
oh! Thank you so much! Naw, I'll just give it away it's Okita with short hair. X3 And the lady next to him is Saitou's big sis. (who was also a real person). thank you so much for comments!
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jbramx2 In reply to jbramx2 [2004-02-22 01:58:01 +0000 UTC]
Hee! Thank you again! Well, Katsu and Tokio (his wife) never show up in the anime or the manga (tho he does mention Tokio in the manga and anime).
But the real live Saitou Hajime did have a family. He was the son of a lower class samurai and a farmer's daughter. Apparently he also had an older sister and older brother.
Hajime Saitou was not his real name either, I forget how to spell his first name but his last name was Yamaguchi, (yeah, the man kept changing his name in life). In this fanfic, his older sister never marries so she keeps her last name. ^^ it's a greaaaat fanfic.
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Maria-Minamino In reply to jbramx2 [2004-02-22 01:38:40 +0000 UTC]
Saitou has a sis? didn't know that....awesome job though - i love it!!!
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Rainfelt [2004-02-17 08:42:23 +0000 UTC]
If that's not Soujiro--could that possibly be Okita? *gushes, since Okita is her favourite character* Anyway, this is beautifully done and I must favourite it. I will definitely have to check out that fiction.
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jbramx2 In reply to Rainfelt [2004-02-21 02:15:11 +0000 UTC]
ah ah! You're going to have to read the fanfic! I don't wish to spoil it for you.
X3 thank you so much for the comment and fave! I really appreciate it.
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chihiro39 [2004-02-14 18:36:11 +0000 UTC]
Wow! I really like this! It looks great! hehe and the kid in the top left corner does look like soujiro lol I love soujiro....to bad it isnt him. Anyways I love your smooth soft colours you chose for the back grounf and for the characters. Saito and tokio look cute
Great piece! Well done! Keep up the good work!
Ciao for now~!
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jbramx2 In reply to chihiro39 [2004-02-14 19:46:28 +0000 UTC]
Yay! Thank you! *bows* no tis not Soujirou, just someone who looks like him. Thank you so much for your comment!
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kittcat In reply to ??? [2004-02-04 00:49:03 +0000 UTC]
Ack! It looks just like Saito Hajime!!! *glomps* That's what I've always loved about your art. It always looks GOOD. I especially love the expression on the woman in the upper-right. She looks kinda regal... if I may use that word. I dunno. Gah.. Saito is very nice looking in this one. *drools a bit* You do such a nice job on everything, backgrounds, people, expressions. I am in awe.
Yay Kenshin stuff! *meep*
+fave!
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jbramx2 In reply to kittcat [2004-02-11 23:14:25 +0000 UTC]
Yay! I had hope it would look like Saitou. ; but thank you so much! Yesh, Katsu is regal like, tho she's a smartass just like Saitou.
Thank you so much! yesh! Kenshin stuff! I adore it! *bows bows* Thank you so much for the fave!
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gogglegirl In reply to ??? [2004-02-02 04:48:37 +0000 UTC]
It's so refreshing to see your art x3
You did such an excellant job with everything! Definately worth the time it took you!! Personally though, I think it would have been better without the names there on the side-- not so much of a big deal, but it could totally be a poster ^-^; that good! *needs to practice ALOT to be as good as you*
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jbramx2 In reply to gogglegirl [2004-02-28 22:10:47 +0000 UTC]
Yay! Thank you GG! lol, I just put the words there to link it to Angrybee's fanfic in case anyone who's read her fanfic sees this. They won't have any doubts about what the pics about cuz the title's there. ^_^; But I'm glad you think it could be a poster, that's what I make most of my work look like. :3
Oh come on!! You are super good! Please, I look up to your work! Your design and color skills always blow me away. But I'm very honored you like my work so much. ^_^ Thank you! :3
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Wafuru [2004-02-02 04:30:33 +0000 UTC]
My gosh, that was worth the wait, Jbramagranate-san. Even if you did cheat on a couple thigs, we all still get to enjoya lovely pic. ^^
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j-miel [2004-02-01 20:58:41 +0000 UTC]
*speechlish* O_O; I'm so jealous right now! This looks so professional!! ;_;
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jbramx2 In reply to j-miel [2004-02-10 03:47:09 +0000 UTC]
Squee! ^_^ Thank you! but don't be jealous! I've been workin' on mi skillz since I was in a little wee thing. ; tis my obsession.
Thank you T!
