april ([info]april_art) wrote,
@ 2008-02-12 23:30:00
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Entry tags:art, illustration, l5r, legend of the five rings, tournament

ART-- A Couple of Legend of the Five Rings Pieces
I haven't posted art in a while, so why not? I just went to an L5R (Legend of the Five Rings) CCG Tournament this weekend in Irvine, CA to sell some prints and sign some cards, so have art and L5R on my mind... (I'd have BJDs on my mind, only I had to miss this weekend's Meetup, sadly!)


The Blood of Champions Tournament was lots of fun. Artist Steve Argyle (some of his art can be seen here: http://www.artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=11535 ) was there from Utah, so I scored some cool art in trade and squeezed in some art-talk now and then. We stayed until the very end--I got to chat with some of the players about some fun subjects. It was great.

"Datsu-ba, Spider Clan, Bog Hag.
She's pretty and alluring, which if you're something non-human and nasty signifies trouble--and that she's just stolen the skin off of someone pretty and alluring...
From Stronger Than Steel Expansion.
All Digital, Photoshop.
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From the recently released Honor's Veil Expansion, "Kitsuki Taiko, experienced"
Dragon Clan samurai, magistrate.
I was working on this set while at last year's GenCon.
Digital; Photoshop.
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And just to show my crappy sketch technique... This is the rough sketch I turned in for approval. I draw right on top of it for the final, since it's done digitally. Although I don't vary much from sketches done traditionally, either... Pencil or Wacom Tablet, my sketches are still messy and have no style or line quality. *sigh* Heheheh--you can see that I got lazy with the background details and just threw in more trees instead of bothering to draw a bridge...

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[info]batchix
2008-02-13 08:26 am UTC (link)
the digital sketch is still CLEAN tho! Mine you can see the guide lines all over. XD

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[info]april_art
2008-02-13 09:34 am UTC (link)
Heheh... but I'm sending these off to my clients to see. Ah, well. It's a good thing they know me and put up with stuff like that! *__*

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[info]dhstein
2008-02-13 01:30 pm UTC (link)
great stuff! And I'm glad to see you are getting ready for SDCC.

hey, if we're going to be in the area for Dorsai Thing, where is the Dollfie store?

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[info]wolfemeister
2008-02-13 07:03 pm UTC (link)
Volks is in Torrance California.
There is also Elfdoll in Pasedena.

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[info]april_art
2008-02-14 09:48 am UTC (link)
Yep, the Volks store is in Torrance, SW of L.A., South of LAX... Open only on weekends. Elfdoll store is in Glendale (W of Pasadena, NE of LA), only open on weekdays... Elfdoll carries Elfdoll dolls and clothes and some accessories from other brands. Volks pretty much carries only Volks. You can see generally what they MAY have in the stores if you check out the websites:

Volks USA website--
http://www.volksusa.com/
Volks Page with Store Location and Info--
http://www.volksusa.com/info.html

Elfdoll English website--
http://www.elfdollshop.com/
Elfdoll Store location and info--
http://www.elfdoll.com/default/company/invest/invest_stockinfo.php?type=invest

Heheh--You can see me, Tom and Bill in that photo on the Elfdoll Store page!

Where is the Dorsai Thingie held???


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[info]keicaidoll
2008-02-13 01:37 pm UTC (link)
Your art never ceases to amaze me. I really love these two pieces, even though I don't know their series origin. The first one is delightfully creepy, too.

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[info]april_art
2008-02-14 09:49 am UTC (link)
Thanks. I pretty much ONLY do Legend of Five Rings these days... And for much of the past 10 years! *___*

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[info]doll_paparazzi
2008-02-13 05:19 pm UTC (link)
April, these really are nice. You are SO BAD at critisizing yourself. I mean seriously. :(

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[info]april_art
2008-02-14 09:50 am UTC (link)
Heheh... 'Can't help it! If I'm actually talking to an Art Director I'll try not to speak too much!!!

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[info]uneide
2008-02-13 05:34 pm UTC (link)
Bah, that is not messy. ;p I'll have to show this to the hubby, the L5R fanboy, hehehe... by the by.. have any of your prints left after the show? I'd love to show them to our gaming group -- we have some LR5 oldtimers I bet would love to buy some. ;)

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[info]april_art
2008-02-14 09:51 am UTC (link)
I've got some stuff... They can look at my website which MAY indicate what prints I have (or maybe not--I'm horrible at updating!)...

http://www.aprillee.com

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[info]wolfemeister
2008-02-13 07:05 pm UTC (link)
Very cool as always. I think you are much too hard on yourself. You ndo beautiful work in any medium I've seen.
Are you going to Volks on th 16th for the release? I want tennis shoes. We'll be there at opening most likely.

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[info]april_art
2008-02-14 09:52 am UTC (link)
There's a release this weekend? I'm so bad about keeping track!!! I'm guessing you're hitting it early???

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[info]wolfemeister
2008-02-14 04:25 pm UTC (link)
Yeah we'll be there at opening.
We're meeting the boys at their house at 9am then grabbing breakfast at jack in the box to be there at 10:45 or so.
You're welcome to join us, Annette will be at Volks too so we'll likely go to lunch at the Curry house.

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[info]april_art
2008-02-15 03:35 am UTC (link)
Thanks for the info!

I may show up for the store and lunch, I'll have to see how I feel and what's going on (but should be free to go).

Fortunately, I don't really want to buy anything at the store, but I fear I'll buy something anyway! (ack!)

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[info]wolfemeister
2008-02-15 05:38 pm UTC (link)
Hope you make it.

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