[Art dump] The Aristocat + Princetalia

[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

Or, a small art dump of half-finished projects with I-ran-out-of-creativity names.

Titles: Aristocat; Princetalia
Artist: sobdasha
Characters: Austria-cat, N. Italy-kitten, HRE-kitten; HRE, Chibitalia
Pairings: HRE/Chibitalia
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Description: Apparently I like my crossovers: Aristocat = Nekotalia + The Aristocats; Princetalia = Chibitalia arc + Le Petit Prince

So this first one you can blame on icon #27 from this post. At first glance I mistook Hungary-cat for a N. Italy-kitten, and promptly gave a joyous squeal of "It's just like that scales and arpeggios song!" quickly followed by an equally silly proclamation: "From now on instead of Austria-cat I'm going to call him The Aristocat!" But then I realized that it was actually Hungary-cat, and that I still needed my crossover, and I was forced to draw it myself.

Aristocat - Scales and arpeggios:


You must learn your scales and your arpeggios

No, I don't know of this "perspective" you speak of. And yes, the piano is supported by magic, Aristocat is just that amazing.

Aristocat - Practicing:


If you're faithful to your daily practicing you will find your progress is encouraging

Practice = stalking ??

The correct way to draw a Holy Roman Empire-kitten is to shrink a Germany-cat and then put a yellow ribbon on him, Y/Y?

In theory there are more pictures that can fit in this series, but so far I've been too lazy to draw them.

This next one is not a complete storyline, but apparently I can't resist trying to cross everyone in Hetalia over with Le Petit Prince.

Princetalia - Petite vie mélancolique:


ta petite vie mélancolique
your melancholy little life

The background shading was a last-minute compromise experiment, which hopefully turned out well.

(I also scanned this in black and white, because I can't decide between the two versions; this one preserves the softness of the background and keeps it from overwhelming the picture, but the black and white has a charming crispness to it)

Princetalia - Ramona soigneusement ses volcans:


Il ramona soigneusement ses volcans
He carefully swept his volcanoes

Technically since I just made Chibitalia the rose in the preceding picture, he shouldn't be the one to sweep the volcanoes. But with all the sweeping Chibitalia does, how can I possibly resist this image?

(I also scanned this in black and white, because I can't decide between the two versions; this one preserves the softness of the background and keeps it from overwhelming the picture, but the black and white has a charming crispness to it)

And then for a bonus, because they both ended up on the same paper, here's the sheet of reference-sketching I used:


As it turns out, if I not only get a reference image, but also try drawing it on scrap paper first, it actually improves my drawing ability. If only I could have gotten that through my head years earlier.

The images are from:
- That blog image
- Icon #27
- That other blog image
- Lei Chi Sono Dolci 01, for both Chibitalia and HRE
The other four scribbles are debating how I might color in the background without messing the picture up

I could also probably add at least one other picture to this series, but--lazy.

Comments

[snowpoison.livejournal.com]

The first one is so cute :'D

Aristocat that is PERFECT.

/dies

[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I know, I can't believe I haven't run across anyone calling him that yet.

[daily-ruse.livejournal.com]

MARRY ME.
PLEASE.
Le Petit Prince is my favourite book. I'm getting a tattoo from it. AND YOU JUST MIXED IT WITH MY FAVOURITE ANIME. ♥ ♥ ♥

[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

Thank you! <3

It's people like you who keep encouraging me to shamelessly do stuff like this over and over again but I don't mind, I'm having too much fun doing it. (I don't know if you clicked through all the links but if not, here I also drew a Spamano version (http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/8536823.html), in case you're longing for more.)

[snowpoison.livejournal.com]

No, I don't know of this "perspective" you speak of. And yes, the piano is supported by magic, Aristocat is just that amazing.

HELL YESSS.

8DDDDD

[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

It was kind of half-accident, half-on-purpose that Italy-kitten ends up in front of where I'd draw one piano leg, Aristocat ends up in front of where I'd draw the other, and the one in back is likely hidden by the piano itself. If Austria can play piano on the ocean he can certainly play one that appears to have no legs!

I can't really draw either cats or pianos but that's all those pictures consist of. On the other hand, they turned out much better than I expected, so I am pleased.

[janitalia.livejournal.com]

I love your art ,so beautiful and sweet! :)

[sobdasha.livejournal.com]

Thank you~! <3