The Hirasawa Genius

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Factorize x^2 - 13x + 30; ans: (x) * (x) - (13) * (x) + (30)

- Yui Hirasawa

So then; this post is not dedicated to her LOL. Rather, its more on the lines of attempt #04, or the second attempt to up the level of realism unto a manga (whimsical pictures) character. The target character was Yui Hirasawa, the light-headed girl- the epitome of cuteness, and a personal favourite

Some things definitely have to go, now that she no longer that moe looking 11 year old moe-blob impersonating a 17 year old high school student. No matter how her character may deem otherwise, it was imperative that a portrait of her cannot include the chibi traits. The diabetes-inducing sweetness have to be moderated with biological maturity, on the other hand Azy-nyan had already set a (personally) high benchmark for a 3rd attempt. On the third leg I am still halfway searching my own drawing style, complimented with an onslaught of depth perception problems. Damn, it was tough stuff.

Well, I had started by using initial measurments for Azu-nyan. However it soon became apparent that I was on the way to cloning her all over again. Moreover, Yui was technically supposed to be 1 year older. In the end, slight modifications were given to the head-eye-chin proportions to give a slightly more matured look. More emphasis was also given to the eyes (make-up?) and eyebrow.

And the hair was nightmare. In the original it came down in clumps, but this cannot be transcripted without looking as if she had been up and around with lots of wax. I guess I traded some of the cute-factor off to gravity.... I really need to learn how to draw proper.

Well, I guess the end product looks quite cool- the digital copies look terrible, so I cannot post them up online. Well, it was noted that she looks 18 (one year more... ), and slightly older than Azy-nyan. It was also detected that she seems comparitively softer, intuitive and gentle. HOORAY- character conversion success. 

Alright, two down, three more to go- The next picture would involve slight perspective (a BIG challenge), although the hair would be slightly easier. Perhaps it would only be completed 2 days later, since I have an assignment due tomorrow, so in the meantime Mio-chan would have to wait. As for Azy-nyan and our Hirasawa Genuis, hopefully they go well together in my sketch-file. They are technically inseperable in the anime anyway.... LOL.

Attributes:
Genre: Version 1.6 anime/manga character conversions. (1.0 for manga, 2.0 for portraits)
Source Material: Yui Hirasawa, Sakurakou K-ON Bu, K-ON!! Listen!!
Dimensions: 15 : 10 cm bust portrait (i.e. head and shoulders).
Idealism factor: 75% (how much was made up)
Duration: 3.5 hours
Attempts: Global- 4th attempt, local- 1st attempt.
Comments: Could be made more realistic via detailed facial shadowing (but that requires reference), could be more fluid without arbitrary mathematical measurments, the full body could be added to compliment.