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Published: 2007-03-10 06:40:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 4990; Favourites: 156; Downloads: 0
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Description Originally done on paper, plain old pen, most of it drawn free hand with pen directly, not pencils! > Colors and shading were thrown in on Photoshop. And yes, I mean thrown. This was more something on composition, lines, and patterns, pretty coloring would've made the piece too complex and distracting, thus the rather monochromatic colors and the lack of shading for the most part. >< I know, total artist babble.

No, that is not a Maiko, maiko are too sweet, I just simply choose a Maiko-esque hair do, namely the momoware style. It's one of my characters(Setaiha) with her hair done up in a style similiar. This is something a little different then I normally upload, this kind of babble is usually left to rot in my sketch books, but I really liked the composition of this one, and it wasn't utter babble sketching, there's some reaccuring motifs and story elements. ><
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Comments: 182

jimss13 [2008-12-03 10:39:14 +0000 UTC]

love this i agree, adding more colours does not work here.the fact that you used only black and red, makes the image more powerful, expressive and captivating. the details are great too

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FallenZephyrArt [2008-11-30 04:50:36 +0000 UTC]

you are featured!

[link]

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Mind-Illusi0nZ [2008-11-29 17:57:26 +0000 UTC]

Your work has been featured in my journal [link]

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Naraethlas [2008-11-25 07:53:23 +0000 UTC]

this is amazingly done, I love the details you have added! it's dark and bright at the same time, no more or less than needed, and having only red, black and white is an idea that looks great in it.

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Drakkarius [2008-11-24 18:04:16 +0000 UTC]

Its look cool , these is abstract.these is so good that i feel what is happening there^^

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inthename [2008-11-23 08:16:05 +0000 UTC]

This is very stimulating! I adore your art and style! WOW!

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Flyckt [2008-05-02 11:45:33 +0000 UTC]

I love the rather chaotic feeling in it, and it's so detailed and welldone. Awesome.

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Neriak [2008-05-02 10:14:57 +0000 UTC]

Your style is very interesting. This piece has a very chaotic feeling to it..the colour blend perfectly

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scuroluce [2008-04-22 15:00:54 +0000 UTC]

Completely amazing! Wonderful work!

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orphen316 [2008-04-11 17:09:13 +0000 UTC]

amazing just amazing

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CSnyder [2008-04-11 02:04:46 +0000 UTC]

parts of this seem to jump of the page....wonderful image and great color combonation
everything works very well together

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snow-white-x [2008-04-11 01:30:54 +0000 UTC]

the colouring on this is actually amazing!

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The-Scarlet-Burn [2008-04-08 14:24:56 +0000 UTC]

Simply amazing and beautiful. I love the red, black and white colour scheme

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HOD1989 [2008-03-17 13:20:58 +0000 UTC]

your art is simply amazing

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LithiumSacrifice [2008-03-17 03:38:37 +0000 UTC]

wow! amazing... haha reminds me of the stuff I did.. I lost mine though :[ and i never thought of putting it on DA..

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GiantPanda [2008-03-16 19:31:27 +0000 UTC]

This is intrcate and abstract and yest simple.

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vandalhandle [2008-03-14 17:09:39 +0000 UTC]

wow, i'd love to see the orginal black and white inks

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UpHiras [2008-03-14 11:24:33 +0000 UTC]

eye looks good

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shazzo-nica [2008-03-14 07:57:39 +0000 UTC]

very very nice .. i lOve the coLors and the detaiLs, of course!

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Ghost-Dreamer [2008-03-13 19:44:02 +0000 UTC]

At first, when looking at it in full view, I thought this piece was too busy. Taking a step backwards however it starts to really grow on you.

The colour and shading is excellent and is what drew me to the work in the first place. Love the sense of story / life you've captured in it, the love, the artistic, the sadness and even the murder that seems to have taken place; her bloody hands contrasts incredibly hard with what she as a geisha stands for and make you reconsider the whole piece all over again.

Excellent job, I like art that makes me view it from different angles and makes me thing about what I'm seeing, well done!

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kino-veronika [2008-03-13 19:24:20 +0000 UTC]

wow
there is soo much to look at!
beautiful composition, lines, texture, everything!!

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drugsontoast [2008-03-13 19:22:43 +0000 UTC]

wow this is stunning, really intricate, love it!
x

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Z-uh [2008-03-13 17:05:05 +0000 UTC]



BEAUTIFUL.

