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by Takashi Nakagawa

Things like the shadow of the sword resting on the charactePs shoulder and the crossed strings on the side of the body express the delicate body lines of this female. The reality of the smali details and the detailed artwork heap up a feeling of tension to the scene.

A raised leg with the heels of the sandals drawn ever so carefully. While simultaneously supporting the character's weight, it expresses the indication of the character's movement in this moment in time with a delicate feeling of stability.

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PC effects management has in due time become the main-current faction; however, the fundamentals lie in the design and composition.

The quirkiness of PC effects comes from deformed characters and compositions

While bringing out the sense of tension and movement in the drawing above may look easy, this in fact requires highly advanced skills. The deformation was done starting with an image of a swirl with the heroine arranged in the center. Take notę of how the artist had syncronized the swirling effect with the approaching enemies. This is a fine example of how having a elear vision enables one to create such marvelous enemy characters possessing sinister qualities. This type of layout urges one to stretch his/her imagination beyond ordinary boundaries.

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