While cleaning up my files on the computer, I found Phi and I’s work in progresses for our AX Anime Matsuri collaboration from Summer 2006. I remember it was difficult for us to draw before the deadline because Phi and I were 400 miles apart for summer break! Phi ended up visiting me the week before it was due, and we worked together to get this done! I worked on the girl, and Phi worked on the guy, but in the end both of us did lineart and colouring for both the characters. We like to mix it up when we do collaborations~ We coloured it with COPIC marker and airbrushed the background. Everyone loves the AX red block <3 The background could have been more detailed but we were low on time.

sketch // color test // final

We won the theme “Anime Expo Festival” and the prize was to have their work put on one of the 15th anniversary cakes! It was really neat. We attended the festival, and I had about three slices of cake. It was soooo delicious! I think it was some sort of lemon cream cake?

Me & Phi getting called up against our will by Lionel >_<!

15th Anniversary Cake

Our cake looked so cool, but we didn’t get a slice of it since they had 3 other cakes to cut through first *laugh* Oh well, we still took a lot of pictures. Happy 15th Anniversary! (Although it would be on 17th this year?)

Phi and I finally finished the website, and can finally post on our blog!  We just got back from a Hawaii trip with our friends early April, where we ate delicious pineapples, swam with a sea turtle, got lost while kayaking, bought tons of macadamia nuts and LUPICIA teas, and relaxed on the beach.  We ended up getting sun burnt, but it was worth it!

Phi is out sick today, and I’m busy at work/moving apartments, but we’ll be updating soon with our arts for http://www.acparadise.com!  Afterwards, it will be a long, hard road to Artist Alley at Fanime and Anime Expo this year~  We hope to see you there!