(7) Banners
 - 3 song lyric banners
  (3) Hotspur
 - 2 Bleach banners
  (1) Retsu Unohana
  (1) Mayuri Kurotsuchi
 - 1 Emma Watson
 - 1 Misc.

( Developing style... )

I'd like to note that the Bleach banners were made at the same time as the others and I simply forgot to add them. The song lyric banners were made only a short time after them. The last two banners were made this week. ^^
If you have a request, I'm open.

Hello there, everyone. I haven't updated in some time, so I though it would be nice to post to say I'm alive. Naturally, if I'm to update, I have to bring some graphics, ne? I haven't been doing too much, but I'm slowly starting to get into wanting to do some icons again. I've been playing with banners a lot lately.

Hopefully within a week I'll post a couple more, but for now you'll get the poor icons I made for icon challenges and never submitted.

Total - (5) Bleach icons
- 2 Rukia Kuchiki + 2 variations
- 1 Byakuya Kuchiki


1-5.     

Credit attributed at my Resources page~

I realized recently that I have never posted my own drawings here. Ever-!
Wow. I would've sworn I had, but I guess that means I have something new to add now. ;P
But I think I'll stay in the realm of fanart, because if I went into O.C.s and Fancharacters, we would be weeding through doodles no one cares about for weeks.

Here's to going way off to the side, then! My first post having anything to do with Pokemon. And Hellsing, though I know nothing about that series. o.o I would like to please request you do *NOT* use either the Darkrai or Cresselia or misc. banner, because both of which are being posted here for the convenience of a friend I made them for. If you want me to make you a signature like that, feel free to ask and I will. ^^ Feel free to use the Alucard banner, however.

(1) Pokemon Fanart
 - Darkrai x Cresselia
(2) Pokemon Banner
 - Darkrai
 - Cresselia
(1) Hellsing Banner
 - Alucard
(1) Misc. Song Lyric banner
( I've been busy, lately... )

I've realized, after seeing the icon post of senbonzakura77, I realized that I have multiple icons I've made for contests that I have never officially posted in my journal. So I thought I would just post a couple of them. I've done better, and I'm not so proud of some of them so I'll work on a better icon post soon. I will do my best not to mess up the icon table again here. @.@

Just a light reminder, if you are ever looking for anything in particular in my journal, the tags will get you everywhere. I meticulously upkeep them. Also, I won't repost any icons here, but I have been doing a challenge for iconaday (here) that I update multiple times every so often with icons to fit. [shameless advertising] You should go look and see them, because some of them are multiple times better then those I enter to challenges and contests.

(15) Bleach icons
 -3 Ise Nanao
 -3 Uryu Ishida
 -2 Jushiro Ukitake
 -1 Byakuya Kuchiki
 -1 Orihime Inoue
 -1 Shunsui Kyoraku
 -1 Renji Abrarai
 -1 Ichigo Kurosaki
 -1 Zangetsu

Teaser:
  ( Experimentation is long, but useful... )

I haven't been posting my graphics too much lately, but I've actually been making quite a few icons. I ought to do an icon post when my challenges finish up. I've fallen somewhat behind in my iconaday challenge and my sentient_icons challenge (though it seems very slow over there. :/) so I'll try to update everything and do some noticible things over the next week. For now, you get to see my experiment in all meaning of the word.

I was practicing today, after seeing senbonzakura77 's post, and it simply made me think of making my own banner. I had been coloring the Ulquiorra picture, so I decided to finish it and use it. I tried keeping it simple, but I think I used to many things on it again. This made me think of what the other Espada's banners would look like. Sayzel expecially. ;D *cough*neon pink*cough*

Preview : 


( (1) Manga Colored Scan )

( (1) Banner )

( (10) Cropped Icons )

{1} Soi Fon wallpaper from Bleach

Full uploaded picture

I had a ton of fun making this wallpaper. I was able to incorporate my new failing knowledge of the pen tool, and I was also able to add my favorite quote from Soi Fon on here about the Stealth Force, one of the few things that reveals her attitude toward her division and its theme. I was also able to use her flower crest. ^^

- I would love any suggestions, tips, general directions, or tutorial links. ^^; *nudge, nudge*
- Feel free to use this for your own desktop if you like, please enjoy.
- Please comment! What do you think? What didn't fit, what looks good, what should I try instead?

