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Finished this late for Beyblade Day 2024 (and the 25th anniversary of Beyblade) but at least it's done now ^^ Full-colored version of a quick sketch I'd done in November last year, which in turn was based off a commemorative pic in Vol4 of the original Bakuten Shoot manga.

Characters (c) Aoki Takao Art (c) me [Kae/Kris]

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You know how J-pop songs have English words or phrases dropped in? Have the opposite. 

I swear, that’s not supposed to be the message, but I couldn’t resist ghklsadk Sorry Atsuki, Tsubasa ^^;  Lazy coloring is lazy OTL  I was supposed to do a bunch of these, but stuff came up and now I’m only halfway done with the Flameshipping/KaixKei one. I might just save that for their anniversary *shrugs*  Ootori Tsubasa (c) Takafumi Adachi Inspired by this pic by Skyecrys Tsumeda Atsuki, art (c) Kris

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It was my 2nd gen Beyblade OC Riku's birthday on the 19th, and I managed to finish this sometime on the 20th (at least) ^^;

I imagine him practicing the guitar instrumental from One OK Rock's "Prove" :D

Hiwatari Riku, art (c) me [Kae/Kris]

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Long time no post (yet again) ^^;  So I’m posting this family pic I did for my Beyblade Burst next-gen OC, Kurenai Takeshi. Yep, he’s the lil boy in the middle there. Obviously this is when Shu and my OC Hoshi are much older (huge timeskip!) Can’t believe I have to include this, but here we go: this is my work, and I don’t allow reposting it. I also don’t allow anyone to use my work, nor do I allow editing. Sharing it in any way (reblogging, linking to this post, etc.), though, is most welcome and appreciated ^^ Kurenai Shu (c) Morita Hiro Akemiya Hoshiko, Kurenai Takeshi, art (c) me 

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Jujutsu Kaisen OC Reika

I couldn’t resist, so here’s my OC for JJK. 

Name: Kougetsu Reika (紅月霊花) Alias: Rei Species: Human; sorcerer Birthday: August 30 Zodiac sign: Virgo Age: 16 Gender: Female Height/Weight: 163cm/ (5’4” Hair/Eye Color: Deep auburn/dark gold Status: Alive Relatives: Kougetsu Toshihiro (father); Kougetsu Mika (mother); Gojou Satoru (distant relative); Okkotsu Yuta (distant relative)  Occupation: Student/Jujutsu Sorcerer Affiliation: Kougetsu Clan; later Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School

More info under the cut XD; 

Appearance: Reika has fair skin, dark golden eyes, and deep auburn hair that she wears in a side ponytail with a 3-part fringe. She favors comfortable clothing that is easy to move in, with a typical outfit consisting of a purple shirt paired with a gray-and-pink jacket, denim skirt, dark leggings and running shoes. Her school uniform consists of a purple tank top tucked into a short pleated uniform skirt. Leggings, running shoes, and a short-sleeve uniform jacket complete the look.

Personality: Reika enjoys observing others as much as she loves interacting with them - well, as much as she can observe given her situation - and because of how sheltered she’d been before enrolling at Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School (aka Jujutsu Tech), she jumps at the chance to befriend someone. She’s fairly straightforward in her words and actions, whichever is more appropriate in a given situation. While not too much of a conversationalist, she’s happy to keep someone company, if she feels they need it. 

For the most part, she wears her emotions on her sleeve, and her tone of voice is a very good indicator of how she’s feeling. Rarely does she feel the need to hide her emotions, but when she does, she does it fairly well. Being a studious sort, she dislikes it when someone interrupts another person while they’re explaining something, and will often clap a hand over the offending party’s mouth.

She’s not that good at picking up on tension in a room, so to speak, but she can make a good guess at how people are feeling, and if they’re feeling down, she’ll try to help them feel better. Overall, she likes knowing she can help others, and is happy to play the support role whenever on assignment. She also hates ‘seeing’ someone get hurt, whether or not they show they’re in pain. Even while worrying for someone, she’s able to keep a cool head, and will choose her next actions in such a way that she’ll have time to tend to the injured person if necessary.

ABILITIES AND POWERS

Overall skill level: At present, Reika is a strong Grade 2 sorcerer, though her precise control of and sensitivity to cursed energy, plus the speed at which she masters different forms and applications of her inherited technique makes it possible for her to move on to being at least a semi-Grade 1. 

