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renguro · 6 days ago

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Now that S2 is almost over, I wanted to finally get out that post talking about all of the insights and things I did, learned, or other fun stuff about the countdown pieces I made. I still have something in mind for the S2 finale, so maybe if you read (or skip) to the end I'll have a preview for you?

Oh god here we go One day I was coming home from work and decided to check how many days there were until the new season released and I found it was 7 days. So I did all of these in 7 days. Literally everyone was worried about me because I did nothing but draw for those 7 days.

... Except for when I went back to work. I worked I came home and then drew until I literally couldn't anymore lmao. I remember being dazed and exhausted after the Clock Keepers and my dad came up to my room literally right as I finished and asked, "Have you gone to sleep?" And I said, "NOPE! :D" I was living on energy drinks

I'm also 90% sure this started the "ren you're doing too much you need to chill the hell out" thing with me and my friends now

When I was doing these, I had only read the first ten volumes of Hanako-kun at the time, so I was stopped right in the middle of Picture Perfect. I had the second box set, but I just hadn't gotten the time to read it since I got it for Christmas. That means I didn't know Shijima's full deal, and I didn't even know Hakubo's name, so I was winging it hard.

All of the full pieces are linked by clicking their names :)

NO.7 HANAKO

You can tell from the speedpaint I was struggling hard with the pose lmao. I honestly felt like the one I chose was a cop-out and didn't feel energetic enough, but the time crunch got me. At this point, I was also really unsure about how I wanted to treat the colors, because I'd only just started dipping into seriously studying how Aida does it. So many references. And him wearing basically all black didn't help I wanted to scream. I was TRYING to keep everything as solid colors without falling back on overlay and multiply layers, but I got desperate. Still looks pretty good I think.

My favorite part was probably the hakujoudai and the detailing on his collar/shoulders! If I were to edit anything, I think I'd put more on the bottom half of the background because it feels a touch empty. kinda killed it on this pant leg and his hat tho

NO.6 HAKUBO

Like I said, I had no idea who Hakubo was. For the first half of things, I couldn't even find his name, I was just calling him "Shinigami-sama..." I wasn't going to go trampling into spoilers just for references either, so I was freaking out on what to do for the background. All I knew was that there was something to do with lotuses or bugs, and already having an idea of where I'd take Tsuchigomori, I took the lotus route. I uh also hope I didn't make his face too feminine. I don't know why but when drawing male characters who are larger or more built (even if it didn't turn out obvious in this piece) I somehow keep making them look like butches.

Shading his hair was the most fun part out of all of this, I usually never draw characters with hair as short as his, so it was a fun challenge! I'm also just a sucker for kimonos and flowy clothes. He was probably one of the most fun ones for me, even if he was so early on. I LOVE the texture I got on the skull. (even if it's technically too small.)

NO.5 TSUCHIGOMORI

Tsuchigomori onwards ALL used this sticky note full of thumbnails I drew at work for reference. Yes that is a note next to him that says + cuntier. He was also drawn on the same day that I did Hakubo, so I managed to buy myself some extra time.

I was so excited for this one because I could see it so well in my mind's eye, until I realized how many hands I'd need to draw. And then I sucked it up and locked in because I love Tsuchigomori. I'm so pleased with how I worked in more of the blues into the shading and his hair. It was at this point that I think I was understanding how I wanted to take the colors for all of these pieces! I enjoyed doing the fun trick I learned with the weave on his sweater and the spiderwebs where I drew a thick like and then erased the middle. Nearly forgot the markings on his forehead too lmao.

I wonder whose black book he's reading?

NO.4 SHIJIMA

Oh Shijima. I truly had zero real clue about her, and I managed to dodge spoilers about Mei even when I was looking up references. That's why she's painting using her paintbrush clone haha. It's still cute though, so I'm keeping it. Her hair kept giving me trouble because it's the kind of hair you draw and don't really realize just how big you're drawing it until you have to fix it. Actually, I'm having that exact issue on what I'm working on right now, and I'll fix it after I take a break.

I dug up a comment I made while I was working on it and I still stand by this.

There's also something a little odd about the positioning of her chin that I was too exhausted to fix, and I SUPER fudged the coloring on her hair. Also I really didn't know what to put in the background OTHER than the atelier, but I can't really draw buildings! So uh! The exhaustion was beginning to set in after 3 days of this. (Since Hakubo and Tsuchigomori were done on the same day. I didn't keep that time advantage for long though.)

think i fudged it okay, though.

NO.3 MITSUBA

I was struggling on Mitsuba some because that thing where you see/read something and then forget about it only for it to arise as something you think you did happened. That pose I thumbnailed on the sticky note was WAY too close to the official Hell of Mirrors standee/art. Luckily I contain extreme Mitsuba bias (shocker) and I was able to figure it out. I had a ton of problems shading his coat just like I did with Hanako. It's so hard to keep things from melding together when you've mostly got them wearing black.

