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Radiant’s Break Time Sketches!

by radiantdreamer December 09, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 11 comments tags: anime, hatsune, how to draw, miku, sketch, tora dora, vocaloid

Late, AND nothing to post about this week! Why? I was internet-less for a few days, and when I got back, was flooded with comments and emails from everywhere. Spent time responding, but then didn't have time to write a post. So, here's two youtube videos of a couple of sketches I made, both of them of Miku. Feel free to comment, critique, etc.

Temptations of a Witch

by radiantdreamer November 24, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, Anime Figures 25 comments tags: 1:8 scale, Alter, anime, azure witch, bles, figures, gallian chronicles, neogaf, selvaria, selveria, valkyr, valkyria chronicles

Witches originally were portrayed as hags and wrinkly old ladies, but recently, that image has changed to sexy hot females who sometimes wear very little clothes. Being seduced by a witch nowadays sounds like a hot idea.

Heaven or Hell? Capitalists and Zombies

by radiantdreamer November 17, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, Anime Figures 71 comments tags: black rock shooter, bottled water, capitalism, clutter, consumerism, danny choo, dasani, demand, evangelion, facebook, haruhi, K-ON!, kodomut, manufactured demand, preorders, shiraki, supply, viral marketing, web 2.0, zombie

Probably the longest post I have ever written. We observe the more money oriented side of the anime industry. Heaven or Hell? You decide.

The Pitfalls of Moving Too Fast

by radiantdreamer November 03, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 33 comments tags: anime, double down, easy painter tool sai, gordon ramsay, halloween, hello kitty, kfc, moe, painting, photoshop, pumpkin

Sometimes, moving too fast isn't such a good idea.

Black Angel – Black Rock Shooter Photoshop

by radiantdreamer October 20, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 32 comments tags: anime, black rock shooter, brs, figma, hatsune, Kannagi, kodomut, miku, photoshop, toradora, troupes, valkyria chronicles 2, video games, zetsubou sensei

Kodomut had some problems trying to get his shot looking right, and eventually gave up. I asked him for the image so I could get a crack at it with some photoshop magic.

Understanding the Silhouette – How To Design A Character

by radiantdreamer October 13, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 32 comments tags: anime, character design, death note, how to draw, l

Designing a character is difficult, and can be overwhelming . One can't even begin to think clearly with so many different variables. It helps to break it down a bit and go through a certain process in order to achieve a character who is unique and creative. Today, I'll go over some of those elements.

Optimizing Myself

by radiantdreamer October 06, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop, Things I Find Interesting 43 comments tags: atelier rorona, canon, hdri, kureha, nisa, optimizing life, painter, photoshop, rebel xsi, sai, shining

One of the major overhauls I want to do with my life is optimize the time spent on things. Usually this involves compressing chunks of time, batching things together to do all at once, and overall streamlining my processes. Read on to know what I've been doing.

Otacute Mascot – Okyuu-Chan

by radiantdreamer September 29, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, Things I Find Interesting 23 comments tags: book of five rings, gordon ramsay, heavy rain, jon kabat-zinn, machiavelli, musashi, okyuu, otacute, scott adams, the prince

This is my entry for the Otacute Mascot submission, and I need YOUR help!

8 Anime Super Powers You Wish You Had

by radiantdreamer September 15, 2010 in Anime & Video Games 48 comments tags: anime, energy beam, geass, glittering, over 9000, shape-shifting, super powers, teleportation, twilight

Did you ever wish you had anime super powers? I'm sure at some point in your life you have. What sort of super powers would be cool? Here, I discuss 8 that I think would be rad.

I Create a Mascot for Mukyaa!!

by radiantdreamer September 08, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 31 comments tags: anime, color, how to draw, line art, manga, mascot, mukyaa, painter, photoshop, radiantdreamer, sai

Mukyaa's author, lu-k, finally decided to give into the urge and plunge into creating a mascot for his blog. Find out what happened, check out the youtube video, and learn 6 questions you need to ask yourself about your mascot design!

Radiant Struggles to Learn

by radiantdreamer August 25, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 41 comments tags: alicia melchiott, Alter, clalaclan, easy painter tool sai, how to, nendoroid, photoshop, review, valkyria chronicles

I decided that my life was too boring, and I needed to suffer a little bit. Sometimes, you just need to be a drama queen to feel a little bit more alive. Watch me squirm as I struggle to learn Easy Painter Tool Sai!

Sketch – 2010-08-15

by radiantdreamer August 15, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, Things I Find Interesting 12 comments tags: anime, how to, photoshop, quickie, radiantdreamer, sketch, tutorial

A sketch piece I spontaneously did, while the blog was still in progress. I'd love to hear what you think of it!

Lovelyduckie’s New Love

by radiantdreamer July 16, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 29 comments tags: blog exposure, branding, lovelyduckie, mascot

Have you ever thought about what would make your blog stand out? Maybe you have, but didn’t know what would work. Through my own experience, I’ve found that having a mascot does help, and I’ll talk about how today.

Nostalgia, and my iPhone game

by radiantdreamer June 16, 2010 in Anime & Video Games 12 comments tags: character design, concept art, ignition entertainment, matrix software, mice heist, nostalgia, red entertainment, tecmo, trickshot games

I worked with Red Entertainment. There, I said it. I’m proud to have done so, even though it wasn’t for a long time. I recently started playing a DS game called Nostalgia. The reason I decided to do a post on it is because I have had personally brush on the development two and a half years earlier, at least I am assuming so. An interesting assumption for sure.

Kagamikusagi! Photoshop Love! <3

by radiantdreamer April 09, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 52 comments tags: death note, final fantasy xiii, gemini sunrise, kagamikusagi, mice heist, miku, miles edgeworth, nendoroid, photoshop, resonance of fate, rosenqueen, sakura taisen, sakura wars, tangerine tango, trickshot games

Gomen-ne! No Easter Eggs here!

My art is on Blazblue UK Cover!

by radiantdreamer April 02, 2010 in Anime & Video Games, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 59 comments tags: arc system works, blazblue, calamity trigger, cover art, europe, neogaf, noel, photoshop, ragna, zen united

Wonder how it was made? Now that Blazblue has officially been released in Europe, I am opening up this post with some interesting details, and of course, a youtube video of how it was done.

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