Waterstones TokyoPop Manga Recon 2011

Well today (14th September 2011) was the yearly (I think) Waterstones Tokyopop manga ReCon.
This is a very small event that doesn't really have a lot in it and has been running, if I remember correctly 4 years now but is OK to go to....(maybe not anymore as it seems to have gone very much down hill!)
But seeming as I only really have bad things to say about it this year, I'll just get straight on with photos I took! :)~

New art:- Falling Apart

Hey! So I havent posted any recent art, or any of my art on here for a long time (sorry, been kind of more focused on my new blog ^^;)~

London Expo May 2011

This post is more of a continuenation of my journal on deviantArt....http://mayonakasun.deviantart.com/journal/40943523/ read that if you'd like to :D~


So  a quick summary of my journal, I went to the London MCM Expo (28th May 2011)....I was cosplaying Grell Sutcliff from Black Butler, my brother as the White Rabbit (as mention in my previous posts on here)....

Only bought 2 things.....very dissappointed that I couldnt find anything that I really wanted...and the other manga that I wanted wasnt there :(...I couldnt really take many photos because I found from browsing deviantART that most people were outside :(.....
OK, now for the photo spam haha :D~

Oh the Grell-ness

I think as you can tell from the title, this will be about Grell Sutcliff from Kuroshitsuji or Black Butler to my fellow english speakers hehe.
This is finally the post about the plushy and my cosplay costume I've been deciding to post or not haha.
So first up, is my lil plush Grell Sutcliff, I made in back in December 2010 or so.

Basics of starting a comic

*This is the easiest steps I go though to making the comics I start but never finish.

*This is a way I find easiest, I'm not saying it the best in anyway.
*Please full view the example picture by clicking.
*This character and story belongs to me (MayonakaSun), do not steal!!

New Art....

Well, it this again. Me and my new art....that isnt really all that new....
Ok so first one is called,

'Is it Raining?'

 This is a different style I tried, making it slightly more realistic and using hints of colour. The look I wanted with this is an old fashioned english, with a modern twist, I dont know if I have really shown that....hopefully I have haha :).

The next is a kind of continueation of the previous called 'Is it raining?....Nope....'

Upcoming events....

Well, just thought I'd say a few things I want and will be attending this month.

First one, on the 05 May 2010, is the Waterstone's Manga and Anime Evening. Though its kind of pointless saying as its hardly known, I just thought I'd mention it, in case haha~ Anyway, I will be competing in the art contest they hold, mainly against my friend, but if you see a all purple wearing girl, with a swirly greeny/blue background, its mine :).

The next is the London MCM Expo, 29th May 2010. This one I will be cosplaying as Team Rocket Grunt, along with my brother....It will be our first time cosplaying so I'm hoping things will go ok :). So if you see a two grunts, with a small group of people its probably us.

The next one I want to attend, is the Dir en Grey concert, in London 3rd of August. Though there’s a small chance I will be able to go due to money and transport troubles, I still am really hoping I will be able to go somehow :S....

So yeah, though none of you know me, just thought I'd post to see if anyone else will be going to these events that’s all, cya' 'til my next post :).

New art....

Well, I havent posted this type of post in a while
so I thought I would :).

So the first one, is called, 'Shoot 'em down'.
This is what comes from playing too much 'Yakuza 3' haha....and when I start drawing 'Yakuza-ish' looking guys....ish and making him look similar to Daigo from series haha xD.

With this I tried makeing it look similar to an old-school looking anime like 'Cowboy bebop' or something, with the colours, lines and the huge gun in the background. I dont know if I have fully succeeded in this, but hopefully you can see at least some similarities to
  it.

Anime digital art tutorial

Well I shall be telling you how I make a digital anime art painting using a scanner, Photoshop and a cheap graphics tablet, which is a Wacom Bamboo fun.
Please visit my more recent anime digital art tutorial here 'Falling Apart' -Digital anime art tutorial.

*Most/all the parts I made on all separate layers.

*All this is from what I know to do easiest, I am not the best and there will probably be much better ways of doing this, mine just comes as an example for techniques.

*I am only using Photoshop CS2, things may varies of different versions.
*More in depth examplainations on all the images, so please click to enlarge them. :).
*All images are above the examplanation of that section.
*This painting can be found on my deviantART page ->http://mayonakasun.deviantart.com/art/Pirate-Girl-126031671