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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]

Critiques


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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 :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. ;)

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. :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. :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 ;)
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The colours in this picture and how they blend are beautiful. I like how peaceful and calming it is up near the temple and the purples and blues really helps give that effect.
The ghost is very pretty and makes your eye go straight to her because she is so blue in an area that has more warm colours. But her mouth is the only thing that bothers me. I think it is too long looking on the left side, and a little too close to her nose. And the flames on the lanterns look a little too define. The ends of the flames should (I think) have faded out towards the end of the flames,and become more transparent, like the end of the ghosts tale.

But besides that I really like this piece.
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:icondoctorevil06:
that's so cute!

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Poor little ghost... Though I'm pretty envious of her pet fox. :giggle: Anyway, good job! Very unique.

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:iconellywiick:
so cute, I really like the expression and the colours

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This reminds me alot of the manga Tactics. Do i see the little tree sprites up there to :D

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awesome!!!
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ya know!!1

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It is adorable! I love the kitsune but the coloring keeps screaming "Ninetails!" to me. XD
:icontoshithewolf:
this is very cute.

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Reminds me of the scenery and enemies of Ookami. Well done.

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This is very gorgeous and adorable! I love Japanese spirits too, they can be so wacky. X3

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