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Perfect Cherry Blossom

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It's been a while since I've made a new fanart of Yuyuko Saigyouji. How long has it been?

Anyway, here it is. A redesigned version of Yuyuko for my Touhou fan project (if you guys remember...it's Dimensional Crossroads, but who cares about it?)
The redesign's a bit lacking, but it looks great as it is. I tried a more traditional kimono style instead of her usual loose shoulders.

Background took ages to finish. And the veils turned out worse than expected. But I love the calm and serene feel of the piece.

Yuyuko: © ZUN
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:star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Impact

I love how sinister and almost scary Yuyuko looks in this picture - in the majority of pictures that she's in, she's either very happy or very kind. I think this is the first time I've seen how ZUN actually wanted us to see her (apart from the game art and concept itself) - a ghost previously driven mad by her powers over the boarder of life.

The darkness of the background and the slightly dim glow of the butterflies are what make her look this way. Also,she appears to be emerging from the darkness as the ends of her dress look translucent - I don't know whether or not you wanted that, but it worked well <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/> The butterflies are very delicately detailed also and are perfectly scattered.

The Saigyou Ayakashi in the background is absolutely beautiful...The shades of pink that you've used go really well with the rest of the picture and the detail of the blossom is just right <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/w…" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)"/>. If I were to find fault with it, it'd only be in the fact that it seems to be in full bloom...but that doesn't matter at all really, it's been drawn spectacularly.

I like the fact that the moon has a pinky-purple light around it - yet again, I don't know whether this was what you were going for but the colour emphasises for me that Hagukyokurou is her world (Moon = pink = Yuyuko). This makes her seem very powerful also as it shows that not even the moon escapes her realm.

Absolutely stunning work there, keep it up <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/>