#chinese art copies

[sporadic-og-loki]

xiōngdi (loki and thor sketch) by 小箭雀 on pixiv

[arielluva]

its funny how my phone will detect text in an image but the image is this (no text at all)

[solradguy]

Alright. That's the last of the 1e Shadowrun scans. This weekend I'm gonna scan some new stuff. Most of the next HELIOGENOMS doujinshi pages are cleaned so that'll definitely be up soon, maybe even this evening. I'm gonna skin the that GG 4koma volume and I've got something non-Guilty Gear on the table to be scanned too. Hope you guys like warrior biker babes with skull-crushing biceps.

[tsunflowers]

book from the sky (tianshu) xu bing, 1989-91

I was so excited to see a copy of this in real life bc it's something I studied in art history. this is a book that was typeset and printed by hand using wooden blocks but every one of the characters was invented for the sake of the piece and does not correspond to any word in the Chinese language

[nerdonastick]

Ava mimicking Bea’s fight style because she was trained by her

[sun-sauce]

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[yioh]

i was rly excited abt jwqs physical release but … i rly just am not a fan of the cover😭😭

[devotion-disorder]

Hi Devo! If it's okay to call you that, I just wanted to say I'm a big big fan of your work and you made me fall in love with your silly doodles and masterpieces. First time sending in an ask considering how long I've been following you but I've gathered to courage to write my little love letter to you. I just wanted to ask how you color/render and how you study art? I love how your colors flow seamlessly into one another, and how your art just tickles my brain.

Anyways! Kuuya is so boyfailure and I love him but Asa. OH MY GOD ASA.

I want him so bad it's uncanny. His ears are so cute I just want to bite them. I want to unlock new things inside him. I want to do things to him. Literally all your submissive and breedable ocs will make me drool like a dog. Kuuya was my first love but Asa will be my last. I will kidnap him, carry him bridal style while he's in a wedding dress, and then kiss him silly. He will work at home and will make silly little things for the bedroom /hj.

(我想要对他做一些难以启齿的事情。我希望他属于我，让他崇拜我。我真想揪他的头发，让他发牢骚。他是我可爱的狗。）

Thank you so much for all the kind words...!! here's a wedding dress asa for all your troubles

putting the art questions under the cut!

I've addressed a little bit on giving out advice for coloring here, and tbh im surprised you think my colors flow together well because i pick my colors pretty haphazardly LOL but generally speaking, nowadays my usual line of thinking is “how do i express [a certain shade of color] without using that exact shade of color”. Like if im coloring an apple then im thinking about all the colors except red that i can be using.

as for studying art, sometimes id straight up copy and paste other artists’ work into csp myself and re-trace anatomy/ action lines over it, colorpick it etc etc to really get a feel for their techniques. of course, this is all kept to myself privately. sometimes i also draw things specifically with the goal of emulating said techniques, like “for this piece im going to draw clothing folds like how X artist does it” etc

akjdfjksjsjd i hope all that makes sense / is useful! thank u for likin my stuff 🥺

p.s. i can read chinese and your little passage has not moved me in the slightest /lh

[bixels]

I celebrate AMERICAN CHRISTMAS. The Spanish celebrate SPANISH CHRISTMAS, known as NAVIDAD. Germans celebrate GERMAN CHRISTMAS, known as WEIHNACHTEN. Italians celebrate ITALIAN CHRISTMAS, known as NATALE. Each tradition has different customs known by different names yet idiots on the internet would have you IGNORE all of them and say "MERRY CHRISTMAS" instead in favor of some vague gesturing at "INCLUSIVITY."

Jesus man, relax.

[rainy19days]

Chinese fans got to meet Old Xian today and get a signed copy of the new art book.

Here's some pictures posted to Weibo:

[dont-diy-zine]

"Don't Repeat This at Home" Zine is a fan project born out of love for Chinese novels and dramas. We brought more than 100 artists and writers together to create our magnum opus and now YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US! The fandom: ➜ "The Scum Villain's [Self-Saving] System" Mo Xiang Tong Xiu ➜ "Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation" Mo Xiang Tong Xiu ➜ "Heaven Official's Blessing" Mo Xiang Tong Xiu ➜ "Thousand Autumns" Meng Xi Shi ➜ "The Husky and His White Cat Shizun" / "Erha" Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (Meatbun) ➜ "Faraway Wanderers" Priest ("Word of Honour" is canon too)

