Walk Like An Egyptian

[steammmpunk]

For SGA Manga Art Challenge Thing. It's Ouke no Monshou AU. Ouke no Monshou (王家の紋章 Crest of the Royal Family) is a manga created by Hosokawa Chieko, first published in 1976. You can read a very brief storyline of the manga at wikipedia by clicking the title if you are interested. But all you need to know is that John is a young Pharaoh in ancient Egypt, and Rodney is a teenager who was accidentally sent back in time to ancient Egypt by a curse. They meet, fall in love, and get married. (Along the way, Rodney was enslaved and tortured, and there's some war, but that's that.) Considering that they are King and (sort of) Queen of ancient Egypt, there's a very slim chance they wouldn't die a tragic death at young age, but this is my AU so they grow old together and live happily ever after.

After some painful, failed attempt to mimic 70s manga style (by 70s manga I mean Japanese shojo manga published in the 1970s. They are quite distinctive in style), I just settled for big eyes, improbable hair, and flowers blossoming in the background. John and Rodney are both about 14 years old (because I had a perfect excuse for doing that), and I made them wear heavy eye make up. Thanks to wicked_socks, for preventing this to be abandoned forever.

Comments

oh wow

[lishel_fracrium.livejournal.com]

*stares* it's so beautiful the colors!!! ummm will you be writing this AU? *looks hopeful*

Re: oh wow

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! And no, I'm not a writer. :)

[th-esaurus.livejournal.com]

Nghh! Amazing! The colours!

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

*beams* Thank you! I'm so glad you liked this.

[wistfuljane.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, so vibrant and just I love the theme.

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I like the idea of them in ancient Egypt setting, too.

[loves-bitch.livejournal.com]

This is just LOVELY! Very shojo-ish.
It makes me think of the art from Erocia in Love

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm really glad you thought it's shojo-ish.

[sonadorita.livejournal.com]

This is gorgeous!

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[lavvyan.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh, so pretty! I love the soft, gentle colouring and Rodney's big blue eyes. *sighs happily*

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, sweetie. I'm thrilled that you liked this! Yay!

[le-mot-mo.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. This is so beautiful. I love the colours you used-- vibrant and alive. And your eye for detail is amazing. Their jewelry is gorgeous.

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

*beams* Thank you very much! I'm so glad you liked this. I'm pretty obsessed with details, which can pains me sometimes, so I'm happy that worked for you.

[gillianinoz.livejournal.com]

That is just beautiful! The colours, the wonderful jewellery - and oh, their eyes!!

Really gorgeous!!

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad that you liked this. Thank you very much!

[seratonation.livejournal.com]

OMG that is soo pretty!

A small part of me is going why is Rodney the girl? but its a very small part and it got distracted by Johns hair :D

I love the colours, and all the gold ornaments, especially the eagle, and the *waves hand* cape thing, how it stretches out, and how the colours around their eyes match thier eye colour, and their hands! :D:D Love it :D

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the lovely comment! I'm thrilled that you liked this.

Actually, I was a bit bothered by making Rodney the girly one, but in the manga, the heroine has blond hair and blue eyes, which is kind of important in the storyline, so I had no choice really. :)

[bunsdarien.livejournal.com]

The picture is just gorgeous. Awesome job!And I'm with everyone else, the colors are beautiful. :)

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It makes me very happy that you liked this. :)

[porntestpilot.livejournal.com]

I think it is totally fair to say that Rodney is a queen.

That is so pretty! The lines, and the color use, and the detailing. Gorgeous! Now I want to go put things in my hair like John's.

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Hee. Rodney would make one totally bossy, dramatic queen.

Thank you very much! I'm thrilled that you liked this, so I'm gonna go find something that I can put in my hair.

[psyko-kittie.livejournal.com]

*stares* Wow! The colors are amazing... the whole thing is beautiful *sniffles* I wish I could draw like that :(

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you so much! I'm glad you liked this. :)

[pegasus-01.livejournal.com]

Wow, absolutely gorgeous! And let's face it, there's always a good excuse to draw boys as 14 year olds with heavy make up and big eyes when it comes to shojo manga. *nodsnods*
This drawing is amazing! I love the colors, and the flowers, and the HANDS! Crap, how long did it take you to draw the hands?! And everything is in proportion, and... yah, it's just fantastic. Great job! I'm glad you didn't abandon it!

