Kimono Time

[Red Lioness]

Leo and Pele relax with some osake.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/RedLioness/drawings/46bcc4da.jpg

[Raven]

This is breath taking, just amazing!

I love the reflection of them on the table, very nice work Red Lioness.

[Garou]

I am crazy about he reflection in the table too. It's so cool, just like the rest of the pic. And the kimonos are pretty...

[Sliced]

The colors are amazing. Rich and clean. The drawing is also excellent. I just don't like how you drew leo on that pic, maybe.. too humanoïd. Its not really tmnt accurate, but its your style and I totally respect that. In itself, your leo is great, but to my taste, he's just too humanoïd looking.

This is nonetheless, one of the best piece of art of the drome. Congrats.

And indeed the reflection is a nice touch.

[Red Lioness]

Thanks! I'm glad everyone likes it! I'm going to be doing the rest of the cast from 'Female of the Species' and I'll put them on this thread, too.

I just don't like how you drew leo on that pic, maybe.. too humanoïd. Its not really tmnt accurate, but its your style and I totally respect that. In itself, your leo is great, but to my taste, he's just too humanoïd looking.


Hey, I understand. I can never stand it when someone draws the TMNT with a pointed beak. It's totally correct that they should, but I just don't like the way it looks.

[cowabunga14]

That looks very amazing. Great colors and I like the reflections.

[KROW]

Wow, Red, where've you been? I missed your artwork. Still great as always, too. Very nice. :)

[Red Lioness]

Oh y'know, divorce, house fires, unemployment all kinda take it out of you.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/RedLioness/rmkimono.jpg

Next in the kimono series. I have mixed feelings about this picture. I was going to do Mikey and Makai first, but then I came up with the idea of Raph pinning Emerald to the tatami mat by her kimono to keep her from scooting off. I thought it would be very funny and a very Raph approach to fatherly responsibilities. So I started to draw. Well, I got everyone's basic pose down, but when I started to add details the tone of the picture took a drastic U-turn.

Instead of Raph looking away innocently, he's avoiding Maggie's eyes from guilt. The mildly irritated look on Maggie's face became a lethal glare; hell even Sapphire is giving him this look of betrayl. Plus he's downing sake like there's no tomorrow. This picture went from a funny snapshot of a mildly dysfuctional family to a portrait of a family on the brink of breakup.

To quote the Professor from Futurama: 'Oh, I made myself sad.'

Artisticly speaking, it's pretty good. The Jewels are all in cotton yukata according to thier specified colors. Raph is in a kimono and matching hakama but I just don't see him messing with the nagujuban and haori unless forced to at gunpoint. Maggie's wearing a Iro-tomesode, a colored formal kimono reserved for married women. I wanted to pattern to reflect her country upbringing, so she gets a golden cockerel and sunflowers.
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[KROW]

Oh y'know, divorce, house fires, unemployment all kinda take it out of you.
Oh, wow. I'm sorry. Well, your artwork is better than ever, regardless. Beautiful work. :)

[Lady Venus]

Both are awesome Red. Keep it up.

[Fang Wolf]

Them Both is Awesome. *Very Good Work* Red Lioness

[wyze2099]

Wow. I'm amazed by these pieces, Lioness. I really like the attention to detail and the story being told. The facial expressions are great.

Raph is in a kimono and matching hakama but I just don't see him messing with the nagujuban and haori unless forced to at gunpoint.

Heh, I actually think that would make him less likely to bother with it, just to be contrary. :)

[Mandi-chan]

Beautiful pics Red Lioness, does this mean you'll be updating your fic soon? (I've been eagerly anticipating the next chapter!):)

[zkarlette]

Red Im really sorry about everything you have been through , I wish you a lot of luck.

Anyways your work is beautiful as usual, I really like Raph's drawing its really cute , hope to see more of you work:)

[Red Lioness]

Beautiful pics Red Lioness, does this mean you'll be updating your fic soon? (I've been eagerly anticipating the next chapter!)

Well, I'd like to keep writing, and I'm thinking about the plotline a lot, but I just get stuck on 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'!

I need to get the gang to South America, meet Slash, meet Agent Whitestocking, Meet 'Magdalena', and lose her again, but I just get stuck on the details. I'll have to write some outlines or something.