Extreme sensitivity and energy control: Because she is both deaf and blind, Reika’s other senses plus her ability to sense cursed energy are all highly enhanced. She can feel movement through minute changes in air pressure and thanks to her Curse Sensing, and reading the flow of another’s cursed energy tells her also how much was expended. Training also helped her get a feel for how much energy she has to use to get a certain effect.

Enhanced mobility: Reika’s training to use cursed energy to fuel her movements has improved her speed and reflexes. So while not as fast as individuals like Yuuji or Maki who have innate physical talent, Reika is still able to move very well in combat, with little to no wasted movement. 

Competent combatant: Even though her training and her personal preference had her focus on defensive applications of her technique, she can still do a reasonable amount of damage when necessary and thus can hold her own reasonably well.

JUJUTSU Cursed Energy Manipulation Great Cursed Energy: Reika’s inherited technique, overall, takes much cursed energy to use, even if the individual techniques don’t use a lot. Training further helped Reika learn to conserve her energy and use the appropriate technique for a situation. This, combined with the overall effect of the Kougetsu clan’s inherited technique, means that Reika has a high amount of cursed energy to work with at any given time. Drawn-out fights are challenging for her, but alternating between manipulating her opponent’s energy and her own can help her last longer, though not without taking a toll on her body.

Inherited Technique Hands of Tsukuyomi. Believed to be an offshoot of Limitless, this technique hinges on users being able to manipulate both their own cursed energy and an opponent’s to achieve a variety of effects. At its most basic and on the surface level, Hands of Tsukuyomi can disguise or suppress the user’s cursed energy, allowing them to pass as civilians. Users may also gain enhanced speed and mobility by fueling their movements with cursed energy, and increasing the impact of any physical attacks they may employ. The technique’s more advanced forms let users divert cursed energy, absorb it, and amplify the effects of an ally’s technique. Extremely advanced applications of the technique see users manipulating light to distort what opponents see, and even unleashing a barrage of compressed light over a desired area.

All forms fall under one of four phases, each one focusing on a particular general effect. Full Moon focuses on amplification, Waning Moon covers absorption, Crescent Moon deals with redirection, and New Moon focuses on negation. Regardless of form, the user needs precise control to achieve the desired effect. Only a handful of users are able to use more than 2 phases, and while they can and do master at least one, true Hands of Tsukuyomi masters are able to use forms from all four, flowing from one to another depending on the situation. Reika herself is regarded by her family to be a highly gifted user as she is only one of three Kougetsu sorcerers so far who have learned to use Hands of Tsukuyomi to heal themselves and others. 

In most cases, activating a technique requires a specific series of hand seals from a fixed set of 12, based on the lunar zodiac, and the user concentrating on the desired effect, including range (if any) and the target. The only techniques so far that don’t require these seals are Reika’s Curse Sensing, Tidal Flow, and Shroud.

Benefits: 

Users being able to reflect an opponent’s cursed energy and any effects of these back at the original user (e.g. a user would be able to deflect Mahito’s “Idle Transformation” and possibly cause him to transform instead into a form he wasn’t planning) along with the precise control of their own cursed energy allows them to last longer in combat, compared to if they were to rely on their cursed energy alone. 

Users are also able to increase the effectiveness, strength, range, or duration of techniques when using more energy than typically required. For instance, users can move twice as fast when fueling their movements, or reflect more than one cursed technique simultaneously.  

Drawbacks:

The stronger the opponent, the more difficult it is to make their technique rebound completely; the user will either have to use more cursed energy, or deal with the technique in a different way (absorb or negate it). 

The more powerful forms take longer to master and use up a lot of cursed energy, so if they’re countered or don’t work out as well, the user may be worse off than if they hadn’t used said forms.

Overuse causes users to suffer from paralysis in one or two limbs, an inability to speak, blurred vision, muscle pain, or a combination of any of those. The more powerful the form that was last used, the bigger the toll it takes on the body. In the worst-case scenario, a user may pass out from the physical and mental strain.

