Well... what can I say? It started out as a fan art and grew into something much more. Yes it's a shoddy coloring job and there are tons of random lines everywhere, but it's kind of on purpose. I really wanted this piece to look like an unfinished sketch (which is why I left Leon's hair and the clothing uncolored... it'd look too complete if I had colored it).
My reasons for doing this piece? Well a lot of people focus on the relationships between Sora, Riku, and Kairi, but I really want to focus on Sora's relationship with other sub characters such as Namine, Cloud, and Leon. This piece stands for Namine's wish for Sora to be happy and be reunited with his friends... including the ones that he made during his journey. By having the sketch only half done, it kind of signals that this goal has not yet be reached. It always made me so sad in KH1 when Leon said that this would be the last time they would probably ever see each other. So this sketch is in dedication to exactly that... unexpected reunions (which I bet will be happening a lot in KH2).
On that note... who here is buying KH2 just to see Cloud and Leon kick butt? I know I am ^^ Those two boys are easily my favorite characters and I think they're sorely overlooked in KH1. Hopefully they'll have their moment to shine in KH2.
Yes Cloud is a little happier than he probably should be but I don't care I think it's a cute shot. Leon looks a little stiff in comparison to the other two but it's on purpose because... well... Leon's a complete stiff and everyone knows it. ^^ If I redid the sketch I might rotate Cloud's body a bit... his right shoulder is kind of awkward for his hand to be on Sora's head. Otherwise I like how the sketch came out.
Okay as far as how I did it, I sketched this with a wacom tablet on Alias Sketchbook Pro and colored it in Photoshop. I gave the image a slight, sandstone texture to make it look like paper and gave it a bit of a vertical perspective so that it looks like it's laying on the sketchbook. I just wrote the word "Reunion" via wacom tablet. I had found Namine's hand and the sketchbook binding in a video clip of the KH2 opening. Sadly it was WAY too pixelated to put it in so I had to completely re-color it in Photoshop >< I'm still not that happy with how it came out. It's not very realistic looking but then again neither is the original CG version.
Overall it probably took about 5 hours to make this wall cuz I'm slow and picky.
NOTE: Check out my website (under Kat in artist gallery) later and hopefully I'll have the full colored fan art done. Also sorry for the weird image size, but it doesn't look very good at a 1280x1024 -_-
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7 years, 4 months ago
I LOOOOOVE the concept behind it. Very well drawn chica! You ARE improving as always. Great expressions and VERY nice job on coloring that hand. I thought you screen-captured that part. Love it....like all the stuff you do! XD
7 years, 4 months ago
WOOW It´s very cool! Great! ^^
7 years, 4 months ago
Awesome. I love the concept! Its great to see different concepts being applied to walls! +fave
7 years, 4 months ago
ohh ! dis is cool i lyk it ! lyk a real piece of art =]
7 years, 4 months ago
Very cool! o_O Nice drawing! ^_^
7 years, 4 months ago
oh, so it's symbolic right? pretty neat-o! I was sorta shocked seeing Cloud so cheery ya know? He's always serious, so this kinda feels out of character to me. But I do agree with you that it's a cute shot :) I think the lines on Sora's face is a little out of place because Squall/Leon and Cloud don't have then, but the other lines look fine to me. That's what sketches are right? Another opinion of mine is that the coloring does look odd. Maybe using colored pencils would look better with the pencil drawing. Other than that, I really do adore the concept behind this wall! very creative :) and keep up the work!
btw, I'm sooo looking foward to KH2 to see Cloud and Squall/Leon do some major damage but also Auron is gonna kick butt too!
7 years, 4 months ago
You did an awesome job with the picture. Nanime's hand looks pretty good the way you added that concept art on the paper. Very awesome.
7 years, 4 months ago
very cool, the skin is scarily good especially the hand
7 years, 4 months ago
awesome! great job on this *two thumbs up!*
7 years, 4 months ago
I love the feeling it gives me.
