So it seems like (barring anything from Paramount) Keanu Reeves is going to be the voice of Shadow in Sonic 3! Unlike most people I’m not super happy about it. I’m just not sure if Reeves has the range or vocal talent for the character, but we’ll see. As far as “vibes” are concerned Reeves fits. In response most people are drawing Shadow as John Wick. I wanted to be a little different and draw him as Neo from The Matrix. I hope you enjoy and stay safe. Bye!
Oh god, I've been so excited to show this The Matrix piece to everyone. It's a gift for an exchange that is happening at a neotrin server and I got a prompt of Trinity in chainmail that sorta goes into this Knight!Trinity pipeline, an idea that everyone in the server really dig? So I just went all out on it.
Of course I have to draw Princess Neo. And yes, if you're noticing, Neo's outfit draws huge inspo from Shoujo Kakumei Utena, mixed with his original M2 outfit.
I put a lot of dear dedication while doing this and I'm glad everybody, including the person I'm giving this to, loves it. This is something 13 year old me could only ever dream drawing and lo and behold lil' Miu, you did this 💕 Takes 21 years lol but definitely worth it.
I created a playlist specifically to help me draw this, which filled with 2000s magical girl-esque anime songs, Madoka Magica OST (and many other Yuki Kajiura works) and of course with Rinbu ~ REVOLUTION by Masami Okui leading the track. Listen to it here if you want to.
digital painting, 16 hours - drawing video and details under the cut
having the matrix code was very much a last minute whim. i liked how my wip screenshot looked with a chunk of his face missing yesterday so i thought i'd give it a go making some code-ish stuff in a patch of his face. since this was getting very photorealistic, i thought it would also be helpful to indicate that hey it's not just a screenshot :P
laurence's face was literally a joy to draw. gorgeous texture and those lips??? stunning
song: clubbed to death (kurayamino variation) by rob dougan