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Visual Kei

I've been thinking...I keep looking at art for inspiration, and I really want to do art like the kind that gives me inspiration, and a lot of them, their pictures are really amazing, colorful, and detailed, and they say it took them more than a day to do theirs (somebody even said one of their pictures took them 5 years...O.o)...

I'm not saying I should take longer on my projects, but I'm thinking of putting all my heart and love into one picture. So, in order to do that, I need to dedicate a TON of time in to getting it to have the results I want it to have...

My idea is to make a picture of all my favorite things, but have it combined into one thing, that isn't an eye sore. Of course, y'know, I like a lot of contrasting things, but if I somehow find a balance between it all, then I think it could turn out nice.

My simple version of my idea is to just have two boys (or, a boy and a man...I don't really know) in a semi-realistic style (which is my favorite style) that is kinda like a clash between modern, and victorian, by their clothing, which, of course, will be heavy visual kei. A lot of contrast will be in it, like kote/nagoya kei with oshare kei, and such and such.

How will that be all my favorite things? Well, I'll put a BUNCH of crap all over the floor and different patterns of my favorite things, so it'll probably take me FOREVER to do all that! Not to mention the colors...but unfortunately, I can only use warm colors since the majority of my favorite color schemes have warm colors in them...>.> I like the sepia toned stuff...sooo..Sorry favorite color that isn't neutral, you can't be in it (I'm talking about Mint. Mint is my favorite color! It's also one of my favorite tastes...I guess I could put it in there with mint tea, which is my favorite tea since it make me feel good when I'm sick and it tastes good...and the color of mint tea is kinda like a warm green color).

I even wrote a bunch 'o notes:

Sorry you probably can't read a single thing (even if it was bigger, you still probably couldn't read my handwriting)...what I'm writing is probably not very important, but just some random things I noticed about visual kei, like the details and stuff. Oh! Here's something interesting I realized! The SAY that Visual Kei uses a lot of vivid colors and such and such, but they actually use a lot of dull, warm colors, but they create such a contrast between that and black, or something like that, that it looks much more colorful. I figured this out by taking the essence of the colors (the color palette on the left) that they were wearing, and I found that they weren't really vivid colors after all...

I keep staring at this picture, which is giving me the most inspiration (not the colors, just the style):

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I dunno who they are and I rally don't care who they are (nor do I want to know, it'll ruin the fun). It's just all the contrast and originality, it's BEAUTIFUL!!

I's like broken/contrasting things. Which is why I LOVE life! <3 I mean, sure I get mad, and I SAY I hate things, but I know it's just things that have to be. It's human nature to love, hate, and have different emotions. If everything was perfect, if the world didn't have any cracks, then it'll be a dull, boring, and ugly world. So there always needs to be chaos in the world. Sure, people die, and it's sad, but, that's just apart of the endless cycle of life and death. So life is wonderful! <3 (I never actually wish for things to not exist...no matter how much I hate something...O.o)

I need to make a list of things I love...Jpop...hrmm....how would I incorporate that into the picture? Head phones? Hrmmm....I really don't know...

Oh! And about the coloring, I'm gonna try my best to make it look clean and the way I want to...

If I stop drawing this, somebody PLEASE yell at me! I don't care if you're mean (I may get mad, but it'll actually help me). And if post it and I'm not happy about it, then yell at me and tell me to continue working on it!

I'm SURE there will be a time where I will decide not to finish this, start this, or I finish it poorly, even though I remind myself, so I need somebody to yell at me so that I don't lose focus of my goal.

My goal is to make a picture with all my love, and it might help me improve in my art...

It'll probably be my biggest picture I've ever drawn...By big, I don't mean, like "big" as in important, I mean, big as in pixel size....I'm thinking of making it...like...5000 by 5000 pixels large...but that might be too big (but I need it to be big)...

Hehe...Funny similarites! XD

Okay, so I was going to draw a picture of Kra, and since I like how Keiyuu looks in Bird and Love Lab, I found their group picture for both. And the pictures have some very strange similarities:

Bird:

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Love Lab:

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Have you noticed it!?

