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Akirako and Chinatsu

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EDIT: I won first price!
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This is my entry for =HisanaKuchiki's contest: [link]

I chose the theme 'Love' because when I found out that Akirako (left) and Chinatsu (right) were lovers, there was nothing else I wanted to draw, simple as that. There is not nearly enough shojo-ai out there :shakefist:
Both characters of course belongs to =HisanaKuchiki

Anyhow.
Fujihana Chinatsu is a former geisha and Saionji Akirako an heiress of a very important and powerful family, in which a cursed katana is being passed on from generation to generation - thus the name of the story, Katana of Gion.
As I read the character information, Akirako came off as a very determined and strong young lady - despite what will be asked of her concerning the katana and such - and Chinatsu as a loving and very caring woman, and that was what I wanted to draw.
Chinatsu does look a bit worried though, yes, because I think that she has reason to, considering what her beloved has to shoulder, and not to mention the opinions of the rest of the society when it comes to their relationship.

That aside, I wanted to draw them having a nice, sweet moment, since I was really aiming for the love between them, yes, thus meaning that the katana - which otherwise holds a very important part in the story I've understood - is not present, merely because I hoped to give them a calm, gentle moment, without the troubles they normally have to face.

To fully show that, I drew a Japanese garden and a tea house - becase they're gorgeous and generally very calming ^_^

Anyway.
I spent an hour or so just looking for references, and then... well... countless hours on actually drawing it. The colouring took quite a while, and everything is done by me, mind you, including all the patterns and details, yes. No textures whatsoever.

During a long while I was not sure what I thought about this but now, when it's done, I'm very certain that I like it ^_^
I put a lot of effort into it and I'm glad that I did such a detailed background since I learned a lot from it (even if it took a really long time)

So... enjoy!
I am mighty proud over myself :la:
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b-n-s's avatar
So beautiful.