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Con sketch of Shigeru Mizuki's Neko-Musume
🕑 Added 2019-04-28 15:55:28 +0000 UTCI had loose plans to do a monthly piece of artwork featuring characters chosen by Patrons but, as yet, I don't have any Patrons. (This isn't quite as pathetic as it might seem, as I haven't yet announced this Patreon's existence.)
So instead, here's a con sketch I owed to my bud Zack Davisson, ace translator of many different manga but, specifically, of Ge-Ge-Ge No Kitaro by Shigeru Mizuki. Neko-Musume (cat-girl) is a prominent Kitaro character, but her appearance in the various anime iterations of the series has changed radically over the decades, as a quick image search will prove. (Seriously, her current incarnation is hilariously "waifu as all get-out," if you will.) Here, I tried to hew a bit closer to Mizuki's original manga version, but Your Mileage May Vary as to how well I succeeded on that front.
I took a few phone pix of the work in progress. Hope you'll pardon the dimly lit crappiness of the photos, as my phone's finicky camera does not work well with my drawing table's lighting. First up, here's the underdrawing, scribbled with an H-lead 2mm pencil:
And here's the inked (well, markered) version, created with Extra-Fine, Fine, and Magnum-sized Sharpies:
At some point in May, I'll put up a post asking for suggestions from Patrons, and do another piece of artwork chosen from whatever requests I rack up. (Wasn't really an option in April, alas.)
Comments
Tekkaman-James
I am a sucker for anything yokai-related, so seeing your take on a Kitaro character is very cool. Thanks for sharing!
Adam Warren
Thanks much! I'll be doing this again in May, this time with actual Patron suggestions.
Aidenke
Love the concept behind this, and fun to see your take on something eerie in a different way too. Looking forward to seeing more excuses to stretch out into different characters and subjects in the future!
