Recent Pictures by avi17urn:uuid:6985ed0f-1ac4-6fbc-72ff-ad94de720e59XS::ZM::Dance With Me by avi17urn:uuid:55ca833b-077b-2765-23a1-b1e776570bf82008-01-10T21:58:29-08:00“Come dance with me, Rai.”
I stood up and joined him. We took the appropriate position and began to waltz around the room, somehow avoiding all the pillows in our path. I had learned a lot about Jack in the past four years, one being that he actually did enjoy the finer classier things in life. He liked romantic period art. He liked poetry, particularly the work of one American poet Jack Spicer, whom he was named after. He liked classical music like Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven, and Strauss. He also enjoyed opera, especially Carmen.
Jack didn’t mind being rich. It got him the things he wanted. Money bought him the Victorian furniture that decorated his house. Money bought him the ivory lion footed bathtub we liked to take baths in. Money bought him the black oak wood four post bed we slept in. Money bought him the parts he needed to build his machines. Money made him well known in the community… or at least what’s left of it.
But despite all the things he fancied, and how money could get him those things, he told me time and time again: All he really needed was me.
I looked down at my hand on his hip. I wasn’t really thinking about anything. I just danced with him, turning and stepping across the floor. My hand moved and the tips of my fingers stroked his exposed belly. His black painted lips pulled into a smile. My thumbnail absently tapped at his black line titanium curved naval ring. I heard Jack inhale briefly through his mouth, like he was going to say something, but he didn’t. I felt my neck grow hot and my cheeks got sore. I leaned my head on his shoulder and I started to cry.
My god, FINALLY. I've been working on this off-and-on since Christmas. D:< For my overdue half of my art trade with my friend *SomniumAngel on DeviantART, I can't begin to say how sorry I am that it took so long. I worked really hard on the coloring and background, so I hope that makes up for it (just the wall has six layers of color!) In-depth critique discouraged, please- I know some parts are crooked and that I have problems with shadows, but I'm still getting the hang of backgrounds.
Hope you like it, dear! (and to the rest of you, if I haven't said it enough already...read the fic!)
Jack Spicer, Raimundo Pedrosa, and XS (c) Christy Hui
Zhòumà Mìngyùn and character designs (c) *SomniumAngel
Art (c) Me]]>The Heylin in pencil by avi17urn:uuid:a26168ba-8003-8f26-6e90-e695f7a0a9a82008-01-05T19:10:03-08:00*Summary dated 04/07/07*
Whee, finished. :3 I started sketching this a couple days ago just for fun and a bit of pencil-shading practice, and it eventually turned into this. It was a surprising amount of fun to do, too- it's nice to get away from the meticulous inking process, especially.
No reference on anything except lizard!Chase, Wuya's mask, the Ying-Ying Bird, and Katnappe's kittens. So a couple, 'specially Dyris, are probably off, but I don't care that much- call it interpretation. :3
And I'm kinda working on slowly inching my style away from being anime, though I'm just making the first steps now...
Characters (c) Christy Hui, WB, etc.
Art (c) Me]]>XS: Fear of the Dark by avi17urn:uuid:a16e2e2b-e572-045e-c710-a69e8265613b2008-01-05T19:05:44-08:00*Summary dated 03/12/07*
It waits for the day, I will let it out
To give it a reason, to give it its might
I fear who I am becoming
I feel that I'm losing the struggle within
I can no longer restrain it
My strength, it is fading
I have to give in
It's the fear, fear of the dark
Its growing inside of me
They won, they will come to life
Have to save, save my beloved,
There is no escape
Because my fate is horror and doom
Hold down your head now, just let me pass by
Don't feed my fear if you don't want it out
I fear who I am becoming
I feel that I'm losing all beauty within
I can no longer restrain it,
My strength, it is fading
I have to give in
It's the fear, fear of the dark
Its growing inside of me
They won, they will come to life
Have to save, save my beloved,
There is no escape
Because my fate is horror and doom
Long ago, it came to me
and ever since that day,
Infected with its rage
But it ends today...
