deviantART: by:Subaku-kun http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Subaku-kun&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Subaku-kun en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:16:56 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png Arigatou Gozaimas! http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/24331724/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/24331724/ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:32:12 PDT ) this might not seem so much, but to think I pulled that off in one year...with mostly Original Art! :cheer: (no offence to fanartists whatsoever) Because even you guys know that it's easier to pull those views through Naruto and Bleach fanart, but the way I see it, no one is going to hire someone who does only fanart, plus I do like the more conceptual side of art. :)

So thank you ALL so much for sticking with me even though I was pretty much rotting in the ground because of school. There's this book I should be illustrating (but as you can guess, I am procrastinating), but I promise, I am working on another original as we speak.

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Anyway, off topic, I had a chance to go to my first anime convention last Easter weekend, which was more fun that I could have expected. In case you're all wondering, I did end up going as Nel, and it was extremly cold. However, the artist alley made up for it, because I never realized how many amazing artists there were in Arizona. I really pulled a lot of inspiration from them, and will be holding my own artist table at the next Anime Convention in October! Wish me luck, and thanks again! :glomp:

]]> ~Subaku-kun Devious Journal Entry http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/23443101/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/23443101/ Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:21:29 PST

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~Kishimoto's a murderer...~


WARNING! SPOILER AHEAD!

I'm sure that most of the manga-reading Naruto fans have been effected, either positively nor negatively towards Hinata's sudden death. Personally, I am outraged on how desperatly Kishimoto is trying to gain attention by killing off important characters one by one. I admit that Itachi's and Jiraya's deaths were really a bridge, but was the deaths of Kakashi and Hinata really that necessary? Yes it adds to story, but I honestly do not think it's worth it. Especially after Hinata's death. She finally admits her love to him and on the very next page of the manga, she's stabbed. T_T I don't know about you, but even if she was going to die, she should have at least died in a more meaningful way...

It's not that I'm mad or anything, I just wanna know what's going through Kishimoto's head because it's obviously not the better good for his manga.



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~Hello out there~


cool isn't it? I told you guys it would be a good idea to send in those Christmas cards for the Holiday Project XP unfortunately, I've only got a month, so I think this is gonna be the best my journal's ever gonna be. Anyway, I'm glad we got the whole Art Club at my school to pitch in a draw a card or too, they turned out great! Hope more of you guys send some next year. I'm thinking a month's subscription should be enough...

So yeah, anyway, I'm still here...for those who have left me and left my page a dead zone...:tears: but I'm SO thankful for you guys that still visit once in a while...gives an artist a little bit of hope. :hug:

Anyway, my school's super strict and has got me on chains and that big heavy round thing chained to my ankle, so I haven't been able to get much done; not even much of the book I'm getting paid to illustrate :XD: but yeah, I'm trying to start my manga soon...thought of a great plot and whatnot...just need to get it off the ground. I'm also still trying complete my photoshop painting project...which is turning out amatuerish, but that's what practice is for neh? ^_^

So yeah, if anyone wants to send me an art trade or something so I have an excuse to draw, please do ^_^ And thanks so much again for the supporters who are still hanging on their last bit of patience. xP I swear, I'll try to get something in soon.


In-Progress Projects


Valentine's day project
Gaz from Invader Zim (photoshop painting practice)
New DeviantArt ID
Saiba Tensai (my manga :D)
Masaru and Amaya character profiles
and maybe a meme or too, just for the heck of it



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... ]]> ~Subaku-kun That...was intense... http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/22867295/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/22867295/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:37:12 PST

I'm talking about getting into an AMAZING manga for the first time! You know; remember that time you first picked up your first Bleach or Naruto manga? I'm going through that same phase AGAIN (cuz i love it) with D.Gray-Man.

I got the first book on a whim, and already it ASTOUNDED me; so I just go the 2nd one. I'm telling you, the plotline could NOT have been written any better! The characters are just so well depicted and the plot was as original as original gets! *swoon* I love it when a I find a piece of genius...and the art is phenomenal! It's also got a good taste in humor.

So if you're stuck and just dying of waiting for the next Bleach episode, or the next Naruto manga, pick up D.Gray-Man sometime, I assure you, you'll love it!

]]> ~Subaku-kun Tis two days before new year... http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/22280863/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/22280863/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:44:35 PST I can't believe a year already passed since I joined DA! I've love my time here and the friends I've made.

It is almost New Year's Eve so say goodbye to 2008 and embrace 2009! I hope you completed your new years resolution(s) and are ready to make new ones.

Personally, I am extremly proud of myself for completing my new year resolution; getting better at digital art.:w00t: I have a similar one to complete for 2009. My New Years Resolution is to learn to Photoshop paint like some of the best DeviantArt idols. I'll probably never get that good, but my goal is to get closer. Wish me luck and I'd love to hear any of your New Year Resolutions! ^_^

]]> ~Subaku-kun Need a Commission? http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/21839965/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/21839965/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:48:36 PST :iconjakenova: is currently taking commissions of all sorts, and if you've ever seen his work, you'd know he's an amazing artist!

