pink roses, blue bow

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avengersbitch98 asked: I really like your art work, would it be okay with you, if I were to cosplay as one of your characters?

Oh, wow, of course! What a compliment! If you can, I’d love to see pictures of your costume when you’re all finished with it :)

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Hi, there! I’m back with an extremely short guide to kimono!

Disclaimer: I do not pretend to know everything there is to know about kimono and this guide only covers the smallest fraction of information. What is in this guide comes purely from my own knowledge and research, and I am very sorry if I made any mistakes. Let me know if I did and I’ll fix it asap :). I’m also sorry for the terrible drawing of the girl on page 4(rilly rilly bad) :T

Lastly, these pics are massive! Forgive me! m(__)m

LINKS:

(All of these will be in Japanese. There are lots of pictures so it’s okay if you can’t read it!)

1) Kimono (this is the page I referenced for my drawing on page 4. It is a wonderful breakdown of kimono structure and the artist shows much more detail than I did. Check this link out for sure!)

2) Obi Reference #1

3) Obi reference #2 

4) Obi reference #3

5) Moar obi!1!

6) Google Japan image search results for ‘kimono’

7) Google Japan image search results for ‘obi musubikata’ (obiĀ  how to tie)

And that’s all! I hope this was useful for anyone wanting to draw kimono but perhaps having a little trouble with the details :)

EDIT:

From user technicolormadness:

“Hello! I just wanted to let you know about a few extra things on your kimono guide, if that’s all right! If I remember correctly, collars CAN be opened wide (as seen in the anime Hell Girl, for one example), but that usually means the wearer is a prostitute. Also, it is important which side the fabric closes. It should close with the left side over the right, so viewed from the front it would look like a y. Closing with the other side in front signifies the wearer is dead. Hope this helps”

Filed under original tutorial kimono

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Thank You!

I just wanted to say thank you so much to Fantasy of Color for reblogging my original characters and to everyone else who liked and reblogged them as well! It means a lot to me that you guys like my original work as well as my fanart :)

I wish I had a pretty picture to share with you as a way of saying thanks but I was out of town for a week and am also working on a project for a co-worker so I haven’t had much time to spend on my own stuff :/ But this positive feedback has definitely motivated me to get myself together!

Again, thank you so,so much! I love y’all!