Good news: Way cool art this week. And most of it's very un-anime! Good work. But I'm afraid there's some bad news too...Due to the huge amount of art I got, I'm afraid that some weren't looked at fairly because of the blatant disregard for my posting last week, How to get your Fanart posted. Again, I would really, really appreciate it if you would read that, and the FAQ, over again carefully. Just stating what the title of your fanart is in your e-mail's subject line would help me so much...

Well, anyway, on to the specifics. (BTW, if comments of your fanart are not here...it's because you didn't send any in to me!) First, we have Erin Cochran, and her portrayal of Vincent. It was done a year ago, and she comments that she would have liked to make some changes to it, but still likes the overall impression of the drawing. And I agree; Vincent sure isn't kidding about that gun he's pointing at you.

Cory Helson gives us a huge commentary that almost rivals the quality of his emotional-packed portrayal of Cecil's Ordeal; it's too big to post here, but here's the gist of it:

"When looking for a setting for this picture, I wanted to chose a location that didn't appear in any previous artwork based on this character. I also wanted a scene where there was emotion to interpret that was not spoken in words. I chose Cecil's ordeal, fighting his past self, as the setting, since it showed an inner conflict. He didn't want to die, but he felt regret for what he had done. Perhaps he felt he was deserving of death, for all the wrongs he had committed when simply following orders. So, in my portrayal of Cecil, I showed him ravaged by battle, near death, finally acknowledging his past, and submitting to the possibility that he would die at this moment."

J. Stork also worked for hours on end to bring us a magnificent rendering of the popular Leviathan, from Final Fantasy VIII:

"I spent a good 3 hours trying to get the stars to reflect off the water; no beans. (Actually, I know why I couldn't get it to work now... Really annoying problem..) So, I just dropped the visibility, and cut the stars.. Doesn't look too bad, for a compromise. The water droplets are off, and I reused the ground from the other picture, but all-in-all, a good way to spend a friday. :)"

Thanks so much for your comments and praise about my own fanart, I appreciate it. However, I need some feedback; do you guys actually read it? It takes me a LOT of time to do so much...so, I'm thinking of trimming some fat here. Tell me, are comments wanted? Or are you more interested in art, and e-mailing the artist if you want to know more?

Well, that's all I guess...thanks for all your comments on my fanart! It made my day happies =) Well, guess you guys know my entire name now (cuz I signed my fanart with it), so I'll just sign it thus...

-- Wei-Ling Lorelai Wu