#windshowers

[jadebrightwind]

Happy Mermay everyone! I've never done a Mermay piece, incredibly, so I decided to try my hand at it. I really enjoyed coloring the water a LOT! It was more complex than I thought it would be, but I think I have a technique down that I like the look of and will use again. It's Jin and Hanako, of course, having some fun amongst the waves at sunrise. It's going to be a good day!

[jadebrightwindarchive]

There's a bit of lore here.... I've got fragmented thoughts, but as a love letter to my younger self, I'm fleshing out one of my earliest OCs and her relationship with the YYH cast, particularly Jin Kaze. Jin x OC, I'm sure you all saw this coming, lol

Anyways, wanted to experiment making a manga page to tell a story. It's been a long time since I've done any comic work, so I'm a bit rusty, shaking off the dust and learning new tricks.

Hope this at least gave you a chuckle!

[jadebrightwind]

Another adorable commission of Jin and Hanako, this time made by Linen Breeze! Thank you so much for your beautiful work!

I believe they are still taking commissions, so please check out their Kofi for more!

You can also find Linen on Twitter and Instagram!

[jadebrightwind]

There's a lot to live for, and a lot to love, so let's sing! Just a little something sweet to brighten up the day and your heart! Wonderful commission of Jin and Hanako doing some karaoke, from @siruoa, who does beautiful work! Their comms are still open, so pop on over and take a peek!

Your honor, I hope they get to do silly, inconsequential things together forever, like sing karaoke or share ice creams. Those are some of the best little things about life.

[jadebrightwind]

Made this for the Hanami season! Welcome, spring! Designing this yukata was so fun! It took me a while, so it might be a bit before I design ones for the other seasons...

...And of course here's one with Jin and Hanako together!

[jadebrightwind]

A commission of my OC, Hanako, and Jin from Yu Yu Hakusho eating a comically large taiyaki, done by Polmcarts! They were a delight to work with and I would absolutely recommend commissioning them! This also arrived very close to Valentine's Day! Many of you know that I've been in the process of moving and have been having a stressful time, so seeing this when it came in was like a little ray of sunshine peeking through a stormy sky. Thank you, Polmcarts! When I get a chance I will be getting a printout of this and adding it to the wall!

[jadebrightwind]

Another beautiful commission arrived today! Thank you so much @staerplatinum for this!! They look so sweet! I had no idea you were going to use these outfits for them, but you made them look so good in these clothes!

Listen, I know Jin is supposed to be a shinobi and Hanako is meant to be a temple worker and they have Very Official Jobs (tm), but some of my favorite things are just them getting to spend time casually together like this.

(Also they didn't have to but Staer included this adorable sketch and my heart is melting HELP!!)

Btw, if you're in the market for a commission, I think Staer is still open on kofi! Give it a peek!

[jadebrightwind]

A 1980's AU set in Ireland wherein Jin is a skateboarding, anarchist punk and Hanako is a college student studying marine biology and environmental conservationism in Dublin and somehow, they cross paths and find out they like the weird in each other and step into each other's worlds. Jin would probably teach Hanako how to do an ollie. Hanako would teach Jin how to dive and pet a shark. Also I gave them cute clothes, some of which you might recognize from a previous piece! His shirt STILL says "Itadakimasu!", but it's in Japanese now!