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Dark Saber Lily

by radiantdreamer December 18, 2009 in Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 26 comments tags: dark saber, photoshop, saber lily

A bit of a lazy post today, so I’ve cut straight to the chase. 🙂 I was inspired after seeing this post of someone’s Saber Lily mod. Since I have zero skill in painting my own figures (well, that’s not true, but it might as well be), and I most certainly wouldn’t want to risk taking apart my Saber Lily for this, I decided the next best thing would be to make a photoshop version. I got lazy this time, and ended up using one of the shots previously posted in the Omake, but I probably would have gotten a similar result had I done a re-shoot anyway. Here’s a youtube video of it being made: [pro-player]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_7aOr_vnO8[/pro-player] And also, here’s a 1280 wallpaper! Enjoy!

100th Post! (and 108,600 hits)

by radiantdreamer December 16, 2009 in Things I Find Interesting 41 comments tags: 100000 hits, 100th post, blog, elwing, figures, hentai otaku, plastics, radiantdreamer

Wow, I never would have thought that I would blog this much. 100 posts is a lot! (and 338 comments since the last time I posted about the 1000 comments!) To celebrate, I thought I'd do something a little special, and write about how this came to be, the best of my blog posts, and what I'm going to do going forward.

Singapore: Meeting with Comrades

by radiantdreamer December 01, 2009 in Things I Find Interesting 20 comments tags: anime, chicken rice, china square, chinatown, city hall, clarke quay, comrades, dhoby ghaut, ederuferuto, kareshi kanojy no mise, kinokuniya, liang court, manga, merchandise, nendoroids, orchard central, orchard road, outing, photography, pink dolphin, plaza singapura, scorchnroses, singapore, singtel, starbucks, sunshine plaza, tour, tourist, user66b, yuki-to, zh3us

This weekend, I was blessed with the opportunity to meet up with some Singaporean comrades, Zh3us,Yuki-To, Ederuferuto, User66b, and ScorchNRoses, who showed me around the city’s main Anime hotspots. While I’ve been to Singapore many times before this, I never knew where all the good anime stores were. I was limited to the major shopping malls, which were typically over-priced, and incredibly limited in selection. With my new friends, I got to see the more “underside” of where all the best stuff could be found.

Beyond AFA – What Singapore is like

by radiantdreamer November 27, 2009 in Things I Find Interesting 41 comments tags: beach, changi, changi vilage, chinese donut, food, food court, kaya toast, kopi, kopitiam, lg chocolate, lifestyle, mall, noodles, pancake, peanut, qoo, shopping, singapore, tayaki, watermelons

So I’m posting this mostly for the benefit of the people who did not get a chance to see Singapore during their short trip to and from AFA, for those who want to know more about Singapore, and also for those Singaporeans who are expats, and miss home. (Yes, you chun!) Considering that Singapore is the next most proliferant anime hub this side of the english internetz community, it makes sense to know more about Singapore’s people, and its infrastructure and land. I’m not going to delve into the history or its culture. You can find all that on wikipedia or something. I’m more interested in covering the more important aspects… the food, and the shopping!

Anime Festival Asia ’09- My Turn to AFA

by radiantdreamer November 25, 2009 in Anime & Video Games, Things I Find Interesting 45 comments tags: afa 09, alodia, anime festival asia, anisong, bandung, black rock shooter, bleach, convention, cosplay, danny choo, domo-kun, eneloop, evangelion, figma, goodsmile, Gundam, gwendolyn, K-ON!, kingdom hearts, kodomut, macross frontier, miku, mirai, moe moe kyun, naruto, oblivion island, production i.g., rozen maiden, Sgt. Keroro, shwarz, singapore, space channel 5, suntec, trigun, ulala, valkyria chronicles, wacom, xenoglossia

My very first anime convention, and it was the incredibly awesome Anime Festival Asia in Singapore. While many people chose to focus on the merchandise, I decided to focus on the participants of the con – the cosplayers. SIXTY crazy photos ahead! With Singapore being the next most proliferate anime hub, the cosplayers have quite the reputation to hold up, and it doesn’t disappoint.

Radiant Dreamer Featured on Animeblips

by radiantdreamer November 21, 2009 in Things I Find Interesting 29 comments tags: afa 09, anime blips, radiantdreamer

I never thought it would be possible, but Radiant Dreamer is now featured on Anime Blips! It was definitely an interesting experience. The interview questions asked were similar to what has been asked of other featured blogs, but Robyn tailored it more geared towards my specialty in photoshop. 🙂 Robyn was a very pleasant person to work with, and informed me that I was ranked at around 100 out of their 600 tracked sites, which was pretty surprising for me, and very flattering. It was an honor to be featured on Anime Blips, and also for having the opportunity to be interviewed by Robyn. If you don’t really know about Anime Blips, they’re a feature site similar to an anime version of Digg, with the ability for users to vote up and vote down interesting topics. This makes it very easy and relevant to anime news readers who want to catch the best quality topics voted by other anime fans of similar interest. Do go check it out, and do vote for me too! The biggest thanks I have to give is only to my readers. You guys are more than just “readers” to me. Being able to connect with […]

