"Where's that dang lighter?" (Love Hina pic)

[Celtic_Emperor]

I thought I'd post this one just for the sake of it. Its not tickling or even barefoot. Just one of my regular anime pictures that I felt was worth posting.

It's Haruka Urashima, from Love Hina, searching in her pockets for her cigarette lighter.

Enjoy. Feedback appriciated.

- DJ

 

[His Divine Shadow]

WAHAHA!!! This is probably Haruka's worst nightmare, UNABLE TO SMOKE!!! lol, very nicely done, although I am quite partial to the eyes. They are superb.😀

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

You just gave me an idea. Thanks. 😀

Thanks. I try a little extra with characters I really like. 🙂

 

[His Divine Shadow]

I did? That's a first.😀

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

You mean in being useful or inspiring ideas? 😀

And yes, you did. 😀

 

[His Divine Shadow]

Both.😀 Usually I am a pestilence to be feared and squashed.😀

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

I don't think you give yourself enough positive credit, my friend.

 

[His Divine Shadow]

My philosophy: The world is out to get me, so I might as well get myself and save them the trouble. My abuse of myself tends to keep people happy, and they always blame me, instead of others, which suits me just fine, since my skin is thicker than the armor of an M1-A1 Abrams.😀 Plus, it seems to amuse the heck out of most people I know.😛

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Living life in such a way seems unnecessary and self-destructive. You're not the world's punching bag, my friend.

 

[His Divine Shadow]

Unnecessary perhaps, but it's worked for years. Despite my activity on the internet, in life I am a quiet loner who tends to avoid people. Mainly because most people are turds. But, I am the first to admit that I am weird. Always have been since my parents divorced when I was young. Emotions are all screwed up, but they screwed up in a good way. *Sigh* Now I'm getting depressed....time to go read through the Humor Forum. 😀

See? I can't be kept down.😛 Although, enough about me, I'm boring.

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

You're wrong about one thing: You are being kept down; being kept down by yourself. I hope things get better for you somehow. No ammount of humor or jokes are going to fix this and you know it.

It's times like these I wish I could do more for others.

 

[His Divine Shadow]

Time will tell. It always does. But eh, enough about that. Care to share clues about your next drawing? *Stares at CE with puppy-dog eyes*

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

I'm sorry if you were offended by that. I just care, thats all.

And I'm not sure what I'm going to draw next. I have some ideas thought out, but I haven't settled on any one inparticular. I might start doing some commission work or I might start working on my manga; I'm not sure.

Do you have a request you would like?

 

[His Divine Shadow]

Not offended at all.

Ooooo....a manga.....ooooooooo......*Drools* THAT would be something! Requests? I only think of requests when no one is doing any.😀 But the idea of you doing a manga....THAT is something to look forward to!

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Yeah, it's something I've been wanting to do for quite some time now. I want it to look at least semi-professional though, so it will take up alot of my time, or all of it. I'm not sure if I want to make it an e-manga or not.

I'm still working out the plot and fleshing out the characters, but it's not going to be fetish based unfortunately. I see no direction or compelling plot in that. But, so as to not deny myself or the community or fans I have here of some feet and/or tickling, I am planning to make it a point to have some of that in the manga from time to time. 🙂

You only make requests when no one is open for them? Doesn't that sort of defeat the purpose? 😛

 

[His Divine Shadow]

Hey, if you draw it, my personal opinion is that you can do whatever the heck you want with it. And if anyone can make a professional looking manga, it has to be you. I'm sure you will floor us all.


Now, I didn't say I only make requests when nobody is taking them, only that I only come up with requests when no one is taking them.😀

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Well, with this kind of support I'm sure I will. 🙂

Hmmm, isn't that almost the same thing? Either way you're getting nothing. You sure you can't think of anything? I need a fresh idea right now.

 

[His Divine Shadow]

You know there are others who will echo my sentiments, especially critterlord and U.N. Owen. I am not alone.


True.😀 Hmmm....by ideas do you mean simply a character name and piccies of her, or a detailed scene?

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Yes, I know. In some ways, it is those individuals, including yourself, that are keeping me here on this particular site. I've sensed a growing exclusiveness since I got here and it's not getting any better. I thought that as time went by and people began to know who I am that I would be treated no different then any of the other talent here. I know for a fact now, after a good solid year or two, that things aren't going to change and I will always be the underdog of the artists here, dispite my talent and dispite my contributions.

