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My entry for :iconitachixsakuraclub:'s fanfiction fanart contest, done with Copic Markers and a wee bit of Prismacolor pencil.


(It's my first time using these dang markers, so if the coloring looks rough or not that great, despite how much I practiced with them, then ... oh well. :/ )


As for the inspiration for the piece... well, there's a weird, sort of long story behind that... XD


At first, I attempted to create fanart for paws-bells' fic Silk Kimono by making Sakura wear a kimono and by having Itachi hold some chocolate to his lips (as if he were teasing her) while playing with Sakura's hair. The picture was supposed to portray (not detail for detail, but in a way that you got the general gist of what's going on) the scene where Itachi swooped in in time to save Sakura from Aoishi Isuka (hence Sakura's startled expression).

But as I failed miserably at drawing a proper kimono for Sakura, I instead made her wear something more modern...ish.

And then I noticed Itachi's arm was being twisted at an awfully weird angle and had to occupy his left arm with something else. I deliberated long and hard before finally deciding to have Itachi hold a gun to Sakura's head (in a "I'm-not-letting-you-go-because-you're-all-mine-and-I-will-protect-you-with-my-life" sort of way), but then people (in real life) started commenting how Itachi looked like he was about to kill Sakura.... DX

I had put a gun in Itachi's hand because it was the only "police-ish" type of thing I could think of that Itachi could hold to Sakura's head.


After thinking for a little while longer (and partially just upon a whim), I decided to have Itachi hold a hairdryer to Sakura's head (in the same "I'm-not-letting-you-go-because-you're-all-mine-and-I-will-protect-you-with-my-life" manner) this time. The chocolate in Itachi's right hand was switched with the hairdryer plug, and yeah... that's basically how they came to be in that strange pose together. =P


I was originally going to credit Silk Kimono and Hairdryer as the fics that inspired the picture until, a few weeks ago, I happened to reread the summary for paws-bells' Hanami right after I decided to wind the cord around both Sakura and Itachi:


ItaSaku She saved his life out of compassion, and he took advantage of her kind heart. Before she knew what was going on, he had bound her to him in a way she had never expected, and what scared her the most was that he was never going to let her go.


:XD: Wow, what a coincidence, eh? XD XD XD


And so, that's how this picture ended up being inspired by paws-bells' Silk Kimono, Hairdryer, and Hanami.


Oh, and Itachi is supposed to be slightly smiling, but I guess you can't really see that. :hmm:

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed to get that music video!! :)




Edit: As :iconmelovs: kindly pointed out, there are no wrinkles on Itachi's face. (Botox? XD)

Actually, though, I didn't add the wrinkles in because every time I tried to draw them on, the perspective on Itachi's face would get skewed.





Silk Kimono, Hairdryer, Hanami (c) paws-bell
Naruto (c) Masashi Kishimoto
Artwork (c) stoic-green

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:iconmelovs:
Awz

It is so prettyful

*w*

I personally like SasuSaku but you make ItaSaku smexy xD

GaH! You need to teach me how to color like that.
I can't even color that could with a color pencil D8

I envy your talent at drawing. That must mean I must become better at drawing

P.S. Where are Itachi's wrinkles? O.o

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:iconstoic-green:
Thank you! <3

SasuSaku? (Has the yaoi finally left your mind? XD)

Oh, yeah, the wrinkles! I probably should put in the artist's comment that I had decided to leave out the wrinkles because it skewed the perspective on Itachi's face... (thanks for pointing that out!)


(And... er... as for the coloring thing... I don't think I'm quite advanced enough yet to start teaching people. The only thing I can offer is some sound advice to practice whenever you can. Sorry! ^^; )

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:iconmelovs:
You are welcome

yes, it is slowly leaving my mind xD

Ah! I see. Itachi still looks cool xD

(Its ok xD )

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:icongeijutsubakuhatsu:
Awesome. :D

Your coloring is awesome. As usual. :p

Its so...CLEAN.

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And when were holding hands, it's like having sex to me.
You say I'm premature, I just call it ecstasy.
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:iconstoic-green:
Thank you! <3


(I think the coloring came out better and cleaner than usual because I was using markers. XD )

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:iconpawsies:
Hello!

This is paws_bells from FF.net. First of all, thanks for dedicating this beautiful work of yours to Hanami/Hairdryer/Silk Kimono. xD Interesting way you managed to derive how you ended up with this, and don't worry about your coloring. I personally feels that it adds texture to the art. Good work!

Anyway, I really do love it, and I appreciate the time you have taken to create this. I hope you get your amv!

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:iconplatinumalchemist:
MEEEEP.
SO ABSTRACT IT'S AWESOME. <3
This is what fanart should be.<3

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Icon by ~GeijutsuBakuhatsu
:iconstoic-green:
*fangirl squeal* :excited: OMG, IT'S PAWS-BELL!!! I'M A HUGE FAN OF YOUR WORK!!


Ahem, yes, sorry about that. ^^; Anyway...


It was my pleasure to draw fanart for those stories. I only wish, though, that I hadn't made the heads so big and that I hadn't made Itachi's hair cover his face. >_<


And as for permission to put 'Is it Love?' on your FF.net page, I would be absolutely honored to have my fanart link there. I should be the one thanking you for the free publicity. :XD:

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:iconstoic-green:
Danke mucho. :XD:


(Spanish + German = ... Sperman...?


...somehow that didn't come out right... XP )


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