I just love Rukia, she's sooo awesome! I just used her as an excuse to try out some new things, I wanted to do something with consistent light for once...and I like portraits...so why not making a semi-realistic Rukia? I had so much fun with this one...it took me just 4 hours streight with PS CS5 :3
She is thinking of Ichigo (come on..is the OTP). I'm waiting for the 501 chapter, I totally want to see Ichigo going out of that ugly cage and I definitively don't want to see Grimmjoy making an appearance...-.- (I must be the only one that doesn't like arrancars...) I would rather see some Ulquiorra or Starkk <3
Edit: Ok...chapter 501 WTF! This deviation should also be applied to Byakuya, seriously, Kubo just killed me...BYAKUYA??? Of all people in Soul Society...WHY HIM? D: This will cause some major MindFucks for Rukia and Ichigo now...*sighs* Can this get anymore dramatic?
PLUS: we now have to wait another week to see the mystery person.
Oh my goodness. This is breath-taking. Rukia is so beautiful! I love this piece. The composition, the colors, the skin (beautiful skin!), the eyes, the hair, the highlights, shading, posing, and emotion are all so perfect. I love everything about it. I'm really impressed! One of the important things about portraits that people often forget about is to make the nose red, especially around the nostrils. We automatically reach for the black or brown paint and forget about that bit of red. Adding that red and pink really helps to give the portrait life. This is a gorgeous piece.
I love Rukia! She has got to be one of, if not the, coolest Bleach characters ever. By far my favorite anime, and this is probably one of my favorite pictures of her. Love the use of light.