Sunday, December 13, 2009

Are you there?

Part of a conversation with a dear friend.


are you there?

The image of a girl listening to a seashell just came to me out of nowhere and the mood and atmosphere struck so clear that I had to draw it. Watching all 25 episodes of Soukyuu no Fafner in one sitting gave me the inspiration for the title, "are you there?" (anata wa soko ni imasu ka?) which is a recurring question throughout the series. The anime explores concepts like existence, choices and nothingness and although I'm not crazy about the art, the story was good and I really enjoy thought-provoking themes.

This piece isn't popular on deviantART, but I'm very proud of it. :)

Tools:
2B Pencil, Photoshop CS3, Wacom Graphire4

Typeface:
Peach Sundress by the incredibly young (19!), talented and generous Teagan White

Process:



I was invited as a guest artist to paint something for this year's Comic Fiesta 100 Days Countdown!


CF 2009 - Linedanser Coffy

This is Coffy, one of the event's mascot. (I took some liberties- her ears? I ate them.) You can read about Coffy and Tea here: [link]

I'll be having a table at Comic Fiesta this year, and I'm really excited because it's my first time ever! I'm busy making some last minute preparations now and I want to kill myself for not starting earlier.

Tools:
Photoshop CS3, Wacom Graphire4

Process:


The entire painting process looks so easy in the GIF! Gah. I swear, I spent almost an entire 24 hours just getting those fucking comic sheets right.
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13 comments:

  1. toni infanteDecember 13, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    so beautiful pieces, ciaee!

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  2. CiaeeDecember 14, 2009 at 4:38 AM

    Thank you so much, Toni! I love your work.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 14, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    I love Are You There artwork. It's simple, but it's very beautiful. I don't understand why this isn't popular on DA. Maybe because people there are used to look for detailed paintings.

    Hugs!
    Tati

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  4. M.Hanif HafizDecember 15, 2009 at 11:29 PM

    Nicely done :) all the best 4 u >;3

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  5. CiaeeDecember 18, 2009 at 8:24 PM

    Tati,
    I guess it not something very eye-catching. :D I'm happy that you like it though!

    BonEka,
    Oh hey, thanks! All the best to you too. 8D

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  6. ravenskarDecember 19, 2009 at 10:42 PM

    I LOVE YOU. :D

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  7. Dennis OngJanuary 5, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    nice artwork... =)

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  8. Manuel DupongMarch 21, 2010 at 11:22 PM

    Thanks a lot for sharing. I'm sure seeing this is going to be helpful for me.

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  9. AnonymousNovember 16, 2010 at 11:43 AM

    nice art- some of the language- not so much-

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  10. THE BIRDDecember 15, 2010 at 1:36 AM

    very nice...my eyes cant leave!

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  11. AnonymousApril 14, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    this is beautiful painting Ciaee, I wish I have you as my digital painting teacher :)

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  12. buy rift accountMay 3, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    OMG! what an amazing masterpiece indeed.=)

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2011 at 2:05 AM

    its great work

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