Kobato

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Otanjoubi Omedetou Kitten!
I wish you the best! The only thing I can do for you right now is to give you my support and friendship. Be strong. Don't let anything nor anyone bring you down!

aww, I suck at these kind of messages XD

dsseekjkn
I DID IT! WOOT!
OMG! I think I am proud of myself! o_0
Now I'm free~ I can reply to all gb posts! :P

As soon as I saw this image I knew I had to vector it! I have more 2 Kobato vectors to finish (oneyearold*cough*) but this one was so beautiful I didn't resist. One of those Kobato vectors was supposed to be your b-day present last year but I never managed to finish so I though that, this time, I'd finish this one for sure!
And voila! I love vectoring b&w pages~

I tried my best not to make thin lines, I used them on the hair instead.
And let me say this very clearly, because I almost died doing all those details. None of that is copy&paste (it would have been much easier though)! I vectored each one of those things on her veil! It was annoying! Not hard, annoying! ugh! (I was going to cheat at first, coloring then using stroke, but it looked so ugly and fake lol).
It took me most of the time to outline, then color those things. And I still don't really like how they turned out.

So, outlined the whole thing. Reconstructions here and there, and there was a time when I was a bit confused with all the eyelashes she had, but I ended up adding even more in the end ^_^' I left some lines visible when they weren't supposed to be, just to give it another taste.
Said goodbye to the original image, and started coloring. That was so fun! Specially the hair~ :D
I used brushes and a bit of smudge for her face, blurred the coloring on her veil and played with gradients, used burn and dodge tools for the flower like details on her shirt, and I don't know how I did her eyes, really. I liked how it turned out though. A bit different than what I usually do, so I left them like that.
The title comes from one of the chapters. I really had no idea what to name this one!
And I wonder what do you think of the color choices. That's one of the things I like most, picking colors~ (and hopefully they're not bright like my last two works)

Sorry if some of you don't like the frame like thing I added, but as you'll see ahead, the vector is one of the smallest I have done in size, besides, I didn't have much space to add the signature and all the stuff I usually add.

C&C is welcome. I really want to hear everyone's opinions on this one! :nya:

And Happy birthday to Kitten again~ XD
*hands the whole cake*
Go give her some love, She deserves it!

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Duration: Oct.26th - Nov.16th
Easiest: Outlining~
Hardest: The freaking details weren't exactly hard, but annoying!
Fun Part: coloring, specially the hair~~
Program: Photoshop CS2
Original Size: 1500x2174
Original Image: Here
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no groups today because I'm tired now, I'll edit later~
edit:
vectory celestial-luminesse Cafe-TB sakura--cb
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Wall version @ AP later

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Comments

  1. EevaLeena 51wk 0d ago

    Did you get a new mouse already, Kairi? >.<

    Anyways, great job as usual. I especially love those things on her shirt. It look really stand out. And the details is amazing too! The hair's pretty, the color's awesome! I'm sure Kit-chan would love it!

  2. YoruAngel866 51wk 0d ago

    beautiful kairi-san :D
    excellent vector :D her hair is amazing :D i just think colors need some saturation, but overall i love it too.
    kit chan will like this for sure :D

  3. tsuki-akari 51wk 0d ago

    beautiful vector kairi-san ^^
    wow...love the lines and the colors you used...fantastic!
    the details are amazing! all i can say, keep it up ^^

  4. Hanahanoiday 51wk 0d ago

    Woow
    This is gorgeous vector,its so accurate.Her hair and these eyelashes are handsome!
    I simply love this vector!

  5. christabel92 51wk 0d ago

    Beautiful work...I like her hair and eye lashes...this is the first time I saw someone make them white&black...I really like it,though ;)
    I would like to see this without the green border...it kinda distracts me when I look at it...

  6. Kitten Elite Member 51wk 0d ago

    I love Kobato and this is my most fave scan
    of her, well one of my fave scans in general.
    I was dying for someone to vector it and
    you did it for me on my b-day and thats so sweet <3
    Her hair looks like it was a pain to vector and so was
    the whole outfit. But I love the green and white combo
    and the of course "lost" expression she holds.
    Thank you very much Kairi <333

  7. pandemonium91 51wk 0d ago

    What a lovely and stylish vector, I adore the colors and the veil. They're simply perfect! Actually, I'm glad you vectored it, I spotted some Kobato scans myself (one of which was this one) and wanted to vector them :D
    Overall, beautiful work, I'll add you to my watchlist :D Keep up the great work!

  8. vitaamin Elite Member 51wk 0d ago

    oh my this is absolutely gorgeous, and the lines are very nice i have to say :P this is def some of your best work

    and my comment is so lazy because i'm just stunned at how beautiful it isss

  9. KiyanaIkebana 51wk 0d ago

    On my good.......I..don't..have words!
    I love you for this vector!
    It's so wonderful! I love Kobato!She is so wonderful!
    I love her dress and her hair, only the color of her hair is a little too dark brown,
    but love this work! Excellent job an work!

  10. Omone 51wk 0d ago

    OMG! This is so so freaking awesome.
    I am kinda speechless..
    the colors the details..just wow!
    really great and what a wonderful present for kitten =D

  11. Straawbeeryy 51wk 0d ago

    Yay, you finally finished it! XD
    I`m glad you didn`t copy and paste. I thought I was the only one who would take the long way out. I think your outlines are a bit thicker now.
    All the details are just so beautiful. I`m just staring at them in awe *_*
    The colors are just lovely though I think the skin could be a bit more bright and tan since it`s a bit pale now.

  12. EternalParadox Retired Moderator 51wk 0d ago

    Hair cannot go under eyelashes and come out the other side.

  13. ASH-Hikari 51wk 0d ago

    *Gasps* I have never seen Kobato-chan look more beautiful. And that's saying something, because she always looks beautiful :P Kairi this must be one of your best works yet. The vector is amazing. I can only imagine the patience those details took. The colours are not bring at all. Such a beautiful shade of green you made her shirt. And the title is perfect. Just a mesmerizing piece.

    Quote by EternalParadox Hair cannot go under eyelashes and come out the other side.

    In anime it can XD

  14. Faqir 50wk 6d ago

    you are awesome. :D such good lines and coloring! +fav

  15. Koboshi93 50wk 6d ago

    Wooow so pretty vector!
    Kobato is very cute and I love the color *_*

  16. Sinever 50wk 5d ago

    OMG
    absolutely gorgeous, your vector is very neat & I love her eyes, skin, hair & everything :D
    well done & its a fav ;)

  17. k3nsa 49wk 4d ago

    Who is she ? I can't remember at all

  18. EmyBlossom 48wk 4d ago

    Wow! I love Kobato so much and this vector portrays her perfectly! Plus, the hair color is always so tough to portray on her because in some pictures it is pink/mauve and in others it is light brown, but you handled it really well! ^.^ *fave*

  19. xay09 47wk 5d ago

    KOBATO! it's a beautiful wallpaper

  20. MissJuxx 46wk 0d ago

    Wow! Wonderful! Thanks for this beautiful vector *_*

  21. CALIPSA Restricted Member 38wk 1d ago

    wow *_* awesome vector! nice work =)

  22. shanhudog 22wk 6d ago

    This place is really a pity, Kobato a bit too dark ~

  23. bychan 22wk 0d ago

    wow! you have a lot of talent!
    this imagen is so cute! very lovely!

  24. Sakura-Rabbit07 15wk 3d ago

    amazing job!
    if i could do what you could do, i'd be proud too~!^^
    xXx

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