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Manga Art Exchange (MAX) is this site that opened in late December 2001 as a go-between for artists to draw each others' characters. As a charter member of MAX, here's a display of what I've given and gotten out of it. Rounds run every half month, and sign up is open to anyone. Visit their site for details. July 2005 B Outgoing To: Iggygirl Limbo Zone Thematic piece for Neon Rainbow Genesis, a supernatural science fiction story. 
Left to right: fire, earth, wind, plants, water, lightning. Materials: pen and marker July 2005 A Outgoing To: Zethias Zethia's deviantart page Shio 
Conceptual style sketch of this winged character. Materials: pen and ink and pencil June 2005 B Outgoing To: Iggygirl Iggygirl's website Easil
Easil is a resident of the deep woods, so this one's heavy on the background. Materials: pen and ink and pencil Incoming From: Fireserpent Tinted Character from Moment and Couple 
June 2005 A Outgoing To: Ichigo Pan Ichigo Pan's website Various characters 
Ichigo Pan = Strawberry Bread Materials: pen and ink and marker with computer editing Incoming From: Sedge Sedge's deviantart page Laka from Magic to the Masses 
May 2005 B Outgoing To: Kohaku Flos Absymi Flos Absymi 
Flos Absymi is half human half wolf, and this is my take on how the two were combined. Materials: pen and ink and marker and I don't remember if I used anything else. Incoming From: Ichigo Pan Ichigo Pan's website Laka from Magic to the Masses 
May 2005 A Outgoing To: Sketchaholic (Yuko) Sketchaholic's Deviantart page The artist herself 
Yuko's got a lot of detail in her work, so I took some cues from there, especially with the spiral patterns. Materials: pen and ink Incoming From: Odd Oddensesantly Takehashi Ume from Umeda Story 
April 2005 B Outgoing To: Iggygirl (Ingrid) Iggygirl's DeviantArt Page The artist herself and one of her characters 
Ingrid and one of her many dragons. Having done plenty of outlined stuff with the micron pen, this time I used colored pencil to suggest an outline for a softer look. Materials: Pencil and marker Incoming From: Kohaku Flos-Abysmi Laka from Magic to the Masses 
April 2005 A Outgoing To: Uncreativity Uncreativity Pages 95-96 of the The Omega Key science fiction imrpo comic.  Page 95 Page 96 Incoming From: Artchikin Art Chicken Li and Chen from Tomorrow's Tales 
Incoming From: Hawk Alternate Dimension Ume and Ichiro from Umeda Story 
"The background image is a photo I actually took while in Umeda, during the summer festival season. It looks like the couple's future really IS in Umeda, doesn't it? They're a nice little item."- Hawk Spring 2005 Index |
