#fanart analysis

[malkogromit]

Trying to capture a moment from “Not a Break-up”.

I think the truth — or what cuts closer to the bone — is in the front-facing stillness.

This moment is actually about rage turning into a performance of composure, which I didn‘t fully pull off here. It would work better as comic panels, showing that shift through movement.

I tried different angles and my usual style, but none fit.

The author described it best (excerpt):

“In those chapters, Tony was pretending to be a robot with no feelings, whose only purpose was to go along with Steve and do what was ‘right’ in his eyes.”

Art-wise, a blank face is a hard sell for “trying desperately to hold down the hurt of being let go, when that hurt hasn’t faded one bit.”

So, go read the original.

Room number: 27100441

(Text on artwork is in Chinese, my first language. Hope the meaning carries through the visual!)

[aareselkie]

Original Kenshin vs. Female AU Kenshin

I often get asked what the difference is between the original Kenshin and my female alternative version, so I want to explain it properly.

Visually, the distinction is subtle but symbolic.

The original Kenshin carries the well-known X-shaped scar on his left cheek, a visible mark of violence and atonement.

The female version does not have this scar instead, she bears a cherry blossom–shaped birthmark on her chest, something hidden, private, and only discovered much later.

Narratively, the original character's gender is known from the beginning, just as in the canon series.

In the alternative universe, however, the female Kenshin's gender is revealed much later, adding another layer of concealment, survival, and vulnerability.

Trauma and war memories are where the contrast becomes most clear.

The male Kenshin appears able to suppress, compartmentalize, or quietly process his past.

The female version, on the other hand, suffers visibly from the long-term consequences: Emotional scars that surface through dissociation, exhaustion, and psychological aftereffects.

Fate and relationships also diverge.

In canon, the story leads us toward Kenshin and Kaoru.

In the alternative version, the emotional gravity shifts: The female Kenshin appears closer to Saitō, not as a simple romance, but as a shared understanding between two people shaped by war.

Both versions are Kenshin.

They simply carry their history and its weight, in different ways.

[lite-reignite-tonight]

(Please click through to ninshokou's Instagram to see the art) Ryuunosuke's portrait

Ryuunosuke's portrait has just been revealed by pulling back first the green curtain, and then pulling aside the white drop cloth that had been protecting it. The portrait is of a past Ryuunosuke, as he's still wearing his gakuran. The painting ends just after the second button, which as Nuri has recently reminded us, is right where the heart is. The pure white of the drop cloth that was protecting the painting is reminiscent of a shroud -- this past Ryuunosuke is gone now.

The portrait itself is split into several parts; light and dark, and blind and seeing. At the center of the composition, where the the hackimaki/blindless and the light meet, Ryuunosuke can't see and his tears are hidden. This corner is just above Ryuunosuke himself, showing the viewer the hurt he has. Of course, the other eye that can see in the light is crying, but he's made no move to wipe the tears away.

Ryuunosuke and Kazuma

Ryuunosuke is wearing both his DLC outfit and Karuma -- he's grown past the grieving student. He's facing towards the light with Karuma by his side, with his left hand in a fist right over his heart. He's frowning with complicated expression on his face, a bit taken aback.

Kazuma is in the light now, but his face is shadowed and he's still wearing his black cloak. However, the cloak, like the drop cloth, has opened to reveal what's underneath. Kazuma is touching the hilt of his saber, symbolic of showing Ryuunosuke his new resolve.

Kazuma also has a complicated expression on his face, hopeful and apologetic and loving and desperate. He's down on one knee, his face close to the second button. However, from the expressions on the faces and the grief in portrait this is not a marriage proposal.

It was an apology. Who else could have painted the portrait? Kazuma, afraid of screwing up his words in front of Ryuunosuke, decided to use the painting to show he understood.

[catbycoded]

i really enjoy how the last scene of viktor and jayce has inspired people to explore color palettes and markmaking. in recent years the fully blended artstyle has become very popular, and there is an indefinite beauty in it, but it becomes repetitive at times. seeing this BEAUTIFUL hand-drawn scene inspire people to expirament with patterns and designs in their pieces just pushes my theory that the show is sparking a new unique renaissance within the art community. keep expiramenting! keep being inspired!!!

[a-selkie-abroad]

The sheer versatility of Dream’s designs keeps bugging/fascinating me so heres a super low-effort table I made of them

[metal-bubble]

Analysis No One Asked For

Artists statement on this artwork:

I always start with the heads.. i do hair first and sometimes a partial face, then move to the body. I did rocky and bins hair then an outline of their bodies.

It was then i decided to make it a rocky movie poster. The quote is an altered version of the original movie poster quote combined with Astros One In A Million lyrics.

The text at the bottom was inspired by the same poster. I put in the lyrics to the song Birthday Sex by Jeremih, bc hey its a bday lol. Also added a hollywood R rating tag for lolz.

I used a pigma micron #1 and got real sketchy as i drew. More thany usual fanarts lol.

The patches of pattern were also half on purpose. The ones in the letters were planned, but the ones in the bodies were made simply bc i didnt wanna draw the clothing folds lol. Im lazy and not ashamed to use it in my art 🤙.