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ro-chan [2004-02-01 20:39:42 +0000 UTC]
You just rock so much! Look at all that loverly coloring and SAITOU!! So hot!! HOT!! HOOOOTTT!!! Tokio is lovely too but SAITOU!!
Hee hee... actually no Tokio is really very pretty and now that picture of her is permentaly stuck in my head! That's how I would like her too look! So beautiful and young and being touched by a hot saitou...
The sky is wonderful and I wish I could make clouds look like that!
P.s. Okita looks great too! :giggles:
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jbramx2 In reply to ro-chan [2004-02-10 03:40:17 +0000 UTC]
YAAAAY!
I'm so happy you like it! Thank you! *bows* I tried hard to make Saitou look good, him being a villainous lookin' character, tho I do think he's hot, he's very masculine (cept for his lips
) lol, I totally forgot you like Saitou, *slaps forehead*
but aww! you like my version of Tokio! *sparkly teary eyes* Thank you! I'm so honored.
she's based on my impression of Angrybee's Tokio. Heh heh...touched by hot saitou.
Yes, he's about to or has just whispered something to her. (more like gave her warning to keep on the lookout)
those clouds took me so long.
but I am happy with the results. Thank you! heh, Okita is haaard. X3 wish I'd use reference pics, tho Angrybee had him cut his hair and look like Soujirou. x_x;; So I went for brown eyes.
THANK YOU!
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bluetribalmoogle In reply to ??? [2004-02-01 16:14:39 +0000 UTC]
Well, for all the time that you have spent on this, YOU DEFINITELY deserve all this praise. So sit back and enjoy the moment. You need a breather. I'm very impressed with how you dealt with the lighting and shadows. It makes it seem real and gives it a sense of depth. AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME JOB!
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jbramx2 In reply to bluetribalmoogle [2004-02-10 03:33:24 +0000 UTC]
Yatta! You like it! Thank you! Yes, i am taking a breather now. Must rest my weary nerves before I get started or continue on another picture. Otherwise it's quality will surely suffer. :3 but yay! a sense of depth! *sparkly eyes* I really did do it! YATTA! Thank you! Thank you!
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Aiookami In reply to ??? [2004-02-01 07:40:01 +0000 UTC]
Holy shiznitz, this is sooo neat!! I wish I could do this! I just love the way you draw. And color. And, and... You get the picture. I guess I'll keep praticing, and maybe one day down the road I'll be as good as you. Hmm, kinda looks like Okita up there in the clouds.
And I love Katsu's hair. So neat and well done. Definitely gonna have to check out this fic. ::adds fic to growing list of fics to read:: Must fave this.
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jbramx2 In reply to Aiookami [2004-02-10 03:30:21 +0000 UTC]
hee hee, YAY! another reader to Angrybee's fanfic!
Thank you! *bows* Okita and Soujirou are difficult to draw, darn bangs. I'm glad you like Katsu's hair, I was worried it wouldn't turn out right, but I'm happy with it and now more, since folks seem to dig it.
Thank you!
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tanuki-dono In reply to ??? [2004-02-01 04:16:17 +0000 UTC]
This is drop-jaw gorgeous!!! I love the orangeisg background...as well as saito's posture! *giggles*
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jbramx2 In reply to tanuki-dono [2004-02-10 03:26:32 +0000 UTC]
Squee! Thank you!
Saitou was difficult to draw. ^^ *scratching head* I even messed up on his police uniform. Next time I shall use reference pics instead of my memory.
; THank you!
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angiechow In reply to ??? [2004-01-31 23:17:34 +0000 UTC]
'oly friggin chowing shiznit.. WHY ARE YOU SO GOOD?!?!?! ;____; gaaah, jb-sama, this is so beautiful! all professional looking at gorgeous.. daang ;____; you rule so muuuch
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jbramx2 In reply to angiechow [2004-02-10 02:57:24 +0000 UTC]
*blushes* hey, hey, no sama, remember? *looks around embarrasedly* But yay! you liked my pic! Thank you! =^_^=
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Alice-de-Lioncourt In reply to ??? [2004-01-31 20:31:55 +0000 UTC]
something special, i don't know what can i say about this pic, so i just love it
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jbramx2 In reply to Alice-de-Lioncourt [2004-02-03 08:03:56 +0000 UTC]
Aw, thank you so much! That's very sweet of you. ^^
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Chibizaki In reply to ??? [2004-01-31 20:13:51 +0000 UTC]
I really like what you did with this picture~!!
The skin tones are awesome, especially the cheecks for the ladies. Also the hair is just gorgeous. I especially like how you did the traditional Japanese hair style. The sky and background are lovely.
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