Techniques:

Full Moon: Zenith (満月: 天頂 ; Mangetsu: Tenchou) After activating the technique, Reika lays a hand on an ally and channels some of her cursed energy into them the moment they deploy a technique of their own, thereby strengthening it (e.g. Fushiguro’s shikigami will be harder to destroy) or amplifying the effect (e.g. Inumaki’s cursed speech won’t create as much of a backlash).

Full Moon: Moonbeam (満月: 月光; Mangetsu: Gekkou) Reika compresses light and unleashes it in a barrage of beams that she can direct freely, and even redirect if they haven’t made contact yet. The bigger the area of effect, the fewer the projectiles launched.

Waning Moon: Afterimage (下弦の月: 残像 ; Kagen no Tsuki: Zanzou) -description to be added-

Waning Moon: Kaleidoscope (下弦の月: 万華鏡; Kagen no Tsuki: Mangekyou) Reika alters the surroundings to conceal her and her allies’ location while also setting up a protective barrier. While active, the barrier absorbs the energy from cursed techniques targeting her or her ally, creating a well for Reika to tap into later. This takes a lot of concentration, so if she’s distracted, the barrier fails to absorb the energy, thus exposing the illusion.

Crescent Moon: Mirror (三日月: 鏡; Mikazuki: Kagami) Reika controls the trajectory (?) of another individual’s cursed energy, turning it back on them or onto a different target. The effect is usually instantaneous and she doesn’t have to keep the technique activated, unless the user is of a higher grade. When that happens, she needs to keep it active until the redirected energy hits the new target. This technique doesn’t work against special-grade opponents, though, and is tricky to use when there are more than two opponents.

Crescent Moon: Haze (三日月: 朧; Mikazuki: Oboro) A more advanced form that Reika is still trying to master. In theory, she would be able to arrest the flow of cursed energy from multiple targets, making it appear as if their techniques were deactivated. Then, she’d redirect the trajectory of each one (e.g have Kamo’s arrows target someone else, or make Hanami’s plants grow in a different direction) before letting the attacks go through to their new targets. Reika left Jujutsu Tech not long after enrolling to learn this technique from a relative.

New Moon: Disruption (新月: 破壊; Shingetsu: Hakai) This technique enables Reika to negate or forcibly deactivate a technique deployed by someone else. However, both her feet need to be planted - similar to the Simple Domain - and the user whose technique she wishes to deactivate must be within 10 meters of her. 

New Moon: Umbra (新月: 本影; Shingetsu: Honei) An advanced version of Disruption that Reika is still trying to master, it functions similarly to a Simple Domain, but instead of requiring the feet to stay set at the point the technique was deployed, it calls for Reika to keep her hands in the necessary seal and concentrating on keeping the flow of energy around her constant. Its range is just 3 meters, but Reika doesn’t need to stay grounded, so it’s more versatile and can be activated even in the air. This is another technique that Reika had to learn from a relative.

Others: 

Energy Sensing. Reika’s energy grid that she uses primarily for navigation, but can be used in combat and to sense approaching cursed spirits. Reika can quickly react to whatever information she gets from it. 

Tidal Flow. Reika uses cursed energy to enhance her actions in combat. 

Tidal Strike. Reika channels cursed energy into her hands or feet and compresses it for precise strikes; the effect is more slicing or piercing compared to the blunt force from, say, Itadori’s.

Shroud. A reversed curse technique involving Reika surrounding herself or others with negative cursed energy to heal injuries.

Barrier Techniques Eclipsing Light (食の光; Shoku no Hikari) Reika creates a protective barrier of compressed light around her and the target. While active, the barrier steadily absorbs the target’s cursed energy, preventing them from using any techniques. She then reverses the flow of the energy, releasing it in either a barrage of multiple projectiles from above or as a single, focused beam originating from her outstretched palms. The domain is still incomplete. 

Story: The only child of the current head of the Kougetsu Family, Reika was born both blind and deaf, which made both her parents reluctant to have her train as a sorcerer, even if she later proved to inherit their clan’s Cursed Technique.

As time passed, it became obvious that the little girl’s other senses were enhanced. Using vibrations in the ground and in the air, she was able to tell when someone nearby was talking or when something was being moved. She proved herself capable of using and controlling cursed energy earlier than other young sorcerers, soon figuring out how to lay strings of energy out in a grid pattern and using that to ‘see’ her surroundings. 

