AKI SHOURIKAWA

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_{Artist info イラストレーター情報}
AKI SHOURIKAWA  勝利川秋
^{alt. CV Kimui Tamaki  キムイ 玉木
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^{⬛ BLOOD TYPE: B型?
⬛ BIRTHDAY: February 10 _{(ニート日ｗ)}
⬛ ORIENTATION: Right-handed
■and, if you believe in them:
🐉龍年・♒︎太陽星座・♈︎月星座・♓︎上昇星座・INTP}Hello! ( ˙▿˙ )/
I mostly go by AKI SHOURIKAWA
as an illustratorーAki or AKEHHH
for short online.
_{I also go under different aliases
for other things＊, but just 'Aki' is oki!}

^{It would be nice to have a reliable, stable website to display and organize every different thing I have in one place, but for now...I am an internet vagabond here, there, and a little bit of everywhere online.
I'm into drawing and handcrafts
involving paper and pixels, for the most part!}― ― ― ― ―This alias started by uploading traditional fan arts online as TheAwesomeAki-kun on DeviantArt sometime in 2013年, and from there went on to doing all sorts of creative projects, joining contests, and other shenanigans. My first commissions + character designs (adoptables) were opened for sale as LarcheDeMorce during my highschool years (～2016年) to trade with other artist friends.Now, I'm currently in my 20's as a Freelance Illustratorーstill open for drawing commissions and assisting fellow creatives' projects★ーusing mixed mediums with primarily an Anime/Manga/Chibi style!※I also have a $0+ mini Resources Shop opened absolutely for FREE for whoever might need them, as a way to return the favor to all the free learning + hobby resources that got me through so much when I was a kid.And, whenever I'm resting up my hands and waiting for ink to dry, I sometimes sing and edit silly videos on my YouTube channel to appease my halcyon childhood aspirations of being something like a voice actor / utaite under the alias of Kimui Tamaki | キムイ 玉木 but, nowadays, it's purely just for fun^♬― ― ― ― ―My art is very low-tech and low-budget.
But as chaotic as it may get, I want to create all sorts of things and play around with many interesting colors and concepts from around the world and bring them to life with these shaky, shaky handsーlearning and getting through life through drawing!☆The tiniest bit of your support, patronage, or even words of encouragement and enthusiasm means a lot to keep kicking and drawing another day.Even if you can't purchase a commission
or tip on myko-fi, please know
that just viewing, commenting, sharing, retweeting, or reblogging my work helps
and is very much appreciated!♪. . . . . .
Thanks for looking,
and I hope you have
a wonderful rest of your day.Be seeing you around!
-AKEHHH---- ★ ----

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^{◙ PREFERRED ART MEDIUMS :
TRADITIONAL：} Ink, Colored pencils
^DIGITAL： Raster, Pixel

⬛ DRAWING EQUIPMENT LIST:
^{※Brand・Tool Name, Category|★アナログ / TRADITIONAL：
・Tachikawa, Nikko, Zebra, Skyists, Kuelox・Dipping Pen Nibs | Glass Dip Pen | DAISO・Sumi Ink | Thunlit・0.38mm Bent-tip Fountain Pen | Thunlit, Karkos ・Fountain Pen inks | Brutfuner, Colleen, Faber Castell ・Colored Pencils | Alcohol Markers | 0.5mm + 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil | Pilot BP-1 RT (F)・0.5mm Ballpoint pen | 40-50gsm Newsprint | misc Scrap paper backs | 90-180gsm Paper | 120-220gsm Vellum board / Specialty paper / Cardstock☆ディジタル / DIGITAL：
MediBang Paint, MS Paint・Digital Drawing Programs | UGEE M708・Drawing Tablet | EzGif・Online .gif maker | misc. Online file converters | Audacity・Audio Editor Program |OpenShot, Windows Movie Maker・Video Editor Programs}
_{※ Not sponsored。}

― ― ― ― ―⬛ FAVORITE COLORS:
▲◆_Lemon、▲◆_Lime、▲◆_Jade、▲◆_Tea、
▲◆_Honey、 ▲◆_Orange、 ▲◆_Vermillion、
▲◆_{Electric Blue}、 ▲◆_{Deep Blue}、▲◆_Indigo、
▲◆_Cream、▲◆_{Pale Indigo}、▲◆_Ube

ALT. HEX CODES:
^{■● #ffff57・■● #dfff5e・■● #797a68・■● #7b8552・
■● #ffd342・■● #ff960d・■● #ff550d・
■● #1fecff・■● #0957e6・■● #160373・
■●#fafae8・■● #d3d3f2・■● #683e82・}
― ― ― ― ―_{⬛ FAVORITE FICTION:
Silly premises, most things w/ whimsy,
endearing character dynamics,
pure-hearted BL, Shounen, Mystery,
pretty much any type of fiction
clearly being held together by
its creator's hopes and dreams;
it's the very charm of even very
flawed stories, I think!}

^{※see MyAnimeList and Backloggery for personal recommendations!}
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_{⬛ FASCINATION & INTERESTS:
Visual variations of a pattern, style, or an item design・Looking at other people's creations from the heart, even if 'bad' by certain standards・Cleaning something grimy and seeing the shimmer afterwards・Vintage advertisement posters from Victorian Era up to the 80s・Simulation, Management, and Rhythm games・Old-school, 2D / Pixel-style media・Puzzle mechanisms and game mechanics・Nature's designs・Funny uses of free will・Doodling on everything, including my own work・Decorative 漢字 (see Decorative English ⌕) and usage of interesting symbols...maybe not as intended・Making lists and organizing systems・Getting lost in google image hunts and wikipedia rabbit holes that will never be useful in daily living・Hypothetical mental gymnastics during window online shopping and ending up not getting anything・Miniatures・Turning things into earrings・Makeshift furniture or tools w/ cardboard boxes and tape・Karaoke ^{(※only in the shower, in-between chores, and during deadline panic. I don't know
most of the songs on karaoke machines...)}}― ― ― ― ―
_{⬛ WEAKNESSES:
Smoke and dust・The kind of fatigue that makes you surrender in despair ・Budgetary restraints and geographical limitations...・Keeping up with universal advancements and trends・Expressing anything with just words (Non-native speaker, sorry for my crimes against English... and linguistics itself)・Getting caught up in semantics and misnomers・Every possible kind of technical misfortune and difficulty・Directions and maps・Easily forgetting what I thought about, right when I'm about to write it down to not forget it・Tooth ache and sore throat that cannot be reasoned with or bribed・Falling behind my laundry・Printer ink costs ^{(it is a sham!!)}・the recurring curse of the mortal coil・This itty bitty frail body・Overheating・The sun.}

― ― ― ― ―My impossible dream is to be
able to draw everything
by memory; freehandedly!^{But the more doable dream
is simply to keep drawing,
until my very end.}
_{(:3 」∠)
＿人人人人人人人_
＞ We'll only get＜
＞ this ONE life,＜
＞ after all!! ＜
^YYYYYYYYYY}
― ― ― ― ―_{(some of) Trifling Anxieties as of recent...}^{『...One step at a time,
we'll eventually plow through
thousands of unsorted files.......』『...establishing long shots, storyboarding pacing...
speech bubbles turning out weirdly-shaped, too...』『Pixel art dithering is just the
digital version of traditional ink hatching
......and both are difficult to do well orz』}
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