Even though there are few of you who still read my journals, I'm detirmined to do the best I can for this aspiring artist, because everyone knows how disheartening it is sometimes....so click on any of the icons below, and if you've got an idea and some spare cash, commission this good friend of mine and drop him a quick note, or just help spread the word. ^_^

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]]> ~Subaku-kun Holiday Card Project http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/21410083/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/21410083/ Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:09:29 PST
Why should you care? How would you feel if you had an accident and had to be hospitalized during the Christmas season? That would suck @$$ would it not? The point of the event is so deviants can put their art into something meaningful: Putting together Christmas Cards for those hospitalized this season. I think it's a great thing that DeviantArt is doing, and I personally am doing this without a doubt, and I am here help persuade you into doing so...just in case you haven't been touched by the semi-meaningul words.

Why should you do it?

1. Because you get to share your art with people who have to spend their Winter celebration in a bright white room with other sick people.

2. If you make a design for a card, you can send me the link and I'll post all the ones I can find up on this Journal!

3. for those who need more persuation, you are also gaurenteed a free month DeviantArt subscrption! :D

So what have you got to lose? Go here ---> [link] to learn more!

]]> ~Subaku-kun Fall Break! .....where's the yay? http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/21009388/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/21009388/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:54:42 PDT

I'm trying to stuff in as many things as I can, but Hallow's Eve is coming up...and i need the monies.

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I'm currently working on three projects. The first involves a promise I made to :iconjakenova: where I make an OC for his manga, Spirit Song, which you should totally check out. I've been obsessed with electric violins lately, so that's gonna be her spirit instrument.

I'm also doing a few changes to Masaru, giving him more detail in his history and changing his looks completely. I've also been working on my original comic...I am no comic maker. :tears:

And third, I'm working on developing a new style of photoshoping...rather than coloring the lineart, I'm working on painting. Where there are NO LINES and you depend highly on the colors themselves...it's gonna be pretty disheartening for a while, but hopefully it'll get better...I'll always have my friends' support ^^

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So yeah, sorry for not updating for a while...i just really have nothing to talk about. It would help if people talked to me...^^'

]]> ~Subaku-kun A Deviant of Deserving Attention http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/19427399/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/19427399/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:06:05 PDT
However, I have come across a deviant whose work never fails to surprise me...but her pageviews surprise me even more. This fact saddens me, and i feel that she deserves attention for her hard work. So feel free to browse through her work, one which, had inspired me to draw my moon goddess. Maybe DA will change for the better someday...

:iconveroro:

]]> ~Subaku-kun Japan - The Manga Sanctuary http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/19105790/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/19105790/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:30:59 PDT It's just that I figured since I don't watch the journals of other people, no one would be interested in what I have to say...^^'It's just that writers write and artists do artsy stuff...it's very rare that you find a person who does both well. It's like whistling and snapping. Usually one or the other. Rarely both.

ANYWAY, back on topic, I actually took a trip to Japan this week :w00t: , and have gone to several different art stores, and have found them worth telling you about.

First is screentone. Those who have attempted at authentic manga have probably heard of such a thing. If not, it's the texture effects you find in manga that comes in sheets. Those in the US usually try to addapt without it because it's difficult to find, but in Japan, they actually sell them in stores. They're as easy as finding books, there were shelves and shelves of 'em! My gawd, it was so awsome!

Have you ever heard a manga artist advise you not to use american written how-to-draw-manga books? I have, and at first I was like, whatever, if it looks good, I'll buy it. However, that was before I actually got my hands on an actual Japanese how-to-draw book. I got one on perspective, and although I cannot understand any of the writing, it was much more helpful than any of the english books I've read in my whole life. I'm not exaggerating when I say that Japanese how-to-draw books kick american how-to-draw books in their asses.

I swear I could practically LIVE at the art stores. :love: There were so many things there that were made ESPECIALLY for manga drawing such as copic markers, the feather duster, pens that use ink form a bottle, manga paper, and other tools. Usually, we need to adapt the tools we could get our hands on in the US to use on our drawings...but they have it all in one convienant store...

So I advise to anyone that is going to Japan that is a manga aritst, BRING MONEY! It's hella expensive, but soooo worth it. (The markers I bought were 3 dollars a piece) Buy as many things as you can that catch your eye, especially books!

so that all I had to say about the state of bliss I was in while there :D Hope you get the chance to go there yourself!