Keiyuu (person in front with glasses), well, he's in the front, he has glasses on, he's leaning towards the camera, his legs are crossed, one hand is on his hip, he's wearing a hat, he has a jacket that cuts off at the fore-arms (actually, he always wears jackets like that...so...), and he has the same hair cut (which isn't such a big deal because it's one after another, it's not like he'll suddenly change it).

Yasuno (guy with weird hair) is not looking at the camera, has his right hand in the exact same position (that's weird, the only difference is that he's turned at a different angle), and is wearing a short-sleeved something with long-sleeves.

Mai (guy with brown hair), he actually is only doing one thing the same, he has his hands in his pockets, that's about it.

Yuura (the guy with black and blond hair), has the same facial expression (but he always has that expression...soooo), is wearing a necklace that falls in the same place on his shirt, has his hands lightly tapping his jacket-thing, and that's about it...

Weird, isn't it? Keiyuu's is the weirdest, really, and Yasuno's hands...O.o

Ermmm...I forgot what I was going to draw now! XD

Old Comments...

I was reading some of the comments that people said to me when I first posted my art, and some of the things I said...It's so embarrassing and sad! I seemed like such a sad little girl back then, misunderstood and stuff...

If somebody corrected me, I'd say something back explaining why I did that, or how I didn't know about that, and it sounded so sad! TT^TT I sounded like a depressed little girl back then! DX I'm not so much now, I hope. I HOPE I seem like a weirdo, like I'd like to be! XD

I hope to have an image in the future as a weirdo "It" thing, similar to Shiro or something. And I'd dress in girly boy clothes...O.o Ermm...no I mean, I'd dress all Visual Kei style! XD Yep. That's one of my dream images, the "It", the one who bares nothing. I want to be completely neutral...well, I can have a personality.

But I'd like to be belief-less (check), culture-less (almost...stay away from me America! I'm sorry Japan!! TT^TT I'll still love YA Scandinavia and the UK), gender-less (if that's possible, really, could you make a person gender-less,I mean, with their reproductive system. I don't mean, genderless in that way, but I wonder if it's possible, since you can make a girl a man, and a man a girl, can you make somebody gender-less?), and...well, I think that's enough to become neutral. I'd like to be like my name (which I won't tell you, but it's sure to mean something). You could try guessing, but still won't tell you my name, it's too important to me!

Anyways, have any of you guys read your old comments? Mine are soooo sad!! TT^TT No wonder I cried so much. I don't cry as much anymore, but I am still very sensitive. Usually if I'm on the verge of tears I just ignore whoever I was talking to...or if they're in the middle of a conversation with me, and make me upset to where I'm about to cry I'll just say ,".....Okay.....".

Do you guys ever have it where somebody asks you a really rude question? I mean, they're in your face asking you something you wouldn't like to answer, or telling you something you don't want to know. I get that all the time, I wish I could just push them away and say something incredibly insulting, but I'm afraid that will hurt them...>.>

I could be REALLY mean, but I'm afraid of hurting people's feelings...I don't like seeing a frowning face...

This one time I made fun of my friend because he had no where to sit when we were eating dinner at some restaurant on a field trip. And then he just looked at me with a really sad face...and I just broke into pieces and almost cried...(I still made fun of him the rest of the trip, since he did deserve it since he's such a jerk to everyone....and his sexual jokes..UGH!! TT^TT MAKE THEM STOP!!)

I have times when I just feel like I broke into pieces...like whenever I hear anything about smoking, or see somebody smoking...My heart just breaks....I don't like to know who smokes...And I live in a state FAMOUS for tobacco...>.> This one time I was thinking about people who might actually smoke, and I couldn't stop crying. I was thinking of my favorite singers and such. I already know people in SMAP do, and Gackt does (I'm still sad about that...my pain won't go away, so I'll never be more of a fan for him because of that), Ai Kago, and Maki Goto do...I'm okay with Maki, though, for some reason...I don't love her as much, but I can't help but love her music and dancing! TT^TT

Even if I have no clue who the person is who is smoking, if they are teens or a bit older or younger (like 20's), my heart will break....it I'll be really sad and shocked...I wonder if I have a problem...

