Okay, so last time I showed you the very excellent entries that really blew my mind. But these next two just about made the fragments of my poor, erupted brain ooze out of my ears and puddle upon the floor in pure joy.
First up, Chanh has sent in this tremendously awesome interpretation of Asper.
Not going to lie, I spent a good ten minutes rolling around on the floor when mega-reader Chanh sent me this.
I’ve always been a colossal fan of the aesthetics of JRPGs: the intricate costumery, the little details, the wild fashions. And Chanh’s interpretation hit me in all the right ways on this one. I more or less spent a lot of time squealing over the buckles on her shoes.
It’s a weird thing that does that to me.
Chanh wins a copy of The City Stained Red and many other prizes! You can find more of her awesome work on twitter here.
And while that’s hard to top, my favorite entry came from a recent turbo-reader: Jenna.
Who did this…
Egad!
The coat! The lightning! The breeches! The gigantic book attached at the hip! The messy hair!
Nova managed to pull off the best Dreadaeleon cosplay I have ever seen. She looks fantastic in her dedication to the character and her costuming! I’ve always been in awe of cosplayers for their immense talent and patience in creating wearable works of art and Nova’s kind of stepped the game up to a level of game I didn’t even know existed.
Prizes will be sent out soon! And that concludes this year’s fanart contest. Thank you so, so much everyone for participating and for thinking enough of my work to put your own talents out there. I absolutely adored all the entries I got and wholeheartedly applaud your efforts. You guys are one of the best reasons I do this.
And I hope you who didn’t participate enjoyed their work as much as I did!
Thanks!