Haha, yes, the feathers are a tad much, I agree. XD With my character, it's more the pencil skirts and the lace and such. She wears a mix of goth-esque clothing and jewelry, along with burlesque things.

Yeah, I would like to wing it, as well. 8D So do you have any ideas for the universe? I propose that it be kind of like The World Ends with You, but with a fantasy twist... Have you played that game? It's kind of... hip-hop grunge, I guess? XD I don't really know how to explain it. 8P

Well, I got a book and a few things that it recommended to start drawing... Then I just never got up the motivation for it. XD I really should, the book cost almost twenty dollars. 8P And I was trying to pixel a skirt. 8P I learned a little, but not before I lost interest. I should try that again though. It was fun.

Yeah, I will try starting up one of them tonight. Usually I watch an hour or two (if I'm really into it) of anime before I head off to sleep. :3

Goootcha :yes:
That kind of reminds me of Gothic/Punk stuff hahaha
Maybe they're Burlesque-inspired?

Emmy - Probably. *nods* Those two genres can be mix-and-matched quite easily, or so I've found when making up the "wardrobe" for that particular character.

Mai - Ohnoes, a game I don't know! I'll look it up, though, and see about it. Grunge is love, in my opinion, so I'll probably adore the idea. XD

Haha! Yeah, I have a couple of books on drawing too - cheap, 5 dollar-discount-store books, but with pretty neat things in it. I urge you to draw and pixel again! You'll enjoy it... when you don't want to throw away your computer mouse in frustration, at least.
If you'd like, I could reference you to some pixeling guides, though? There's one in particular that helped me a lot when I was learning.

Ah, I see. A fun way to enter into dream-land. ^^

Haha - that would explain it then :yes:

Omg - every time I say Burlesque I want to say Baroque XD;
Which reminds me of Cogsworth saying "If it's not Baroque, don't fix it! *laughs*" in Beauty and the Beast during the tour of the castle xD;;;

...now I want to see that movie again! >///<

I love Cogsworth. He's positively snobby. <3

Hehehe - I love him too <333
He and Lumiere are my favorites <333
Second are Chip, Mrs. Potts, and the puppy <3

Same here~! <3 Almost in that exact order-! Though I do rather like Chip a lot, too. He's just so CUTE. >///<

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Cupcake - Bloomers always looked both uncomfortable and extremely cute to me. ^^

They just look like puffy adorable shorts, in a way. When I get a pair, I'll tell you how they feel.

Haha! You do that!

I don't enjoy wearing anything that's "puffy", though... so that's probably why they seem uncomfy to me. XD

Aha... That's a concept.

Yeah, I love my loli, I put it on today to feel pretty... But I've been feeling pretty anyways the past few days; I got my braces off on Wednesday and everybody at school was like, "whoa, you got hot all of a sudden."

Rei: Here's the official website for the game. It reflects the overall game mood pretty well. The World Ends with You. The game is actually based in Shibuya, so I don't know if "grunge" is the right word for it... but I added on "hip-hop," so it might fit after all. *Mai nods*

Oh, pixeling references would be very helpful! I would appreciate that muchly. 8D

Ahahaha. XD Isn't it nice to feel pretty, Cupcake? I felt pretty when I got my hair cut.

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Same here~! <3 Almost in that exact order-! Though I do rather like Chip a lot, too. He's just so CUTE. >///<

Lolol!
I know right?
He's such an adorable human tooo <333

It IS nice to feel pretty. Someone important in my life has been making me feel very pretty... I love him~! <3

Yay for love! 8D

*Mai covets your New Year's hairpin* I love that thing. I wants to buy it for meself someday.

I know, right? He's a friend, but he's more that that. He makes me feel happy. Hopefully he can come over to my house tomorrow, I haven't seen him since Thursday (we were seeing each other everyday at school for like... all year, it's weird not seeing him everyday.)

I love my pin, don't covet it~~ I got it really cheap from Steve the Garden hose. SO NICE! I didn't even really pay for it, just traded. XD

Having someone who makes you feel pretty and awesome is really the best. <3 Those kind of people are really rare-! No wonder you miss him, Cupcake. ^^

@Mai: I think I remember reading a manga with a similar title... and characters, AND storyline! XD I think it was a promotional comic type thing, maybe. In any case, as far as I'm concerned, that sounds pretty kewl. ^^ I'm game~!

I'm going to have to look for a couple of other references, but the one that benifitted me the most when I started out was the tutorial on Watermelon Bubblegum. For the most part it's best to just save every nicely-pixeled item that you happen upon, and then observe how the other person pixelled it by zooming in on it in MS Paint or something.

@Emmy: SUCH a cute little human, he is~ <3 It's one of my most beloved Disney movies, but it's been YEARS since I've seen it.

Awwwesome. *Mai does happy flailing dance* Should we move our planning out the RP to PMs?

And thanks for the site! I'll be sure to look at it in-depth laters. 8D Also thanks for the advice. It is good advice. 8D

Awesome~! \o/ And yeah, we probably should.

Teehee. ^////^
Well, I learned by practice..? XD I'm trying to figure out how to make grass at the moment, actually. *stares at the nearly-white screen* It's hard to make it look both cute and semi-realistic.

Love your new avatar, by the way. Its' a fun colourscheme! Very Clopin-esque.

Sweet. I'll be sending you a PM in a minute, then. 8D

Yes, I should practice, too! 8D The skirt I'm working on right now looks... ALMOST okay, but at the same time... totally a failure. XD Oooh, grass. Sounds cool and yet difficult at the same time? Is it?

Oh, this old thing? *Mai flips hair over her shoulder* Why, thank you, my dear. ;D

Am I hearing words about RP???
-just finished laundry so is now active- I WANTS RP!!

Haha! Yeah, Mai and I are planning out an RP. ^^

@Mai: Sweet~

...maybe you could send what you have so far to me? :o Because often it's a case of staring blindly at something and KNOWING something is off, but just not being able to find it - while someone else could find it in a heartbeat.
Grass is... fun when done right, but a pain in the ass to actually get right. :/ I'm trying to make one of those "grassy circle platform" things that is often used to put a doll on it to create a kind of scene. *grumbles* Damn you, grass, why must you be so evil?!

Haha! You're welcome~

Yes, yes! We are RP-planning. 8D

I already PMed you, Rei (if I may call you that). ;D Check yer inbox.

*Mai exorcises grass*

I am going to be raising money for my crown with a vengeance now! Playing games and posting and selling some of my higher-worth items. Except... I'm scared about selling because I don't know how the marketplace works very well. O__O;;; Advice? Tips? Halp?

EDIT: Annnnd I'm off to take a shower. Be back later. 8D

Rei is peachy~

And no, I meant, send me what you have for the skirt, already. XD

When it comes to the marketplace HERE, I sadly have no tips. I don't use the marketplace on Mene much. >.< Gomen~

Ohhh.. ReiyukaE, could I rp with you?? Different RP and all... You seem really literate~