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Reynard531 [2022-02-20 03:28:47 +0000 UTC]
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Taiya001 [2019-03-22 16:33:29 +0000 UTC]
Very beautiful and this is why I often like fanart more than the real show. You gave the other sailors the same love that Naoko (and fans) refused to give over her special snowflake Serena. Glad to see others that feel the same and do not elevate Serena to goddess while treating the others like side kicks.
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moonlitinuyasha1985 [2017-12-20 16:49:43 +0000 UTC]
Did I mention that one of my aesthetics is the Sailor Soldiers as mythological beings?
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Sugar-Senshi [2017-09-19 17:17:25 +0000 UTC]
Just peeking around dA for nostalgia sake and to reboot my activity maybe... Wow this scan sure doesn't compare to the original! I wonder if I used my friends(who works for a printing company) fancy scanner if that would help? Let me know if that interests you as I have this piece hanging above my bed and get to enjoy its glory regularly! Haha
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PoliBR [2015-12-20 04:49:47 +0000 UTC]
ooh. I don't know much about mythology apart from the...uh...mainstream stuff but I really really like this!!! look at them! loved the explanations as well, I can totally see them in the drawing! Β great choices!!! minako's tail and acessories are great, Ami screams Hermes, though prettier (XD), mako totally looks like a forest spirit/nymph (though her face and maybe the antlers too make her look tough), usagi's silver dress (I saw the tumblr picture) is like WOW, magic, and I don't know about rei's myth but she looks very Asian and pretty indeed! all the designs are very unique and beautiful and the picture as a whole is gorgeous. great work ^^
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PoliBR In reply to PoliBR [2015-12-20 04:50:32 +0000 UTC]
also everything is so detailed! look at the hair adornments and the dresses and....yeah XD
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gfm21 [2014-12-10 19:09:32 +0000 UTC]
This is gorgeous
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winddancer23 [2014-08-27 05:09:49 +0000 UTC]
Ohhh I love this concept. are you planning on doing the outers as well?
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Valendra In reply to winddancer23 [2014-08-27 17:21:02 +0000 UTC]
I hope to do them eventually ^^ And since i already gave away the original, I might redo the original while I'm at it too ^^
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BluRose17 [2014-05-22 03:22:14 +0000 UTC]
Absolutely beautiful!!!
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Akashuia [2014-03-24 07:06:59 +0000 UTC]
Brilliant! Very lovely! I like this a lot! I really love the eyes.
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MoondancerAya [2013-08-18 20:24:01 +0000 UTC]
This is so very beautiful!! I love the way they look...those details..
Mars is my favorite. Such detail, such an interesting design of outfit... <3
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Harumikoto [2013-08-06 00:55:04 +0000 UTC]
coolest version. Hope someday the Japanese will bring this idea come to life XD
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tgirl001 [2013-05-22 18:01:59 +0000 UTC]
great job
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Valendra In reply to tgirl001 [2013-05-25 06:52:00 +0000 UTC]
Thank you
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Marieluna83 [2013-05-21 18:27:06 +0000 UTC]
Im in love with this drawing!!! Also love how u describe them! LOVE how u draw Jupiter! She is my fave and Im in love with the way u presented her! The most beautiful of all!!!
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Valendra In reply to Marieluna83 [2013-05-25 06:51:48 +0000 UTC]
Thank you ^^ I'm glad you liked it!
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Sozias [2013-05-16 07:22:41 +0000 UTC]
love
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Valendra In reply to Sozias [2013-05-25 06:51:55 +0000 UTC]
Thanks
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Flane-Erenaeoth [2013-05-14 12:59:38 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful watercolouring as always. Its such a shame the gold and silver paint doesn't show up - I took a look at the WIPs and it really does bring the picture to life!
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Valendra In reply to Flane-Erenaeoth [2013-05-25 06:51:31 +0000 UTC]
Thank you ^___^ <3 I've been trying to find a way to bring out silver and gold paint in photoshop or while scanning, I'll eventually find a way but for now it's impossible T__T
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NinjaKittyRun [2013-04-18 16:17:45 +0000 UTC]
That is beautful artwork.
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KoriStarfire [2013-04-17 04:37:47 +0000 UTC]
I love this piece! It's sooo lovely! If I may only because I'm hella nitpicky, Rei design is almost entirely Chinese and rings a lot closer to a hanfu (I'm still learning about hanfu so I can't pin the dynasty that style is closest to, but I spent 2 years in Japan and saw a lot of historical wear n.n;;; ) so perhaps you could pick a Chinese myth instead? Cause the design is breathtaking and I wouldn't want you to redesign it at all! But it's a Chinese design and you tacked on a very Japanese mythological creature on to it.
I'm sorry to be so nitpicky about this. I'll retreat to my corner and look through your stunning gallery.
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Valendra In reply to KoriStarfire [2013-04-17 06:45:59 +0000 UTC]
I understand what you mean, I admit it's not your typical japanese attire. Well, according to your logic though I should change all of other senshi's clothes as well. For instance, there was no glittery fabric back in those days and definitely Serenity's dress and hair style was not that era's fashion nor it is historically accurate. I'm not really knowledgable with the fashion history though I think Jupiter's outfit is also historically unaccurate, at least to the region her myth role belongs to...
I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but I didn't try to model and design these characters strictly to the mythological roles I picked for each. I just picked a figure or a legend and treated them as an idea. I loosely based them around these and naturally I tweaked them to my heart's content. I wanted to make Rei's outfit look like "asian" basicly, because even though legends and myths belong to a certain community or region, if they were real and alive these figures would not belong to only a certain culture. This is what I believe, so I wanted each character to be more "universal".
Thank you though, I didn't realise people would think that way. I'll not change the reference or the character designs but will add a small note mentioning this. I'm not mad or upset btw I might sound like it because english is not my native tongue so, I sometimes phrase hings a bit oddly
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KoriStarfire In reply to Valendra [2013-04-17 13:44:20 +0000 UTC]
It's alright, I just wanted to give you a heads up that you mixed two cultures that REALLY don't like being mixed up for one another. Again the art is LOVELY and I love it to pieces. (As for the glitter, magical creatures certainly have a stash somewhere on them at all times! It's like a secret magical creature rule or something.) Thanks for reading my comment and responding so thoroughly!
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Valendra In reply to xserianx [2012-11-16 07:24:26 +0000 UTC]
Aww... Thank you, you're so kind ^^
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Shinwa-Tsuki [2012-08-17 19:57:50 +0000 UTC]
Very nice!
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saya19 [2012-06-27 18:23:42 +0000 UTC]
Amazing just amazimg
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Valendra In reply to saya19 [2012-06-28 07:15:56 +0000 UTC]
Thank you ^^
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saya19 In reply to Valendra [2012-06-29 08:46:55 +0000 UTC]
Truly amazing
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Macarina [2012-05-26 02:34:02 +0000 UTC]
beautiful!!
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Valendra In reply to Macarina [2012-05-27 01:30:25 +0000 UTC]
Thank you ^^
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littlemisscinderella [2012-05-11 01:18:56 +0000 UTC]
Wow this is so beautiful!! Your creativity and imagination is just amazing!
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MrsTwix90 [2012-05-02 15:37:07 +0000 UTC]
cool, nice idea ^^
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