Comic World 27

This year's Comic World ran for two days! I went back to Hong Kong this week so I attended on Sunday - Day 2. In past years the convention took up two halls, while this year there was only one hall. I think the quality of the art was a little better last year during Comic World 26 (or perhaps I missed all the good stuff that sold on Day 1.) Still, the splitting of the convention into 2 days definitely made the crowds more managable and the wait quicker! Anyway, it was still pretty fun overall. Without further ado, the arts!
I didn't buy that many actual books this time - these few that I did get, I'm very satisfied with, though! On the top is a collaborated art book by the artist group Y9 - all Hong Kong based artists.I'm not really a huge fan of Death Note anymore, but ohman this folder was TOO CUTE to resist! I'm a sucker for these colorful cartoony prints!And of course, my favorite part of any doujin con - the badges! Ilovethesethings.

Pimping time!

Eee! Today I am a happy person. :D Remember all those commissions I did back in August? Well, I used the money and sP I earned from that to buy myself some art of Lucy! Over the past 2 weeks I've been scouting for willing artists. So here are the lovely drawings I've gotten so far:Headshot by Quiched on Subeta - I love how crisp and professional her work is! The clean neckline cutoff rather than just making the neck fade away, the texture overlay, all details that complete this. Plus Lucy's hair looks so gorgeous here X3xcrain kindly did me this drawing for free when she saw my thread on Subeta :) So nice of her! This is like, Lucy at her cutest and most rabbity. Hehe. XDAnother surprise gift, from Kitty! I'm so lucky that my best friends are artists :) Anyway I keep saying this, but this picture reminds me of sunshine and honey. She just seems to glow.This one's from Joysuke, fellow Hong-Konger! She was really nice and professional and she finished the drawing in less than 2 days. And her coloring reminds me so much of Odin Sphere... which is what inspired me to create Lucy in the first place! XDThis one is by figsf, whose cartoons I've fallen in love with since I saw his gallery! It's so interesting to see Lucy transformed into his style. I absolutely love this look for her.

Anyway, do check all those awesome people out. Enjoy! :D

indigo child

Two days ago I was at Times Square in Hong Kong - there's this exhibition called "Indigo Child" being held there this month! It's by a local artist called Carrie Chau. Everything was set up so prettily and I thought it was great! Luckily I had my camera with me:
They added this beautiful arc thing with lanterns over the escalators.
And here's a short video of an interview with Carrie Chau. Look at how she holds her pen near the end!

HOMERUN BOOGIE

Phew! It's over!

It was a pretty small event, but I had fun overall, and it was a first-time thing for me - from signing up for a table, to drawing my comic, to getting it printed and then trying to get people to buy it! XD; I only sold a few copies, but it was truly an awesome feeling whenever someone came over and looked at my stuff. 8D
Comic and badges! Here's a peek at the first page:Comics and collectibles from the other artists there:Yeah, again, it was a great experience. I wasn't satisfied with my comic in the end, but I'm glad I got it done and had something to sell at the event! 8D

nature be loved

I bought this lovely planner today! - don't really need it, since the school gives us agendas for jotting down homework, but it was too pretty to resist! I love the old vintage scrapbook look. So I'm using the planner as a diary now, just writing over the calendars. Here's the designer's blog.

Comic World 26

EeeEEEEeeee I'm so happy! :D I went to Comic World today - It's a bi-annual doujinshi event in Hong Kong. This is my second time going. My first time at the event was Comic World 24 a year ago.

I thought this year's art was of a higher quality, (and I almost spent all my money XD) and the con was also organized better in general. Last year I stood in line for 2 hours outside the building to get in, (such is Hong Kong...) and this year the outside wait was only 10 minutes. The rest of the wait, about 30 minutes, was inside the air-conditioned building, which wasn't so bad. Part of the reason may be because I came a lot earlier this year.

And now, time to pimp the stuff I bought! :D
Badges! I lovelovelove collecting these things, they are usually cheap, and they take up a small space. I got a lot of cute ones this time around... (look! It's a Tamaki!) they will be added to my current collection. :D Maybe I'll post some pictures of my other badges when my collection is a decent size.
Some pretty postcards and bookmarks. The one in the bottom left is by Ippus, whom I met and talked to briefly :D She signed the back of the card for me!
LOOK AT THIS GORGEOUS ART. <333And finally, a lovely Code Geass (SQUEEEE) poster that came with the doujinshi. Those Homerun Boogie flyers were all over the place. I can't wait to go, now!

That is all for this year's Comic World! :D I will definitely try to go to the next one in a few months.

Gorgeous backgrounds from anime films

I got a copy of 24格 (24 frame) magazine yesterday. There was an article featuring these beautiful background paintings by Makoto Shinkai. Here are some scans!
From the movies Voices of a Distant Star,The Place Promised in Our Early Days, and 5 Centimeters Per Second, respectively.

Evergreen music video

Holy cow. This is such a stunning piece, both as a music video and an animation.



This is the sort of thing that sends chills down my spine, and makes me just dizzy with admiration.

talent instantly recognizes genius

Here is a fun meme taken from this blog.

1. The first article title on the Wikipedia Random Articles page is the name of your band.
2. The last four words of the very last quotation on the Random Quotations page is the title of your album.
3. The third picture in Flickr's Interesting Photos From The Last 7 Days is your album cover.

So this is what my album cover would look like, if only I were a talented musician!

Photo from parachutgirl.