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<\/a><\/p>\nTL note: The note at the bottom left is merely translating “creator’s comment” and “illustrator’s comment”, since they are written in English.<\/p>\n
Introduction: 1) Custom Art: Request for the illustration: TL note: The X-series are the various full-armor Link monsters, like X-002 Ace – Shizuku. The “flash blades” can mean pretty much any of the equipment from the theme, but translating them as “Sky Striker” would make it even more confusing.<\/p>\n 2) Concept art: TL note: The title for the following art is “Reinforcement of the Army, version 3”<\/p>\n Setting: Roze’s notes: Eyes: Raye’s design: Volume: Energy lines: Creator’s comment: 3) Composition 3) Composition: Draft notes: Raye’s expression: Illustrator’s comment: 4) [Rough\/draft] & 5) Line art 4) [Rough\/draft]: Expression proposal: TL note: The rest of the notes are exactly what is seen in the expressions, with Roze being either serious or angry, and Raye either smiling, struggling, or being surprised.<\/p>\n Creator’s comment: 5) Line art: Illustrator’s comment: 6) Finish
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\n“Introduction the process used to created the illustration for the ‘Reinforcement of the Army’ OCG card that comes with this book”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“Using the card’s abilities and effects as the baseline, this is [the step] where the characters that will be appearing in the illustration, their situation and such are established, and the details are conveyed”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“-The ‘Sky Striker’ characters, appearing in an alternative artwork version of ‘Reinforcement of the Army'”
\n“-A Raye awakened by two flash blades, showing an even greater power of the X-series. Similarly, an awakened Roze rushes towards there, for a joint battle scene”
\n“-It should look like a sequel to ‘Sky Striker Mobilize – Linkage!’ and ‘Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku’ (alternative artwork version 2)”
\n“-Raye should have sustained damage, and have fragmented energy lines running all over her body, both in her uniform and skin. The same goes for Roze”
\n“-Assume that little time has passed from the fight in ‘Sky Striker Ace – Shizuku’ (alternative artwork version 2). Raye is not equipped with an X-series all over her body, but rather equipped with some parts. Please make [the parts] in the actual card either Shizuku, Hayate or Kaina”
\n“-Please make the scene so that an awakened Roze is equipped with parts of Kagari, and after heading towards Raye, she deflected an attack”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“Using the request as reference, the appearance and clothes of the characters are turned into illustrations. Parts that cannot be included in the card are also designed”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“A few hours earlier…? At a safe location”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nTop: “Cut and untied [hair]”<\/em>
\nMiddle: “Carried [the blanket] with her and caught up [with Raye]”<\/em>
\nBottom: “It helps her relax when she has it around her neck”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nTop: “Shizuku version 2”<\/em>
\nBottom: “Their powers are blending together”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nLeft: “Like a monitor”<\/em>
\nRight: “Bits”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“I want to define the volume & shape of the mecha in the [draft\/rough]”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nMiddle: “Shizuku’s energy lines”<\/em>
\nTop: “Gate-like”<\/em>
\nBottom: “They turn into the color of the X-series”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“Since the illustrations for Linkage, Shizuku, and the previous related cards were focused on Raye, for this one I wanted to make a scene where Roze is the main [focus]. After discussing it with the illustrator, I decided that equipping Raye with Hayate would highlight her in contrast with the red from Roze using Kagari”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“The composition is decided so that the illustration can be contained in the frame. There are cases where various patterns are created”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nFrom left to right: “Back to back”<\/em>, “Both of them are in mid-air”<\/em>, “Looks like she’s deflecting [an attack] after having just arrived”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“Raye notices that ‘X-003’ is approaching, using Hayate’s radar.
\nI was thinking of making her expression in such a way as if her mouth almost looks like…a smile!
\nOr maybe she is surprised by Roze [showing up], covered in wounds and with a struggling face?”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“The direction for the theme and story is checked along with the planner at the time of the conceptualization. I was going to make the details for the weapons more defined after the draft [step], so at this point they were [drawn] very loosely, just to confirm that there are no conflicts with the general feel of the ‘Sky Striker’ series. For the composition, I was told by the planner that since ‘Linkage’ and ‘Shizuku version 2’ had both of them in the ground, this should be a mid-air scene, although I was afraid of the cost of creating a yet unseen scenery for the illustration”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“[The illustration continues to be] drawn up to finer details like expressions and effects, in a quality so that the completed illustration can be envisioned”<\/em> <\/p>\n
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\nLeft: “Roze”<\/em>, right: “Raye”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“For Roze, considering the original appearance of the character, I chose her expression to be ‘A’. For Raye, since I liked the illustrator’s proposal that Raye would know about Roze approaching thanks to Hayate’s radar and their mutual resonance due to their awakened state, I chose her expression to be ‘A’, where she is smiling.”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“The draft is cleaned up, and [the illustration] is completed up to the point right before coloring”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n“I start drawing the line art based on the chosen draft. I also add lines in order to make the vague parts more defined.”<\/em><\/p>\n
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