Pencil & Paper.

Thanks for 50,000 Pageviews from Miyuki, JC, & Senna!!!

My fondness for the occasional cheesecake imagery apart from my usual DiD stuff really takes off on these milestones. But my thanks goes out to EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU that visits, s, es, and comments/notes on my amateur self-satisfying artwork.

If I can be serious for a few minutes, I need to tell you why this particular picture is very special to me:

Likely none of you will know this, but despite my love of putting beautiful and helpless anime and cartoon girls in distressful situations, I am a poster boy for loving the happy ending. And naturally, in the world that we live in the happy ending can't take place all of the time. Therefore, included in this sketch are two characters that deserve a second chance: Miyuki Aiba from Tekkaman: Blade, and Senna from Bleach: Memories of Nobody. Below also details why, under no circumstances, will I ever draw the following two anime ladies in any sort of distress, peril, or misfortune.

Miyuki, in a weakened state where her remaining life was pretty much on a timer anyway, sacrificed herself after awful abuse from former family members turned monsters to save her brother, Blade (D-Boy).

THAT'S NOT FAIR! She deserved better.

Putting that behind me, I recently saw the above mentioned Bleach movie (after only seeing a handful of Bleach episodes from the series), and although it was a good movie, Senna winds up sacrificing herself to save everyone, but mostly for Ichigo. Even worse, as she technically shouldn't exist, she fades away afterward with only Ichigo's survival and a false sense of existence to comfort her.

THAT'S NOT FAIR EITHER! Even though her body (if not her persona) shows up at the very end, and she has a cameo in the background later on in the series.

Therefore, as tribute to them, and tribute to the milestone, they get their second chance with JC. Despite all of their ordeals, and JC's reputation, this is proof that in my artistic world, the happy ending can and will exist. They both deserve at least this much. I hope you all understand.

Onward:

Miyuki Aiba - Tekkaman Rapier [Shara Carter - Teknoman Shara]: Although portrayed quite young an a bit immature, she also shows great strength of will and spirit after her Radam ordeal. Therefore, I drew her as Blade last spent time with her, in a makeshift medical gown, with her crystal. Except for her facial features, she actually is a pretty typical mid teens --> old teens Anime girl. And thanks to Teresa's awesome and hilarious chibi rendition of me, I decided to give it a try, with Chibi Blade getting ready for Tek-set.

JC: Dumb smile, weird tie, and wide shoulders and pants, but otherwise good enough for me. I copied the shoes from setting up a pair of my own as the reference. No rope in sight, and no DiD intended.

Senna: Senna is not quite your typical schoolgirl design. She wears sneakers with her uniform, which is less common, but her face and hair set her apart from almost everybody else. Her eyes are very round and striking, and her tied back hair is more like a porcupine than anything else. I used several references to get the job done on her, but I am pleased with how she turned out. Chibi Ichigo makes an appearance here to compliment D-boy.

When last I spoke to you folks with a milestone, I was thinking about starting to color my works, and now, 25,000 views later, I am improving my coloring, have selected a coloring style, own a tablet, and am about to work on my next round of 3 colored existing works. While it's true that I do this art and show my presence on dA for myself primarily, the fact that so many of you express support and feel the same way I do about many aspects of my DiD inspires me to continue on, not only with other gals and scenarios, but also improving with color and technique. Proof again that you don't have to have talent to do this - just a desire and some time to study and further yourself.

But encouragement from others, as I have learned, is the catalyst.

THANK YOU!!!

- JC

P.S. 100,000? Can I do it???