Challenge #14: A Bell, a Bird, and Me

[minoanmiss]

Title: "A Bell, a Bird, and Me"
Artist: minoanmiss
Rating: As mild as possible
Characters: The poetess, a bird, a bell.
Notes: For the Ethnic Diversity Challenge, woot!

Comments

[killertofuuu]

Everything about this is so pretty. Well done!

[minoanmiss]

Thank you! I was definitely going for delicacy here.

[mific]

I love the delicate colours, and the bird's very cute!

[minoanmiss]

Thank you! I worked hard on that dang bird!

[dreamkist]

So pretty! I love the colors and patterns.

[minoanmiss]

Thank you very much. :)

[lferion]

Really lovely!

[minoanmiss]

Thank you! *beams*

[mekare]

Again with the lovely graded background! The colours are really well chose and I adore the pattern on her kimono!

[minoanmiss]

Eee, thank you. I actually spent a lot of time coloring and recoloring, so that means a lot to me.

[amaebi]

What a smiling picture. :)

Would you be willing to explain the Ethnic Diversity Challenge?

[minoanmiss]

It's to draw someone not of one's own ethnic group. I had a nifty conversation with a couple of other artists of color about the default of White people and not drawing our own groups that often. But/and I felt inspired to fulfil the spirit of the challenge by drawing someone of an ethnicity I don't draw that often, and to show the influence of ukiyo-e on my art (ahahahah that sounds so pretentious)

[amberdreams]

Those colours are lovely, they definitely add to the Japanese feel. Love all the details on her kimono!

[cellio]

Beautiful! It looks like she's on the verge of dancing (delicately).

[syntheid]

This is really cute and I like the colors and patterns! One small thing, just as an fyi, though, culturally Japanese people always wear kimono with the left side covering the right. It's only reversed for dead people, which I don't think that's what you intended? If so, then ignore me. :)

[minoanmiss]

All these years looming at woodblock prints and real people, and I did not notice that. Thank you for pointing this out to me!

Since the poetess is actually deceased I will emulate a cat and pretend this was on purpose. :) Seriously, though, thank you. I'll remember for next time.