I won't go into another monologue (something I haven't done in a long time anyway), but thats my observation of the situation as it stands. I've recieved unjust resentment that hasn't died down, and I'm sorry they still feel that way.

Now, about the request-

I prefer both. I need a character(s) so I'll know who to draw and I'll need a sample situation/scene so I have something to work with.

 

[His Divine Shadow]

Hmmm....tell you what. I'll sleep on this and keep the reply notification in my mailbox, and by tommorrow I should be able to come up with something or other. Time to consult my list of fave female characters....

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Goodnight. Sleep well. 🙂

 

[His Divine Shadow]

Okie, I slept on it, and came up with these:

Sakura Kinomoto/Avalon: Series-Card Captor Sakura (Although I'm sure you already knew that.😀 ) Yes, I know she has been done a jillion times, but I still love her.😀 Piccies I can provide in abundance, as I have a 300 MB+ Archive of Card Captor images.😀 (One of only two over 300) Situation wise....well, she is sortof always in conflict with another girl, Mei-lin (Or a host of other spellings which I shall not list.😀 ) over Li, whom they both seem to be in love with. Some sort of conflict around that could be posible...or the old generic "Tickling Card" idea, which never gets old (Don't know what the heck I'm babbling about? Let me know.).

Another possibility I though of is Kizna Towryk. She's only been seen in one TK pic (Mainly because the series she was in, Pilot Candidate/Candidate For Goddess/Megami Kohousei wasn't liked by many people, and in fact never completely finished.). I have many piccies of her as well. Sitiation wise....I really can't think of one that stands out as incredible (Considering I haven't seen the series in over two years I'm not surprised). She is the repairer (assistant, sort of) to a pilot, Zero Enna, and they tended to clash at first, so perhaps something lies in that....

And the last one I thought of is of my personal favorite Sakuya Kumashiro (Never could figure out why she is, maybe because she is Yugi's shadow, and I seem to like anything related to shadows. 😀) of the Tenchi Muyo series Tenchi in Tokyo/Shin Tenchimuyo. Pictures aplenty I have. Situtation....well, the other Tenchi girls don't particularly like her, since she kind of stole Tenchi's heart (Which they have been after), so maybe that is workable....

lol, that's it from me, I need to go give me fingers a break.😀 Ciao.

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Wow, you didn't have to type that much if you didn't want to. LOL

Lets see, I really haven't watched any of those except for some episodes of CCS a while back (and by a while back I mean when I was still in HS, which was 3 years ago.)

I saw one random episode of TenchiMuyo about a two years ago.

The second batch of suggestions I've only heard of by name and haven't actually seen.

So this is what I'm going to do:

I'm sort of interested in the CCS one. Mainly because of how you discribed the request and because of the fact that I do know those characters.

If you would be so kind to provide a picture or two of BOTH of them (together and seperately; that would be three pictures actually)then I'll see what I can do.

The only thing about this request is that I've never drawn an underager being tickled before. Technically speaking (because I personally don't care as long as its not vulgar or sexual) are there any site rules or guidelines that you know of that would prohibit me from providing underage material?

Its seems like one of those iffy spots to be in. I'm sure alot of people won't care as its no big deal, but someone might care, and I don't want to step on anyone's toes.

 

[His Divine Shadow]

Oh, that one makes it easier. Sakura and Mei-lin started out as 11 years old. By the last ep, she was fourteen (An Mei-lin too, although she had left by then), and they both STILL looked the same as when they were 11. Just say they are 18, and that they didn't change (which, if you continue the previous resaoning, works out fine). Besides, art has FAR more leeway. It never seems to matter, unless it is explicit and underage, which, since you don't do explicit material anyway, is a non-issue.😀

And you ask for a few pics, I give you 45.😀

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Yeah. I guess I can get around the legal mumbo-jumbo. LOL 😀

Thanks for the link. I'll get started as soon as I can. Probably after this picture I just started this afternoon. It was a rather quick sketch but I'm glad it turned out so well. If I can be quick about finishing it up, I might be able to have it scanned, uploaded and posted here (and elsewhere) tonight. 😀

Its the first time I've drawn anyone from the series, but I'm happy with the selection. And it IS a tickle picture. 😀