P.S. sorry I haven't submitted anything in a while, I'm actually almost done with the project I'm doing now. It's just one that has taken a lot of overdoing. Gomen nasai and arigatou gozaimas for reading! :blahblah:

P.S.S. Eat sushi when you're there too..a LOT of it...the most delicious sushi evah! :sushi:

]]> ~Subaku-kun "Complete List" http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/17134644/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/17134644/ Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:57:48 PST

You guys have NO idea how much this means to me! *sniff* I actually have more than 20 watchers!!! I feels like I'm having an epiphany! Kind of...

Anyway, thanks so much you guys! I really appreciate all the comments, favs, and watches! And hopefully, I won't break my non-fanart streak.

]]> ~Subaku-kun ~*~H.A.P.P.Y. .N.E.W. Y.E.A.R.~*~ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/16192146/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/16192146/ Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:37:41 PST
So, tomorrow's New Year's Day so I hope you guys have the time of your lives!

Get High :pills:

Relax :stereo:

Have Fun :party:

And eat sushi! (notice it's not sushie) :sushi:

Happy New Year guys and thanks for all the favs and comments you left me in '07. I'll be waitin for the new ones in 08!

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So my new year's resolution is to get better at digital coloring! I'd love to hear yours if you got one (or some)

]]> ~Subaku-kun Original Art vs Fan Art http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/15755179/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/15755179/ Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:51:42 PST
In short, I'm going to start doing some of my original art. For those who are watching me BECAUSE i'm a fanartist, which is probably all of you ^^', i'm extremly sorry, but I will be doing more of my own art. Don't get me wrong, I WON'T stop doing FanArt, but i'm trying to cut back.

I love you guys and would REALLY appreciate it if you stayed with me in my time of doing my own work. XD Arigatou!

~*~Info on my new OC~*~

To start of my original art streak, I'm gonna start going into detail about my new OC, Masaru! Thank you all for helping me to decide the name =^_^=. He's going to be a ninja from the Sand. He is going to be a weaponist but his primary weapons will be the boa staff and a bow. I might give him a katana, but that's kinda overused. He is skilled when it comes to pressure points and what makes him most interesting is that he is going to be blind. For some reason, i have a tendency to give my characters' eyes some kind of speciality. Anyways, he plays the cello in his spare time and i'm gonna submit a piece of artwork about it later. Thanks again!

]]> ~Subaku-kun Name for a new OC? http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/15232818/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/15232818/ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:23:54 PDT
I have his rough sketch down (but it's crap cuz all my characters, even amaya, started out as crap) but i have yet to think of a name. I have compiled some and their meanings to see which you guys woul like the best^^

MASARU - victory

KUROU - cooperation

NAOKI - honest

NOBUYUKI - truth/happiness

RYOUICHI - good

if you have any other name suggestions, please feel free to not them or comment them to me^^ Thanks a lot!

]]> ~Subaku-kun .::Thanks to all my watchers!::. http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/15064793/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/15064793/ Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:06:26 PDT
I've recently just DOUBLED my number of watches in the last 3 days...of course, that's a transition from 3 to six, but it still counts XD

So thank you all for being so awsome^^ I know that just about everyone could kick my ass when it comes to drawing of any kind, so i question why you are watching me...but Thanks anyway!

And here are my awsome watchers:

~SilverEyes-chan
~rakee1988
~Moonchicken
~cari-of-sunagakure
~AtheylliaFox
~BloodyValentineKiss

And i don't know if Phay's supposed to be on here, but she's not on my list, so sorry...

]]> ~Subaku-kun My apologies ^^' http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/14928829/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/14928829/ Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:19:25 PDT
I have been practicing kissing scenes because everyone knows how horrible I am at them and I know my personal friends are really tired of me drawing these fluffly pictures all the time, but it's so i can get better, so I'm very sorry about the upcoming flood of fluffy pictures.

I don't know how i could possible make this up to you... I hope I think of something soon...

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So, on a different note, I've also been trying out new ways to draw. They're still anime (its hard to pull away) but a little different^^ so watch for those.

]]> ~Subaku-kun Subaku-taiso!!! XD http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/14647432/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/14647432/ Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:25:31 PDT
Anyways, i actually finished one of my doujinshis! I even gots a comment on it from cari-of-subagakure, a hell of a wonderful person.^^ So go and read it (even though its only 4 pages long)

School's got me booked so i hadn't had much time to draw and submit lately. So sorry bout that. I'm using my school computer right now so I'm not really allowed to say anything they'd find offensive, one of the rules i probably already broke.

I'm trying to get more drawings in, so hang tight.^^

]]> ~Subaku-kun Sai-kun http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/14336741/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/14336741/ Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:56:42 PDT
Also, I saw how Sasuke looks when he finally came back... No offense to anyone who likes Sasuke, but he looks so damn gay.

Anyways, i feel like drawing Sai or something. ^^' Hopefully, I'll get a chance to draw a Death Note pic too.

]]> ~Subaku-kun Brand new Deviant, Brand new Deviations http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/14008911/ http://Subaku-kun.deviantart.com/journal/14008911/ Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:27:41 PDT
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