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Happy Birthday Miku!

by radiantdreamer August 31, 2011 in Anime & Video Games, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 21 comments tags: anime, birthday, hatsune, miku, photoshop, speed painting

If you didn't know this by now, today (August 31st) is Miku Hatsune's 4th birthday. I actually forgot about it until just yesterday, and incidentally didn't know what to draw for my youtube video this week. Perfect subject, and perfect time too! :D

Merry Christmas Snow Miku

by radiantdreamer December 24, 2010 in Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop, Things I Find Interesting 30 comments tags: brick, christmas, cuisinart, gordon ramsay, hatsune, oven, shopping, snow miku, toaster, yuki

Almost every year, I take an existing figure, and turn it into a Christmas themed version using Photoshop. This year is now different. Oh, and I got a new toaster oven!

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.

Accessorize! Distinguishing Character Design

by radiantdreamer December 01, 2010 in How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 27 comments tags: accessorize, akira, anime, character design, characters, chun li, danny choo, haruhi, hatsune, how to draw, mario, mascots, mickey mouse, miku, mirai, naruto, otacute, ryu, snake, sonic, tigger, traits

What is a unique trait? A trait is a feature about a character that identifies them for who they are. Uniqueness helps them identify themselves among a sea of other characters. It doesn't take much to be unique. Today I'll explore the essence of unique traits.

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.

Christmas Miku! Happy Holidays from Radiantdreamer!

by radiantdreamer December 23, 2009 in Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 35 comments tags: christmas, goodsmile, hatsune, miku, nendoroid, photoshop, radiantdreamer, xmas

Happy Holidays! It’s the holiday season! With Christmas fast approaching, I thought I’d celebrate by creating a photoshop of a Xmas Miku! I was going to do this photoshop on Friday, but guessing from how busy Christmas Day will be, I figure I’d do an early photoshop post this week instead. This actually took a bit longer than I had expected, but it turned out pretty good. Click on the image for a 1280 wallpaper! I’m not 100% sold on the hat. I guess part of it is because it still looks so much more detailed and sharp compared to the simple design of a nendoroid. Plus the lighting is wrong to begin with. I could have painted my own hat, I guess. [pro-player]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCr0ZUspsqg[/pro-player] Though it was a rough start, it’s been a great year for RadiantDreamer! I hope the trend continues next year. Have a safe and Merry Christmas!

Nendoroid Gamers!

by radiantdreamer September 17, 2008 in Anime Figures, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 34 comments tags: anime, death note, figure, figures, gamer, good smile, hatsune, konata, l, lucky star, miku, miku hatsune, nendoroid, nintendo, non-scale, photoshop, radiantdreamer, wii, wii remote

I’ve had this ambitious idea in my mind for at least two months now (maybe even three). The original idea was to have them hold Playstation 3 controllers, since Konata is all about the Playstation. But well… I couldn’t get their hands to get close enough. Besides, Wii is way more of a party system anyway. More on how this images was accomplished after the jump!

Miku Paint!! Nendoroids Are Beneficial to Learning!

by radiantdreamer July 19, 2008 in Anime & Video Games, How To Draw Anime & Photoshop 14 comments tags: anime, figure, hatsune, max factory, miku, nendoroid, painting, photo-realistic, photoshop, vocaloid

I’ve been looking back at my own artwork again, and since I haven’t painted in a long time, decided to try some exercises. I want to move more towards realism, in whatever way I can, and try to create things that are unique in both anime and realism – a hybrid as you may have heard me talk about it before. One thing that I did want to improve upon was understanding light and shadow more. So I did a couple of exercise studies and painted a few things that I saw on my desk. It wasn’t very fun until I decided to give Miku a try.

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