Naruto, Part 1

Lately, I have a been a bit addicted to Naruto manga. But I think most all manga otakus are at some point, right? ;) Just kidding.
 Well, I've been drawing Naruto characters like crazy and am going to post each one separately. Today, it's Kakashi Hatake. He's one of my favorites. His regular expression is  bored, but he's a strong, fierce, and loyal shinobi (ninja) when those he cares about are threatened. He's relatively easy to draw too, because you don't have to draw half his face. And no one knows what is under the mask...
Ha ha! Enjoy.

The full page

My favorite Kakashi quotes:

"Oh... me? My name is Kakashi Hatake. What I like... I don't feel like telling you that. My dreams for the future..hmm... never really thought about that..as for my hobbies... well I have a lot of hobbies."

 "Those in the ninja world who break the rules are scum, that's true....but those who abandon their friends.. are lower than scum."

"Hey guys, sorry I'm late, I'm afraid I got lost on the path of life."

*To Pain* "The people from this village are different from your average village. Even if it means dying, there's not a single one of us, who would sell out a comrade."

...and the close-ups...

What a disinterested expression...

My favorite...Chidori!

Kakashi reading, like always...

The Sharingan eye.

Sasuke's next. Ciao for now!

A quick word: While Naruto is a fun and engaging series, there are some things to look out for-the most prominent definitely being the violence. Naruto is a ninja tale, and ninjas are warriors, mind you, so it can be quite bloody sometimes. I wouldn't recommend it for anyone under 13. (Also, if you are reading it online, watch out for heavy language. The paperback English version is cleaned up a lot, though.)

My Big Project

I shall now show you what I was (and still am) working on that took all my time for the past few weeks...

Taa daa!!!

I wrote a book. *cough* Well, I'm almost done writing a book. There's still a couple chapters left...it's at 114 pages right now and I've only got a bit to go. Anyway. About the book.

Basic information:

Fiction (Historical/Sci-fi)

Synopsis: 

         Darcy has just started her freshman year at a new high school. All she wants is to live a normal life, but there’s one problem—her inventor father mysteriously disappeared three years ago. Darcy, with the help of her new friend Jack, decide to set out to discover the cause of her father’s disappearance…and their search throws them back through time! As the two race through America’s early history, the clues leading to Darcy’s father force them to rethink the things they believed were fact…

This was for a school project. A "40 hour project". (Required 40 hours minimum.) I am telling you, a book will take waaaay more than forty hours! Though, I had a lot of fun writing this even though it took a lot of time. ^_^ 

Two more pictures:

For my presentation power point, I also drew my own clip art! 

Me, thinking of the story...

What would happen when I would try to write to late at night...

To create a book, you need support. This is my "team".

My Mom proofread and offered corrections, and my editor (a.k.a. sister) did all the formatting and cover design. They are life savers!

I will post when I complete the book. Maybe I'll sell it somewhere? ;)

Ciao!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to the World!!!

^^....My Easter drawing....^^

Yeah, yeah, they're cute and all, but those bunnies and eggs and candy are not the real reasons behind the celebration of Easter. You want to know the true meaning of Easter? Keep reading...

"For all [we humans] have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)

God wants us to be in Heaven with Him, but that can't happen when we are bound by sin. So...

"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son,[to die for us], so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)

God's son, Jesus Christ, died for us. His death, the death of one who is sinless, is the price of salvation. He was crucified on a cross and was buried in a tomb. A huge stone was rolled across the tomb's entrance.

"Now, what good is a dead man?" I hear some asking.

The answer: no good! But Jesus Christ didn't stay dead...HE ROSE AGAIN!

    Click Here for the story...it's unbelievable!

That's the reason we have to celebrate!

Artist:  Dale R. Molnar 
© South Light Studio, Inc., 2008

Have a joyous Easter! 

Code Geass Fan Art

Hello everyone!

