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Well, here it is folks! The picture that has taken me THREE WEEKS to finish!!!

I hope you can see and appreciate the reason why this partcular piece took me three weeks to accomplish. This is by far the best and most ambitious thing I have ever attempted! I have never tried to create a small-scale group picture before, let alone one with TWELVE characters in it! The hardest thing was to create 6 new characters on the spot - just for this picture!

Yeah, 6 of these characters are new designs, while two of these are pre-constructed, just not designed. So, 4 out of 6 are totally made up just for this picture alone - the first time I ever had to do anything like that before! *_*

Shall I do a role call? Okay, here goes (full profiles when I draw them seperately later):
Right to left, with descriptions to familiarize yourselves with who I'm talking about.

Belinda Frost: Strawberry-blonde, with ringlets. A girl living in Japan as her parents are english teachers. In Kensuke's class.
Hiroshi Shimoda: Black hair, in front. A twin, from Akisa's class. Nothing else on him yet, until I make it!
Fujika Shimoda: Black hair, behind Hiroshi. Also a twin, in Akisa's class.
Yoritomo Nishimoto: Tall in back, dark brown hair. Is the bass guitarist in Kensuke's band. Is going with Sae. Is in Kensuke's class.
Sae Hayasaki Guitar, medium-brown hair. Yes, she's now added to Grateful Days! Kensuke's life-long friend, in his class.
Sachiyo Nishimoto: Little girl, dark brown hair. Yoritomo's sister, likes Kensuke.
Kensuke Hanasaka: Black hair, almost center. Main character of the manga, plays lead guitar in band. Has eyes for Natsuki.
Natsuki Morinaga: Black hair. She's still turning away from Yuushirou's attentions! ^_~ Teaches at Kensuke's school.
Akisa Morinaga: Black hair, front. Natsuki's sister. Loves Kensuke to bits, and he's yet to take notice of her. Even though he's holding her hand in this, he's just a friend, even though she makes it clear of her feelings.
Yuushirou Tanigusa: Silver/white hair (dyed). Still trying to smooch Natsuki! She's still not having it! ^_^
Hitoe Takabayashi: White fringe (dyed). She's happier, as you can see from her smile! Akisa's closest friend, and in her class.
Kazuhiko Yoshizuki: Light brown hair. He's half-american, and always was teased by his feminine looks. Is short, but in Kensuke's class. Is fond of Hitoe, and plays the drums in Kensuke's band.

Okay, I surely hope this clears some characters up, and I hope you all can let me know what you think of this, my most heart-felt work to date!

All characters/Grateful Days are (c)2006 David Mcnab. All Rights Reserved. Any copying is prohibited.

Description
Well, here it is folks! The picture that has taken me THREE WEEKS to finish!!!

I hope you can see and appreciate the reason why this partcular piece took me three weeks to accomplish. This is by far the best and most ambitious thing I have ever attempted! I have never tried to create a small-scale group picture before, let alone one with TWELVE characters in it! The hardest thing was to create 6 new characters on the spot - just for this picture!

Yeah, 6 of these characters are new designs, while two of these are pre-constructed, just not designed. So, 4 out of 6 are totally made up just for this picture alone - the first time I ever had to do anything like that before! *_*

Shall I do a role call? Okay, here goes (full profiles when I draw them seperately later):
Right to left, with descriptions to familiarize yourselves with who I'm talking about.

Belinda Frost: Strawberry-blonde, with ringlets. A girl living in Japan as her parents are english teachers. In Kensuke's class.
Hiroshi Shimoda: Black hair, in front. A twin, from Akisa's class. Nothing else on him yet, until I make it!
Fujika Shimoda: Black hair, behind Hiroshi. Also a twin, in Akisa's class.
Yoritomo Nishimoto: Tall in back, dark brown hair. Is the bass guitarist in Kensuke's band. Is going with Sae. Is in Kensuke's class.
Sae Hayasaki Guitar, medium-brown hair. Yes, she's now added to Grateful Days! Kensuke's life-long friend, in his class.
Sachiyo Nishimoto: Little girl, dark brown hair. Yoritomo's sister, likes Kensuke.
Kensuke Hanasaka: Black hair, almost center. Main character of the manga, plays lead guitar in band. Has eyes for Natsuki.
Natsuki Morinaga: Black hair. She's still turning away from Yuushirou's attentions! ^_~ Teaches at Kensuke's school.
Akisa Morinaga: Black hair, front. Natsuki's sister. Loves Kensuke to bits, and he's yet to take notice of her. Even though he's holding her hand in this, he's just a friend, even though she makes it clear of her feelings.
Yuushirou Tanigusa: Silver/white hair (dyed). Still trying to smooch Natsuki! She's still not having it! ^_^
Hitoe Takabayashi: White fringe (dyed). She's happier, as you can see from her smile! Akisa's closest friend, and in her class.
Kazuhiko Yoshizuki: Light brown hair. He's half-american, and always was teased by his feminine looks. Is short, but in Kensuke's class. Is fond of Hitoe, and plays the drums in Kensuke's band.

Okay, I surely hope this clears some characters up, and I hope you all can let me know what you think of this, my most heart-felt work to date!

All characters/Grateful Days are (c)2006 David Mcnab. All Rights Reserved. Any copying is prohibited.