Is in shock!!!!!!
Jul. 31st, 2008 03:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
loobee I WON!!!!!!
OH MY GOD I ACTUALLY WON SOMETHING!!!!!
I sent of my space girl and just got a phone call right now to say I'm one of the winners on the NEO Manga competion ^_______________^
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
Guys thank you so much for your help, you helped me win ♥
Only scary thing is I have to write a small piece on me, my drawing, what she means in 250 words. I don’t think ‘I’m Lucy and I draw’ will cut it XD They asked for this write about yourself, your inspiration, your experience with drawing, and explain some of the motifs and design ideas you've incorporated into your piece to help our readers understand how the character was developed?
And I wrote this do you think that’s okay? Or is it too rambly and vauge. Feel free to beta it as I suck at writing ^_^
I’ve always drawn even since I was a young and defaced my mum’s walls with my crayons. It wasn’t till the late 80’s I discovered what anime was, growing up with bad cartoons and computer games it was always something that stood out from the norm and I embraced it. I fell in love with Astro Boy, Mysterious Cities of Gold, Thunder Cats and many others. I’m probably really showing my age now. Though back then and maybe still now I always drew for fun. I’ve been to University and done the art school thing and even though I’ve worked as a graphic designer it’s always my love of manga and its dynamic style that has me drawing it as a hobby. I would like to draw it professionally one day, like we all do I suppose but for now I’m having fun with it.
Reiko’s design came about from my love of old Sci-fi B movies, I wanted to come up with a clumsy retro space girl who’s costume reflects all the cheesy ideas of that era of films and really makes no sense from a ‘would it work?’ point of view. She also may look cute and innocent but the idea behind her is for her to be a Lara Croft of the future, exploring old planets and artefacts from alien races, only this time she’s so bad at it she ends up destroying what she touches.
oh gooooooood!!!!! I need to send it off soon but I think I sound like a dork.
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on 2008-07-31 03:18 pm (UTC)No really, this is so cool! And Reiko truly turned out great, she deserves to win something. I think, by the way, that you can keep the text like that - it`s not too rambly, and I especially like how you described the development of Reiko. It`s a good piece of text, don`t worry. :)
SEE? YOU CAN DO IT LUCY! *is proud* *victory sign*
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on 2008-07-31 03:30 pm (UTC)I think I scared the poor editor lady as I went silent then had to go OH MY GOD!!! full blast down the phone *dies XD* It's really made my day as I've never won anything and she said she loved how professional it was *bounces* Thanks for your input I didn't want to look like a dork in front of thousands of readers...oh poo I am a dork XD
I can, I can!!!! but that's because you guys always make me believe in myself *glomps*
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on 2008-07-31 03:54 pm (UTC)And I think that sounds fine, makes you sound cute and fun!
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on 2008-07-31 04:02 pm (UTC)That's good then, I didn't want strangers reading it thinking 'man she sounds like a doofus' XD
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on 2008-07-31 04:05 pm (UTC)LOL I doubt that will happen XD
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on 2008-07-31 04:35 pm (UTC)We do what we can. Though - you still do all the work yourself, don`t you? XD
*spazzes around*
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on 2008-07-31 04:57 pm (UTC)It's going to be printed in a anime mag called Neo and it's the UK's only one and very popular, which is why I'm so excited about it. When it comes out I could grab you a copy if you'd like? I'll be sure to scan it though.
*swats* if you guys hadn't given me the inspiration to stop being down and go for it I would never have done it so THANK YOU!!!!
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on 2008-07-31 05:09 pm (UTC)Btw, I just got my ass handed to me by The Reaper in P3. U better than me. *pouts*
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on 2008-07-31 05:17 pm (UTC)Will it help to know I kinda cheated? *laughs evilly* I have Lucifer and Satan so got him in one go with Armageddon XD
I only have 5 days left till I face Nyx, it mustn't end! ;_;
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on 2008-07-31 06:42 pm (UTC)See? Space moe girl was the best, I have a good eye for characters, hohohohohoho! (-o-) *proud, even if it was just a coincidence*
I'm so happy that the judges knew how to appreciate a good character design =^^=
If it were Spain, judges would have chosen the ugliest character as the winner *coughs coughs they did that recently coughs*.
I'm so happy for you!! (^^)
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on 2008-07-31 07:03 pm (UTC)I was really shocked because I thought one of the more established UK artists would win, but weeeeee! ^_^ Aww that sucks for you if Spanish judges have no taste. They probably just threw all the entries on a table and picked with their eyes shut ^^
I'm happy you guys helped me choose her and gave me the confidence to go for it, so thanks *hugs*
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on 2008-07-31 07:48 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2008-07-31 08:20 pm (UTC)YAAAAAAY, REIKO! ♥
I think the blurbs sound fine. ^o^ Lucy, that is so cool that you won. I'm so happy for you!
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on 2008-07-31 09:23 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2008-07-31 09:27 pm (UTC)And thank you Kyrie for the help and also helping me not be so down so I had the inspiration to draw her ♥
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on 2008-07-31 09:28 pm (UTC)Ahh, I'm pretty good, yeah. c: I had a very nice day yesterday, actually. And I haven't killed the pervy boy yet, but I've been avoiding him like the plague. Ugh, it's weird; I start leaving the house more often and am suddenly getting all kinds of weird attention. Yesterday, a twenty year old took a shot at wooing me, because he thought I was seventeen. ;; Apparently I'm jailbait now...? But he wasn't a creep, otherwise. X3
Oh, don't be sorry! I haven't really commented on anything of yours in a while either. ;; *hugshugs* ♥
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on 2008-07-31 09:47 pm (UTC)That's great to hear. I'm glad the guy wasn't a weirdo unlike Mr leg toucher(creepy)I find it funny when people can't get ages right. I get the opposite and have really young guys chatting me up. I just think 'urm' and silently go hide XD
*hugs*
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on 2008-07-31 09:56 pm (UTC)Awww, haha, that's kinda adorable. >w< ♥ Yeah, I guess people think I'm older than I am partially because I'm taller than a lot of girls my age... I dunno. It can make for funny situations, I guess, though; the guy who was flirting with me later asked my age and then said to my friend, "Why didn't you warn me she was so young? I could've gotten in trouble for that!" I couldn't help but giggle.
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on 2008-08-05 09:50 pm (UTC)