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Arttrober 2025 (Part 3 of 4)

A drawing of the character Shinguji Sakura from the videogame franchise Sakura Wars. Sakura has long black hair tied into a ponytail with a red ribbon and brown eyes. She's wearing a pink kimono tied with a purple sash, red hakama trousers and brown leather fingerless gloves. In the drawing, Sakura is depicted as being in the midst of drawing her katana, her hair and kimono sleeves whipping around her as she turns in place, glaring at the viewer.

It's October, and that means that once again I'm following the prompts for Arttrober, a daily drawing challenge that requires artists to draw specific characters from anime, comics and games over the course of the month. This post will collect the third eight days of the challenge, starting from October 17th.

The first eight days of this drawing challenge are to found here.

A drawing of the folklore character Snow White, as depicted in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Snow White is a pale young woman with a dark hair cut into a bob, tied with a red hairband and ribbon. She's wearing a dress with a blue bodice and yellow skirt and short puffed blue-and-red sleeves. In the drawing, she's depicted as holding up an apple as if about to bite from it, a sleepy, heavy-lidded look in her brown eyes.
17 Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

A drawing of the character Snow White. I took the classic Disney animated movie from 1937 as my reference, since that is by far and away the most recognisable version of the character. I had a bit of trouble drawing her actually, which, given her relatively simple design, may be an indication of mid-month fatigue.

A drawing of the character Chun-Li from the videogame franchise Street Fighter. Chun-Li is a Chinese martial artist who wears her brown hair in ox horns. In the drawing, she's dressed in her Street Fighter Alpha costume: an embroidered blue vest, unitard and athletic shoes, all with golden/yellow trim. She also wears studded wristbands. In the drawing, Chun-Li is shown kicking towards the viewer, though her posture and expression suggest a friendly sparring match.
18 Chun-Li (Street Fighter Alpha)

Even a fighting game neophyte like myself knows Street Fighter, and many of its core characters—Chun-Li very much included. And though I don't really play fighting games, I do appreciate that many of them have intereting designs, and indeed they are a staple of the Arttrober list. So here's my depiction of Chun-Li in her Street Fighter Alpha incarnation (as specified by the prompt), thankfully not too worse for wear from having to be drawn in multiple sittings as I travelled around on various errands during the day.

A drawing of the character Reika from the manga Gantz. Reika is an attractive woman with long black hair and brown eyes. She's wearing a tight-fitting glossy black bodysuit with several disc-like metal attachments. In the drawing, she is leaning out over a ledge and looking directly at the viewer.
19 Reika (Gantz)

I recall watching some of the anime adaptation of Gantz many years ago; I remember it coming across to me as quite violent and nihilistic, though my memory (and the fact I only watched a few episodes) might have given me a flawed impression.

Reika's skintight costume is another opportunity to practice the drawings of glossy/shiny materials, though I think my current technique is lacking. I'll have to carry out a study of how these materials reflect light and how to better translate that into my own artstyle sometime. Preferably when I can spend more than a few hours on a single piece.

A drawing of the character Scarlett from the G.I. Joe cartoon/comic/toy line. Scarlett is a woman with long red hair (tied to one side in a ponytail) and blue eyes. She's wearing a dark grey bodysuit with a yellow leotard worn over it along with yellow gloves and a utility belt with pouches. In the drawing, she's facing the view with a loaded crossbow raised up in front of her.
20 Scarlett (G.I. Joe)

G.I. Joe was a cartoon series and toy-line that I was aware of as a child, but wasn't nearly as interested in as Transformers toys and media. So I really don't know much about the characters and storylines. But I got to draw a crossbow, so that's nice.

A drawing of the character Shinguji Sakura from the videogame franchise Sakura Wars. Sakura has long black hair tied into a ponytail with a red ribbon and brown eyes. She's wearing a pink kimono tied with a purple sash, red hakama trousers and brown leather fingerless gloves. In the drawing, Sakura is depicted as being in the midst of drawing her katana, her hair and kimono sleeves whipping around her as she turns in place, glaring at the viewer.
21 Sakura (Sakura Wars)

Sakura Wars is a videogame series that has passed me by, so I'm afraid I know next to nothing about it. Nevertheless, I do quite like drawing characters in traditional Japanese garb such as kimonos and hakama. I also took the opportunity to draw a more dynamic pose than I could have gotten away with, and am fairly happy with the result.

A drawing of the character Komori Aimi as Shadow Lady from the eponymous manga. Shadow Lady is a young woman with a pale complexion, greyish eyes and white hair that sticks out in spikes even as it is tied back behind her head. She wears a short black leather dress with detached sleeves and a round cut-out on the front of the bodice. She's also wearing thigh-high leather boots, and has a set of bat-like wings coming out of her back. In the drawing, she's standing before the viewer with one hand raised to her mouth, as if amused.
22 Shadow Lady (Shadow Lady)

Prior to yesterday evening, I'd never even heard of Shadow Lady—but apparently it was actually quite a popular manga in its day. I do quite like discovering new mangas (and shows and games and so forth) from doing these drawing prompts, even if I rarely find the time to investigate further.

I still need to work out how to better highlight glossy fabrics like leather though.

A drawing of Jean Grey of the X-Men comics, specifically in one of her Phoenix incarnations. Jean is a woman with long red hair, her eyes entirely white. She's dressed in a form-fitting black bodysuit with a triangular golden phoenix emblem on its chest, the forearms and legs also gold. She's floating in a a fiery void, her arms outstretched, her hair lifting into the air like flames.
23 Jean Grey (X-Men)

X-Men! I've seen a few of the X-Men movies (pre-Marvel Cinematic Universe), and I've absorbed snippets of their comics outings, though I've never been much of a comic buyer. I certainly know who Jean Grey is, and of the Phoenix Force, and of the Dark Phoenix Saga, which film-makers have attempted to bring to screen twice now in recent memory with limited success. In any case, I've drawn Jean in one of her Phoenix incarnations (Dark or otherwise), playing with fire.

A drawing of the character Ayane from the fighting game series Dead Or Alive. Ayane has red eyes and short, straight lilac hair tied with a purple bandana. She's wearing a dark purple strapless dress with pink butterfly embroidered over the skirt, detached sleeves and dark purple tights. She has a large orange obi bow tied about her waist. In the drawing Ayane is striking a combat pose with both hands raised and clenched into fists. Her head is turned to one side, but she is looking directly towards the viewer.
24 Ayane (Dead or Alive)

Another fighting game character: Ayane from the long-running Dead or Alive fighting game series. A series that has tended to veer particularly strongly into the fan-service realm, at least by reputation—and the existence of at least one volleyball spinoff. In any case, I went for Ayane's 'classic' look, as seen in the first two games.

Arttrober continues with the next post in the series.

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