It's an odd thing to be proud about, but I feel I did the best on the.. Legs of his pants, the chains and lockets, and the eyes and teeth on his jacket. That and the ribcage scarf. I'm really disappointed in myself for the background and his hair, if I'm being honest. I wanna fix his eyes. I STILL haven't figured out his hair either too. Which makes me even more surprised that my friends said, ren, your bias is showing on this one because I was like IS IT??? ARE YOU CERTAIN?

his hand turned out nice too and did i mention i had fun on the ribcage

NO.2 YAKO

I sketched the first initial draft for Yako on the same day I drew Hakubo and Tsuchigomori, but when it finally came time to sit down and draw her? I realized there would be so much empty space where I couldn't have fun with colors and it'd just be the white back of her kimono, so I turned her around and scrapped the idea of her fox form curling around her. I couldn't fit fox Yako in, and I'm STILL kind of bummed about that.

The flow of her hair was so much fun to figure out, as well as the patterns on her kimono. I'm really happy with the background, combining the aspects of the Misaki Stairs' original version and the one after she's been removed from her seat with the spider lilies. The lilies themselves are a little fudged if you look too close, so... Don't look too close? :3

loved the kimono. every bit. can't believe i had her turned around.

NO.1 AKANE/MIRAI/KAKO

MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT THIS WAS THE COGS IN THE BACKGROUND SORRY AKANE'S FACE BOTHERS ME I NEED TO FIX IT ONE DAY HE LOOKS TOO OLD I WAS LOSING MY MIND AND THE EXHAUSTION WAS KILLING ME IT BEGAN MY HATE OF DRAWING AKANE'S HAIR BECAUSE *GESTURES VAGUELY*

Uh okay some good things to say about this one... The colors were a ton of fun to figure out how to place, and I think I at least did a good job on that part. Shading gold things is always really fun! And at least Akane's ponytail was fun to make flow, I was riding the high from Yako's hair here. I think I got a lot of that fun flowy movement in here, which I'm pleased about. This was another one that my friends say turned out the best, again that I'm ??? about.

these cogs are my everything

FINAL THOUGHTS + EXTRAS

All of the kanji's colorings for their numbers were taken directly from the anime! I don't really wanna get rid of that fun reference even if in like, Tsuchigomori's case the colors are REALLY different from the main piece.

Most of the first day was spent on, Hanako of course, and then setting up the frames for everyone else to go into. I spent money to get the patterns to go on the colored part, actually. Constraining everyone to the frames helped a LOT in terms of balancing myself and made it fun to choose what elements would stick outside of them. If I pushed for entire full backgrounds, then I would have been doing even worse.

I was on the ropes at the end. I was half dead and drawing like I was possessed. And the catharsis of it being done and it all looking acceptable just. Ough. I don't know if I'll ever have a high like that again. There's an evil, evil part of me that says, ren! redraw all of them for s3 under the exact same constraints! And shit I might but I'll complain about it. I think it's more likely though that I go back and doctor them up some so I can print them as standees. Probably just for myself, but I do want to build a stock for artist alleys.

I had so, so much fun overall even if it was so much it really could have put my already bad health in more danger. I learned so much about coloring, lineart, framing things, and I really attribute my gauntlet to the explosion in my art progress. That, and my sheer adoration for this series. Am I rambling? I just love TBHK. It's only been 5 months since I first discovered it and it's done so, so much for me.

Even if you went and scrolled through all of this nonsense, which I don't blame you for, here's a little preview of what I'm trying to finish by next week for the finale.

I can't believe we're on the final episode! It's so close now, and it keeps flooring me how little time has really passed. I'll try and push to get SOMETHING else done before then, but we'll see. I've got so much I want and have to get done.

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solivagantshenanigans · 5 months ago

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Right Message, Wrong Person (or maybe not...??)

TBHK— Aoi Akane x GN! Reader

– Who the fuck wakes up at 6 on a Sunday morning?!?! (You guys apparently)

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(May be OOC)

It was a Sunday, and despite staying up for ungodly hours, you still woke up 5 hours than you usually do. Instead of falling back to sleep, you decided to actually get your ass off the bed instead of embracing the soft covers of your soft bed. While waiting for the coffeemaker to heat up, a ping! suddenly emitted from your phone, laying face down on the table.

Curious about who's texting you this early, you checked the notification.

Akne 6:32am: Do you want to hang out later? ❤️❤️❤️

A loud 'huh??' escaped past your lips before you even know it. Staring at the text with a disbelief look, a million thoughts crossed your mind. Panic was slowly building up as you asked yourself if this guy- Akane- hit his head, got dementia, got kidnapped, or just accidentally sent it to the wrong person–

Akne 6:32am: Wait sorry wrong person

Akne 6:32am: That was meant for Ao-chan.