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

there's always a good excuse to draw boys as 14 year olds with heavy make up and big eyes when it comes to shojo manga. *nodsnods*
Yes, it so is. It's like a prerequisite. *g*

Thank you so much for the kind comment! It didn't take much time to draw their hands, but I spent some time to twist my hands in awkward positions. *g* I'm really glad that you liked this!

[insight2.livejournal.com]

Oh the colors :) And the green around John's eyes *g*

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

*beams* Thank you! I think the green eye make-up will bring out green in John's hazel eyes, if it's done for real.

[niangao.livejournal.com]

Wow. Very cool. Love the vibrant vibrant colors, their hands, and the shading on John's (very nice) tummy :)

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Yay, thank you so much! I'm really glad that you liked this. Mmmm, John's tummy. :D

[rignach.livejournal.com]

It is amazing and the colors are perfect. It works together beautiful. Really a shame that there is not the Au storie to go with that wonderful piece of art. But maybe instead dieng a tragic death at a young age getting sent to our present time Atlantis.

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked this! And that would be hilarious. :)

eygpt

[(Anonymous)]

I love this the colors are so vibrant I too want to see an au of this. Ijust love the way they both look so sweet

Re: eygpt

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Thank you for commenting! I'm so glad you liked this. An AU would be cool, I guess. :)

[thady.livejournal.com]

Wow! This is amazing! I especially like the colours and the hand holding.

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked this, thank you very much! I like them holing hands. :)

[glass-icarus.livejournal.com]

*stares*

hee, john's pointy ear!

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Hee, thank you! We mustn't forget John's pointy ears. *g*

[pentapus.livejournal.com]

Oh, pretty! (and I am staring at John's abs and forearm rather fixedly. Mm.)

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Yay, thank you very much! (And I totally drew John's abs and forearm to my liking, but he's young and riding horses in the war and stuff, so um, yeah.)

WOW!

[lady-vader67.livejournal.com]

such talent and I agree its just breathtaking

I love the detail and how John is clutching Rodney's ring finger and so pretty and lush

thank you!

Re: WOW!

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

You're quite welcome. I'm so glad you liked this, and thank you for the lovely comment! :)

[zabbers.livejournal.com]

that's gorgeous. (also, <3 John's ears. well, ear.)

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! We all loves John's ears. :D

[stereowire.livejournal.com]

Dude, okay, I should comment because I keep coming back to look at it XD You totally hit my sekrit and overwhelming love for the color orange where it counts, man. <3 :D!

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

YAY Thank you so much! I like the color orange, but it's sort of hard to get it right, so I'm really thrilled that worked for you! <3<3

[wicked-socks.livejournal.com]

DUDE. WE TALK FOR LIKE TWO HOURS AND YOU DON'T TELL ME YOU POSTED?
lasdkjgfhdlkjg

this picture is gorgeous! the details are AMAZING on the jewelry, and i love how john's cape swoops and the squiggly border detail! and rodney's hair and the different colored eyeliners! and the softness of the cloth, especially john's um... skirt thing that is not a skirt and i cannot think of the name of. kilt? or is that just scottish? anyways, lovely work! and it really does look like shojo. :D Very good job!

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

Uh. I have a chronic disease that caused by a virus called TSV (Three Seconds Virus). It makes one's memory to last for 3 seconds. The virus can transmitted through phone lines, but we don't know about the involvement of internet connection yet. But you should aware of the possibility. XD

Eeee, I'm so glad that you liked this, and even more glad that you thought it looked like shojo. And I have no idea what that skirt-not-quite-skirt thing called. ;) Thank you so much for the lovely comment, sweetie.

[anna_luna]

:D Ohh, the pretty!

The colors! The *hair* and the incredibly amazing jewelry!

[steammmpunk.livejournal.com]

*beams* Thank you very much! I'm really glad that you liked this one! ♥