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Description For a while, I had thought that I could finally start "finalizing" character designs for my original story Time_Less . However, school decided to get in the way and I could only do this much for the time being.

These were intended to be drawn quickly... but then I started getting picky on various things. While some aspects could use an improvement and corrections... I don't have the leisure to do so since I want to get as many characters drawn out as possible.

Also, most were posted in my blog beforehand. Aside from Avalin, the other four characters partake in the same part of the story. Ain-Nia is presented as a minor, but important character however.

Asashikka: (04/01/10) This is the character whose name is used for some of my other accounts. The colors weren't predetermined so the ones she has now resulted from my perchance for bright, but sometimes clashing colors. Not the most original design either, but I was mostly following her initial design that was never colored.

Avalin: (04/06/10) I drew her next because I didn't want to forget that I wanted her to have those sleeves. Like Asashikka's, her colors weren't decided beforehand so this mix came out instead. I'm pretty sure I can get used to it, but it can get a bit tedious later on probably.

Yukasa: (04/25/10) Er.. her design is the least changed. She now sports a ponytail though, but she isn't inclined to keep it up consistently during her travels.

Anshonia: (05/18/10) Remake of her 2005 design. Now her redesign was tedious and the most cleanest (excluding the cheap staff). I felt compelled to put more effort on her redesign because her role is something I look forward to illustrating if I ever feel like partaking it.

Ain-Nia: (5/29/10) Her head bugged me the most and therefore, took longer than it should. She keeps most of her original design.

I hope I can do more soon~ and especially start designing the male characters~ I sorely need some more practice on drawing males. orz
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Comments: 38

Sky-High-Imagination [2014-06-05 02:06:34 +0000 UTC]

these look really good! can I read your story?

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kariavalon In reply to Sky-High-Imagination [2014-06-06 07:26:15 +0000 UTC]

Ahh thank you! >w<

Ahaha I actually never formally wrote the story.. I just came up with concepts, lol.
And, for the longest time, I've been meaning to scrap the entire story and reassemble the characters into a new/revised story setting. If you're interested, you may visit [ etoileraine ], my character and story concept repository for more information. xD

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Sky-High-Imagination In reply to kariavalon [2014-06-06 11:08:34 +0000 UTC]

ok then, it's sounds like a really cool story
I look forward to seeing more of your stuff!

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kariavalon In reply to Sky-High-Imagination [2014-06-15 03:40:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Ahaha I'm sorry if you're disappointed ;;. I've never gone far with the development orz
Although, I'm not giving up with it and wish to rehash these characters into stories that are easier to handle and finish. xD

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Sky-High-Imagination In reply to kariavalon [2014-06-22 01:50:59 +0000 UTC]

it's fine, I to write and draw and get where your coming from, if I don't feel that link with my characters right away then I don't feel inspired to write.
I still like your art though!

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MaruChiku [2010-09-19 18:06:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow, these came out absolutely fabulous. I love the designs. They're very creative and the fantastic coloring really conveys the style of each one.

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kariavalon In reply to MaruChiku [2010-10-01 04:53:38 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry for my late response. ;A;

But thank you so much for your comment~ I really appreciate it! I'm especially happy to hear that each the designs has it's own little style (despite sharing some similar elements ahaha). >w<

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MaruChiku In reply to kariavalon [2010-10-03 06:06:18 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome ^u^. Indeed, I really enjoyed them all~!

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Gosen406 [2010-08-01 17:09:31 +0000 UTC]

Awwwww 8D All the characters look great. So cute and well drawn. Although, don't hate me, but Asashikka is reminding me of Hatsune Miku XD

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kariavalon In reply to Gosen406 [2010-08-01 17:16:52 +0000 UTC]

I had the same idea as well, so there's no hate haha~

I like Vocaloids (including Miku) so it's kind of unsurprising that it gets seeped into my work despite my attempts to steer away from making unintended similarities. xD

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Gosen406 In reply to kariavalon [2010-08-01 19:47:00 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow! XD

heehee XD Its okay

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Melody-Hikari [2010-07-05 21:37:54 +0000 UTC]

I love their designs, particulary Asa and Avalin.


You need less A names. xD;;

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kariavalon In reply to Melody-Hikari [2010-07-06 04:12:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

Don't worry, I only have 1 more A-named character to go~ everyone else has different letters besides As. :'D

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Melody-Hikari In reply to kariavalon [2010-07-06 04:19:24 +0000 UTC]

xD That's good. After awhile people start to notice "hey there's a lot of -based names here..."

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kariavalon In reply to Melody-Hikari [2010-07-06 04:29:29 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. xD It'd wear me off a bit too actually as it'd cause me to mix up some of their names occasionally due to similarities and whatnot haha.