Because of her clan’s stance on sorcerer society and her parents’ protectiveness, she lived a sheltered life, rarely leaving the family compound and interacting only with family members and teachers brought in to tutor her. Eventually, however, Reika asked that she train in both hand-to-hand combat and the use of her Inherited Technique, arguing that she needed to be able to rely on herself as well, not just on family members, to keep herself safe. Toshihiro and Mika agreed, making sure she learned to suppress her cursed energy so she’d appear as a civilian to any sorcerers and cursed spirits, even when using her energy grid to navigate. The last thing they wanted was for their only child to be endangered, or to draw the attention of other sorcerers.

As her skills improved, Reika took to going out on her own to explore the city, eventually encountering cursed spirits. The harmless ones she left alone, but not the more threatening ones. She often led these back to the Kougetsu family compound for more experienced sorcerers to exorcise. At some point, however, she grew confident enough in her abilities and began exorcising spirits herself when she perceived they had less energy than she did and she could do so without endangering civilians. 

During one such outing, Gojou witnessed her luring a cursed spirit into an alley before exorcising it, and became intrigued when he learned the younger one could neither see nor hear - likely a result of a Heavenly Restriction. When his superiors learned of Reika, they called for her enrollment at Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School, reasoning that she’d need field training her family might be unable to provide. Reika’s parents were reluctant to let her go, but the young teen was eager to leave. For her, it was a chance to live away from her protective family members, to test her abilities as much as possible while keeping others safe - civilian or sorcerer - and to learn more about her role as a sorcerer. She entered Jujutsu Tech soon after the Kyoto Sister School Goodwill Event.

Trivia

Reika has to touch someone’s face or throat to be able to tell what they’re saying, using the vibrations to interpret the words. Otherwise, someone needs to sign into her palm to give her information directly. 

The Kougetsu Clan doesn’t condone the way sorcerers in Japan are treated, or how the society functions as a whole. Because of this, Kougetsu sorcerers went largely unregistered for 5 generations, their technique relatively unknown. Reika enrolling at Jujutsu Tech broke this pattern.

Reika aspires to be like Maki when it comes to hand-to-hand combat. 

When meeting someone for the first time, she asks if she can touch their face. To her, Gojou has a lively face, Fushiguro and Itadori both have kind faces, while Kugisaki’s is determined. Panda’s is friendly, Maki’s is strong, and Inumaki’s is gentle.

Reika says that different colors feel different to her, and she picks out clothing based on that. 

Seiyuu/VA: Nitta Emi (JPN)/Cherami Leigh (ENG)

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Someone on Discord recently commissioned six portraits from me for their D&D party, and I finally finished them today 8D  In order of appearance:  - elf cleric/bloodhunter - half-orc/goliath barbarian - aasimar paladin (who hasn’t used their transformation yet so the wings aren’t shown XD; ) - tabaxi bard - eladrin artificer - halfling gunslinger i’ll admit the tabaxi and half-orc/goliath were a challenge ‘cause I don’t draw those races very often (my own half-orc player character is half elf so...). But I’m glad these turned out okay.  Just in case: I’m still open for commissions. Just PM me here on Tumblr, or on Twitter (KristaL_Dawn07) or Discord (Kris#6137) :3 

Please don’t use these for your own characters, or claim the art as your own :V

Dungeons and Dragons © Wizards of the Coast Characters © their respective owners Art © Me (Kae/Kris)

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Opening Emergency Commissions!

So... my family got scammed out of $600. While we’re working on getting that back, I want to try and make at least part of the amount lost so we can eat, pay bills, etc >< 

I’m offering both portraits and full body pics.

Portrait - $15

Full-body - $45 (base price; a more complicated design may mean I’ll have to charge more)

Reblogs and likes are appreciated. Please PM me here on tumblr, or message me on Discord (Kris#6137) for more details and to commission me. 

The examples I used are of D&D player characters but you don’t have to ask for a D&D chara. I can draw anime OCs and fanart too, if that’s what you want ^^;

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Another DnD player character!

This time, it’s Zoria, now a level 14 cleric/paladin. Her experience in the Barrows of Solina did a lot to give this young aasimar more confidence.