I'm okay with drinking, though. I think it looks pretty! I just don't want to see any drunk people...I mean, face to face. I'd probably run away from them, even if they were my friends...friends who I should be driving home since I'd be the designated driver...XD

Mmm'kay, enough of talking about feelings. I gotta go to bed!

DAAAAAME! DAME! DAME! DAME! DAME! DAME! Jiri! Jiri!! XD Love that song! Perfect song for frustration! XD

Japanese Language Club...I DON'T KNOW!! TT^TT

For those of you of MB, there is a Japanese Language Club thing, where you learn Japanese...but I'm hesitant to join because I don't know exactly how (they say to PM them or something if you want to join, but I have not clue what to say!)...

So...do think it would be a TERRIBLE decision if I didn't take it and just taught myself Japanese (and then later in college learn it somehow), or just find random free japanese learning things online?

I think it'd be MUCH harder work, but at least I'll have greater pride in myself....

I dunno! Is it a bad decision!?

How do you solve a problem like Johnny?

I'm referring to Jonny and Associates. I've just realized something (which is kinda obvious)!

Johnny and Associates is like the male version of H!P, in a way. So...I've decided to think of their boy bands from a new perspective, instead of professionally, I'll look at it from a H!P perspective. Not trained to be perfect, but made to be idols. And I did so, and I enjoyed their music more! So I'm happy I accomplished this! ^ ^

Today I listened to everyone's songs that were on that long list in the last post...or last posts...I can't remember right now...And I've got some favorites now!

I really like Aya Ueto, Yo Hitoto, Hearts Grow, Aqua Timez (very talented), Tackey and Tsubasa, Mr. Children, Hitomi Takahashi, ANNNNDDD...ermmm...I don't really know...

I see Mr. Children to be like the Japanese version of the Beatles...I dunno why...they just have that kinda feel (not to mention the hair)...even though their music is probably nothing like that. I think it's because Mr. Children is a somewhat old band and EXTREMELY popular in Japan.

Here's my favorite song from theirs, maybe you guys might like them, too, if you've never heard of them (which you should):

And then Yo Hitoto, omigosh! She's AMAZING at singing! Listen to one of her songs:

It's amazing...O.O

And then here's Aya Ueto:

I just like the PV! XD

And then, if you guys have seen Morning Musume and other H!P artists, then doesn't this kind of dance remind you of something H!P related, except with boys?:

It's Hey! Say! JUMP. I do like them now because, well, look at the freaking choreography! *dies* I's only pay attention to choreography, which is why I'm such a big fan of Daichi Miura...BEST DANCER!! OMIGOSH!! *dies*

Hehe...XD

Mmm'kay, so tomorrow or something, over the week, I'll try to draw more of my characters realistic. I've realized that I can actually draw realistic noses (I thank the drawing of Maki Goto that I did)! ^ ^ You'll probably see lots of realistic portraits of people in the future.

I still have some pictures to scan and post. I drew a picture of Nana Kitade! It doesn't look like her, but it does look pretty and I'm very proud of it, I just really want to post it (but ever since my parents and brother moved our computers so that he could be downstairs and we could be upstairs I'm not sure where the scanner went...).

Ermm...so now I'm rambling, AGAIN! I have a rambling problem...Ehh, I need to go do something...soooo...yeah, bye-byes!

NUU!! WAIT!! I need your help!! Okay, so I want Kiyoshi to look very pretty, should I give him Gackt-like eyes, even though he's supposed to look like a 16-year-old boy? Ah, I'll probably ask again when I post my realistic picture of him (even though it doesn't look like how I wanted to, because I was using a picture of Gackt and they airbrushed out the part of his eyes that made him look japanese, so I used that as reference for the eyes, which was a terrible mistake).