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Tisane

Version with pencil lines: http://krichotomy.deviantart.com/art/Tisane-Touhou-OC-Concept-Art-471481852

Concept draft for a Touhou original character idea I had. This character is meant to be somewhat of a projection of myself into the Touhou world as a Touhou character.

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NAME: This is undecided, but I am temporarily calling her "Tisane" (An English word for herbal tea, pronounced Ti-zahn).
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SPECIES: Magician.
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SIGIL: Possibly a mint plant.
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WEAPON: A black wand that, among other things, has the ability to capture phantoms. Using her magical abilities, "Tisane" may combine the essence of a phantom with the wand to change it (temporarily) to a large sword, as pictured. "Tisane" is somewhat weak, but, since the majority of the sword is phantasmal, it is not very heavy and she has no trouble swinging it.
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Really, the only design in this picture that I am set on keeping is the double-tier conical hat.

I apologize for the horrible anatomy.

Drawn with a Staedtler 925 25-05 mechanical pencil (my favorite!), colored and textured with GIMP (using a mouse).

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XwaynecoltX

2018-11-21 16:23:20

Beautiful texture

So you have some nice "TEXTURE" in this especially the backround I like the subtle colors too that made this kind of fun here you really did make this subtle but thats what I like about, as for any advice on this piece I think just making more of this style would be a plus on things, its an amazing piece of art.

~~THINGS TO IMPROVE ON~~
as for any advice on this piece I think just making more of this style would be a plus on things

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Cyberdevil

2015-01-03 16:10:51

That strawhat makes me think of 'The' strawhats (as in Luffy, One Piece), even though the red band is pretty much the only similarity. I like the soft texturing on this piece, and the feet, very nice work on those feet! I usually don't notice feet btw, but they stand out somehow (well, at least they stand :P). Interesting character description to, and as for the mint sigil, are mint plants usually depicted as red circles? Feels strange with anything else than green related to mint, and a circle for that matter. Looks good though!

-cd-

Krichotomy responds:

Hah, I started watching One Piece recently. I love that show. There is another similarity: Tisane and Luffy are both deformed. :P

You're making her blush, staring at her feet so intently like that.

Oh, I forgot that I replaced the mint. Here's the original: http://krichotomy.deviantart.com/art/Tisane-Touhou-OC-Concept-Art-471481852

Thanks!

Aisnon-A

2014-08-03 22:31:38

There is something attractive about your style.

Though you state 'horrible anatomy,' the technical skill and the sensitivity you had toward the medium demonstrates a more conscious and purposed illustration. I mean, ZUN's illustrations are not comparable to the 'ideal' manga style; they have a unique charm. I particularly like this character's conceptual mix between a magician and a swords-woman. Though, I cannot imagine how this OC would operate in an danmaku battle. I reckon she'd be somewhat similar to Youmu yet employ more explicit ghastly qualities?

Whatever the case, the OC is creative. Not a Mary Sue by any interpretation, as there is evident thought.

Krichotomy responds:

Thank you. I think we feel similarly about this image. Despite the anatomical errors, a lot of "confidence" and "purpose" went into this drawing to create a consistent style that I am very pleased with.

My current ideas have this character primarily firing danmaku with the wand in it's default form, perhaps only unleashing the sword as a "bomb" attack (or, less directly associated to a game, as a "high-power close range attack").