[LOG OF 'AYANAMI REI' PICTURE]

Character : Ayanami Rei

From : Neon Genesis Evangelion

By : Philip 'P-chan' Chan (may the person who I won't
mention who gave me this ridicious nickname rot in hell)

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Date started:
    30th June 1998

Date finished:
    4rd September 1998 (due to computer crash!  ARGH!)

Location:
    Um, when I was taking a bath

Initial sketch time:
    approx. 30 min

Equipment:
    2H STAEDTLER MARS LUMOGRAPH pencil
    STABILO plastic eraser
    2-ply bristol surface paper

Inking time:
    approx. 15 min (yay, a large improvement!)

Computer time:
    approx. 11-12 (!) hours

[Comments when sketching]
  I decided to go by a slightly different style of
  drawing this time.  Evangelion is a huge difference
  from Sailormoon so I had to experiment a bit.

  The picture was hard, so I doubt I will be repeating
  this kind of picture.

  Heh heh, I did this when I was taking a bath.  I'm sure
  that some people like to 'soak' in a hot bath; I'm one
  of them.  To pass the time, I took in with me my
  sketchbook and pencils.

[Comments when inking]
  I still was slightly unsteady from my accident, I don't
  think it affected me too much.

[Comments when colouring using computer]
  Takes a _long_ time as usual.  As usual, try to break
  time up into sections; periods of 2 hours or similar.

  Oh yeah, listen to music; it can help you pass the time.

  Oh, and this is where my computer crashed.  I mean, I
  rely on computers.  A lot.  So does a lot of people I
  know.

  But what happens if it goes to shit?

  Damn, that's what.  Bloody F***ing damning wasting that
  amount of f***ing time...

  Sorry.  I don't normally blow my top.  I'm sure you can
  understand.

  PS.  I HATE DRAWING LIPS!  Takes me bloody ages to get
  it like that!

  PPS.  Backgrounds... they take me a long time... sigh.

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[Other comments]

As usual, I work with a large picture and colour it in
first.  Then, using a special program, I shrink the pic
so the colours meld together and the effect looks nicer
(aren't I kind to you people?).

Thing is, colouring a large picture takes flippin' ages.

I learnt a new way of drawing lips, and creating my own
background.

Shadows are still hard to work out on the picture.

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Some advice for the budding artists (and experienced
artists as well):

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^Have good light in the room you're in; bad light hurts the
 eyes

^Choose the correct pencils

^When sketching, work lightly, so if you make mistakes (like
 I do sometimes; I'm not perfect, and neither is most people),
 you can rub out without leaving marks on the paper.

^Talking about paper and rubbers, get decent versions of each.
 Having heavyweight paper (stiff and thick paper) is good,
 because it can take the strain of repeated rubbing out stuff.

^Listen to good music while you're drawing; it helps you to
 concentrate (well, for me, anyway).

Good luck in the world of fanart.  Check out the other artists
on Jackie Chiang's page and Greenbeans' page for different
styles.  I've adopted a style similar to the anime version of
Sailormoon.  Lucky for me, I got used to the style almost
immediately (Hotaru.JPG is my first ever picture of the style
of Sailormoon).

If you need more help, this site might help you.

http://www.intellink.net/~rfarkaly/

Darkstar's home page, this is where you can learn how to
draw Sailormoon and co.  Of course, me being me, I did
not require the use of this place (gee, how extremely
modest of me).  The owner, Darkstar, is also a brill
fanartist who uses a computer for colours.  Try asking
him/her how they do it as well.

(the drawing, not whatever you were thinking, so get your
mind out of the gutter)

Arigato for listening to me.

Adieu,

Phil Chan

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"Watashi wa watashi." / "I am I." -

Ayanami Rei, N.G.Evangelion
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"People don't bore me.  I like people."

"Really?  _All_ of them?"

"All of them."

Death, eldest sister of the Endless
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