{12} Bleach icons
 - (6) Uryu Ishida + (6) variations

Teaser : 



( Clear glasses or noticibly colored glasses...? )

Perhaps this would have made sense if I waited a while until I accumulated a couple more characters and icons. I got a little impatient, and it's making me gloomy seeing their failing glory in my icon uploading folder. So, here is my first attempt ever at making some sort of roleplaying icons. I actually had quite a lot of fun touching them up and coloring them. I've also learned a few tricks/tips/ideas I'm going to use the next time I try.
#1 : Make a color palette and stick with it. Make the colors consistent.
#2 : Be more careful in clearing out the extra blurs and colors in the corners and backgrounds.
#3 : Try using a colored background instead of white.
#4 : Try screening the linart to make it blend and match more nicely.

Other suggestions/comments are appreciated. I'd also like to know your honest opinion on these. I can tell you I personally don't like pretty much the last row. I actually really love #1 and 2 for the color and picture, but I love #3.

How is my cropping? Bad, iffy, or normal?

(1) Jushiro Ukitake Wallpaper


img3.imageshack.us/img3/8344/jushiroukitakeponytaili.jpg

I don't know how to make an image downloadable, so I just uploaded it to Photobucket. I made it so it wasn't so wide this time. ^^;

- I would love any suggestions, tips, general directions, or tutorial links. ^^;
- Feel free to use this for your own desktop if you like, please enjoy.
- Please comment! I would love to know if anyone likes or uses this so I can know If I should bother posting any others....

This is the first time I've tried doing a wallpaper. I wanted to make my desktop look a little brighter, and since I've always wanted to have an Ukitake and Shunsui wallpaper, I decided I would use them as the subject for my first attempt. I dug up all of my manga scans of them and realized that with so many pictures of them side by side, it would look nice if I could have the pictures opposite each other.

(1) Ukitake x Shunsui Wallpaper


http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8338/ukitakexshunsuibyamethy.jpg

I don't know how to make an image downloadable, so I just uploaded it to Photobucket. ^^;

- I would love any suggestions, tips, general directions, or tutorial links. I tried finding some help beforehand, but being unsuccesful, I just did as best I could with what I knew.
- Feel free to use this for your own desktop if you like, please enjoy.

( Wherever you are, you'll find me, just look... )

A Total of (4) Bleach banners
-1- Ichigo Kurosaki
-1- Orihime Inoue
-1- Yumichika Ayasegawa
-1- Szayel Aporro Granz

( Making banners is always fun for me... )

Four new banners I made for the new members at my roleplaying community. If you want to use these, please comment to tell me, I'd like to know if they're liked or being used at all. ^-^

~ Credit is not necessary.
~ Comment on what you like and what you take. Honest critique is desired in particular.
~ Suggestions/Requests for other characters are nice.
~ When in doubt, read my Resources and Credits.

Two new, rather simple color scans I wanted to post. I think I could get used to coloring all of these- they're quite a lot of fun.
I have just newly rediscovered the use of png files, and now will be using them instead of the makeshift backgrounds I try to add in. ^^

Currently working on just keeping it neat. My next attempt will be for more depth of color shades in dark & light areas.

{2} Total
(1) Uryu Ishida
(1) Jushiro Ukitake

( Still practicing the simple coloring~ )

I did my first attempts at coloring manga scans today. ^^; I save a lot of my favorite scene pages from online manga I read, so I decided I would try to color some of my own after seeing the beautiful scans that linananda did at synchronicty.

