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Published: 2012-09-08 18:09:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 2858; Favourites: 64; Downloads: 32
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For the first time, I've actually drawn something other than gijinkas! But, of course, there will be a gijinka version soon. I say 'soon' because gijinkifying[?] Sir Arthur takes forever because his armor is painful to draw.Also known as "holy shit, I can actually draw puffballs!"
Both jokes aside, there is a lot of (intentional) duality going on in this picture. Very, very easily, I could have drawn it as the puffball version of Soldier of the Stars, that one gijinka GSA!Meta Knight that you guys seem to love, but I chose to keep the backdrop of this piece a lot cleaner, brighter.
Reason why is I've always imagined Sir Arthur to be a 'knight in shining armor'. Even as he fights, he shall, and will always be so. As if he's the role model of all soldiers in the universe, spoken of in legends and in awe, revered by all. I chose to draw him like this to reflect that mental image I have of him. If I had the time to make it a lot more epic, a lot more badass, then I definitely would have taken it. Though at the moment, that kind of luxury is hard to come by .-.
But when I was drawing this, Ivy's Arthur character sheet fav.me/dtgmbk was a godsend. Dunno if she's still in this part of the fandom, but Ivy, if you are still around, people still love your work and what you've done for Kirby. No matter how long ago you've done it ;]
Also, the flag design, because I think it's big enough of a detail to note: the emblem on the flag [ --✪_] is the same as my signature. I like doing logo designs, but this little headcanon of what the GSA's flag looks like was planned from the beginning. They have another flag as well, but that's for later, when I get around to doing a group picture of the 'four generals'.
With that said, enjoy the very first puffball picture in my gallery ;]
9/9/12: EDIT for upping the quality and making it Pixiv-worthy. Apparently after submitting a work, Pixiv won't let you change the file like dA does...which is unfortunate for people who are never really finished with a drawing, like me.
Right now, Arthur and the flag look a lot 'cleaner' than the previous version. I still have both versions saved :V
Pixiv link: www.pixiv.net/member_illust.ph…
DL for fullsize. This thing is huge. I mean wallpaper huge.
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Comments: 18
((GSA also stands for Gay-Straight Alliance))
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Yep, that too...so I've been told quite a few times since I put this picture up [x
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HowdidInotnoticethis??? Thisisbeautiful. BHCDJHGCJDGCGHD.
(See how nice my grammar is...? Lol.)
SOMETHINGOTHERTHANGIJINKASWHAAAAA???
Jk.
It's like when you're better at drawing something else (Like humans) and you go back to something else you used to draw it looks better, right? That's kinda how I'm like when I draw normal Kirby characters since I haven't in like... forever.
Arthur is really detailed here too like the armor has lots of details. The thing that catches my eye though is the flag and the thing (I'm sure it's a pole-type thing) that hold's the flag itself. It just does catch my attention. xD
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Hehee, grammar is all to be lost when good, nice feels are to be had [;
Exactly, it's like that -- I'm still surprised that I actually remember how to draw puffballs, heh. 'Tis been quite a while, I'm sure it is for you, too, fellow Kirby gijinker{?}. Mostly because gijinka-ing Arthur's said details would take even longer. So puffball was the way to go on this one.
There's a fleur-de-lis on the top of that flagpole (it's a war flag on a pike, to be specific), which I only felt was fitting because the rest of Arthur's armor seems to go with that theme.
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Yea mang mai gramars is aeswome.
Actually, grammar being misplaced is one of my pet peeves... what am I doing...? xD
It's pretty easy since the anime's ending literally tells you (I draw Kirby gijinkas but they look nothing like themselves [link] ). Yeah, a human is much more complex than a puffball is. When you make a human it's a bit more natural to give it more detail. Which of course would take longer.
Yeah. It's really fitting for the theme.
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That's really beautiful. I absolutly love the patteren on the flag - good job
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Wow, thanks ! And thank you especially for telling me what you liked about this. I'm always glad to hear what people have to say about my art [;
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i loooove Sir Arthur!!! he's my favourite character from Kirby of the Stars (even though he's got to be one of the moinorest of minor characters 
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Hehe, thank you ! Yes, Sir Arthur definitely needed a lot more love ^^';
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yea, him and Dragato, Nonsurat, and Falspar *hugs them all*
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~AltusOblivio already mentioned it, but I had a couple of problems with people getting confused about the name of my group, thinking it was another Gay-Straight support group.
Does it feel odd, to suddenly do non-Gijinka? XD
Looks great though!
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Hehe...but it shall always remain as 'Galaxy Soldier Army' for me.
Surprisingly, though...it feels the same. Natural, even XD Maybe suddenly, drawing Arthur made me okay with both. The gijinka actually came first -- I drew them on the same sheet of paper and I realized, "Y'know what? I think the original Arthur fits my impression of him a lot more". So I ended up coloring and finishing puffball!Arthur first.
[I think it's because as long as it's Kirby, to me, it is all one and the same. I still love it either way ^^';]
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It's also the Gay Straight Alliance. Just saying.
Aha so this is where that star emblem came from... your idea of the flag. :3
Very nice very nice. In my impression,the brighter sort of atmosphere works really well for this picture. Because of the black 'messy' (not at all in a bad way) outline kinda thing that is your style, Arthur himself evinces this ragged perseverance, and that mixes really well with the 'gold'ish atmosphere around him. That there's hope through hell. I like it a lot.
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Lolwut? That too? D': I'm kinda tempted to vandalize add 'Galaxy Soldier Army' onto the GSA disambiguation page on Wikipedia
Impression! That's the word I was looking for! The 'messiness' [of course, not at all] comes from my scanner. When I fix it digitally I more often erase lines than draw them in.
And Dokeo again adds the depth I have but didn't know how to describe in words. Hope through hell indeed ;]
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