silk painting

[aimeekitty]

Susan and I ordered some Tsukineko inks and brushes this week (for painting silk), so I went over to her house to fart around with them. It was nice to have company, and frankly, my apartment is so small and messy right now that there's no way I'd have had room to paint there. (We don't even have a table and this was like at least 6 yards of fabric...)


Here's the pretty much finished cape fabric. There's something about the kinda-messy bleeding that is appealing to me. I like how the metallics turned out, too. Pretty good for a first try anyway. All in all, it was good fun. Kinda like finger painting. ha. If I do it again and want a more controlled look, I think I'll use stencils or resist. You can't tell in this dark light, but the colors are nice and saturated. I'm very happy with the inks I got.
(as you can see, Youta's helping)


It's loosely based on this Amano Vampire Hunter D image:


A rose in Susan's garden:



Also, Ryu put up Hello Kitty Yukata obi this past week. (there's still several colorways left!)
I picked out this goldXpink one since it would coordinate best with my existing yukata (and it's really hard for me to find yukata long enough). It was a hard choice though the lavendarXpink was super cute, too.

Comments

[iamchubbybunny.livejournal.com]

durrr silk painting... so cool!! I love the way it came out! jesus christ, aimee, i can'twait to see pics of your finished D costume ::drool::

ALSO! Much love for hello kitty obi!!! I need to get in some more yukata wearing while it's still summer... I have another yukata i need to get shipped to me from home, but damn, I wish I had extra coin for another yukata and obi set <3

[whatwith.livejournal.com]

Oh man, you keep pumping out these amazing things. That costume is going to be completely epic once it's finished. I can't wait to see!

[uniformgrey.livejournal.com]

I love seeing the dedication and joy you give your costumes! Thanks for posting!

[kaijule.livejournal.com]

I really enjoy how Youta always tries to help, hehe XD

The painting turned out really nice! It looks very much like the Amano picture you posted :D

And that obi fabric is so cute!

[dave-iii.livejournal.com]

I wear Hawaiian style shirts as a habit, and I would walk ten miles (and back again) to have a shirt made with either material shown here. Gorgeous and delightful ^_^

[dave-iii.livejournal.com]

Icon love! Always fun to see another jackalope. ^_^

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

Hey, well, I wouldnt make the shirt, but I could try making you some fabric (as a commission) if you found someone to make the shirt for you.

[uminomamori.livejournal.com]

pretty!

[dave-iii.livejournal.com]

I'll keep that in mind, when money loosens up a bit. I just happen to be married to someone who could make the shirt for me. ^_^

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

sure! I'd have to order fabric and inks for it obviously.

[dave-iii.livejournal.com]

Well, naturally. This probably wouldn't be for a good while, anyway-- like, months from now.

[yume-ninja.livejournal.com]

omg you make all my D fantasies come true :D im so excited for this costume

[discofish.livejournal.com]

This is gorgeous. It totally makes me want to do an Amano-style costume. I can't wait to see the final result!

[okamishoujo.livejournal.com]

Oh goodness, that's so beautiful!!
I'm so excited to see the final result ;.;

[sekiria.livejournal.com]

The progress shots you are doing of the D costume are really exciting! I can't wait to see it all come together.

Hello Kitty obi... but of course they exist, huh? :D Thanks for the link! So awesome!

[ashbet]

That cloak is going to be AWESOME. All these D costume teasers are really making me anticipate the end result!

-- A :D