Happy first anniversary to and

This was a last minute surprise anniversary gift for Lea. Her husband asked me for it, in secret, and the idea was so charming that I couldn't say no. Lea is a great artist and a great person, and I'm really happy I was able to do this in time.

The first anniversary is considered paper. I have no idea why, but that's what it's called. For the paper theme, I immediately thought of origami, and then I thought of paper stars. Why?

Giving someone a jar of 1000 origami stars signifies your love and commitment for them. I thought it would be fitting considering the purpose and would also fit with the character.

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Now for the technical stuff, if anyone is interested. *_*

This was originally done as lineart, since it was kind of rush-rush, and it had many more stars on it to make up for the lack of color. I've reduced the number of them drastically for this color version.

The lineart was all done in SAI. I wanted to simulate a paper texture with the thick, irregular lines.

For the color, I originally wanted to print it out and do watercolor, but alas! The ink for my printer is water soluble. So, I had to use solvent-based marker to try and simulate the effect. The figure and all of the stars are a mix of marker and acrylic paint. The color (lazy) background is more SAI, with Photoshop cleanup and texture.

God, I talk too much.

Happy anniversary.