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."
~Confucius

Whew! Talk about a complicated/busy/non-stop life lately... -_- ... I would love it if the world would stop spinning so fast, just for a day. I need more time to draw! 

Anyway, I have been drawing some stuff. These are from the anime (and manga), Code Geass. It's ok, (the anime, I mean) though I think it's mostly aimed at a more mature audience (violence, and mild language...). I like some of the characters, and decided I wanted to draw them, so here are my attempts at:

"Arthur"  --meow!

"Suzaku"

--This is his soldier's uniform; that's why he's so rigid.

"Lelouch" 

--He's fine from the waste up...waste down: too small, IMHO...

"Shirley"

 --She's my favorite! I love how her hair turned out.

I still want to draw some more CG characters, and will post them when I get the time.

...

Just for fun, I'd thought I'd add two Pikachu doodles I made for a friend.

Cuteness speaks for itself...awwww!

Nerdy Pikachu.

Well, that's all for now. Have a joyous Easter!

Adios Amigos!

Manga Shakespeare: Hamlet

Some more digital art...

I'm trying to get used to drawing on a tablet, so I've been drawing character's from one of my favorite manga novels: 

Emma Vieceli's Manga Shakespeare: Hamlet!!!

I love her style. It's clean, simple, and beautiful to look at. Plus, Vieceli was creative: she set the manga in a future setting. Makes the book even more interesting. ;)

The story/dialogue follows very close to Shakespeare's actual play (which I've read for fun to see how close it really was). As you can probably gather from the drawings, Hamlet, is a Tragedy. I would definitely recommend both the manga novel and the play for good literature.

It doesn't get better than the classics!

...Hamlet...

My Favorite Hamlet quotes:

Hamlet: "To be or not to be, that is the question..."

"Hamlet: Do you see yonder cloud that’s almost in shape of a camel?
Polonius: By the mass, and ‘tis like a camel, indeed.
Hamlet: Methinks it is like a weasel.
Polonius: It is backed like a weasel.
Hamlet: Or like a whale?

Polonius: Very like a whale.” 

"Polonius [to Laertes]: Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice; 
    Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. 
    Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, 
    But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy; 
    For the apparel oft proclaims the man, 
    And they in France of the best rank and station 
    Are of a most select and generous chief in that. 
    Neither a borrower nor a lender be; 
    For loan oft loses both itself and friend, 
    And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. 
    This above all: to thine ownself be true, 
    And it must follow, as the night the day, 
    Thou canst not then be false to any man."

“Hamlet [to Ophelia]: Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I love.”

...Ophelia...

Emma Vieceli's manga

Street Boy

Hello again world!

Sorry about the long break from posting. I've been really busy...

And, since I'm still busy, this post is going to be short. The picture below is another digital artwork I did, though this time, it's an original! I was doodling, and trying to get  used to the Manga Studio. It could be better, but I'm working on the little details of the program.

[Chibi] Street Boy:

Ciao for now!

Check back soon: I'll be posting some more stuff soon! (Hopefully.) ;)

Fan Art #2: Fang

Some fan art again!

This time, it's Maximum Ride.

After a few requests, ahem, which I am now glad for, I finally decided to try my attempt at Fang. He's personally my favorite: very strong, quiet, dark, handsome, and he deeply loves his "flock". Though, there are a few things, usually concerning Max, that I wish he would wait on until he became more mature. :( And sometimes he was just a jerk. Like we all can be. ;)

Anyway, I've finally drawn him, and love how it turned out! The "poses" (I guess you would call them) are from manga novels 3 and 6. RaRae Lee is an awesome illustrator! I love her work. She just finished Maximum Ride manga novel number six, so the next won't come out for a while. TT_TT

Here are the drawings:

Full drawing. I used graphite pencils on normal sketchbook paper.

A close up

Another close up.

Well, I hope you like them!

Post Script: I think the Maximum ride series age level should be 13 and up, (because of violence and a few issues in the last few books). Having your parents preview them first is good idea. Trust me, your parents know what's best for you.

Ciao for now!