A Mother's Love

Posted Nov 17, 2009, 7:19:04 AM UTC

A gift for a fan fic writer named Jinxy-sama, a depiction of Kagura and her original character Kazananiku from her story "Any Way The Wind Blows". Of course Sesshomaru is Kazenaniku's papa.

Story can be read HERE

sketched and completed in PS CS3 with Genius graphics pad.

Comments

Jinxy-sama
Nov 17, 2009, 2:09:04 PM UTC
It is so sweet and beautiful, as I already told you on LJ. *SQUISH* I has only one suggestion: do you think, if you use one of the lasso thingies and the transformation function, you could make her arm and body a little smaller? Or maybe erasing some of the skin color might work... depending on if you still have a version with layers or not. Just a suggestion, it's wonderful no matter what.
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- sonjajade
  Nov 17, 2009, 2:14:10 PM UTC
  well, I thought about that when I was sketching, that she might be a little "chubby" but I have to consider she probably gained a little weight with the pregnancy and she's still working on getting it off, unless demons are awesome like that and don't have that conundrum after having a child. I don't think I have one with layers still, but I can just color it out a little.
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  Jinxy-sama
  Nov 17, 2009, 11:39:54 PM UTC
  Nothing wrong with a little chub... wait, that didn't sound right. @_@ Anyway... I prefer a 'healthier'-looking Kagura and often draw her with a little more meat on her bones. Ensueño is a good example of that; she doesn't exactly have a dancer's body there. I'm all about a thicker Kagura, I just think she's a tiny bit out of proportion. Still a beautiful picture, whether you feel like it needs fixing or not. <3
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  Jinxy-sama
  Nov 18, 2009, 2:46:06 AM UTC | Total Edits: 1 | Last edited on Nov 18, 2009 by Jinxy-sama
  I forgot to mention, you are REALLY damn good at drawing small children. Ka's face is just... goddamn. Not many people, even with a reference, can do that well. I can't remember if I ever asked: have you taken classes? Or is that just natural talent?
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  sonjajade
  Nov 18, 2009, 5:00:33 AM UTC
  Only art lessons I've had have been for drawing furniture. I can do grids for drawing in perspective, do proper shading and such, but all of that is so much easier to do on paper. I actually don't think much of my human faces, so the compliment means a lot to me! *furious blush*
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  Jinxy-sama
  Nov 18, 2009, 3:43:08 PM UTC
  That makes it even better. I was never very good at drawing backgrounds, rooms or otherwise, despite having taken Art I-IV in high school and a couple of college classes... maybe because I was always more interested in drawing people and, thus, had more practice at that. Using a drawing pad takes some getting used to, as does PS. I'm mostly self-taught on that and am still learning. I've come a long way where anime-style stuff is concerned... don't think I can do realism like that anymore, though. XD *Is wayyy out of practice*
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