I nabbed a feature from the lovely and awesome , so I'm returning the favor...with a few twists!

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Rules:

1. One guess per person (only the first guess will count!)

2. First 5 people to guess correctly will get featured. (If no one guesses it right, I'll take the 1st 5 people who commented)

3. Deadline: midnight before Halloween day

4. As a bonus, the first person to guess correctly will receive gift art from me! (Also in celebration of passing the 10,000 pageview mark! Haha~ Did anyone happen to catch that anyway? xD )


THE QUESTION: What is my favorite Halloween monster?


(I was originally going to ask for what you think my favorite cinematic monster is, but I figured there were so many choices and the guessing wouldn't be fair since not everyone has seen the movies I have and vice versa, haha~)

GOOOOOOO!

/////////UPDATE: 10/31/09!!

ANSWER: Vampire! >D

I'm featuring the 2 who guessed correctly and the 1st 3 commenters~<3 Thanks for playing!!


[link] - Lovely expression, and a neat idea :3
[link] The photo always makes me smile~ from the sheer awesome Japan-ness it radiates~ xD
[link] CUTE. owo~<333


[link] Loved it! xD Rewatched it several times!
[link] EPICCCC! I loved that round!!
[link] - So adorable, I couldn't resist. owo


[link] Unique armor design, yo - Looks cool!
[link] - Very nice round~ Like the coloring too! :]
[link] - Actioooooon! >D I like the actiooooon!


[link] - It's sparkly and pretty, and thus needed to be featured~ >u<
[link] - You guys draw such cute characters~<33 This one was too moe to not be here. >D
[link] - Sparkly wings! 8D


[link] - FANSQUEAL *U*
[link] - I LOVE IT. Please let them stay in that pose forever. owo~<3
[link] - Cover to a great comic round! >D

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! STAY SAFE, AND EAT LOTS OF CANDY!

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In other news, SDL:T has finished, and Ku has left triumphantly in search of stronger men and women to flirt with-I mean fight with. Thank you everyone for all the comments, love, and support you gave me! :'D I'll be rooting for the new participants in SDL:T2 whenever that comes around!

Peace~~

Prayers above flooding worries...

Your drenched land

My hand miles away.

Stirred, sunk deep by helplessness.


Please learn more about what happened and ways we can help...
BeyondInfinity's journal (detailing Ondoy's blight): [link]


Lu

Why yes! A baton...

Tagged by !!! 8D

【Artist Baton】

◆Your name?
Lu

◆If possible, your age?
19

◆When did you start drawing?
8 (with SAILOR MOON!) 8D But never really got serious enough, even now... xD;

◆Which hand do you use for drawing?
Right, yo~

◆Which is easier to draw - male or female?
Since I’ve been drawing guys a lot lately, I have to answer “male”. =w=; I wonder if I can still draw females...xD;

◆Which is easier to draw - long hair or short hair?
Loooooooong~

◆Is it easier to draw the head facing towards the right or the left?
Facing to the left. I still have trouble with faces facing to the right. >u>;;

◆Is it easier to draw the side view of the face or the front view?
SIDE! My fronts always look so squished…ouo;

◆What do you have problems in drawing?
Perspective +shoes, Perspective +hands, Perspective + background…and COLORING. oAo

◆What do you like to draw?
Guys. In suits. Or in street gear. Doing martial arts/fighting. Mainly action poses~

◆Are you a traditional artist or a digital artist?
More traditional – I like the feel of paper~<3

◆Where do you start drawing from?
(My head? xD lol) Pencil out a light draft of where everything’s positioned (relatively), and then start with character(s), then the background.

◆What is your drawing habit that you are aware of?
I skimp out on my backgrounds (they need more love). There’s probably a lot more that I’m not aware of…ovo

◆Any tips for coloring/shading?
I really would like to offer you tips, but I think you guys probably know a lot more about coloring than I do (or can ask much better sources). xD; A tip on shading would be to always keep in mind a source of light. (*needs to follow own advice*)

◆How long does it take to finish a piece of art?
Ooh. Tough question. Uhmmm…Traditionally, one afternoon for an inked piece; Digitally, an afternoon plus an evening? xD (And if I’m rushing, 0-3 hours, haha.)

◆What music do you listen to while you draw?
Usually whatever music fits the mood of the piece. Generally, for action-y things, I listen to rock, rap, alternative, and for calm-y things, I listen to soundtracks, pop, instrumentals.

◆How long does it take you to come up with an idea?
There are some that come to me in the middle of the night, or during the middle of class, or during a study session (because some problem triggered a weird mental image), which generally annoys me before I get excited. xD And then there are times that I don’t like the idea I came up with and I spend a super long time trying to think of another…xD;

◆Your favorite drawing utensils?
Ticonderoga No.2 soft lead pencil, 0.7 lead mechanical pencil, my 3 Sakura Micron pens and Faber-Castell brush pen (which is running out of ink), and my Genius tablet

◆Your favorite color/the color that you use a lot?
Black or white. >u< Oh, in my colored works? A weird combination of blue, yellow, or green? xD *doesn’t color a lot*

◆Your favorite style(s)?
Kazuya Minekura (Saiyuki) style!
Kaori Ozaki (Immortal Rain) style!
Tite Kubo (Bleach, of course) style! >D

◆What kind of artist are you aiming for?
A disciplined, skillful artist who has the means to accurately convey ideas onto any medium.
…I’ve a looooong way to go. xD;

◆Thank you.
Now please fill in the next columns by writing the names of the artists that match the criteria. Artists tagged must fill in this baton.