The key theme: 百感交集 (bǎi gǎn jiāo jí) — all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart — fluff, drama, humour and beyond ❗ 18+. No minors, please Some arts and texts may make you cry, beware, triggers may be found (or not) The book: ➜ ~300 pages ➜ 106 double-page spreads with arts including: • 12 comic strips • 13 illustrated poems ➜ 8 fanfiction stories with • cover arts • internal b/w illustrations

[All 6 fandoms in one book] ❗ All texts are in Russian

➜ Physical copy (hard-back) — 3 200 roubles (it's around 37.4$ or 34.7€) ➜ Digital copy (.pdf) — 700 roubles (it's around 8.2$ or 7.6€)

The merch: ➜ 6 fandoms ➜ 3 sets for EACH fandom: • Aperitif — very small (1 postcard, 1 sticker pack, 1 key fob) — 1 500 roubles (it's around 17.5$ or 16.3€) • Half Portion — small (Aperitif + 1 acrylic stand with the main pairing, 1 plastic bookmark, 2 more postcards, 1 mini card) — 2 600 roubles (it's around 30.4$ or 28.2€) • Portion — large (Half Portion + 1 acrylic stand with secondary characters, 2 acrylic earrings, 1 more sticker pack, 1 bank card sticker, 1 round plastic badge, 1 more postcard) — 4 000 roubles (it's around 46.8$ or 43.4€)

[1 set = 1 fandom] ❗ You can get the merch only as the sets and only WITH the book (physical OR digital copy)

• Full 6 fandoms set — 22 000 roubles (it's around 257,3$ or 238,4€)

The plan: ➜ Right now till September 7, 2024 we collect funds ➜ September — production and manufacturing ➜ October — shipping starts ❗ We send digital copies AFTER shipping the physical ones We ship from Saint-Petersburg, Russia International shipping is available, but you can pre-check it via postcrossing.com/postal-monitor/RU

How to get the book or merch: ➜ go to Google Forms and follow the instructions: forms.gle/CdTis5wdYPmg2U6p8 ❗ We collect funds via Boosty; all prices are in Russian Roubles and include the comission of the platform You can use the currency of your country for the purchase, Boosty automatically converts it Shipping is charged separately

The project is not for profit [just for lulz] All money we make will go to production and manufacturing If we hit a breakeven, the authors are going to receive a free book. Any surplus funds will then be used to make extra merch FOR YOU

English is a foreign language for us, so sorry for inaccurate wording, we tried. We tried hard. We keep trying

More info: vk.com/dont_diy (in Russian)

[runningwithscizzorz]

Do you have any other drawings of Redboy (JTTW ver)? I absolutely love your design for him, and the henna is a beautiful touch, I'd love to see more if you have any other drawings of him! :)

I also wanted to know how you came up with your design for him, and what inspired different aspects of his design?

(I really admire you btw and your art is so beautiful!)

Thank you! Red boy is based a lot off of where I set him in the story. To me, Princess Iron Fan is Bengali and Demon Bull King is southern Chinese.

I believe he’s a total mommas boy since she misses him so much when Wukong meets her, so the pants and henna come from his love for her. I really really need to work on his design more, I’m not entirely happy with his outfit and I need to change his hair, but he’s still my cutie.

A lot of how I draw Red Son in LMK comes from my JTTW design for him, like his horns and tail, so I definitely need to mix it up haha. Truth be told, I’m actually nervous about showing my JTTW work here, since people have already started copying my designs for certain characters, but I suppose it can’t be helped haha.

[sanrielle]

Amazing fanart by Joanacchi! Posted here on tumblr with their blessing. Each one is based on a style that reflects a particular ancient culture's art history. (See below for descriptions provided by the artist!)

Store (buy these prints!) Twitter Instagram

Aang: Tibetan Thangka

"Thangkas are traditional Tibetan tapestries that have been used for religious and educational purposes since ancient times! The techniques applied can vary greatly, but they usually use silk or cotton fabrics to paint or embroider on. What you can depict in a Thangka is really versatile, and I wanted to represent things that make up Aang as a character."

Zuko and Azula: Japanese Ukiyo-e

"Ukiyo-e is a style that has been around Japan between the 17th and 19th century, and focused mainly in representing daily life, theater(kabuki), natural landscapes, and sometimes historical characters or legends!

Ukiyo-e was developed to be more of a fast and commercial type of art, so many drawings we see are actually woodblock prints, so the artist could do many copies of the same art!

I based my Zuko and Azula pieces on the work of Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) one of the last ukiyo-e masters in Japan! He has a specific piece which featured a fire demon fighting a lord that fought back with lighting, and that really matched Zuko and Azula's main techniques!”