My god, I finally finished... Aside from just being extremely busy and somewhat art-blocked, this is the reason I haven't posted anything lately. Took...all week, really, but it was worth it. This is actually from way, way later in The Beginning of the End (I wanted to put the dialogue from this scene in the description, but that would have been way too spoilerish, so I used the song instead. So no stealin' my ideas before I can write them out, 'kay? XD) Overall I'm very happy with it- the eyes and the hole in the tree didn't come out quite how I would've liked, but other than that I love it. I think this is the first time I've actually drawn blood well. :3
Chase Young, Hannibal Roy Bean, and Xiaolin Showdown (c) Christy Hui
Art and The Beginning of the End (c) me
"It's the Fear" (c) Within Temptation]]>XS: Nighttime in Eden by avi17urn:uuid:3de3cfef-134f-30e1-3c7f-96d4b06020e52008-01-05T18:54:18-08:00*Summary date 02/14/07*
A more serious picture, drawn a while ago, actually. But since I'm rather cheesy, I decided to wait and post it on Valentine's day.
Because I STILL love Guan and good!Chase as a pairing and I hadn't drawn them in a very long time. Plus, I wanted to ink something with a complicated background. I know there are some issues here and there, hands and such, but I'm fairly happy with it overall
Title inspired by the song "Eden" by Beth Patterson.]]>TBotE contest references by avi17urn:uuid:895f314b-f0c4-9cc8-4cdd-ca401142fa392007-02-11T07:04:02-08:00So right now, several people over on DA expressed interest in entering an art contest to draw fanart for my Xiaolin Showdown fanfic, The Beginning of the End. I figured, why not? It was originally going to be only on DA, but I know I have readers here too, so I decided to post this here as well.
But anyways- I've had these lying around for ages (I think I originally drew them to show my English teacher what the characters were supposed to look like after he started reading it), and I wasn't originally going to post them. However, because of the contest, I figured I'd throw this out here if it would help anyone.
Good luck, and happy drawing, everyone! ^^
Art and fanfiction (c) me
Chase, Guan, Wuya, Dashi (c) Christy Hui etc.]]>XS: Zhouma Mingyun by avi17urn:uuid:825efd09-a272-6373-716e-a37f39ad881d2007-01-06T06:24:10-08:00Quick doodle and even quicker marker job resulting from grandma's house boredom. XD
For my DA friend and writing buddy, SomniumAngel. They're the character designs from her (awesomely amazing) fanfiction (that you really should read if you get the chance XD), Zhòumà Mingyùn- http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3032527/1/. The characters are all six years older than in the show. I think I might've made a couple little mistakes on the designs (Kimi's bangs are over the wrong side of her face and her earring's wrong, but that's all I noticed), but I think I did pretty well for not actually having the reference pics or the fic itself with me.
Omi's facial hair amuses me to absolutely no end. :3
Damn the accents.]]>Dojo got a hu-makeover! by avi17urn:uuid:3cadc666-da6a-a28f-378a-aae72dfe03e72006-12-19T15:53:10-08:00Gah...I know, it's been done before, but I couldn't resist. Dojo's fun! And now he's...human-ish. :3 I really did this because I love green (I think I mentioned this before) and I almost never get to actually use it in large amounts. This looks so much cooler in real life because it's shiny. :3]]>A Dragon is Born by avi17urn:uuid:adcf6e28-82ae-3b6a-c86b-1195bb8a990f2006-12-19T15:44:51-08:00My English teacher actually read The Beginning of the End (I love my English teacher...) and he mentioned that the scene where Dojo hatched was his favorite (prologue- http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3137777/1/ ). So I drew this. ^^ I actually really like how it came out, which hasn't happened in a while.]]>The Beginning of the End by avi17urn:uuid:e3e91ea0-13e7-ea7a-f271-1b5ec7bd004d2006-12-19T15:27:28-08:00Can we climb this mountain?
I don't know.
Higher now than ever before
I know we can make it if we take it slow
Let's take it easy
Easy now, watch it go!
We're burning down the highway skyline
On the back of a hurricane that started turning
When you were young
When you were young.
And sometimes you close your eyes
and see the place where you used to live
When you were young.
The guy in the top-right corner is Master Chang, by the way. I think this is the first time I've actually drawn him.
