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Higurashi's been on my mind a lot lately. I actually did watch the series (I admit I skipped two arcs), and ever since Oyashiro-sama was revealed, I felt like drawing my own version of him. In the anime Oyashiro-sama is shown as big Buddha-like saint statue, or Hanyô's said to be one of his aspects. These were quite, well, lame in my mind, so instead I drew how I imagined Oyashiro-sama to be.And here he is; as the mythical, dark and feared god, more an oni-like demon than human, equipped with weapon for the sacrifices he took and to punish those who dare to break his rules of advice. The wings on his back were inspired by the higurashi, so their in-line design ref was taken from a cicada's wing.
And since I simply suck at drawing mirror image I had to copy.paste the other wing, which caused some complications. I hope it won't mind anyone else besides me ^^"
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Hi there!
Thanks for featuring one of my old artworks! Haha, I'd forgotten this one! Reminds me that I need to re-do it sometime. ^^
But yeah, your comment is accurate and hilarious! Who'd have thought that the real Oyashiro-sama is a cinnamon roll?
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Nice, I always thought of Oyashiro as an eldritch horror type entity.
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very good but one thing: Oyashiro-sama is female Hanyuu Rika's mom all it's vessal are women
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i like your drawing! but.....oyashiro is adorable
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This is pretty simular to what I believed he would look like.
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Wow Your Oyashiro Sama Contrast with
the Real Oyashiro sama of the series
SPOILER
(FOR THOSE THAT DOESNT KNOW AND ARE READING THIS OYASHIRO SAMA IS SHOWN IN THE SECOND SEASON)
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That's because this is my version of him as his "true form", as I've explained in the box. Also, pagan deities have been sanctified and made more likeable to look like in later generations, so that they will seem more benign to the people of those later generations. So it wouldn't be strange if the deity's older looks and newer looks in art would look completely different.
Still, this is just how I imagine he might look if he had a real true form. Others might have different views and versions of him, which is cool. Artist's freedom in imagination.
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He (or i would say she) have A true form and is creepy to the level of Rena
Have you watched Higurashi Kai the second season?
If you have do it you will know what i mean
xD
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I have seen all three seasons. And Hanyô is not what Oyashiro-sama is. And as I have stated before (and in the artist's comments), this is just how I envision him.
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Oh i see then this Oyashiro Is the one that the Village think oyashiro is?
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I think se means that this is her version of Oyashiro. It's a very cool picture I'v got to say.
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No, this is how *I* view him.
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There's nowt wrong with copy and paste - I couldn't hope to draw symmetry properly
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Yeah, I guess so ^^" Symmetry is darn hard.
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I suppose tracing paper can work too - but I keep losing it all on the way back from collage,
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Might be. I myself have never much used that technique, so I can't much say.
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I was obsessed with it as a kid, so I took to pinching it from maths in High School, lol
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I still haven't watched that freaking anime any further, but I like this design >_< Honestly. The composition is awesome and I definitely like how you depicted him there. The colors come out well too.
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Thanks ^^ Aw, I'm sure you'll find some time to watch it. I actually have some working links I could send you, or you might wanna try BitTorrent (as I recall, you didn't like watching it from PC screen but Tv scren instead ^^"). Both seasons should be able to be found like that
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You recall correctly, my dear. I shall look for BitTorrents instead then. Thank for the advice ^^
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Heheh, you're welcome ^^
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cool ^^ generally green and red doesnt go along well with each other in my opinion but you manage to make it work great in this pic ^^ i like his demonic machete-thingy and his horns especially ^^
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Strange, I've always found that red and green go especially well with each other ^^" Usually I end up using black and red combination, but Oyashiro-sama being older deity, I thought the more "rural" colours would fit him better.
Heh, thanks ^^ The hatchet is actually a small homage to Higurashi-series overall and especially to Rena's chosen weapon (she uses a cleaver often). And the horns were a must for a demonic being ^^"
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hehe, ok. from our colour lessions. we learned that if you mix certain colors (at least when painting with oil) youll just get a crappy brown/grey thingy. but thats when coloring at least.
