Although I have decided not to illustrate my novel, I'm working on a series of "unnoficial" Kisetsu portraits... Light, soft drawings to give a small sneek-peak on some of the story's characters and convey their personality, more than their actual features. These portraits also feature the style of clothing they tend to wear, or even garments they actually wear at some point in-story - a great chance for me to draw Muromachi period kimono! ^^So, to the first in the series... Princess Kiyoko, niece of the seii-taishogun Ashigawa Yoshinobu."Fromthe time they were presented, Ikeda Jin had met Ashigawa Kiyoko four othermornings, to bring her a daily dose of his medicinal infusion and to examinethe waning cut on her ankle. This, however, was the first time Moegi wasnt presentat the time. Kiyoko assumed that her tutor was busy, perhaps helping Aoi to censeher ladys uchiki...Herabsence was strangely enjoyable. "(Kisetsu - Spring, Chapter 6: Bloom) The kanji-hiragana reads her name, accompanied by her family's mon (crest). She wears toki-iro and usubeni pinks-based ensemble, and her uchiki features sakura (cherry blossom) motifs. All the motifs in her uchiki and kimono were drawn by me. Kisetsu - Spring is avaliable in portuguese on Amazon, and it's currently being translated to english! I wanted to experiment a new, more "painterly" style... Something soft, with no lines and pastel tones. So, here's Snow White, in 1950's-ish cute clothes. :)...I really liked the result, so you may expect more of these coming. ;) Second portrait in the series!Lady Chiyo, consort of the daimyo of Inaba, Tetsuyama Osamu."A short silence followed. Taiken broke it, crossing his arms, worried. And... chichi-ue believes Chiyo-san will be able to get the necessary information? Figuring out what the hatamoto knows may not be difficult, but... whos actually investigating the Ayakashi is the commander who captured it. The daimyo raised an eyebrow, accounting the reasoning for a moment, then shrugged. His mien became a little lighter when he finally answered. ...Dont underestimate her. Chiyo is more cunning than all of Itou-donos fools and the hatamoto of Sado put together."(Kisetsu - Spring, Chapter 6: Bloom) The kanji-hiragana reads her name, accompaniedby her family's mon (crest). She wears light ecru colors such as neri-iroand kinari, with hints of gold and grayish pinks. Her kimono has amagnolia motif, and her uchiki and obi feature kikkou (stylized tortoiseshell) - also the base of the Tetsuyama family mon.Kisetsu - Spring is avaliable in portuguese on Amazon, and it's currently beingtranslated to english! New fanart, now inspired by the fun fandom-inspired looks from blogs like Disneybound!The idea is to reference a fictional character, place, etc. through a collage of clothes and accessories. Only, they shouldn't form an obvious costume, but an actually wearable - and fashionable - look!Translating costume concepts into more subtle fashion elements sounded super fun, so I decided to do a series of fandom fashion looks based on Star Trek species! For each one, I put together a collage of clothes and accessories in Polyvore, to convey each design and concept in the most recognizable (and stylish!) way.