My first attempts at larger pictures, so please be harsh and give me suggestions if you're used to coloring such larger images or if you've heard anything useful about doing coloring like this. ^^

{ 2 } Total
(1) Fai / Kurogane
(1) Ren Tsuruga


( LJ cut in courtesy of my dear firends~ )

Artist: amethyst_dew 
Challenge: iconaday 
Claim : Bleach - Anime
Challenge start date: January 26, 2009
Status: 40/100
( An icon a day or every other... )

Artist: amethyst_dew 
Challenge: sentient_icons 
Series: Bleach
Character: Ise Nanao
Challenge start date: January 20, 2009
Status: 15/25
( A voice of reason in the midst of chaos... )</lj></lj>

These are my icon awards from various contests that I have won a place in, which as of now consists only of Bleach. I don't often win anything, so I'm very proud (and astounded) when I do. ^///^


( Naturally anyone would want to show them off, I'm not alone, right...? )

A Total of (32) Icons
{14} Bleach
-3- Rukia Kuchiki
-1- Soi Fon
-1- Grimmjow Jaegerjaques
-1- Kaname Tosen
-1- Ulquiorra Schiffer
-3- Ise Nanao
-1- Kenpachi Zaraki
-1- Byakuya Kuchiki
+2 Variations
{3} Clamp (Tsubasa)
-1- Fai D. Flowright
-1- Sayoran & Sakura
+1 Variation
{2} Hikaru No Go
-1- Fujiwara no Sai
+1 Variation
{5}Shaman King
-3- Faust VIII
+2 Variations
{8} Juvenile Orion
-1- Mana Kimihara
-2- Tonomori Nakaura
+5 Variations



I waited a while before posting this time, to make the post a little more substansial. You may notice that I've changed the header of my icon posts now, to make it clear what exactly is in the post.

~ Credit is not necessary. ^^
~ Comment on what you like and what you take. Honest critique is desired in particular!
~ I've updated some of my credits to include icons_with_love and erniemay , two magnificent texture makers. *o*
~ As a reminder, textless icons are not bases.
~ When in doubt, read my Resources and Credits.

Total Icon Count: 12

{9} Bleach
-1- Byakyua x Rukia Kuchiki
-1- Toshiro Hitsugaya
-2- Grimmjow Jaegerjaques
-1- Soi Fon
-2- Renji Abrarai
-2- Orihime Inoue
{3} Juvenile Orion
-2- Tonomori Nakaura
-1- Tonomori Nakaura x Itsuki Naoya

Teasers:

Thanksgiving was rather dull, so I had burst of energy for making banners, but since then I've only made a couple icons. Mostly caused by the number of icon contests I have been haunting lately and the greater number of them I've been entering. Of course, I haven't placed at all, but I'll get better over time, I'm sure. ^^ I've been experimenting with textures more, trying to test their effects in comparison to other textures, because I can see how bad I am in comparison to the better icon makers. So I've been trying to test out more tutorials and such.~ Credit is not necessary.
~ Comment on what you like and what you take. Honest critique is desired in particular.
~ Any suggestions for the textures? Do certain things look bad/good?
~ When in doubt, read my Resources and Credits.

A Total of (6) Bleach banners
-1- Jushiro Ukitake
-1- Izuru Kira
-2- Rukia Kuchiki
-1- Nemu Kurotsuchi
-1- Hanataro Yamada

( Rich, vibrant, jewel-toned colors... )


Six new banners for five new characters, requested at my roleplaying community. Rukia is an assistant captain at the community, so I made a normal banner for others who might want to use it.

~ Credit is not necessary.
~ Comment on what you like and what you take. Honest critique is desired in particular.
~ Suggestions/Requests for other characters are nice.
~ When in doubt, read my Resources and Credits.

A Total of (5) Bleach
-1- Grimmjow Jaegerjaques
-1- Hinamori Momo
-1- Ise Nanao
-1- Rangiku Matsumoto
-1- Isane Kotetsu

( Rich, vibrant, jewel-toned colors... )

Five new banners to open my new journal. This is the first time I've ever made roleplaying banners, so tell me what looks good and what doesn't.