Saber Lily Omake!

by radiantdreamer November 13, 2009 in Anime Figures 29 comments tags: figure, figures, good smile company, goodsmile company, konata, nendoroid, omake, photography, radiantdreamer, saber, wallpaper

A bit of a lazy post this week, not because I don’t want to, but because I don’t have time at the moment. I’m getting ready to take a trip to Singapore next week, so from here until the beginning of December, you probably won’t see a photoshop post. But I may keep you updated on AFA 09 and whatever cool things happen while I’m there. I’ve decided to take this opportunity and post some of the omitted shots from both Winged Lily and Angel Lily. By the way, all these pics have larger versions if you click on them.

Mirai Fan Art

by radiantdreamer November 06, 2009 in Anime & Video Games, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 31 comments tags: anime, danny choo, mirai, moe, photoshop, radiantdreamer, tutorial

Well, it’s Friday again, but instead of a figure photoshop this week, I decided to do a fan art of Mirai from dannychoo.com. Hot off the press, just finished 10 minutes ago, radiantdreamer brings the latest news to you!

Moka Halloween!!

by radiantdreamer October 30, 2009 in Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 26 comments tags: 1:8 scale, anime, compositing, effects, figure, good smile company, gothic, halloween, loligoth, moka, photoshop, PVC, radiantdreamer, tutorial

As per my post on figure.fm about what I should photoshop next, I took the suggestions, of Amrita and did Moka in a cemetery. Perfect for Halloween!

Nendo Lily Arrives, Abused Immediately.

by radiantdreamer October 23, 2009 in Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 54 comments tags: anime, fate stay night, figure, good smile company, goodsmile company, moe, nendoroid, photography, photoshop, radiantdreamer, saber, saber lily, tutorial

Lily just doesn’t get a break! We all know what it can feel like when we’re not wanted. It looks like Saber does too. More after the jump!

One Thousand Comments Reached

by radiantdreamer October 18, 2009 in Things I Find Interesting 18 comments tags: 1000 comments, radiantdreamer

Thank you to everyone who has commented on my site! I’ve reached one thousand comments since this blog’s creation! Thank you all for your continued support! I’m especially thankful that most of the comments have been of great quality and feedback from you all! I hope to continue sharing with you my thoughts, and the joys of my photoshop work! I guess this would be post #91! Nine more until post #100! 😀

Saber Lily Arrives, Mistreated Immediately

by radiantdreamer October 16, 2009 in Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 45 comments tags: effects, fate unlimited codes, figures, goodsmile company, photoshop, PVC, radiantdreamer, saber, saber lily

So my Saber Lily has finally arrived from e2046. Everyone and their mother ordered one, much like Max Factory Ignis a couple of years back.

Outings in October

by radiantdreamer October 09, 2009 in Things I Find Interesting 27 comments tags: 2010, Arnie Roth, celes, concert, distant worlds, final fantasy, Kotobukiya, Maria, mascot, motorcycle, Nobuo Uematsu, olympics, opera, orchestra, orpheum, Polystone, Resin, store, symphony, tifa, toy drive, Vancouver, yuffie

Sort of a conglomerated post of several outings, starting with my most recent one: Final Fantasy Distant Worlds concert, a motorcycle toy drive, and a tour of our new 2010 Olympics store! It’s very rare that I go out these days, being the shut-in that I am. So it’s a bit refreshing to actually step out of the house to go somewhere. Thanks to my wife, I actually get to breathe some outside air, and get some sunlight. More photos after the jump!

Comic Party – Mizuki Takase

by radiantdreamer October 01, 2009 in Anime Figures 24 comments tags: 1:8 scale, comic party, figure, figures, Kotobukiya, mizuki takase, PVC

One figure I’ve had for a very long time now is this Comic Party Mizuki Takase, by Kotobukiya. She’s actually been through quite the history with me, even though I don’t really think too much about her.

Coin Toss Challenge!

by radiantdreamer September 21, 2009 in Anime & Video Games, Things I Find Interesting 6 comments tags: app store, apple, apps, coin toss, coin toss challenge, iphone, ipod touch, itunes, trickshot games

Well, it’s been a long time coming, but after jumping through several Apple hoops, getting rejected once for an “irrelevant keyword”, our app is finally live. More info after the jump!

Ragna Blood Edge – Blazblue Fan Art

by radiantdreamer September 04, 2009 in Anime & Video Games, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 9 comments tags: anime, arc system works, blazblue, contest, cover art, dancing bullets, fan art, fanart, guilty gear, neogaf, photoshop, Ragna Blood Edge, soundtrack, speed painting, theme song, video games

Neogaf is having a contest. Well, actually it’s more like Arc System Works Europe is holding a contest hosted by Neogaf. So I’ve decided to participate with heated soul! Part 2 of my work, continuing from Part 1.

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