You blinked, feeling your heartbeat calm down before you let out a relieved sigh. Of course, he had sent it to you as a mistake. Jesus. You could almost feel your eyeballs popping out and falling clean off if he hadn't sent that text. You took a screenshot of his message just in case. Typing out your own, you replied,

Idiot 6:33am: thought i was special for a sec 😢

You stared at your phone, waiting for his response. But after waiting for a few minutes, you got bored and were about to close the screen until another notification popped up. You snorted upon reading it.

Akne 6:35am: Ew

Akne 6:35am: No

Idiot 6:35am: so brutally honest

Idiot 6:35am: what went up your ass this morning?

Akne 6:35am: Stfu I don't need you giving me a headache this early

With a stiffled chuckle, you placed your phone ontop the table. With the coffeemaker finished, you continued to make your coffee, looking out at the window, rays of sunlight gently beaming, making a form of your window as it gives warmth inside the house.

Thinking for a moment, an idea formed in your head and you grabbed your phone again to send another message.

Idiot 6:38am: is that offer still up tho?

On the other side of the phone, the owner had his head shoved inside his crossed arms. If someone saw him in that position, they'd assume it was probably cause of Aoi's rejection at his offer to go out, again. Not that it was the first time, he was used to it, actually. Face flushed in red, he was too busy reminiscing the sound of her cute, tired voice until he faintly heard a notification beside him on the table.

Hiis head slightly lifted up in curiosity, huffing after figuring that it was probably you. The memory of sending that text, with hearts too and to the wrong person– made his face heat up and he sucked in his breath in embarrassment, taking five minutes to stare at his phone frozen before grabbing it to turn on the bright screen.

Reading the text, a blank expression painted his face before replying.

Akne 6:39am: No

Putting his phone down again, he breathed out a quiet sigh, feeling a bit cold inside his room. He took a sip of his coffee, staring out of his window that faces a part of his crush's house, coincidentally facing her window too.

It felt like his movements were starting to become automatic. His body was moving on its own before he could even think for the reason. And just like sipping his coffee, he didn't register how he was taking frequent glances at his phone, how his ears were perked up to hear that familiar notification bell.

If only he hadn't sent that message.

That small mistake still made a vibrant blush rush to his face, making him rub his forehead and wished he would've had called Aoi instead. He was relieved it wasn't someone else like Lemon or Yashiro, if that were the case, he can kiss his dignity bye bye.

Ping!

He looked up from his hand, already grabbing the phone a bit too quickly than he'd liked.

Akane scans over the text before his face drops into a tired expression again. Man, what did he expect of a response from you.

Idiot 6:40am: make some friends bro

Akne 6:41am: This is why we don't hang out outside of school

Idiot 6:41am: ur already showing your friendless behaviour

Akne 6:41am: I will block you

An irritated huff was exhaled from his nose, but he knows he wouldn't be able to keep that fustration for long anyway. He tries to resist the small smile that's creeping up to his face, a sign of what he only described as enjoyment to their usual bickering and bantering and nothing more. It'd be absurb to feel anything more than just having a little fun, right?

That's what Akane always thought when it comes to you, even when he always makes time to reply to your nonsensical texts, even when his heart was thumping in a fast beat as he stares at the phone screen.

Idiot 6:44am: swear you have the fastest mood swings known to man

He rolls his eyes, contradicting to his soft smile.

Akne 6:46am: What's fastest is how fast you get on my nerves

Idiot 6:46am: sadly you werent fast enough to delete that message 🤧

Akne 6:46am: I can be fast enough to go to your house and beat your ass

You huff, offended before it turns into a light giggle. Days like these, with only you two bickering like assholes to each other, were the best to live for. Putting down your phone for the 5th time this morning. Whatever, you thought. You didn't know why you hoped he would keep that offer open–

Akane fidgets with the phonecase, deleting texts over and over again– before eventually the only letter left was 'h', to which he deleted as well.

Tapping the hard desk in synchronised rhythm, his eyes were glued to the screen as he mused on what to say– if he even wanted to say anything. Shouldn't he just leave it as that? Why is it that he was itching for more of your messages, whether it was another round of bullying each other or talking about random things like the movie he had watched with Aoi, or the dead snake you saw by the street– Sighing, he kept typing and deleting before settling with one sentence, reading it over and over like it'll magically change in the 5th read, before sending.

Akne 6:52am: Do you still want to hang out?

Taking a loud sip of his cup, the notification sound effect wasn't needed to get his attention when his eyes were deliberately waiting for your response– and here you go again.

Idiot 6:52am: what did I say about your mood swings

Akne 6:52am: I take it back, you can rot

Idiot 6:52am: no wait 😢🙏

Idiot 6:52am: I'd love to

You let out a cackling laugh, his reactions not failing to wipe away your boredom as easily like a tissue. You stare at the phone with a growing smile. The bright shine encasting your figure makes your faint blush more noticeable.

Akne 6:53am: Ok

Idiot 6:53am: no heart for me?

An amused huff was exhaled from his nose.

Akne 6:53am: ❤️‍🩹💥

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