~ Credit is not necessary.
~ Comment on what you like and what you take. Honest critique is desired in particular.
~ Suggestions for other characters are nice.
~ When in doubt, read my Resources and Credits.

Hello. This is a art, graphics, and writing journal made by azuvalaassantri.

Conditions for using my graphics:
~ Credit is not neccesary.
If I  want credit for something, I will put my name or initial on it. If something has a credit on it, I only ask that you do not remove it.
~ Comments are important. (Honest critique and critisizm is much desired.)
If you take a piece of my work, please comment on what you like or take. It helps me see what you like and what works.
~ Do not claim my work as your own.
I work hard, and am proud and happy to share my creations. I'm not even asking you to credit me, the least you can do is be honest.
~ Textless icons are not bases.
Unless I state that the post is of icon bases, which would mean you are free to do what you like with them. ;3
~ Do not edit my work without my permission from me at this account.
If you want to edit an icon or banner, please bring it up with me if you must, but do not assume my permission.

Other things of interest:
~ Please do not use my roleplaying characters.
I've spent a lot of time on them and dearly love them, so please ask if you want to use them for something. >.> But I can garentee just about anything will be a no. If you want to actually roleplay, just ask. ^-^
~ Navigate through my posts by their tags. They're organized under Graphics, Series, and Character. Other things are organized more simply. There is a seperate category for Updates.
~ Requests? 
No one has ever requested anything from me, but if you want me to do something for you, feel free to ask. o.o
~ Questions? Clarification?
If you have any question on what I allow, feel free to send me a note or comment. I will do my best to answer you politely.

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Resources and Credit: These are the people, websites, and other resources I have used and use.
If you see your work on anything of mine and believe I have forgotten to credit you, please tell me so I can add you here. I apologize in advance if this happens. I have many textures and brushes from when I began graphic making that I left the credits off, and I can no longer locate the people from whom I have obtained them, so if you see someone else's work please tell me too.
 
Livejournal credits:
berserk_reality - textures
serene_infinity - textures
phaantasia - textures
nineteen07 - textures
acidicicons - icons bases
icons_with_love - brushes and grunge textures
innocent_lexys - textures and brushes
100x100_brushes - brushes
ianthinae, previously 77words - masks and icon brushes
ennife - textures
iris_elegance - textures
sixtysixheavens - textures
navi_glow - textures
erniemay - textures ** By far my favorite textures~<3
trash_graphics  - larger textures
ohpaintbrush  - tons of brushes, awesome maker <3
innocenceagain - textures
sixtysixheavens  - textures
glass_lillies - little tiny box textures
treasuresex  - pretty cloud textures
dark_soul_lost  - pretty textures
spiritcoda  - stunning wallpaper textures, icon textures, and brushes
</a></b></a>argentarya - pretty textures
tralala_icons  - textures
cdg  - textures
fallingconfetti  - light textures
yunhe - textures
crimson_iink - large textures
tomorrow_brings - textures
tearjerkericons  - textures
carpenterchild - textures
serenart - textures
tenandathird - light textures
girlboheme - textures
regen   @ apparating   - textures, large and small + scribble brushes
</b></a>innocent_lexys - textures
gfx_soul   - textures
</a></b></a>hamynah - textures
xloliconsx - asian textures

Deviantart credits:
elanordh - icon textures
handsomexmccustard - text brushes
thexunknown - icon textures
'anaRasha - blood brush
Sanami276 - textures
luxbella - icon textures
mistify-stock - mystify brush
my-truth - icon textures
generosa - icon textures
hermyonegranger - icon textures
winterlilies - icon textures

Other:
Dafont.com - fonts
http://senbonzakura.kageyoshi.net/ - Photoshop tool use and technique
http://www.accio.nu/wishes/icons.php - icon table generator
http://lj.indisguise.org/icontablegenerator.php# - icon table generator
http://randomc.animeblogger.net/category/bleach/ - occasional very good quality screencaps
Anime Galleries.net - Most other screencaps