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Original: Bored Little Ghost

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I needed a break from commissions, and luckily had another half day of free time at work for my own projects.

The inspiration for this comes from how beautiful and spooky Japanese temples can be at night. That and Japanese ghosts are neat; they've got everything ranging from truly terrifying to just plain silly. Anywhere that has sandal and umbrella spirits is doing something right!

I modeled the temple and gate as 3D modeling practice; renders of the models are here: [link] [link] [link]

Info on all the obake here can be found here: [link]
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:star::star::star::star::star-half: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star: Impact

Please forgive the critique if it sucks, I'm still learning to give good ones.

What to say, hmmm, I’m never good at starting these things <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/g/g…" width="17" height="15" alt=":giggle:" title="Giggle" /> And I’m sorry this is really long.

First off, I like the colors in this. My eyes are drawn and are being fought between the cherry blossom tree and the color of the yūrei’s kimono. I love how the color of the temple, moon and those around it up to the shrine gate is so peaceful. It reminds me of what a real temple might look like in the right season, well in anime form at least. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/w…" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)" />

Hmm, some things that would be better, is that if the mouth on the yūrei was a little smaller on the right side (my right her left), and that if it was down a tad bit more. Other than that the only thing that I could see that could use fixing is bakechochin’s flames. They could be a bit more transparent like the yūrei’s tail and maybe a bit blurred too. Oh and the Hitodama could be a bit transparent, but it also looks good as it is right now. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/a/a…" width="15" height="15" alt=":aww:" title="Aww" />

As for the rest, I like how she is petting the kitsune, it’s really cute, though the tails looked too spaced out for my taste. The bakeneko and how it’s just casually walking down the steps just like any other normal cat would. Though the karakasa-obake and bakezōris are well done, and sorta cute, they make me wonder. Like is the karakasa-obake chasing something, or is it just floating there? And why is one of the bakezōri falling over? But I love this piece no matter what I think might be wrong with it. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/a/a…" width="15" height="15" alt=":aww:" title="Aww" /> It shows off the great history and lore of Japanese/Chinese cultures. That is why I think it is amazing.

P.S. – I also like the cute hidden Kodamas in the tree <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/w…" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)" />