KoShiatar
| Real Name: | Francesca |
| Gender: | Female |
| Web Site: | http://koshiatar.deviantart.com |
About Me
Uh... [insert random babbling about self here]
Ok! I'm a girl from Italy who's been reading manga since the age of fifteen. if you don't like my works, blame Sailor Moon, it all started from her. Really.
I've got a degree in Japanese and I'm planning to go to Japan as soon as possible. Other than that I love music of many different kinds (if you like Tori Amos you'll understand a lot of things from Amazing Echo), roleplaying, art in its "classical" forms (Dalì, Kahlo, Magritte, Chagall, but also the amazing architectural art that you can find in almost every city and town in Italy), and JRPGS. I became a Final Fantasy fan because I'm in love with Yoshitaka Amano's art and I wrote a graduation thesis about him.
If you want to, take a look at my Deviant Art page, so you know what else I like to draw.
Ok! I'm a girl from Italy who's been reading manga since the age of fifteen. if you don't like my works, blame Sailor Moon, it all started from her. Really.
I've got a degree in Japanese and I'm planning to go to Japan as soon as possible. Other than that I love music of many different kinds (if you like Tori Amos you'll understand a lot of things from Amazing Echo), roleplaying, art in its "classical" forms (Dalì, Kahlo, Magritte, Chagall, but also the amazing architectural art that you can find in almost every city and town in Italy), and JRPGS. I became a Final Fantasy fan because I'm in love with Yoshitaka Amano's art and I wrote a graduation thesis about him.
If you want to, take a look at my Deviant Art page, so you know what else I like to draw.
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Recent Comments
Comment on Chapter 8 - 360 of Growth
KoShiatar, 26th May 2008
The new incentive is pretty delicious. It's Refia and Ingus from FF III DS, right?
KoShiatar, 26th May 2008
The new incentive is pretty delicious. It's Refia and Ingus from FF III DS, right?Comment on Chapter 8 - 360 of Growth
KoShiatar, 21st May 2008
Yep, that's his cloak. It's the piece they tore off in page 436, if you look a Vincent's
cloak you can see the hole.
KoShiatar, 21st May 2008
Yep, that's his cloak. It's the piece they tore off in page 436, if you look a Vincent's
cloak you can see the hole. Comment on Chapter 7 - 351 of Growth
KoShiatar, 16th Apr 2008
Congratulations on becoming an aunt! ^__^
I have two nieces and they're lovely.
KoShiatar, 16th Apr 2008
Congratulations on becoming an aunt! ^__^ I have two nieces and they're lovely.
Comment on Chapter 2 - Cover of Growth
KoShiatar, 13th Apr 2008
Heh, sorry. Actually, I'm not thinking about buying a house anytime soon... too expensive,
and I haven't found yet where I'd really like to live.
But if I were your friend, I'd keep my children away from my Cintiq with iron gates... ;-) I think it's the best tool a digital artist can get, but it costs around 3 times an Intuos, a price that few can afford.
I now own a Graphire, the simplest kind (now substituted by Bamboo), and I'm thinking about switching to an Intuos, which is much more sensitive and should let me fully exploit natural media brushes in a software like Painter. It's the choice most artists make.
As for the size, most people seem to think that the bigger, the better, but bigger tablets are also clumsier and I wish to stick to my usual A5 (European size).
In the beginning it actually wasn't easy to get used to the tablet surface and I felt like I was drawing with my left hand; the key to that is simple: practice! My guest-inked Growth pages are all inked digitally, something I'd never be able to do just a year ago. :D
KoShiatar, 13th Apr 2008
Heh, sorry. Actually, I'm not thinking about buying a house anytime soon... too expensive,
and I haven't found yet where I'd really like to live.But if I were your friend, I'd keep my children away from my Cintiq with iron gates... ;-) I think it's the best tool a digital artist can get, but it costs around 3 times an Intuos, a price that few can afford.
I now own a Graphire, the simplest kind (now substituted by Bamboo), and I'm thinking about switching to an Intuos, which is much more sensitive and should let me fully exploit natural media brushes in a software like Painter. It's the choice most artists make.
As for the size, most people seem to think that the bigger, the better, but bigger tablets are also clumsier and I wish to stick to my usual A5 (European size).
In the beginning it actually wasn't easy to get used to the tablet surface and I felt like I was drawing with my left hand; the key to that is simple: practice! My guest-inked Growth pages are all inked digitally, something I'd never be able to do just a year ago. :D
Comment on Chapter 2 - Cover of Growth
KoShiatar, 12th Apr 2008
The result is pretty good. Even though, what are you waiting for to get a tablet? ;) The
Wacom Bamboo series is relatively unexpensive, and if you save your money for a while you
could be able to get one.
It makes the difference when working on the PC, believe me.
KoShiatar, 12th Apr 2008
The result is pretty good. Even though, what are you waiting for to get a tablet? ;) The
Wacom Bamboo series is relatively unexpensive, and if you save your money for a while you
could be able to get one. It makes the difference when working on the PC, believe me.
Comment on Chapter 7 - 346 of Growth
KoShiatar, 4th Apr 2008
@Andygoth: ask me anything.
This is the method I used for this page: I drew a lot of swift, quick dark purple lines in Photoshop with a graphic tablet. Starting from the tips of the hair, I let the strokes thin out where I thought there should be a highlight. Then I selected the hair area and filled it up with some not-too-dark blue in Multiply mode. For any other more detailed explanation, feel free to ask! ;-)
KoShiatar, 4th Apr 2008
@Andygoth: ask me anything. This is the method I used for this page: I drew a lot of swift, quick dark purple lines in Photoshop with a graphic tablet. Starting from the tips of the hair, I let the strokes thin out where I thought there should be a highlight. Then I selected the hair area and filled it up with some not-too-dark blue in Multiply mode. For any other more detailed explanation, feel free to ask! ;-)
Comment on Chapter 7 - 346 of Growth
KoShiatar, 4th Apr 2008
I hope you all like this page. I plan on doing some more in the future (inking, at least)
if Enkida wants me to so feel free to make comments and give me advice. ^_^
KoShiatar, 4th Apr 2008
I hope you all like this page. I plan on doing some more in the future (inking, at least)
if Enkida wants me to so feel free to make comments and give me advice. ^_^Comment on Chapter 7 - 344 of Growth
KoShiatar, 28th Mar 2008
I think Nanaki could have something to do with the number seven... You remember the story
much better than I, is he related to 7 in any way?
KoShiatar, 28th Mar 2008
I think Nanaki could have something to do with the number seven... You remember the story
much better than I, is he related to 7 in any way?Comment on Chapter 7 - 344 of Growth
KoShiatar, 28th Mar 2008
Heh, Yuffie's expression is so mischievous in the last panel! Yep, even in drawings it
shows that you're feeling better.
As for what you wrote in your Live Journal, I was thinking about making an inking tutorial for a while now, but I couldn't get myself to give it an organized shape.
KoShiatar, 28th Mar 2008
Heh, Yuffie's expression is so mischievous in the last panel! Yep, even in drawings it
shows that you're feeling better.As for what you wrote in your Live Journal, I was thinking about making an inking tutorial for a while now, but I couldn't get myself to give it an organized shape.
KoShiatar, 12th Nov 2008
Keep us informed. I hope you'll have a good pregnancy and a healthy beautiful baby!