Cool: :’D
Cute: Don’t deny it, you two! >D
Stylish: very very~<3
Unique: It’s not just your art that is, hehe ouo
Moe: oUo ...just because. ;>
Tasty: …xD lolol
Smart: YOU GUYS BLOW MY MIND. oAo~
Sexy: Because you ROCK so much.
Admirable: YOU. *u*



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AMAZING DELICIOUS GOODNESS~~~ \(^ U^)/ Yaaaay!

RIGHT! SO! I nabbed a feature on 's journal a few days ago, and now I'm returning that favor, yo~ >D

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The first 16 people to amuse me (it won't be hard) with their comments beneath this journal will earn themselves a spot on my FEATURE LIST (see array of numbers below). I will then proceed to select 3 artworks I like in your gallery, and post them next to your little avatar~ Capiche?

UPDATE (8/13/09): There's no need to do the feature in your own journals - I'm not planning on tagging anyone. :> Besides that - YOU ALL ARE AWESOME~~ <333333333333


Luuuuu's Feature List:

1.
[link] - The piece that brought me to Niji's gallery~ Still love it! :'D
[link] - Because it's adorable and makes me smile and go 'awwwwwww~' >U<
[link] - I keep getting drawn into his green empty room...;o; Love the composition!
2.
[link] - Saw him on her front page and made me GAWK. oUo ~<3
[link] - A lovely pose and neat coloring to boot!
[link] - Yaaaaaay! :'D Her festive OCs! >u<
3.
[link] - Striking chaotic (yet really awesome) effects! <3
[link] - Because she's so CUTE! x'D
[link] - The title charmed me...and his cute face too. x'3
4.
[link] - His awesome SDL chara~~
[link] - In 30 min!! That's awesome!!
[link] - The faces made me rofl~ >W<
5.
[link] - Nifty pose and lovely Denise~ <333
[link] - Ru~ :'D I do love clean lines~
[link] - Fwoosh! Action-y pose!! >D
6.
[link] - Incredibly clean mid-transformation --> *u* STARES~~
[link] - BIATCH! ouo ~<3
[link] - Because it's made of pure LOL~<33 >W< I do envy your flash skills, Dobby! <3
7.
[link] - GROUP SHOT! :'D ~<3
[link] - I always love self-portraits~<3333
[link] - I still love all the details, raineeeee~<3
8.
[link] - AOKI!! >D
[link] - AOKI COMIC!! >D
[link] - AOKI AND HYOU! >D
9.
[link] - Kuro's SDL chara, Shin! :'>
[link] - Lovely grays! And a neat-looking close-up~
[link] - Because it's Yuuki~ >u<
10.
[link] - *stares at the pretty lashes* oUo
[link] - Hime! :'D With a smirk! x'D
[link] - CHOCOBO! >D
11.
[link] - Tiny Ciel, yah~~~<3
[link] - Enmaaaa~<3 The eyes draw you in---owo
[link] - xD IN EASTER!! The hallows will come! ouo;
12.
[link] - China-saaaaaaan~
[link] - Chuuuuu! >3<
[link] - :0 I love the pencil strokes!
13.
[link] - NODOKA~~~~~ 8'D Loving the lines!
[link] - Nice face, yo! >D
[link] - The Cute Cat...and a Hat! oWo
14.
[link] - Yad? Bone? *U* Makes me curious~~
[link] - Done at age 4??! xD NEAT!!
[link] - NICE insects!! x'] I want some serenading bugs too~
15.
[link] - Wickedly awesome pose! >w<
[link] - A dragon a dragon!! Yaaaaay! :'D Nice coloring too!
[link] - *u* *stares at the creative coloring* <33
16.
[link] - OMG TOOOOOOPH! 8D
[link] - Because it's so cuuuute~ >wM
[link] - Showcasing Natalie's cute new outfit!!

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Oh, and an explanation of the title:
I made 9 pieces of fudge squares, each topped with 2 little blueberries, and I'm offering 16 features...Make sense, now? :'D YUM~


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Aaaaaaah, Spring Break. You revitalize me. =w= I have 7 more days to enjoy you~ <3

So I’m sort of trying out a new signature: [link]
In Chinese, it looks like the character for “mountain” (pronounced “shan” )…with two extra ‘hooks’ at the left and right ends. It’s also an “L” and a “U” smooched together (to look like the Chinese character for “mountain” ).

…Do you get it? xD “LU”+”Shan”? “lushan”? xD Haha, okay, I’ll stop wasting your time.

(…I think it’s clever, though. x3 )

BTW, BEING HOME FEELS GREAT. (even if it's for a week) xD