7 years, 4 months ago
Wow... I LOVE what you said about your wallpaper. A symbolization right? ^^ I don't know how to express the beauty and what you said about your wallpaper. It's so... beautiful. Yeah! I am definitely gonna buy KH2! Leon has had to have heard of the special saying, "You'll never know who you'll run into next..." Man, I love that saying. It touches me so.
7 years, 4 months ago
That is so nice hehe good job
7 years, 4 months ago
Nice sketch
7 years, 4 months ago
That is awesome!!! I can't think of any other words to express my emotions.....
7 years, 4 months ago
great! I love the ideia!
7 years, 4 months ago
This is truly unique. We need more things like this. Cheers for doing it!
7 years, 3 months ago
Wow, very nice. Your drawing came out very well. I like how the hand almost looks as if it actually came out of the game. I also love the fact the drawing wasn't completed either. Well done.
7 years, 3 months ago
its Namine!!! shes drawing the picture! how cool! thanks for sharing a awsome Kingdom Hearts wallpaper! great job! ^________^
7 years, 3 months ago
Damn, that looks like it was real!:) Well done :D
7 years, 3 months ago
Wow love and wesome con't wait to download it ^^
7 years, 3 months ago
Wow this is one of the best...I am going to add to my favorites
7 years, 3 months ago
I like this effect! ^_^ don't a thing that you see everyday...
7 years, 3 months ago
Man this is cool lengendary friends I like this alot and I going to making this my favorite.
7 years, 2 months ago
awww so cute! I just want to hug them all!
7 years, 1 month ago
sweet, it's really cool. 1 of my favourites. good job, i luv it!
7 years, 4 weeks ago
the idea is great..... As you pointed out yourself, there are a few mistakes but that is fitting in the idea nevertheless.
6 years, 11 months ago
I love this picture a lot... I know what you mean.. when you said about subcharacters having more spotlight... I love to see sub-character and while Cloud is a little OOC.. I love the concept... ! Hope to see others like this. !
6 years, 11 months ago
that is so sweet i like it they look so happy together ^_^
6 years, 11 months ago
Ohh, I like this. It's very unique. I like that you drew Cloud cheery like that because it's not something you see everyday, as is this wall. And good idea to leave it partially uncolored. Really good job : )
6 years, 10 months ago
great idea! your concept was capital! i wanted to use that concept for a kyo wall aswell
6 years, 10 months ago
it makes me sad O.O
6 years, 10 months ago
Very good concept about the draw of Cloud, Sora and Leon. Is really a great idea to make this wallpaper, good job congratulations, keep it up.
6 years, 10 months ago
Like the others said -- the hand looks great, and the symbolism is just wonderful. It's very, very cute. Great job!
6 years, 9 months ago
Wow this is really cool, I really like this one
6 years, 8 months ago
It's very nice but...Cloud is smiling way too much for his usual self!!! It's scary!! Sora looks kind of weird too but Leon/Squall looks well....oh and the hand looks nice too...
6 years, 7 months ago
Cool concept!!!
This is so creative of you...
Haha...
As about the unfinished part... I don't mind about it... It looks so cool...
As though someone is like sketch a drawing...
Great work!!!
Keep up the nice job!!!
^ ^
6 years, 5 months ago
Whoa. Cloud looks... whoa. That's good, not quite finished, but good.
6 years, 2 months ago
So cute! x3 I love it! =D
6 years, 1 month ago
Wow nice! I'd say you could outdraw Namine!
Btw, doesn't Cloud sorta look like Link from the CD-i Zelda games? Hehe....
4 years, 11 months ago
Very nice wall ;it looks great.
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4 years, 11 months ago
I like the amount of thought you placed in the wallpaper. The concept is very interesting and I love the sketch-feel of the drawing. I agree with you, by leaving it incomplete it also balances the overall drawing.
4 years, 6 months ago
alittle unrealistic but that makes it funny and great title. can be referenced to ff7
4 years, 4 months ago
Aww..... I love it. I love the concept of it also.
++favs
2 years, 11 months ago
My top two favorite FF Characters with the awesomefull Sora...SWEET!
2 years, 4 weeks ago
Wow nice