Toph: Chinese Portraiture from Ming and Qing Dynasties

"Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) was one of the longest in China! It was also a period where lots of artistic evolutions were happening, especially when it comes to use of colour! There was not a predilection for portraits during this time, but there are a lot of pieces depicting idealized women and goddesses from the standards of the time. For this portrait of Toph, I imagined something that maybe their parents commissioned, depicting a soft and delicate Toph which we know is not what she is about ♥️

Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) was the last Chinese Dynasty to reign before the Revolution. One of the most famous emperors of this period was Qianlong, and he really liked Western art! He commissioned a lot of portraits of his subordinates, and I chose a portrait of one of his bodyguards as a reference for the second Toph portrait, which I believe is much more like how she would want to be represented! The poem on top talks about the bodyguards' achievements during a specific war. I had no time to come up with a poem for Toph, so I just used the same one for the composition!”

Sokka and Katara: Inuit Lithograph

"For a long time, Inuit art expressed itself in utilitarian ways. The Nomadic lifestyle of early Inuit tribes played a huge part in that: most art pieces are carved in useful tools, clothing, or children's toys, small and easy to be transported, and depicted scenes and patterns representing their daily lives!

That changed a lot during the colonization. Since the settling of the Inuit tribes, many art pieces began to be created in order to be exported to foreigns, so they started to sculpt bigger and more decorative pieces.

Lithography, which is a type of printmaking, was introduced to Inuit people by James Houston, that learned the technique from the japanese. The art form was quickly embraced by the inuit, as part of the process is very similar to carving. Prints that are produced by inuit artists are still being sold today!

As lithography is not an old art style and it's still commercially relevant to the Inuit communities, since creating these in 2021 I have been donating regularly to the Inuit Art Foundation, not only all the money I get from selling some prints of these but a bit more, at least once a year. Hopefully, I can increase donations this year!”

[manikas-whims]

Xavier’s representative flower is Forget-me-not. Not wavyleaf sea lavender.

bringing this directly from a community of Xavier Stans on twitter, they've urged us all to come together and mass email Infold and Papergames on their customer support as well as emails about this mistranslation.

This mistranslation not only spoils the overall consistency of Xavier's character and story but also hinders the players' immersion to a point where Xavier girls would rather not see his flower being mentioned at all.

Please COPY the template provided below, attach all the 9 images as is posted in this post, and send emails to the following ids as well as their in-game customer support.

Template to be sent to their email at:

advice@papegames.net

lyskkf@papegames.net for devz

Subject: Change Xavier’s flower in English to forget-me-not

We as the players of Love and Deepspace are once again reaching out to you due to a pressing mistranslation issue in the English version of Love and Deepspace.

(In the following, please view the pictures below for reference.)

In Xavier‘s recent birthday event (Timeless Days, My Fridge, dialogue for ingredient Starry Blossoms: „Wavyleaf Sea Lavender‘s Meaning“) the flower associated with him is once again mistranslated as wavyleaf sea lavender when it is clear that his representative flower is supposed to be forget-me-not as displayed in official art (picture 1), the ingame love timeline (pictures 2-4) and on his birthday cake (picture 5).

In the Timeless Days event the Chinese version mentions the forget-me-not flower (星辰花) and thus, also correctly refers to its meaning: eternal love (永恒的爱) (picture 6).

However, the English version states instead that wavyleaf sea lavender symbolizes eternal love which is simply wrong (picture 7). This once again proves that forget-me-not is the intended flower during this event and therefore, has been mistranslated the entire time.

Forget-me-not was even officially used by your team as the translation for 星辰花 before it got changed to the wrong one! (picture 8)

We believe the mistranslation is caused due to the fact that the Chinese word 星辰花 can refer to both wavyleaf sea lavender as well as forget-me-not (picture 9). But by now, it should be evident that the more suitable translation for Xavier‘s flower is forget-me-not because it is constantly visualized as such.

We have already tried to make you aware of this translation issue for an absurdly long time and are tired of seeing the same mistake over and over again. Now we‘ve gotten to a point where we only feel frustration and annoyance every time we see Xavier‘s representative flower mentioned. This should not be the experience for us players who should feel happy about the beautiful meaning of his flower.

So now we must ask you:

Are you still not aware of the mistranslation issue regarding Xavier‘s representative flower despite all the desperate attempts on our part to get your attention?

Do you still insist on wavyleaf sea lavender being the correct translation despite all the evidence shown to you?

Or do you simply not care?

We hope that you will finally correct this mistake and that we no longer have to fight for something as simple as this.