Thanks to ~eralkfang for the kickass song. :3]]>I know you're there... ::Chack:: by avi17urn:uuid:7de76938-a2c1-d5ee-4591-81a150e38dd42006-11-26T08:18:26-08:00Doodled while waiting for an appointment, partially because I wanted to draw Chack and partially because I wanted to draw someone as a ghost. Perhaps it's a sequel to this- http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-444833.html ...who knows?
Chase is meditating, and reaches out for Jack because he feels him, but he doesn't open his eyes because he knows he won't see anything...because Jack is gone...
...I'll draw something better of this pairing soon. T_T]]>Jack and Wuya have PIRATTITUDE! by avi17urn:uuid:85965b4c-1657-9fa8-95d4-c9d78703c8f02006-11-26T08:09:35-08:00For a friend on DA, who requested Jack and Wuya as pirates. They get to be drunk pirates. Because that's totally what they would be.]]>Jack Spicer:: Come Clean by avi17urn:uuid:42487450-f01d-a4cd-3472-baf91a86313b2006-11-26T08:06:35-08:00I'm shedding, shedding every color
tryin' to find a pigment of truth beneath my skin.
And different doesn't feel so different
'cause going out is better than always staying in.
Feel the wind...
Let the rain fall down and wake my dreams,
let it wash away my sanity,
'cause I wanna feel the thunder, I wanna scream
let the rain fall down, I'm coming clean.
Coming clean...
Jack Spicer washes away an identity.]]>Happy Thanksgiving...I think. by avi17urn:uuid:50c5ec7e-9d98-e1d0-6d60-a8215aaf27412006-11-23T15:06:00-08:00Oh god, Avi's becoming addicted to badly-drawn crack! I'll draw actual art soon, really.
But here's the dialogue, since my writing's messy and I think a bit of it got cut off.
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Wuya: Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at The Beginning of the End, and thanks for all your support! The lazy/busy authoress swears she'll update soon!
Chase: Dressing like that in public cannot possibly be legal.
Dashi: Is it wrong that I'm totally aroused by this?
Guan: Yes. Yes it is.
Dad: ...What exactly are you smoking?
Me: Dandelion fuzz. Why?
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For all you know, he DOES have a turkey fetish. And major kudos to anyone who knows where Dashi's line came from, by the way.
Fear the dandelion fuzz.
Happy Thanksgiving]]>The Fire Within- Kimiko by avi17urn:uuid:8032eb0b-36ab-5014-2f06-b194b276ce912006-11-23T13:43:26-08:00Gah...first piece I've done and really liked in a really, really long time. Kimiko isn't my favourite character to watch in the show, but she's fun to draw. Plus, I always thought she could pull off the "little black dress" look easily. :3
Phoenixes = <3]]>Everybody Loves Chase Young by avi17urn:uuid:ecfce463-8af7-2e51-c15d-e4886e702c202006-11-19T19:36:02-08:00...Except Raimundo.
Random doodle idea that popped to mind when I noticed just how many Chase pairings there are (that ain't the half of them, either...) Don't get me wrong, I love Chase, but how many people can you pair with a soul-less evil being? XD]]>Star Wars: The Phantom Menace by avi17urn:uuid:c74a0381-6d15-8c4b-fad1-9d3323cab9062006-11-19T19:32:41-08:00FULL VIEW PLEASE!
I really need to stop watching movies. But as much as I usually dislike Star Wars, I can't deny that I'm rather fond of The Phantom Menace. I've always wanted to do a movie poster-type drawing, and I'm extremely proud of this. :3]]>L is for Loser +Jack Spicer+ by avi17urn:uuid:585e6741-f385-e0eb-6c7d-a9dcd50747ad2006-11-19T19:26:42-08:00Because bullies do what they do because they're insecure.
I thought Jack's favourite insult just might be "loser" because that was people's favourite one to use on him. And thus, the return of albino!Jack, this time as a kid. I think I liked the concept more than the finished picture, but I'm still becoming rather fond of this.
And...please don't kill me about the hands- I tried my best on them.]]>ZM Jack- the No-Longer-Boy Genius by avi17urn:uuid:b6fd50c8-e660-6532-bca7-958867ab5d352006-10-12T20:24:14-07:00Another Zhòumà Mìngyùn fanart- http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3032527/1/ by *SomniumAngel. Jack's grown up a bit, and changed his look a bit. God, I want that coat.