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That's true, yes, but mixing them up here is quite impossinble, thank goodness for that ^^"
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Awesome character design! And don't worry about he wing thing, I do that sometimes too.
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Thank you ^^ Meh, I tend to worry of such things, but mirror-image drawing is one of the things I haven't much practised, so I tend to use little detours there ^^"
And though I know the truth behind Oyashiro-sama, I still find him interesting a deity
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I am far behind these series. I remember watching anything I can get my eyes on, but Television is dead to me. So many lousy shows now a days, I lost my motivation :B
-Sigh- there's the internet, but now I've found myself to be even more busy than ever.
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Yeah, a bit same problem here. University takes most time now, even during frickin' holidays. The only times I get to watch TV is during evenings, and even then I barely look at any programs.
Lucky for me I could watch Higurashi from the internet. Beats all the lousy tv-series anyday.
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Or the lousy 4-kids dubs xD 
But yeah. Just one more year of HS for me and I'm going to lose all the time I thought I never had
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Aaw..^^" Then you better try and claim back all the time you thought you didn't have andmake good for it
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And I shall. College just sounds so mixed up. I hear it's paradise and I also hear "IT'S MEANS SERIOUS BUSINESS! I'M SUPER SERIAL." -Sigh- I won't miss peer pressure though ^_^
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Heh, yeah, University is pretty much the same ^^" all the "freedom of students and their choices" - and then "the seriousness, you better get this through and look up to your gratuation essays" etc. And that's why I've been stressed as heck lately, and it's not even my graduation essay yet ^^"
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Well w/e. Same crap when I started High School, and I got through with it. Meh, I'll try my best, but I'm sure my art skills would have improved by then as well.
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I'm sure they will improve, or already have. Such things can happen without notice, trust me
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That's kind of what happened to me in Freshmen year. I somehow went from crappy blocky drawings to what I have now. Even from that point on Ive been improving. I used to ask myself "how the hell do these people do these things?"
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Heh, I *still* keep asking that question. Every single time ^^"
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Honestly, I'm not so sure about careers. Some older people wish they were us, but I see it more fit to freedom, at least compared to this. The positives that come to mind is that a career you have has a daily routine, and unlike school, you would know what to do before time and you don't need to learn anything anymore.
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Well, you actually get to learn multiple things even when you do have a permanent career, since such things are demanded at times when something changes at work. Even the daily routines may vary. But it's true that it gives a certain routine which stays somewhat the same, and can give a sort of stability which comforts you to know where you make your living.
Take the time with career choices and choose the one most fitting for you. It might take time, but it'll all come in time. No need to rush, since once you find the career fitting for you, you'll know it. Don't stress about it too much
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Yeah, I won't. But gah, being a teacher! The irony of it all! The more things are sought through out, the more I need to study, just so I can teach. That's why History is definitely the immortal subject in schools.
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Heh, have to agree with that. History always reveals out new things to consider about. I should know this, I study arcaheology after all ^^"
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Yeah, and what's History if you don't mention how Obama won the election for years to come 
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Heheh, good point ^^
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Speaking of which, I'm sure History teachers will brag on the lesson for eternity "Ahh, Obama changed all. He's like God, only he's not God..."
(one marking-period later...) xD
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Lol, now that would be amusing thing for future arcaheologist to find from excavations and make their inspections and speculations about ^^
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Now that you mentioned it, I want to be immortalized o,o
I hope they dig up my time-machine... if we make it THAT far...
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Heh, or you could do some major influential thing, like, try to conquor the world, set up a new civilization, invent a new item no-one has ever thought before...and when it all is recorded, the future researchers might dig it up and ta-daa - immortalized ^^
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But Hollywood actors just look pretty and get their hands engraved on sidewalk pavement
How easy is that? *sarcasm*
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