Best regards,

the players of Love and Deepspace

For Customer Support, open the game, then head to the settings and follow the steps as shown in pics below:

Then COPY AND PASTE this template for customer support in-game: (add the same 9 images for email and send)

In the recent event (Timeless Days) Xavier‘s flower is once again mistranslated as wavyleaf sea lavender when it is clear that his representative flower is supposed to be forget-me-not as displayed in official art (pic 1), the love timeline (pic 2-4) and on his birthday cake (pic 5).

In the new event, the Chinese version mentions forget-me-not and thus, also correctly refers to its meaning: eternal love (pic 6). However, the English version conveys an incorrect message due to the translation error (pic 7).

Forget-me-not was even officially used by your team as the translation before! (pic 8)

The mistranslation is caused due to the fact that 星辰花 can refer to both wavyleaf sea lavender and forget-me-not (pic 9).

We‘ve tried to make you aware of this issue for a long time. Now we‘ve gotten to a point where we only feel frustrated each time we see Xavier‘s flower mentioned.

We hope that you will finally correct this mistake and that we no longer have to fight for such a simple matter.

[artnwill]

My art inspirations

William Heath Robinson- He was an English Cartoonist that lived though 1872-1944. Not only do I enjoy his drawings because of the fun elements that he would bring into them with machines, but I really like his use of line. His use of a single width for his line work and other artists have directly affected my own works. I also really enjoy the flat colors that he uses in his works.

John James Audubon- He was a American- French artist and ornithologist ( study of birds) who lived from 1785-1851. He recorded and painted many species of birds that are native here in America. I love his art. The composition, the colors, the accuracy of the birds is to die for. Huge inspiration when it comes to drawing birds. Recommend studying his art if your interested in bird drawing!

(Also the last bird picture is of a Carolina Parakeet, which was the only parakeet native to the southwest of North America)

(unfortunately it went extinct around the 1900's, which is a shame as it looks like it was such a pretty bird)

He also drew some mammals from America (tbh though some of them look a bit..... odd). This guy looks hella cursed lol

(both bird and racoon pics were from my collection of books based on his art)

Joe Weatherly- He is a California based artist that focuses on animal art. His artworks are very dynamic in nature and I love his use of color in his artworks. He also has done multiple books on drawing animals and of his own art (first picture is of his book Animal Essence). I highly recommend him to anyone interested in learning how to draw animals!

Here's a link his website for anyone interested https://www.joeweatherly.com/

(Images were taken from my own copy of his book Animal Essence)

Group of artworks from Pauline Cherrett's book "Chinese Brush Painting: A Beginner's Guide"

I have always been a fan of brushwork in artworks and have always been inspired by Chinese brush painting and Japanese woodblock art. I've always liked nature and landscapes and flowers which tend to be the main subjects of this type of art and honestly I just really enjoy them ( I mean look at the brushwork its amazing).

(all of these pictures come from my copy of the book)

So this was just a small list of some of the artworks and artist that inspire me and my art. Wanted to write this blog for myself as a sort of reference point and to show others different artists that they may not know of. I also have another blog like this one which I'll link if anyone is interested.

Honestly this was so much fun to write! I mainly write a ton for college and it can be a bit taxing but it's nice to write something for myself and on a topic I really enjoy!

[artsy-hobbitses]

It’s June 20th, which means I can finally reveal my labour of love for the Represent Zine on @allsparkzines!

I chose to focus on the Caminus Valkyries--Windblade, Lightbright and Chromia who are TTB’s elite Girl Gang! Lightbright took centrestage because I wanted to showcase a part of my culture as a Malaysian through her Minang heritage and outfit, which utilized batik-style motifs and elements of Minangkabau architecture for her mantle/shoulderpads. 

The ornate frame and more delicate inkwork is is Art Noveau-inspired, and you get your first glimpse into the floating Venusian city of Caminus, which is very Asia-Centric with strong elements from Chinese and Indo-Malaysian architecture. 

The bronze statue is that of Shu Lin Pei/Solus Prime wielding her hammer in one hand and a flame in the other which is said to have been taken from her forge from the Quintesson War era and has been burning ever since. Those with the title ‘Mistress Of The Flame’ are entrusted with the care of this flame that they hope to keep burning eternally as a symbol of her and their indomitable spirit. 

I was also assigned to create a cover for the IDW section, which you can find here!

Today is the last day for you to get YOUR copy of Represent, so head over to @allsparkzines and get yours from their BigCartel!

(As usual, please full view if you’re on desktop!)