And he came out too young-looking...his head's supposed to be tilted downwards, and his shoulders shrugged in an intentionally uncomfortable position. XD]]>Little Water Child by avi17urn:uuid:9467ca20-9a06-2153-79be-b2ae3afb0e8a2006-10-10T16:27:50-07:00Ah, this picture makes me happy. ^^ I worked all day on this, and it was completely worth it. Then again...it was originally sketched naked, and the anatomy was so good I was loathe to put clothes on him. Plus he looked adorable like that. *laugh*
Little water dragon Chase Young = <3
If you don't know by now...this is another Beginning of the End fanart. Here- http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3137777/1/]]>A Better Future ::ClayKimiko:: by avi17urn:uuid:a9e1144d-d239-9a57-31d7-0c1cd1cd0e532006-10-10T16:24:03-07:00Ah, this may take a little explaining. The idea came from a fanfic I mentioned earlier called Zhòumà Mìngyùn, found here: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3032527/1/ It's by *SomniumAngel. If you haven't read it...do so. Seriously, it's AMAZING. Long story short, a climactic final battle that has been nicknamed "Armageddon" upset the balance of the world, Rai did something and ended up leaving the temple (it's from his POV), and...stuff happens, several years later. I don't really know what else to say without spoiling stuff, but part of it is that Kimiko and Clay are married and she's pregnant. I don't think she was this far along, but...other than that, this is based off the way they are in the fic, and the writing is a line of Kimiko's.
That was...too long. Just read it- it's written amazingly.
There's a preview image, by the way, because they're naked (although Kimi's breasts are all you can actually see.)]]>Kimiko Tohomiko by avi17urn:uuid:c901f4e4-13e5-f313-59d9-671c1cd68fa62006-10-10T16:18:59-07:00Avi wins at creative titles. :\
Ah, I'm not a huge Kimi fan, but she's pretty, and I've always liked drawing pretty girls. Plus, Zhòumà Mìngyùn is making me like her. (It's a fanfic over on FF.net, and it's AMAZING. I'll have a link and a bit more info over on the ClayKim picture I'm about post.)
Lipstick is fun. ^^]]>Heylin Mutation by avi17urn:uuid:9b24c213-4ed9-2561-e2c6-1f692418666d2006-10-07T10:33:28-07:00Now this I'm really proud of. I was watching Time After Time part 2 (obviously) when this idea came to me. People draw Chase with his tail and maybe a couple spikes, but nobody ever seems to have the nerve to mess with his face. And as for Guan...yeah. I don't even need to point out that he's never been done, considering I think I'm the only one who draws him on a regular basis. XD But I really, really wanted to draw them semitransformed, and I'm astonished at how well it came out. ^^]]>Hamachi Chase by avi17urn:uuid:e894f6cd-cfe8-f45a-40b9-e94a7877ef912006-09-13T13:41:54-07:00God, I absolutely love how this came out. I actually had to draft it several times, and the background blending (done with a white pencil) was a nightmare, but it was worth it.
Anyways, technically this is another Beginning of the End fanart, but it doesn't really have to be. But in it, one of the Wu that Chase uses most often is the Gills of Hamachi (which is one of my favourites), and I wanted to draw his fish form. ^^]]>Apprentices- version 2.0 by avi17urn:uuid:0130d2fb-1f33-4d72-42f5-1b894f95f2682006-09-09T04:20:07-07:00Little Apprentice Wuya, Dashi, Guan, and Chase again, because I'm obsessing over them right now and the other picture I did of them is awful. I like this one way, way more.
Concept from a fic I'm writing, by the way- http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3137777/1/ I'd absolutely love it if you'd read and review! I feel it's one of my best works (and certainly my longest) but the lack of feedback is really discouraging. ;_;]]>You sweep me off my feet...:RaiKim: by avi17urn:uuid:c879dd1a-a7c0-28c4-d803-2321a14760782006-09-07T14:11:42-07:00My half of an art trade over on DA. RaiKim's not really my thing, but this was fun to draw. I hate Kimi's feet, but overall, I think it came out pretty well. ^^]]>