I still don’t like drawing armor XD;

Zoria Wyndmoore, art (c) Kae/Kris

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Posting my BeyBurst OCs in their Sparking (season 5) outfits because why not? owo

L to R: Mitsuo, Hoshi, Sato, Megumi, Katou

No shading on the clothes ‘cause they’re just for reference purposes ^^; 

Beyblade Burst (c) Morita Hiro Hyakushima Mitsuo, Akemiya Hoshiko, Asagi Satoru, Hiyomura Megumi, Hiyomura Katou, art (c) me (Kae/Kris)

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Long time no post oops ^^; 

It’s Ava again, this time at level 16 with a few levels in rogue. Definitely not as naive as she was when she started her adventure :D She still wears those little feathers in her hair, something she picked up from her mother.  Quite fitting, really, since Avalynn apparently means “beautiful bird” ;D

Avalynn Starsinger, art (c) Kae/Kris

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Name: Avalynn Starsinger  Nickname: Ava, Sael (her childhood name) Race: High elf Class: Ranger  Level: 3 Alignment: Chaotic good 

Avalynn isn’t all that new to the life of an adventurer, having accompanied her parents - Taenaran and Amaranthea - on their travels when she was young; she is, however, more accustomed to facing wild beasts than, say, modrons and orcs. Quiet, observant, this rather young elf - only 116 years old - is highly curious about the world in general, and is fascinated by the different races.  She’s more comfortable firing at targets from afar, although she knows how to use the short swords her father gifted her before she set out on her own. Her biggest flaw? She is easily distracted by the promise of knowledge and might end up too focused on promising tome or scroll - even another learned person’s handwritten notes - to notice potential danger.  Trivia: - She can speak and understand three languages besides Common and Elvish, and because of this, her elven accent isn’t as pronounced - In between adventures, she spends her time in libraries and other similar establishments, often working as a scribe or librarian’s assistant for extra coin. - She takes more after her father when it comes to her physical appearance.  - Avalynn doesn’t wear her light silvery blue hair as long as many elves she knows of because she doesn’t want it getting in the way. =====

So... I started playing D&D again (last time I played was in college so wow it’s been a while). I still don’t know how to draw weapons XD or armor XD; Background found on Google so if anyone can tell me who drew it, please do so so I can credit! 

Avalynn Starsinger, art (c) Kae/Kris

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30-Day Pokemon Challenge - Day 6

Day 6: Your 3 favorite starters - 1 of each type

I’m seriously behind OTL  but I’m going to push through and finish this challenge, somehow ><;  I have too many favorite starters, and in this case, I went for the ones I hadn’t tried drawing yet - except for Litten because it literally is me XD  When the trailer for Sun and Moon came out, several of my coworkers asked when I’d become a Pokemon =P because they know me as the one who likes the colors black and red, the cat-lover, and the fire-lover

I had another reason for choosing Chesin. I had one on my second team in XY, and he’s such a sweetie and such a reliable ‘mon, so I had to draw him.

Chespin referenced from here (if someone can link me to the original Pixiv artist’s profile, that would be great~ ) Oshawott referenced from here

Litten, Oshawott, Chespin (c) Nintendo, Game Freak, et. al.  Art (c) Kae/Kris

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I’m late to Valentines’ but eh. 

3 of the 4 couples I have in the BIH group on deviantArt. Top to bottom:  - Katou x Phoebe  - Shu x Hoshi (Geniusshipping) - Ben x Megumi (Quietshipping)

Sato and Yuriko are still being shy bbs XD; so no pic yet. But sometime soon.

Kurenai Shu, Azuki Ben (c) Morita Hiro et.al.  Phoebe Aihara (c) IceDiamant Hiyomura Katou, Hiyomura Megumi, Akemiya Hoshiko, art (c) Kae/Kris 

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I forgot I hadn’t posted these yet. This is Azuki Miho (top) and Azuki Toru (bottom), Azuki Ben and Hiyomura Megumi’s kids. Note: The pairing is for an AU on deviantArt, so I’m not sure if Megumi does end up having kids when she’s older in the actual Beyblade Burst timeline (like... 10 years later or sth). 

Characters, art (c) Kris/Kae

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Lineart for a contest entry I’m working on. I actually like this lineart (one of the rare times I like my lines XD; ) 

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Forgot to post this here on Tumblr ^^; 

First portrait commission I did for someone; I’m really liking how the hair came out owo