Welcome to Blue Grafitti (Steven's page v.5)

Welcome to my art section! I'll say this right off the bat... since I'm relatively new to this art stuff, my art leaves A LOT to be desired. I'm still learning the ropes. The first few pics are pretty much crap... but I think the later ones are a big improvement... though I still churn out the occasional crappy pic. :P

If you feel like saying something about them, feel free to email me... but please, if you're going to criticize, do it in a constructive manner, aight?

Now on to the thumbnails...

	Symphony of the Night 2004 Alucard from Symphony of the Night May 5, 2004 A remake of the Alucard fanart I did about a year and a half year ago
Poster	Postcard	Final Fantasy Seven: Reunion Tifa, Yuffie, Cloud, & Aeris from Final Fantasy VII March 28, 2004 I like the poster version better
	Kairi Kairi from Kingdom Hearts October 12, 2003 There are days when everything I draw just turns out bad. Case in point
	Bloody Mary Bloody Mary from Twisted Metal Black June 15, 2003 We need more TMB fanart out there!
	Jill Valentine 2003 Jill Valentine from Resident Evil February 11, 2003 Jill fanart, take two!
	May Lee & Angel May Lee & Angel from The King of Fighters December 10, 2002 Round one, fight!
	Je m'appelle Harle Harle from Chrono Cross November 14, 2002 Another attempt at chibi. One of my fave pics
	Miyuki! Mikyuki Kobayakawa from You're Under Arrest October 26, 2002 Came out cheesy i think
	Aoshi & Misao Aoshi Shinomori & Misao Makimachi from Rurouni Kenshin September 25, 2002 So much room for improvement here...
	Symphony of the Night Alucard from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night September 8, 2002 I'm a big Castlevania fan
	Tomoyo: Hello Butterfly! Tomoyo Daidouji from Card Captor Sakura August 3, 2002 More CCS fanart!
	K, Kula: A KOF Fanart K' & Kula Diamond from The King of Fighters July 16, 2002 An old collab...
	Beatrix of Alexandria Beatrix from Final Fantasy IX June 19, 2002 One of the most memorable FF characters
	Natsumi! Natsumi Tsuimoto from You're Under Arrest June 8, 2002 I love how the background turned out, can't say the same for the rest of it though
	Kula Diamond Kula Diamond from The King of Fighters May 29, 2002 Ugh... this just begs to be redone
	A Final Fantasy Birthday Tifa Lockhart, Cloud Strife, & Yuffie Kisaragi from Final Fantasy VII May 14, 2002 Gift pic done a few years back
	Blood: The Last Vampire Saya from Blood: The Last Vampire May 6, 2002 Got inspired after watching the film
	Succubus Original Character April 17, 2002 An experiment in texturing using photoshop
	Resident Wuss Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield from Resident Evil April 12, 2002 Inspired by true events
	Moonlight and Cherry Blossoms Sakura Kinomoto and Kero-chan from Card Captor Sakura April 10, 2002 CCS Fanart! Also an experiment in colored lighting
	Arche: Storm Warning! Arche Klaine from Tales of Phantasia April 1, 2002 Probably the most underappreciated RPG series out there
	C'est Iris dans un Timbre Iris Chateaubriand from Sakura Taisen March 29, 2002 Two ST fanarts in a row! This one could've been better though
	Sumire and Maria Sumire Kanzaki and Maria Tachibana from Sakura Taisen March 27, 2002 I'm currently addicted to this anime
	Lunar Uberbromide Mia Ausa, Luna, Jessica de Alkirk, Lemina Ausa, Lucia, and Jean from Lunar March 21, 2002 My first collab (yay!)
	Lucia & Ruby Lucia & Ruby from Lunar Eternal Blue March 14, 2002 Lunar fanart! So many mistakes here... I dunno where to start
	Dread Pilots Dita Leibely, Meia Gisborn, & Jura Basil Elden from Vandread February 25, 2002 First attempt at a group pic. Go ahead and laugh, i know it's crappy
	Sendoh Chibi Akira Sendoh from Slam Dunk February 9, 2002 Whoa... super-ancient pic. Nothing special, typical amateurish stuff
	Raven Raven from Twisted Metal Black February 7, 2002 This game was an addiction back in high school. Ancient pic, not too good
	Claire Redfield Claire Redfield from Resident Evil February 4, 2002 More crap! But Claire was just too cool not to draw
	Jill Valentine Jill Valentine from Resident Evil February 1, 2002 My first fully CG'ed fanart! Yes, it's crap... but I'm damn proud of this one

About my art...

My art style is definitely manga/anime. I've been influenced too much by anime and video games that I've never given thought to drawing with any other style.

I prefer CG'ing my pics cell-style, though I occasionally do non cell-style CG's (gradient style? I dunno what to call it). I wish I could do realistic style but I think you need art classes for that (something I never had and will not have in the near future)

My art experience...

I started drawing June 2001. I was in the middle of our college thesis and I had to leave my PC at school leaving me with limited sources of recreation in my apartment. I guess the severe boredom (and PC separation anxiety) drove me to try new stuff. I found a couple of pencils lying around... started doodling, haven't stopped since then ^_^

Art Section Mini-FAQ

I get asked these questions a lot...

Do you take fanart requests?

No. Sorry, I just don't have time anymore.

Can I use your art?

Sure! but on the following conditions:

1) you let me know what you're gonna use it for
2) credit me for the pic!

Please, don't just take my stuff without asking my permission. If you do, that's just plain stealing! Anybody who steals from me gets their private parts flayed and soaked in vinegar... so let me know first, k? :P

How do you CG your pics?

I use Adobe Photoshop 7. I can't fully explain the CG'ing process here, but there are plenty of excellent CG'ing tutorials on the 'net to help you out. Julie Dillon has a great CG tutorial at howtodrawmanga.com You might wanna check out the Polykarbon tutorials too. These were the two sites that got me started.

Can I link up to your site?

Sure! This site is link-free. Just let me know if you want to link up so I can place a link to your page from mine as well. Check the links section for banners you can use.