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misaje [2008-03-13 13:18:44 +0000 UTC]

great work

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Septdeneuf [2008-03-13 09:05:17 +0000 UTC]

This is a very unique and interesting piece. I love how you can look at it for a really long time and always discover something new. I love the expressiveness of it and the motion in all of the elements. Very cool

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Poet1960 [2008-03-13 07:31:48 +0000 UTC]

Not really my normal style.....but for some reason I still like it anyway. Not really sure why, just something about it catches my eye.

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Shironi [2008-03-12 22:15:23 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I love the stylistic feel of the pic, I can't put my finger on why, but I do. I like all the black and the way that every little piece is different to the last. My favourite bits are the eye in the middle about a third of the way up, the bit in the top right corner, and the leafy-bubbly thing in the bottom right.

Only thing I could think to improve would be to make Setaiha's hair a little more stylized and less detailed, to fit with the rest of the pic. That's not really even a criticism though, 'cause it's still very good, just in a different way to the rest of the pic.

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kelv-thm [2008-03-12 21:02:45 +0000 UTC]

i like this, tis very original

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cutiepaws [2008-03-12 19:57:00 +0000 UTC]

that's beautiful - I could stare at it all day hehe

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lanceroderick [2008-03-12 00:10:20 +0000 UTC]

Definitely one of the best of your gallery. It's obvious you were inspired on this one. Impressive that it was done directly with pen to paper (no penciling). Good job.

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CSnyder [2008-03-12 00:04:47 +0000 UTC]

the detail and color of this is great
wow.......

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MommaNyx [2008-03-11 23:24:39 +0000 UTC]

I love the style of this piece! It sort of abstract, in the text that the more you look at it the more stuff that pops out at you. Very nice work!

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G-i-z-m-O [2008-03-11 12:14:43 +0000 UTC]

Hiya,
As promised, you're featured here !
Laila x

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ADHDartist [2008-03-10 04:15:16 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you added the color, it really makes it pop, all in all you have an amazing talent!

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LOVEnotWAR [2008-03-08 07:29:38 +0000 UTC]

my favorite of all you work!

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Shy-Light [2007-11-23 05:33:11 +0000 UTC]

This is a very beautiful peice. There's just so much intricate detail and the red is so vibrant. Good work

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chelano [2007-10-15 16:20:40 +0000 UTC]

absolutely stunning

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sanxi [2007-10-03 18:32:12 +0000 UTC]

That's really awesome. Keep up the good work! ^^

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Cemicemi [2007-10-03 15:05:38 +0000 UTC]

this is very original i like it!

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Evanescenceheart [2007-10-02 23:42:47 +0000 UTC]

that. looks. so. cool.

and of course being me, I like the eye the best

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Ditchi [2007-10-01 01:48:06 +0000 UTC]

WOW...very strong!!! excellent technique...i love it

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cute-gf [2007-10-01 00:35:24 +0000 UTC]

Looks awesome, seems like all sorts of art are mixed together or something .. cool

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AshleighPopplewell [2007-09-30 04:44:45 +0000 UTC]

Have you seen my work before? We are using similar symbols, keys and whatnot. Also the ink. I'd love to see the color done in a traditional flowing watercolor...kind of like the older ukiyo-e works.

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Neefydoll [2007-09-25 20:11:11 +0000 UTC]

I like the effect just using red here-and-there gives.

Very nice

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Gabriella-Fraser [2007-09-24 13:47:27 +0000 UTC]

cool, nice doddly mix up, there are parts i'd love to see more of, like the geisha's hair...its like your giving a sneakc preview of lots of pieces

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Ochiru [2007-09-24 13:46:50 +0000 UTC]

really, really nice. That's about all I can say... I've been staring at it for about 5 minutes now spotting all the details!
+fav

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sythesite [2007-09-22 01:06:28 +0000 UTC]

Wow. This is intense. I can see why it's one of your most popular

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Fyrrea [2007-09-21 20:33:44 +0000 UTC]

like a part of a dream drawn on paper... impressive

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MeganLeeRetouching [2007-09-21 12:58:28 +0000 UTC]

I adore, love, admire, everything from this. It's so amazing. The detail is awesome and very nicely done. The coloring is perfect, love the colors.

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arrowcrafter [2007-09-18 00:58:22 +0000 UTC]

Ive said it once, i'll say it again ^^ awesome. I love anything like this, randomness and details!

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