I did this for one of my projects (that I didn't finish due to an issue that I will tell when I'll come back). It had to be religion-related, so I drew my own version of Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess in Shinto.
The letters on the side is written Amaterasu-Okami if I remember, meaning "the Great Goddess" or "the Great Spirit that illuminates Heaven", and it's her full name. The letters on Kusanagi means Ame-no-murakumo-no-tsurugi "Heaven's Cloud-Gathering Sword".... I used Wikipedia, so I'm not sure ^^;.
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References: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/Amaterasu_cave.JPG http://www.gearsonline.net/fss/characters/images/amaterasu4.jpg http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/55176782/
Medias: STAEDLER pigment liners, Fabel Castell pens, done in a SCRAPBOOK (yellow papers).
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I see that you also like Kaze-hime's art
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The hair are oftenly my favorite part to do even if it could also be the longest. I like to use that spaghetti trick XD
I really like how you did the shadows, the character is beautiful and the details here are impressive
I am very proud of this piece even with the major errors. I think I will do an Okami (ps2) fan art one day, so there will be two Amaterasu in my gallery XD
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Her hair is nicely done, busy, but not overwhelming. The smaller free-floating strands are a good touch to keep it looking more realistic.
Her right arm (on the left) looks a little long... if she were to open that hand, her fingertips would nearly reach her knee, instead of mid-thigh which would be a bit more realistic, I think...
But all in all, this is just incredibly line work and shading.
Oh, I think someone mentionned about her arm in deviantART, but thanks for pointing it out ^.^ I appreciate how you give both critiques and compliments!
Hm? Strange... I thought I already wrote the description O_O' ... Anyway, nope she's not part of any manga I guess, unless it's a reference to the original. This is my version of the Sun Goddess in Japanese Shinto mythology, Amaterasu. I will add the description, so you may find more information in it like references I used, etc.
An example of her being somewhere else is in the PS2 game Okami.