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Melody-Hikari In reply to kariavalon [2010-07-06 04:35:53 +0000 UTC]

Yep~

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winghay [2010-06-16 05:07:51 +0000 UTC]

D: i wanna see your comic already :<

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kariavalon In reply to winghay [2010-06-17 04:34:38 +0000 UTC]

This one? Or the hiatus'd one? xD;

Oh, and thank you for +faving this character sheet~

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Hakkou [2010-06-01 07:49:18 +0000 UTC]

KYAAA CHARRIE SHEEEEEET XD *claps hands* So many colors and cute clothes and EPIC NAMES.

<3 Their all so cute!!!

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kariavalon In reply to Hakkou [2010-06-09 03:31:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~! <3

Although, I kind of wished I varied the face expressions just a bit though ahaha. 8D; They look kind of the same when I group them up like this. orz

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Metalraptor [2010-05-30 22:26:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow, these turned out rather awesome, very good! ^_^

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kariavalon In reply to Metalraptor [2010-05-30 22:52:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~
I wish I could do more, but I'll have to wait until this semester ends in two weeks. ;u;

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Kierax [2010-05-30 21:34:18 +0000 UTC]

This is pretty good! I wish i could do this type of stuff. i tried....and it failed miserably. XD I suck at poses.

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kariavalon In reply to Kierax [2010-05-31 03:03:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~

My poses tend to be recycled so they aren't necessarily creative haha. xD

I tried to do this kind of project with my LoH characters once, but it failed miserably each time. I think it might be better for me to just add color flats to the chibis I did last year since they're generally the closest thing to actual full-body references. xDD;

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Kierax In reply to kariavalon [2010-05-31 05:37:04 +0000 UTC]

you still haven't gotten to do that picture you said you would. You might have forgotten it, but that's okay.

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kariavalon In reply to Kierax [2010-05-31 05:48:53 +0000 UTC]

owo I vaguely remember the request.. but I don't quite remember the details orz.

Could you note me the details again? I'm sorry for forgetting your request~ D:

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Beastiewolf [2010-05-30 19:59:35 +0000 UTC]

They are all very pretty and cute. :3 I love the colors of Avalin, but I love Ain-Nia's design the most. She looks so cuuuuuudlyyyyyy in that poofy dress!
I love it. >w<

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kariavalon In reply to Beastiewolf [2010-05-30 23:01:53 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you~! I want to wear a poofy dress like that sometimes.. it looks really comfortable to relax with haha. xD It doesn't help that the heat is starting to rise up for the summer. D:

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Beastiewolf In reply to kariavalon [2010-05-30 23:51:03 +0000 UTC]

Yeah- a poofy dress sounds good right about now. x.x

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Inarispellborn [2010-05-30 17:24:42 +0000 UTC]

Cuuuute! All of them! Oddly enought, one of my favs is Yukasa, and I'm not really a big fan of pink...

well, some usefull critics (at least I hope them to be)... Avalin's sword seems a little too short to be used in a practical way. and Anshonia seems to be about to pull a dinamic pose... While it seems you were intending to reach it, she stayed somewhere in between. giving some perspective and depth to her pose might help. I personally like a lot when you use those rich colors all together to make a huge colorfull pastel heaven, but sometimes a little bit of the saturated contrast you use with color pencils could give your CG some, I don't know, it could be your signature trait. I see it as something worth trying, not something you must do.

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kariavalon In reply to Inarispellborn [2010-05-30 19:50:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your helpful criticism~!

Ah, I didn't see it very well, but you are correct about her sword being too short for practical (and typical) sword combat. o_o I'll try to fix it soon since this picture is to be reflected as her "default" design.

For Anshonia, I didn't want to design her in a fully dynamic pose since it's supposed to be a profile image (and reference). Afterward, I hope to draw her in more proper dynamic poses since her abilities can easily compel dynamic poses haha~

I hope to use more saturated colors in the near future.
I noticed how pastel-like the colors turned out. 8D;; It's nice, but then a little more lively colors can help balance out the soft colors.

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Inarispellborn In reply to kariavalon [2010-05-31 03:33:35 +0000 UTC]

We're here for that! feel free to do the same on my deviations (even though I haven't been posting that often due to a lot of work)

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kariavalon In reply to Inarispellborn [2010-06-02 15:45:19 +0000 UTC]

I shall do so whenever I can~
I hope to see more of your works soon~ ^^

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Lrme87 [2010-05-30 08:36:00 +0000 UTC]

I like this piece Avalin I'd say is my fav out of them all ^^

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kariavalon In reply to Lrme87 [2010-05-31 03:03:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~ ^^

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Lrme87 In reply to kariavalon [2010-05-31 08:51:28 +0000 UTC]

No probs ^^

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xCalee [2010-05-30 07:04:27 +0000 UTC]

They all look so pretty x3

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kariavalon In reply to xCalee [2010-05-30 22:51:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~!

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