See, one day when I was flipping through my friend Bobby’s Nintendo Power, I found a poster advertising a pixelly Gameboy Colour game that had a cool-looking red-head with a thorny vine in it. I forgot what it was called, but I never forgot the red-head. So, one day recent to this picture when I saw a different reference to the red-head, I was interested. His name is Kurama, and his franchise is Yu Yu Hakusho. I developed an ‘original character’ to take the brunt of the flash crush I suddenly got, and her name turned out to be (after some switching back and forth and tweaking) Rinako. I didn’t understand much about YYH, so that fox is supposed to be Kurama’s ‘demon’ form. Rinako wields some kind of light magic, although she never knew about it until she met the guys in YYH.
Ordinary Hero
It’s Link! That other guy is Sain, because I was going to use it to draw a gmax (3D program) model of Sain and use him to make an animated version of a Dire Straits song. He’s playing drums now. Most everybody else is still the same, but I think Eliwood took over bass guitar and Kent went over to the extra keyboards. Then to relax myself I did a cute little scribble of Link giving the victory sign.
Sketch for Watercolour of Mom
At the Filburg Festival (Comox Valley thing in August) I took a picture of my Mom, because she was pretty. She’s wearing a pink dress with little flowers and a straw hat. I remember my friend Jessie was with me. I wanted to turn it into a watercolour for a birthday present for her, and I did a few practice paintings, but I never got the shadows dark enough. I should finish that this summer.
One Jump Ahead III
Link changes his mind about running away and starts chasing Ganondorf! ^_^7
Thinking back on this whole project, straaaaaange things come out of my head sometimes…
One Jump Ahead II
The Gerudos continue their interpretive (?) dance or whatever while Ganondorf chases Link around, giving some meaning to the song. Hey, my ability to draw Ganondorf went up! ^_^7
Timeless Ocarina: Chapter 23: The God of Evil
Chapter 23: The God of Evil
A pink crystal floated down from the empty dark grey sky and shattered as it touched the tower top.
“Zelda!” Link cried in relief. “How are you?”
“I’m quite fine,” said the princess, sounding quite different from the ninja he had become used to. “It’s good that pitiful man is dead…”
“Well, now, Sheik, I think you have some explaining to do,” returned the Hylian, grinning. The princess smiled back. “Gosh, I’m tired. So glad that’s over. What are you going to do now? What’s the first thing you’re going to do?”
“Let me see…” Zelda thought.
Link cupped his hand over his mouth thoughtfully. “Well, for me, first of all, I think I’m going to spend some time in the Zora and Goron lands and get to know my friends better. Then I’m going to build a slightly larger house in Kokiri Forest, if the Deku Tree allows it, and…”
“Get married?” finished Zelda.
“Yes,” Link grinned, blushing a bit.
“I see… I’m going to get the Sages to help me rebuild Hyrule Castle. It won’t be exactly the way it used to be, but it will be even better.”
“Ah, the innocence of youth,” joked Link.
“I mean it,” Zelda smiled. She was lovely when she smiled. “It will be better. I don’t know exactly how I’m going to plan it, but I’ve only just started thinking about it, thanks to you. What are you going to do now that you don’t have to be a hero?” Continue reading
One Jump Ahead I
This wiiiieeeeerd picture is based on the One Jump Ahead song from Aladdin (by Disney). Link is singing the lead, Ganondorf is playing the guards, and those Gerudo in the back do a little dance during the musical-only bits. There are three pictures total. Link looks like a total dork here. The Gerudos have no hands.
Timeless Ocarina: Chapter 22: The King of Evil
Chapter 21: To Find Tranquillity Chapter 23: The God of Evil
Chapter 22: The King of Evil
A pink crystal was forming around the princess. She cast several spells, some of which Link had never seen before, but the crystal’s surface hardened into an impenetrable shell. Link felt the shell, tapping it cautiously, and then slamming his fist into it with all his strength. He cast Nayru’s Love and drew the Master Sword, but even the legendary Evil’s Bane merely bounced off the caging spell.
A deep voice boomed through the Temple. “You foolish little bugs… you are no match for me! I commend you for eluding me for so long. At last, I have found the princess, and now Hyrule will truly be mine!” The cage began to rise and spin. Link tried one last futile time to shatter it, but failed.
“That was Ganondorf,” Navi said in a low voice. “The Triforce. Its strength gave him power to resist even the Master Sword.”
“I see,” Link said grimly, running out of the Temple.
“Rana! We need to go really fast! Ganondorf’s got Zelda!”
“What? How?”
“I have the Light Arrows!” Link hadn’t heard her startled shout.
The two Hylians tore up the hill to Ganondorf’s castle.
A giant, irregular block of stone supporting a huge tower built of black rock hovered over a lake of lava. Link skidded to a halt on the closest bit of solid ground, staring hopelessly at the distant, wide open gate. It was too far even for his hookshot.
“Don’t despair,” Saria’s voice sounded in his head. “We’re here.”
Light, unrolling like a carpet, many coloured, blossomed from the ground at Link’s feet and stretched in a wide arc to the gate.
He smiled at Rana and stretched out his hand. “Come on, kitten. We’re facing this one together, like we used to.”
Rana smiled broadly back at him and took his hand. Continue reading
Legolas Rides Through Mirkwood
Legolas, riding through Mirkwood at high speed to get to Elrond’s council before the deadline. Whee. This was drawn much too lightly. Sorry for the poor scanning quality. Tomorrow’s is like that too.
Timeless Ocarina: Chapter 21: To Find Tranquility
Chapter 20: The Broken Laugh Chapter 22: The King of Evil
Chapter 21: To Find Tranquility
Rana’s brilliant green eyes slowly moved, shifting up near his face, then darting back to make sure his hands hadn’t moved.
Her gaze met his.
Abruptly, she fell over, clutching her stomach. Her face was crumpled up.
“Rana?”
She sat up slowly.
“Do you know what you are doing to me?” Her words were unsteady. “The memory… the pain… … your eyes… … your eyes… They are the same! I did know you… and I liked you, too! But the… remembering is the equivalent…”She mimed stabbing herself. “I… I…” She began to weep, tears pouring from her eyes now.
“Rana, I’m sorry… I will take you away from this. I’ll teach you yourself again.” He put his hand on her shoulder, and she did not flinch or slap it away; instead she took it with her own and held on with a tight grip.
“I must get you out of here,” Link said again after a while. Rana nodded and sat up, almost straight.
He picked her up and carried her to where Epona was waiting, with only a brief stop – Rana wanted her ocarina, and she knew where it was. Then he rode to Lon Lon Ranch. Continue reading